Residential Cleaning Coffee & Conversation: March

Speakers

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  Debbie Sardone Consultant
  

  Debbie Sardone

  Consultant

  Debbie Sardone turned a cleaning job into an 8-figure empire. After building one of the largest maid services in the country, Buckets & Bows Maid Service, Inc., she began training other cleaning business owners as well. She now has the #1 Residential Cleaning Business Academy in the world, CLEANING BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS. Debbie also co-owns SPEEDCLEANING.COM and manufactures non-toxic cleaning products, and she is the founder of the nonprofit, Cleaning For A Reason, which has risen to national prominence and has provided free house cleaning services to over 60,000 families with cancer. Debbie is a keynote speaker, a published author, and has been featured on Fox & Friends, Oprah, Reader’s Digest, Today.com, Yahoo! News, Chicago Tribune, as well as, dozens of other local and national media.

  Awards/Achievements: The 2025 Forbes Women 50 Over 50, L’Oreal Paris Women Of Worth, Points of Light Award, Inc. 500 Best In Business 2021, ISSA Board Member 2024, Inc. Best in Business Gold Winner 2021, ISSA Jack D. Ramaley Industry Distinguished Service Award 2018, Past president of ARCSI 2006, current ISSA Board and ISSA Charities Board Member

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  RJ Patel Owner, PCT Clean
  

  RJ Patel

  Owner, PCT Clean

  RJ and his wife Asha have owned PCT Clean for over 16 years. Prior to that, RJ’s family owned a hotel and were responsible for the day-to-day business, including guest services, housekeeping, and grounds keeping. RJ is the first chair of the Residential Cleaning Council, tasked with leading the association through the first two years of its merger with ISSA. RJ continues to serve on the Residential Cleaning Council as the past chair.

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  Gosia Baran Helping Hands
  

  Gosia Baran

  Helping Hands

  After working in the corporate world for a few years, I got laid off a few months after 9/11. Having a 4-month-old son, I chose not to go back to the corporate world but to open my own business. I had the desire of helping people; in the corporate world helping others was not the priority. In November 2001, Helping Hands was born. Today, Helping Hands is stronger than ever, employing 45 cleaning technicians and office staff. We service residential and commercial clients in the Chicagoland area.