Innovation, Chamber involvement led to growth opportunities for Jancoa
If you’re looking for even more reasons to renew your Chamber membership, meet Mary Miller, CEO & owner of Jancoa Janitorial Services. Mary will tell you that it all started with one question…
“Who cleans your building?”
The best business minds will tell you that oftentimes, finding new opportunities is a matter of being in the right place, at the right time, and then knowing how to ask the right question.
Mary Miller, CEO and owner of Jancoa Janitorial Services, recalls a time when she attended a program with the Director of Ohio’s workers’ compensation program presented by Sheakley, and sponsored by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. After arriving early, and while waiting for the program to begin, Miller realized she was sitting with a few executives from Sheakley.
“So, who cleans your building?” asked Miller, who was a long-time customer of Sheakley, “Because if you hired my company to do it, it sure would make it a lot easier for me to pay my bill from you to manage my workers’ compensation program.”
That conversation – which began with a simple question – led to Jancoa submitting a bid, and ultimately winning the piece of business. Read More
Jancoa CEO Miller figured out how to make janitorial employees feel valued
Date: Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:00am EST
It was the late 1990s, and Tony and Mary Miller were working long hours to grow Jancoa Janitorial Services.
They figured someday they would retire by selling the company. So they hired a consultant to prepare. After three days, the consultant fired them, telling the Millers the company had more problems than he could fix. Jancoa was hiring 50 people a month and had a turnover rate higher than the industry average of 360 percent, Mary Miller said.
“He told us, ‘Until you fix your people problem, you can’t fix anything else,’” she said. Read the rest of this entry »
Jancoa Business Persons of the Year at Hispanic Summit
Jancoa Business Persons of the Year at Hispanic Summit
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 11:50am EST
Tony and Mary Miller, owners of Jancoa Janitorial Services Inc., received the 2011 Ohio Hispanic Business Summit Business Persons of the Year Award.
The award recognized the Millers’ dedication to Hispanic employees. The company employs over 300 Hispanics, which is about 75 percent of the workforce. Read the rest of this entry »
JANCOA Janitorial Services honored with Ohio Hispanic Business Summit Award
Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati, OH – November 16, 2011 – The Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored businesses and individuals for their outstanding leadership, innovation and proven success within their region and community at the 2011 Ohio Hispanic Business Summit Awards in October. Tony and Mary Miller, owners of JANCOA Janitorial Services, Inc., an award-winning, family owned and operated, commercial cleaning service located in Cincinnati, Ohio, were honored with the 2011 Hispanic Business Persons of the Year Award. Read the rest of this entry »
JANCOA CEO to Share Dream Manager Inspiration at WE Lead Alumni Event
Mary Miller will motivate WE Lead Alumni to pursue their dreams
Cincinnati, OH – October 24, 2011 – JANCOA CEO Mary Miller harnesses the power of The Dream Manager to reach her personal and professional goals every day. And as a business leader and a mentor, she strives to empower those around her to do the same.
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JANCOA CEO to Speak as Family Business Expert at Goering Center Executive Seminar
Cincinnati, OH – October 13, 2011 – “I love being around people who are excited
about their future, who have the energy and willingness to pursue their passion in life, but are just waiting for someone to give them permission,” says Mary Miller, CEO of JANCOA Janitorial Services, Inc. “As a business leader and a mentor, I strive to give my employees that permission—to empower them to succeed.”
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JANCOA CEO to Share Dream Manager Knowledge at the ISSA INTERCLEAN Convention in Las Vegas
Cincinnati, OH – October 13, 2011 – JANCOA CEO Mary Miller doesn’t take her employees for granted. She values their work-ethic, their achievements and their dreams. As a business leader and a mentor, she strives to empower each of them to succeed. Through her tremendous efforts and her legendary employee benefits program Dream Manager, Mary Miller has created an exceptional work environment and a truly successful organization.
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JANCOA CEO Mary Miller Details Dream Manager Program at CEO Roundtable Event
Cincinnati, OH – October 5, 2011 –JANCOA Janitorial Services CEO Mary Miller shared a presentation on the company’s Dream Manager program at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s intimate CEO Roundtable event. Held at The Melting Pot on Montgomery Road, guests networked over fondue before Miller took the stage and explained how the Dream Manger initiative reduced the company’s turnover rate from 360 percent to 45 percent.
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JANCOA’s CEO/Owner – Mary Miller has been named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 South Central Ohio & Kentucky Award Finalist
Cincinnati, Ohio May 13, 2011 – Jancoa Janitorial Services today announced that Mary Miller is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2011 South Central Ohio & Kentucky Award finalist. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mary was selected as a finalist from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 30, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati.
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Jancoa has been nominated for the Goering Center at the University of Cincinnati 12th Annual Tri-State Family and Private Business Awards
