05/08/2026
Imagine you’re 27 years old, four months away from being married, you’ve settled into what you thought was your dream job and career. That was me 16 years ago when I made the decision to start this venture of self-employment and small business know as ProClean.
I woke up in a cold sweat and decided I needed to make a change. I decided I would rather scrub toilets than continue to do what i was doing in corporate America. I organized an LLC and told my soon to be wife I was quitting my job to clean houses. She was perplexed, but this wasn’t the first time I had had a crazy idea. Luckily, she trusted me.
Fast forward five years and I had hired a few folks to help as I got busier. Things were moving right along. I was reminded of a business class I had taken in college where they said most small businesses fail within five years. I thought "what a bunch of suckers." This is easy. The next five years were challenging, but rewarding, we were growing. We got busier and we brought on a few more teammates. When it came time to celebrate 10 years in business, we were smack dab in the middle of a pandemic. Things were shaky and questionable with a lot of unknowns. It didn’t really feel like a time to celebrate. We kept everyone working who wanted to work and we put our heads down and just kept going. Another five years passed and last year, 2025, we had our biggest and best year yet. We transitioned into our first brick and mortar at 47 E. Main St. downtown New Pal. You can’t miss us; we’re the black building on the edge of town. And even faster forward, now its 2026 and we are off to an even better start.
All the books were right. When you surround yourself with great people great things can happen. I’ve been able to surround myself with 20 of the most like-minded and hardest working folks I could find. I still get to work with my brother on occasion who heads up our services on the Northside. I was even able to bring on my little sister to help with some admin work. I don’t know many folks that can say they are surrounded by friends and family and truly enjoy what they do day in and a day out, but I can. That is a good feeling.
I could not, nor would have wanted to do all of this without the support of my wife, my parents, my friends, and all of you. The great American poet Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. wrote recently “Man of word, I stand on my word. Respect I don’t demand, I deserve. My standards superb. Family first, family second, family third.” And from where I sit, we are all family. You included.
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If you see one of my amazing teammates in the coming weeks, give them a high five for all their hard work. A little praise goes a long way, and they deserve it.
If we can help in any way give us a shout. We’re easy to find.
Thank you all for your support and encouragement as we grow together into an even better small business. That’s always been the goal, a little better each day!
✌🏼Luke w/ ProClean
