Kimberly Zorrilla came to the United States from Venezuela with a background as an attorney, little money, and no English.
She started cleaning out of necessity.
Today, nearly 10 years later, she has built a cleaning company generating more than $100,000 per month with a team of roughly 30 people—and she's now focused on building the systems, leadership, and infrastructure that can take the company into its next chapter.
In this episode of The Cleaning Journey, Misael sits down with Kimberly to talk about what it actually took to build the business from the ground up.
They discuss:
• Working 90+ hour weeks in the early years
• Making her first hire just six months into the business
• Creating a culture where cleaning is treated as a real career
• Hiring, training, accountability, and protecting your standards
• The mistakes Kimberly made with finances early on
• Why business owners need to understand what they delegate
• Faith, family, rest, and learning when to stop hustling
• Building systems that can support the next level of growth
• Preparing a company to eventually operate without the owner
• Why the systems that get you to $500K won't necessarily get you to $1M
• Kimberly's advice for anyone starting from zero
Kimberly's story is a reminder that building something meaningful takes time. There is no perfect start. There is no shortcut around learning, making mistakes, developing as a leader, and continuing to evolve as the business grows.
If you're building a cleaning company—or starting over and wondering whether you can actually do it—this conversation is for you.
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