Burgess Heberer left a corporate research and development operations scientist role in infant formulas to run an exterior home-cleaning business full-time. He and his wife began the business after replacing their roof and experimenting during the COVID pandemic, initially servicing family and neighbors while learning techniques and buying equipment. Word of mouth and visible bookings made it clear the side hustle could replace his salary, prompting his exit from the 9-to-5 in July 2020. A $10,000 grant from Jobber in the second year helped early expansion. He still forgoes a regular salary until revenue reaches $1 million, while gaining greater flexibility despite increased work.
I loved my old job. I worked on infant formulas and children's nutritional products, and really believed in what I was doing. But I could also see that the corporate ladder structure was holding me and my family back from our financial goals. When I decided to leave my job to pursue my side hustle full-time, I'd been working as a research and development operations scientist.
After my wife and I replaced our roof about a decade ago, I started to learn about exterior home cleaning. During the COVID pandemic, when I had more time on my hands, we started exploring the idea of doing it ourselves. We bought some equipment to test things out. When we first started, we followed online guides and did jobs for my in-laws. Then we started doing jobs for neighbors and people in town.
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