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Cleaning and Cocktails

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Welcome to Cleaning & Cocktails! I’m your host, Ricky Regalado CVO of Rozalado Services, Founder & CEO of Route. In this show, we highlight the cleaning industry by sharing valuable stories, practical tips, and expert insights from cleaning business owners and professionals. Our mission is to elevate the cleaning sector and act as a guiding light for everyone involved. So go ahead and grab your favorite Cocktail or Mocktail and enjoy the show as we dive into discussions that talk about the challenges and successes we all face. Our goal is to unite the community under a shared mission: “We are building a **StrongerTogether Community**.”

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August 6, 2026

What Is Your Commercial Cleaning Business Actually Worth? | John Sosville | Cleaning & Cocktails

🎙️ Ricky Regalado sits down with John Sosville — Founder of Sosville Capital & Platform Brokerage, M&A Advisor with 20 years of selling businesses, and the man behind CleaningExits.com — who has advised on over $100M in acquisitions across hundreds of deals and has made it his mission to protect the small cleaning business owner in a game that's been rigged for big buyers. 💥 And trust us… the gems don't stop coming. 💎 🚀 Here's just a taste of what they get into: 💰 Where Valuation REALLY Comes From — Forget top-line revenue. John breaks down the three things that actually determine what your cleaning company is worth. 🏆 The Sweet Spot — Why the $250K–$1M sale price range has the most buyers, and how to use that competition to your advantage. 🤝 Acquisition Partnership™ — The one thing that matters more than price when selling your business. John's term. John's concept. Write it down. 🔥 Build. Exit. Repeat. — Why your first exit might be the smartest business decision you ever make, and why almost nobody talks about it. 📋 The Exit Readiness Checklist — The exact tool every cleaning business owner needs to have (but almost no one does), and why being exit-ready means running your dream business right now. 🚨 The Highest Offer Is NOT the Best Offer — Earnouts, holdbacks, terms, and the isolation tactics big buyers use to grind sellers into the ground. 🎙️ Whether you're a cleaning business owner under a million, scaling to $50M+, a supplier rep, a facility manager, or a tech founder — this episode is for YOU. 🧹🏢💼John doesn't just talk theory. He built one of the first Managed IT Services companies in Colorado, founded multiple businesses, studied internationally, and spent 20 years in the trenches of M&A — from ATM portfolios across 35+ states to commercial cleaning deals. He's brokered over $100M in transactions. His entire mission is getting the little guy to play at a level playing field with the big buyers. This is real talk, real strategy, and real value. 🚀 🔚 And he ends it with the one thing most cleaning business owners are afraid to do — but that could change everything about how they build from here. 🔗 Connect with John: www.linkedin.com/in/jsosville💻 Cleaning Exits: www.cleaningexits.com🌐 Platform Brokerage: www.platformbrokerage.com ✅ Don't miss out on more valuable content and expert advice - Subscribe now! 🌐 🚀 Follow us for more insights and success stories from the cleaning and facilities management industry!📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleaningandcocktails/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleaningandcocktails/?_rdr📊 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-cocktails/posts/?feedView=all C&C powered by:🌐 Route - A platform of business management tools for Sales, Operations, Subcontracting, Community & Education. Join Route Nation! www.getroute.com #CleaningAndCocktails #JohnSosville #CleaningExits #MandA #commercialcleaning #CleaningBusiness #BusinessValuation #AcquisitionPartnership

July 9, 2026

GRIT is how you START. STRATEGY is how you SCALE | Alex Iannessa | EnRoads Paving

🍸✨ He got fired, landed in paving 13 days later, and built an 8-figure national company in under 4 years. This one hits different. 🎙️ Ricky Regalado sits down with Alex Iannessa — Founder & CEO of EnRoads Paving, and Founding Member of The Lighthouse Vistage CE Group — a Chicago-area entrepreneur who built a national pavement management company from the ground up, now operating across 48 states with a simple philosophy: treat people how you want to be treated. 💥And trust us… the gems don't stop coming. 💎 🚀 Here's just a taste of what they get into: 🔥 Fired in 13 Days, Paving in 14 — How getting let go from his first real job led Alex straight into the industry that would change his life forever. 💰 Raising $500K from Friends & Family — The fear, the pressure, and how EnRoads returned the capital in under 12 months and doubled investor money by the end of year two. 🔄 Less Transactional, More Transformational — Why Alex spent 9 years nurturing one single client relationship before it paid off — and why patience is his biggest competitive advantage. 🧠 Grit vs. Strategy — Why working harder gets you started but strategy is what scales you. The mindset shift that unlocked the next level three and a half years in. 🤝 Find Your Samurai — The story of finding the right operating partner, why that one decision unlocked the 8-figure milestone, and what happens to founders who try to go it alone. 🏢 The Cleaning & Paving Crossover — What cleaning contractors, facility managers, and property owners need to know about pavement maintenance and why these industries serve the exact same people. 🎙️ Whether you're a cleaning business owner under a million, scaling to $50M+, a supplier rep, a facility manager, or a tech founder — this episode is for YOU. 🧹🏢💼 Alex doesn't just talk theory. He started flipping barricades at 19, got fired, found his footing in paving, and now manages complex pavement assets for national accounts across 48 states. This is real talk, real strategy, and real value. 🚀 🔚 And he ends it with the paradox every entrepreneur needs to hear — why the very mindset that launches your business is the same one that will hold it back if you don't evolve. Simple. Powerful. You're going to want to hear it. 🔗 Connect with Alex: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderdiannessa">www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderdiannessa</a> 💻 Learn more at: <a href="http://www.enroadspaving.com/">www.enroadspaving.com</a> ✅ Don't miss out on more valuable content and expert advice - Subscribe now! 🌐 🚀 Follow us for more insights and success stories from the cleaning and facilities management industry! 📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cleaningandcocktails/">https://www.instagram.com/cleaningandcocktails/</a> 📘 Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cleaningandcocktails/?_rdr">https://www.facebook.com/cleaningandcocktails/?_rdr</a> 📊 LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-cocktails/posts/?feedView=all">https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-cocktails/posts/?feedView=all</a> C&C powered by:🌐 Route - A platform of business management tools for Sales, Operations, Subcontracting, Community & Education. We are improving the business of cleaning by connecting the entire industry! Join Route Nation! <a href="http://www.getroute.com/">www.getroute.com</a> #CleaningAndCocktails #AlexIannessa #EnRoadsPaving #GritVsStrategy #EntrepreneurMindset #ServiceBusiness #BlueCollarBusiness #FounderStory #BusinessGrowth #FacilityManagement #CleaningIndustry #PavingIndustry #ScaleYourBusiness #Leadership #Accountability #Route #RickyRegalado

