Making $89K A Year As A Pool Tech In New Orleans, LA | On The Job

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[@karanarjun9872]

I need job i am from India I am a swimming pool Opreter and cleaner

[@sarahp.4340]

This is the best story on growing a business and growing in finances. The other stories are about 21 year olds who make 97k right out of college! I needed to hear this story! Super inspiring!

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Exactly. Relatable!

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Indeed. I literally unsubbed last year, due to nothing but unrelatable stories. Thankfully, the algorithm brought this one my way.

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@@KiamKweli true that!

[@CAka-rj6yu]

I’m 14 my dad doesn’t speak English or know English and I help his company and we make over 100k a month

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@@CAka-rj6yu what do you guys do that’s awesome?

[@jaynette2011]

Young, black, family oriented, successful, self made, driven. More of this please

[@easymoneygaming5332]

And a enthusiastic guy!

[@mariomelian4421]

I really enjoyed this video

[@avgholson8143]

Yes!!

[@geekedmaxx]

Why mention his race for ? Stfu 🙄 he's a young successful man no need to bring race into it

[@LemonGreenism]

@@geekedmaxx You are biased. It’s like why people always mention immigration as the cause of every problem ? Or why race is mentioned when criminality is talked about ? -> that’s why race is mention here (about a success story). You can’t choose when to talk about it and when not just to serve your perceptions.

[@morenahlatshwaya]

successful people don't become that way overnight.most people you see as a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

[@JiwanWill]

Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time.

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you're right, but any Investment without a proper guidance and experience is suicidal

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Forex trading is really profitable, investing in it now will be the wisest thing to do especially with the current rise in bitcoin

[@mulizimustapha4406]

@Charity Silas You're lucky I Lost 10,600 dollars trading with an unprofessional trader.

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can you teach me and what's strategies do you use?

[@MerrilDiniz]

Getting fired from enterprise to launching your own enterprise - an inspiring journey!

[@susieblanco2722]

Yup!! I left a fortune 100 company & now making a fortune

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@@susieblanco2722 what do you do

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[@susieblanco2722]

@Dc A-N-D-Y 🤧🥺 thank you !! My baby is truly growing 🤧🙏🏾😫

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

@@susieblanco2722 can I have some of your money

[@kingbradicus]

I hope he ends up getting contracts with the city to do the local pools. Big money there

[@youngturk1197]

exactly what I was thinking.

[@paxundpeace9970]

Local polls are often cleaned by city pool staff.

[@biscaynesupercars]

Ya. And hotels in his area

[@chocolateontoast]

@@paxundpeace9970 So he cant still try and clean the local pools, Build contacts with some of them you never know.

[@StevenPink]

There are special licenses required to get into commercial pools and it's a lot more demanding than residential pools because you are regulated by the state health department with many more compliance challenges. However, you're not wrong that there's more money in it.

[@UnFamess]

Shoutout to the wife. Holding it down!

[@Cj-en4fj]

Yes!!

[@qamarkhoza4474]

facts

[@juanvillafane9552]

Someone’s gotta hold the house down !!!

[@derrickcrumpton3165]

I got fired from Enterprise this year and decided I will never go work for anybody again and in process of starting my own business. BIG MOTIVATION BROTHER!

[@MarcTBE]

That's great but how do you pay the bills before your business start earning big

[@samrusoff]

Completely agree this is the best episode! Great grounded people, starting from a relatable place in life, working hard while also setting boundaries for personal life, and just doing good to grow a business sustainably. Bravo!

[@tiagoode2288]

Hey Mark!!! I got fired from Enterprise too. One of the best things that happened to me! Congrats on your success and beautiful family.

[@miriamstrauss]

Small world!

[@Jasminesim18]

LMFAOO enterprise just firing people left and right? 🥴😭

[@tiagoode2288]

@@Jasminesim18 a mess girl...smh

[@StillMe69]

What do you do nowadays?

[@Talno971]

This is the American dream now….so proud of you dude!

[@nadiacawley.realestate]

I'm so proud of him, go ahead Mark! Kudos to your wife for her support, that is priceless. Also good on you for getting your son involved.

[@markschmidt8191]

This country needs more people like this, what a great work ethic!!!

