The scene is repeated frequently. The board members are waiting to meet the company representative with the best proposal to paint their condominium, when they see Aideline Amarán arriving, the young owner and manager of Amaran Group, LLC. They greet her carelessly without imagining that she is the one they are waiting for. Then someone asks out loud: “And when is this contractor guy coming?” Continue reading Against All Odds: The Journey of Aideline Amarán
Category Archives: Contractor Profiles
The Painting Life: Ricardo Ortiz Has a Winning Formula
For this installment of The Painting Life, Pintor Pro spent a day with Ricardo Ortiz, owner of Live Painting in Naperville, Illinois. Here is his story: Continue reading The Painting Life: Ricardo Ortiz Has a Winning Formula
This I’ve Learned: Luis Inclan on Taking a Leap of Faith into the Painting Business
Luis Inclan is the owner of Inclan Painting and Waterproofing. Founded in 1981, the company is based in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He sat down with Pintor Pro to discuss his successful career in the painting business. Continue reading This I’ve Learned: Luis Inclan on Taking a Leap of Faith into the Painting Business
Painting in the Heights with Carlos Devora
Carlos Devora, 28, is the founder and owner of Pro Painting Services, a painting company that has quickly reached professional success in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico. Continue reading Painting in the Heights with Carlos Devora
This I’ve Learned: Alex García on Producing Award-Winning Work
Multiple winner of the Diamond Award in the Parade of Homes of the Association of Home Builders of Brunswick County, N.C., Alex García prides himself on having some of the most important builders of Sunset Beach, North Carolina, among his clients. Continue reading This I’ve Learned: Alex García on Producing Award-Winning Work
The Color of Optimism
Success Comes Quickly, but New Orleans Contractor J.R. Lobo Keeps his Feet on Solid Ground
Though hopeful and full of color, the city of New Orleans has seen adversities like few others. José Ramón Lobo Jr., 38 years old, owner and manager of Southern Wolf Construction, LLC, remembers the reconstruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as an intense time that preceded his entrance into the construction and painting business. Continue reading The Color of Optimism
This I’ve Learned: Javier y Oscar Sánchez
Javier and Oscar Sánchez started their own commercial painting contracting company in 2010. Even in the midst of recession and financed with the small capital of a tax refund, the owners of SB Painting & Waterproofing managed to break through quickly in Florida’s West Palm Beach market. Continue reading This I’ve Learned: Javier y Oscar Sánchez
Close Encounters with Jaime Henao
By Jorge Arboleda
The right mix to succeed as a painting contractor? Quality coatings, hard work and attention to detail — but mostly, a close interaction with the customer, says Colombian contractor Jaime Henao Continue reading Close Encounters with Jaime Henao