Sometimes, I wake up and still can’t believe that I am a heating and air conditioning business owner.
My entire family consists of different business owners, and so naturally I wanted to own a business of my own as well.
I went back and forth on what kind of business I wanted to own, I never could make up my mind. My mom, for example, owns a jewelry business. My dad owns an antique shop, and my older sister owns a hair product store. However, I didn’t own anything, and after I made the horrible mistake of dropping out of high school, I didn’t think I was ever going to own anything. And if it wasn’t for my friend, I might have never owned my current heating and air conditioning store. When I was looking for work, it was difficult. Not very many jobs wanted to hire a high school drop out. My friend taught me the basics of heating and A/C maintenance as well as HVAC repair, and he managed to get me hired at his workplace. I tried very hard and made sure to learn as much as possible. Surprisingly, heating and cooling work came naturally to me. My friend ended up leaving for another job, but I stayed. Eventually, my boss retired and I ended up buying the business from him. Now I own my own HVAC corporation. I have since hired a couple of new heating and cooling techs and updated our website, and my company is thriving!