[@hleesocal]

Was not expecting to tear up at a video about a pool cleaning business but the way he talks about his wife at the end with such love ❤️

[@tyrancopeland8573]

This young man had the support from his Wife,even when she had to pay all the bills while he tried to figure it out. Now that's TRUE LOVE AND POSITIVE ENERGY! The fact he also teaches his son the business is GENERATIONAL WEALTH PASSED DOWN and not debt Passed down or bad credit. Blessings to your Family all the way from ILLINOIS we 👀 you.💪🏿👍🏾

[@fndedaofficial]

It's Incredible stories that I also have to take a note thanks for sharing

[@AquaTech225]

Awesome stuff. I’m actually a Tech an a warranty service tech for Pentair about 45 miles out from dude here. There’s so much income to be had in the pool business as a whole. Doing anything related to it in general. Not just where we are. But all over. Schedule is always full. An nothing beats making your own workload an schedule out. An as in any business, unlike working for someone else. After your shift ends. Doing your own thing. It’s always in the back of the mind. An things dealing with it still has to be done. After hours. Other than that it’s great.

[@syfrancomusic]

The relationship he has with his son is the sweetest thing.

[@miriamstrauss]

So cute!

[@TheAlfredPlatform]

Im glad that he highlighted how important his marriage was for his success. A lot of people will paint relationships as a distraction to success but a wise man understands a healthy marriage is nothing but an advantage and an extra leg up on the single man who doesn't have a good wife or husband (happy Pride month lol).

[@amde8554]

Marriage is being de valued in society but nothing beats being on a team!

[@gr86er]

100% this!

[@VictorTheHan]

Marriage is suppose to be a team like this. Western laws have made it toxic.

[@mmidou2093]

@Rott because women do most of the caretaking and housework traditionally.

[@VictorTheHan]

@@mmidou2093 and divorce is certainly not traditional.

[@NaturallyJWalkin]

I like watching these vidoes but never comment cause most of the stories I can’t resonate with but this is definitely one of the realest episodes. Congrats to him and his success!

[@KentWav]

I got respect for anybody who finds a way to escape the race & do things on their terms

[@Je.rone_]

I feel this !!!!!!

[@LearningToLove..]

Hella respect

[@iBeThatNinjaTone]

I really love when good things happen to solid people. Much respect to this man

[@ExpatCaroline]

So proud of this young man. It gives us hope that all is not lost and that determination and GOALS still get you ahead in life.

[@Naswillshine]

My dad has a pool company after being laid off from being a pool tech. Very lucrative when you learn the trade .

[@miriamstrauss]

Cool! Glad he's doing well!

[@wetokebitcoins1769]

This guy is the embodiment of the true American Dream. Keep building that business and put some kids on the right track.

[@ChiefKene]

He got a real one and did his thing. He definitely living the dream. Being his own boss

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4real

[@Mchannelw]

Love this! I enjoy pool cleaning too. It’s pretty satisfying to get a pool’s levels and clarity on point.

[@munyumbamutwale2985]

I love the fact that he takes his 5-year-old with him and even gives him a paid task. That is creating a MAN. Trust me that kid is going to remember that lesson for the rest of his life.

[@TChalla007]

Better than the scam of college. As a college graduate I tell kids, people go to college for the culture. Very few go for a career. Unless you're ready to get no less than a master in the proper field, you'll be in debt. I always recommend trade schools. My wife came to this country with no degree and she has a private practice making well over 6 figures. She also has her own skincare line.

[@TexasStardust11]

Yessssssssss that’s what caught me. I love when it’s a family business and you are teaching and demonstrating the ethics to the children. It molds them and teach them good solid morals and values. I love everything this man is doing for himself and his family. This is what I dream of creating some day with my husband.

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@@TChalla007 it’s useless unless it’s a stem field and that’s debatable because coding (Com Sci) can be learned

[@malcolmexxx2109]

I just got my CPO, and as a maintenance man this is a great side hustle I could learn from. man dropping gems.

[@QueenRissa_34]

Congratulations Mark on your business!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!

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absolutely LOVEEEE these videos. Please never stop posting them! We're just missing the monthly expenses for this one!

[@hecatrice2064]

Trade professions went from being looked down upon, to being in demand and with better pay than typical office jobs

[@miriamstrauss]

Yepppp

[@xcelpast]

But remember they're labor jobs. The moment your body stops working is the moment you no longer have a career.