June 18, 2026

Chasing greatness! 7 Figures in just 3 years.

🍸✨ He got fired at 24 with no savings, no plan — and built a 7-figure cleaning company in 3 years. This one is REAL.🎙️ Ricky Regalado sits down with Matthew Christou — Co-Founder of Big League Clean, automation expert, and one of the most exciting young entrepreneurs in the cleaning industry — a guy who turned $30,000 in credit card debt, unemployment checks, and 3:45 AM wake-up calls into a multi-state, 7-figure operation trusted by Lululemon, Penske, Greystar, and Restoration Hardware. 💥 And trust us… the gems don't stop coming. 💎🚀 Here's just a taste of what they get into:⚾ The Big League Clean origin story — How a TikTok, a chance meeting with co-founder Nash, and a minor league baseball dream turned into one of the fastest-growing commercial cleaning brands in America.💳 $30K in debt, no income, grinding at 3:45 AM — The raw, unfiltered story of what the first six months of building a cleaning business actually looks like. No sugarcoating.🧠 Imposter Syndrome is your superpower — Why feeling like you don't belong in the room is actually the exact sign you should be there — and how to use it as fuel.🤖 Automations that changed everything — The exact missed call workflow, review control system, and Dream 100 outreach strategy that helped Big League Clean run without Matt or Nash being the bottleneck.🖱️ The efficiency gift you didn't know you needed — Matt gifts Ricky live on camera and breaks down the MX Master mouse + Whisper combo that eliminated his keyboard entirely and 3-5X'd his daily output.📈 Running a 7-figure business in 5 hours a week — How Big League Clean built automated systems that grow the business whether they're there or not — and how YOU can too.🎙️ Whether you're a cleaning business owner under a million, scaling to $50M+, a supplier rep, a facility manager, or a tech founder — this episode is for YOU. 🧹🏢💼Matt doesn't just talk theory. He's lived every painful, unglamorous, credit-card-maxing moment of it — and now he's giving away the exact automations that run Big League Clean, completely free. This is real talk, real strategy, and real value. 🚀🔚 And he ends it with a challenge that every cleaning business owner needs to hear — whether you're on day one or year twenty.🔗 Connect with Matt: www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-christou-a913a1281 💻 Get the 5 automations that run Big League Clean: www.mattchristou.com 📧 Business inquiries: Info@bigleagueclean.com ✅ Don't miss out on more valuable content and expert advice - Subscribe now! 🌐🚀 Follow us for more insights and success stories from the cleaning and facilities management industry! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleaningandcocktails/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleaningandcocktails/?_rdr 📊 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-cocktails/posts/?feedView=allC&C powered by:🌐 Route - A platform of business management tools for Sales, Operations, Subcontracting, Community & Education. We are improving the business of cleaning by connecting the entire industry! Join Route Nation! www.getroute.com#CleaningAndCocktails #Automation #AIforBusiness #CleaningBusiness #WorkSmarter #BusinessAutomation #CleaningIndustry #ScaleYourBusiness #ArtificialIntelligence #BigLeagueClean #BusinessEfficiency #CleaningBusinessOwner #SystemsAndProcesses #Passiv

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What is Cleaning and Cocktails?: Welcome to Cleaning & Cocktails! I’m your host, Ricky Regalado CVO of Rozalado Services, Founder & CEO of Route.

In this show, we highlight the cleaning industry by sharing valuable stories, practical tips, and expert insights from cleaning business owners and professionals. Our mission is to elevate the cleaning sector and act as a guiding light for everyone involved.

So go ahead and grab your favorite Cocktail or Mocktail and enjoy the show as we dive into discussions that talk about the challenges and successes we all face. Our goal is to unite the community under a shared mission: “We are building a StrongerTogether Community.”
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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