[@hecatrice2064]

@@xcelpast with the money they're making they can retire by that point

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@@xcelpast work to make money.

[@nickjohnson2640]

@@hecatrice2064 but then are broken down instead of spending there career inside an A/C office lifting papers

[@pinkroses5758]

Loved that he was family oriented and desired to give his wife options. Also loved that he takes his son with him. Kudos to his hard work.

[@bboyfbk]

This is my favorite episode of make it ! You're doing a great job man.

[@miriamstrauss]

He's awesome!

[@isaiah1931]

Growing up my grandfather always made it a point to keep his pool clean and blue. I assumed everybody cared about their own pools in that way but I’m surprised at how big this market is. Congrats to him for figuring it out and shout out to his wife for holding him down.

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[@SweetestLove23]

Uploading to TikTok was a smart move. Big ups to him!

[@Solo.C6]

Thats badass I did the same thing, I killed it last year made my first 6figures! Keep doin ur thing bro!

[@infini.tesimo]

That's exactly what happens when business owners don't pay people a real living wage, you go on and make your own business. Now he's making about as much as a Software engineer starting off and he's about to make soo much more next year too.

[@calvin2042]

Then he can hire some people to work for him and expand his business.

[@dacr0708]

You got to account for his taxes at the end of the year

[@nealmiller8356]

I loved your story, it's proof that you have worked hard to grow a business of your own. With Skill, confidence, a great manner with your clients. And always caring for your family. I'm proud of you. Keep inspiring your children and other people.

[@pamelamays4186]

With each pool cleaning, his level of knowledge increases. He learning more on the job than he could ever learn in school.

[@vincentgrimaldi3652]

Yeah of course lol. No one is going to school to learn how to clean pools.

[@sogeni]

@@vincentgrimaldi3652 But it was probably through his degree that he learned the process of what it takes to start, keep and grow a business. His degree wasn't wasted.

[@anabettencourt6943]

Love, love, love this!!!! Blessings to this man and his family. Keep it up, brother!!

[@Chrissieb.rackett]

The end of this video made me cry!! What a sweet tribute to his wife. Also I wish I had a pool!!!!

[@humblebee7979]

What a great story. I cannot wait to see a part two - he needs to scale this business. :)

[@FinancialFlexWithLexPodcast]

Okay, I freaking LOVE his energy. And I love how he gave his wife credit for holding things down! So sweet.

[@obitheonekenobi8381]

Definitely giving me motivation to start my own company

[@titoizdaman3]

Much respect to this dude's hustle.

[@fabian3795]

As a young black brother myself this is big motivation! We see you Mark!

[@pamelamays4186]

When "the pool guy" has the last laugh.

[@suhatafe]

Good for you bro! Happy for your success!

[@caitox]

Entrepreneur goals, marriage goals, family goals. So inspiring, Mark!

[@bucsfan06]

I do pools my self down in flroida, the pool industry is so underrated its not even funny

[@trackourmoney5340]

You can't knock his hustle. Guys making an honest living working for himself!

[@TRC643]

That Google Maps trick was amazing! Great video and keep up the good work Mark!

[@miriamstrauss]

Agreed! Great hustle!

[@dizzy5]

i can't believe he only charged $700 for that disgusting pool

[@Teetee554]

I was thinking at least 1,200, because that pool was horribly nasty.

[@onlyscams]

I would have charged double

[@hayden708]

It was a small above ground pool. Owner could have emptied it, cleaned it, and start brand new. $100 for water and $10 for new chemicals.

[@dbstewart86]

Good way to grow the business though. Customers feel they got a fair if not great price and tell their friends, more pools and more accounts. So maybe he could've charged an extra $500, but with the work and word of mouth he may get thousands more.

[@Jjlavids]

But he went viral and most likely gets paid by Tik to bow!

[@guslevy3506]

Nice video...two comments: 1) I jump in my pool about 4 times a yr. I’m basically paying my pool guy $100/mo to get some exercise...these pool guys are geniuses. 2) This guy has figured it out - for all of us the best path in life is the one that we have to cut through ourselves. Waiting for someone else to clear the path for us to make our life easier is a death sentence of mediocrity. Also, showing his kids the proper work ethic will be the best education they ever receive - my dad used to drag me out from age 8 to help clean houses as he ran a house cleaning janitorial business. He did all the grueling stuff like scrubbing kitchen appliance gunk to bathroom gunk while I had to do the easy windows and walls. As you can imagine, I hated it...the work was hard and literally dirty. But that work ethic made stuff like school very easy for me - ended up going to a decent school and worked on Wall St as a trader...made ridiculous money for a spell but I never worked harder in my entire life than those days as a kid...

[@rexyzvent5864]

Love it. Curly really did him a solid

[@thekaerichtexas]

This is the American dream. I love this story, one of my favs

[@MaryRalladi]

Just astounding! Great guy, great business. Wishing him all the success. And most important great wife!!

[@MissFinance]

Manifesting is key 🔑

[@Africasfinest21]

This is so wonderful. This is the type of man I want to be Blessed with. May your business flourish even more, Black King! :)

[@justinzorn6125]

Truly is an amazing business. im 23 Long Island NY. brought in over 150k this season. but i do full service not just cleaning

[@oco987]

Good for him. I hope it business does even better than 100K and he starts to hire staff.

[@robertdevito8057]

I started two yrs ago in Florida and now have 170 customers making a quarter million a year . A very lucrative business. It’s very real .

[@icecreamcake1457]

Good for him and his family. I’m sure he will soon have employees; company vans with name and logo; and building/retail space.

[@Jasminesim18]

@Nicholas Shaw exactly he doesn't need employees. he's getting by so well all on his own.

[@OmarAngelGarcia]

I would love to clean pools for a living 💪

[@bigdaddy9799]

Respect The Hustle Much Respect Due

[@alexarihani2902]

Good for him. Self made man working hard for his family and his self

[@Teannaschannel]

Why was I expecting to see his monthly expense breakdown lol

[@JB12JB]

If I had to guess. From those $89,000 he probably profits $60,000-$70,000. Since he is the sole proprietor and doesn't have a work truck. So his recurring expenses are just the cleaning equipment and gas.

[@trackourmoney5340]

I wanted two see it too. Those are my favorite parts!

[@planetChristie]

He probably opt it out 🤣

[@JB12JB]

@@oneskillpoint4669 then why he sharing his numbers in the first place

[@FourWheelFinance]

"Incognito bruh" hahaha this dude is awesome good for him!!! Great role model

[@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons]

Yes, black love and black ownership!! This motivates me to the core, you don’t understand!!

[@bsolutions525]

Racist much? You could have just said 'Yes, love and ownership!!' and have the same meaning without the 'black'

[@Polostar79]

@@bsolutions525here come you everyone matters clowns. Why does the thought of black folks celebrating each other trigger you?

[@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons]

@@bsolutions525 I’m black, he’s black, his family is black. I’m sorry being black bothers your racist behind!!

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@@bsolutions525 you don’t like facts but probably love opinions. Get your emotion up out of here.

[@bsolutions525]

@@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons that couldn't be further from the truth. I see the man, not the colour of his skin. Black this, black that, it's all about race to you...

[@chrisnyashadhinembira1850]

I enjoyed watching this one. I recently started my business here in Zimbabwe and i learnt a few practical things from this video.

[@zadekeys2194]

Mark you should find some college kids with a solid head on them & train them. Yes you'll initially take a knock on your time and income, but soon enough you'll be able to service 40x pools in almost half the time, so you'll have more time to secure new clients. You have to replace yourself as soon as possible so you can scale the business. All the best!

[@22tennisstar]

That what i said and i know all the hr behind people getting hired ect. Messaged on LinkedIn bc i was so moved by this story.

[@Jjlavids]

@@22tennisstar very sweet of you!

[@cashoutkevin]

my boss has almost 2000 pools and makes 100k a month and our company has no social media.

[@jerrypie]

I love that he involves his little son in his company. So precious.

[@jae6506]

The way he loves on and uplifts his wife👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@V21bh]

I love this. I’m inspired.

[@FehzdGaming]

love your story brother, cleaning pools has changed my life as well.

[@ipsilonia]

his personality and drive is everything!! we love to see it. love that he shouted out his wife too :)

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[@Jakub2]

my moms bf should be on this. he is a truck driver that worked his way up to earning millions a year from government and private contracts, transporting all types of things from tanks to dead bodies.

[@tatehatemkeng5994]

I remember watching the spider infested pool on TikTok. Kudos to this brother.

[@taoist32]

Haven’t seen it, but from this video it looked nasty. The owner has not been in that pool for months if not a year.

[@charmainephasoana6850]

It's him right?

[@cblw14]

What's his name in there?

[@yaserchow]

Love this dude and his work ethic. Thanks for sharing his story!

[@dariankelly5116]

One of my favorite videos. A true America Dream built and worked for!

[@mrmighty9862]

I hope it’s a lot bigger than this by now. I hope you just managing some dudes at this point.

[@mrsmrlattewcoconut9901]

That was the best one of your videos I've ever seen. That dude's got it going on. Now 10x, my man!!

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[@thelifeofnicx]

Respect. Doing it big, even viral on tik tok lol. s/o to this guy. His wife is a real one too

[@tb11212]

I love the way he thanks his wife at the end 😭♥️

[@unforeseencircumstances]

I respect a man like this.

[@jasoncarraway5030]

This is an awesome story! Man you really inspire me. I can really relate to this.

[@tomlogan612]

Who would have thought the pool guy would have the last laugh? lol I bet hes got his hands on some alternative income though, times are changing and fast. good thing is people are getting to know Cash is pretty much trash at this point, it is designated to fail eventually, 3 BEST and surprisingly easy ways to double or hold your funds in 2021; Real Estate, Gold, Who can guess the 3rd??

[@samantharoy4796]

Has to be stock trading, made my first million through it earlier this year as a newbie after I met a professional from a reputable firm, retiring next year with absolutely no fears

[@lynetteboyd2449]

@@samantharoy4796 Congratulations in advance on your retirement, That's impressive big bucks, personally tried doing that on my own with no luck for sometime now .Who is this professional you worked with please?

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@@lynetteboyd2449 "Alisan P Martin" she was in the news when she revived Grumac company in 2018. You can look her up on the web to get more info on her

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stripping? onlyfans?? I could go on and on lol

[@emanuelkeller8019]

@@johnathanphelps4959 I bet you thought that was funny bro

[@ZaneT531]

Very positive . I work in the IT and got fired - figuring out what I am going to do in my life ... although my wife does not work she is homemaker .. got two daughters to feed. Happy for you man ..wish I will never work for someone like u. wish me luck fellas. Happy for you - U made it.

[@mstrulygolden]

Great feature. He has a beautiful family. Wishing him much success.

[@cassandrayoung6471]

Kudos for choosing a non-traditional career path to support your family and using wisdom to make it work.

[@MzCrayKray]

700 for that nasty pool? I would have charged him 1000! lol But this is inspiring. Seems pretty simple once you learn it and perfect it. And have patience.

[@keithwisdom1663]

customer retention is more valuable in the long term- and the next time he service them it will be an easy job..... harder to over charge and has to constantly look for new customers.

[@paxundpeace9970]

@@keithwisdom1663 Yes. But no when you do it for 700 this time they will tell you to do it for 600 next time.

[@paxundpeace9970]

He worked five full days on it. Let's say he does 8 hours a day. 40 hours for 5 days. 18 Dollars per hours minus taxes, minus chemicals, minus gear minus, minus rent for the truck, minus income tax.

[@MzCrayKray]

@@paxundpeace9970 exactly why that was not enough. But hey I live in the Northeast so that is not a lot of money up here for the service.

[@paxundpeace9970]

@@MzCrayKray I Germany any professional blue collar worker or company takes 30 € an hour and more. Simple clean and garden jobs might be at 20 € an hours. (Pool cleaning isn't a thing in Germany. People don't have pools, often it is just to cold, most cities have big public swimming pools often owned buy the city or by a charity collaboration so members pay a few and get free entrance, everyone else has to pay. But it is pretty cheap, less then 5 €/less then 5 dollars for adults.

[@rolandcuadra]

Truly an American success story.

[@TheNomad8899]

Cool that his little son owns a small part of the business. Hard work always pays off!!

[@AgentFPSSub]

I love that sayin when you know your gonna do it that determination keep it up with the buisness bro hope it’s even better then it was when this was shot blessings

[@DebraJohnson]

They finally featured an HBCU grad! Nice!

[@kneishaa55]

Wow dedicated to your job and your family...God bless you and your family.

[@onlyscams]

Seeing this man reach for his dream and take care of his family is a beautiful thing 😌

[@kdavies2849]

Mad, best one I've seen yet 💯💯 London