College Works Painting

San Francisco, CA — (SBWIRE) — 04/18/2013 — Mitch Klee, a University of Minnesota Duluth student has spent his weekends knocking on doors in order to offer exterior painting services. He does so because he is a summer intern with the College Works Painting program. The California-based company has offered internships to 20 different states for students interested in gaining work experience and opportunity.

“I’m learning management skills and building my resume while learning real-life lessons,” said Klee, a Chaska, Minn.-native majoring in management information systems.

While he works under the College Works Painting umbrella, Klee’s business is technically his own. Once school is out, he will be hiring his own painters and painting homes, as well as organizing payroll and managing customer relations.

“It’s a large business with small-business service,” said his district manager, Nick Schroer. College Works Painting is licensed, insured and bonded, he said. According to the company website, paint jobs are guaranteed for up to three years. This is the first year College Works Painting has offered internships in the Twin Ports. Klee’s area is Superior and Douglas County.

The internship is not just about developing management skills, as it also offers students a chance to attain better resume marks.

Klee stated that his top priority is being able to work alongside customers to make sure any job is done right. “I want a 100 percent customer satisfaction rate,” Klee said.

The first step for Klee is setting up free estimates for homeowners. He does so due to so many being skeptical of what a business run by a 20-year-old has to offer by way of professionalism. Klee stated he helps with the building, painting, and upkeep of his own family’s cabin, which is where he knew he had the knack for the work.

“I’ve been working on houses since I was 6,” he said, and last summer he worked as a sales associate for Home Depot in Chaska.

“I just saw this opportunity and it works perfectly,” Klee said.

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  Mitch Klee

Mitch Klee is thinking spring, even though Mother Nature isn’t.

The University of Minnesota Duluth student has been spending his weekends knocking on doors in Superior to offer exterior painting services. Klee is a summer intern with College Works Painting. The California-based company offers internships in 20 different states.

“I’m learning management skills and building my resume while learning real-life lessons,” said Klee, a Chaska, Minn.-native majoring in management information systems.

Although he works under the College Works Painting umbrella, Klee’s business is his own. Once school is out in mid-May, he will be hiring painters, painting homes, organizing payroll and managing customer relations

“It’s a large business with small-business service,” said his district manager, Nick Schroer. College Works Painting is licensed, insured and bonded, he said. According to the company website, paint jobs are guaranteed for up to three years. This is the first year College Works Painting has offered internships in the Twin Ports. Klee’s area is Superior and Douglas County.

The internship doesn’t just build management skills, it offers students a chance to build their resumes.

Klee said his top priority is to work with the customer to make sure the job is done right.

“I want a 100 percent customer satisfaction rate,” Klee said.

First, he wants to set up some free estimates for homeowners. Many people he has contacted have been skeptical because the 20-year-old looks so young. Klee said he has helped with the building, painting and upkeep of his family’s Crosby, Minn.-area cabin for years.

“I’ve been working on houses since I was 6,” he said, and last summer he worked as a sales associate for Home Depot in Chaska.

“I just saw this opportunity and it works perfectly,” Klee said.

College Works Painting is a certified lead-safe contractor, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. That certification is required for any contractor conducting renovation, repairs and painting in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978. The certification ensures the contractor knows how to safely work with lead paint.

Lead exposure in young children can cause reduced IQ and attention span, learning disabilities, developmental delays and a range of other health and behavioral effects. Most exposures occur in homes or daycares built before 1978 from chipping and peeling lead-based paint and lead-tainted dust it creates or where lead hazards have been created through renovation done without using lead-safe work practices, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

All contractors doing work in the city of Superior need a city license, according to the Superior Building Inspection office. College Works Painting was not yet licensed by the city as of press time.

Klee is offering free estimates for all exterior painting and staining jobs, including decks and outbuildings. For a free estimate, call 952-738-2239. More information on College Works Painting is available at www.collegeworks.com. More information about preventing lead poisoning is available through the department of health services, www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead.

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EAGLE – A recent Waverly High School graduate plans to spend the summer working for a painting company, without touching a brush.

George Gillaspie Jr. was selected from more than 1,000 applicants to work as a branch manager for College Works Painting this summer. The 2012 Waverly graduate will be in charge of every aspect of managing a painting company that covers an area that includes part of Lincoln, Waverly and Eagle.

“I’m in charge of the company from top to bottom,” he said.

Gillaspie is a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he studies economics and management with a minor in marketing. The Eagle man is looking forward to essentially running his own business one year after graduating from high school.

“You really get the full scope,” he said. “If it was my own business, I’d have to be doing a lot of the same stuff.”

His responsibilities include marketing, hiring a crew, providing customers with detailed estimates and overseeing job sites.

To prepare him, College Works provides extensive training. He travels weekly to Kansas City, where he meets with other branch managers and district managers in the student-run company. The group also participates in daily conference calls.

So far, he has received thorough training in preparing bids and is working on estimates. He conducts free estimates every weekend, he said.

His summer will be filled with long hours overseeing jobs and employees. And as branch manager he does not draw a regular check.

Instead, he can take profit checks after jobs are completed. But if things do not go well, there is no guaranteed money.

“If you don’t do well, then there’s no guaranteed pay,” he said. “You spent a summer getting experience.”

If his internship does go well, Gillaspie will get commission on jobs, bonuses for meeting revenue goals and potentially a free trip to Cancun, Mexico with other top branch managers from around the country.

He has already acquired an eye for painting jobs.

“It’s an interesting process to me, because you see some things you wouldn’t normally notice,” he said. “You just get an eye for all sorts of painting jobs you could do.”

That eye is helpful in scouting potential jobs. But with so many potential jobs in Lincoln, Gillaspie has noticed a lot of areas that need work. And he knows some people won’t get the work done.

“It just drives you nuts,” he said.

After graduation, Gillaspie has his eye on a job in banking. This summer may be his only experience in the painting business, but he hopes it will stick with him on future job searches.

“The money is one thing, but the experience of running your own business is something I’ll be able to talk about for years to come,” he said.

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Seattle, WA, March 30, 2013 –(PR.com)– College Works Painting is a licensed and bonded painting contractor with an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Each year they carefully select college students who have the right stuff and give them the opportunity to earn money for their college education. Since 1993, College Works has been putting Interns through an extensive training program during the spring months. These students learn to be managers and how to supervise an experienced painting crew.

Seth Durr was selected for the program this year. He is learning the management skills necessary to run his own business. More importantly he is learning how to do it right, how to provide excellent customer service and workmanship. The kind of customer service and workmanship that has earned College Works Painting an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

At a young age, Seth has already demonstrated ambition, work ethic and a desire to learn. He is a certified Diesel Mechanic and a certified Personal Trainer. He is presently pursuing a science degree with ambitions to become a surgeon. Seth’s work ethic and desire to be the best he can be is why College Works Painting has put their trust in him and why you should as well.

Seth is currently providing free painting estimates for Exterior home painting. He will do this by appointment. His territories include the following cities near Seattle, Washington: Shoreline, Mount Lake Terrace and Mill Creek. He can also provide bids in the general vicinity North of Seattle.

Seth can provide bids for Apartments, Townhomes and Condominiums as well. In the case of Commercial projects like these, Seth will be preparing a bid on behalf of the District Office who will manage all commercial projects.

If you are are planning on getting your house painted this summer, you should give Seth a call, text him or send him an email and request a free estimate.

Phone: (206) 414-8739

Email:collegworkspainter425@gmail.com

Seth will give you a fair bid. College Works Painting is very competitive and guarantees their work. Seth will also do an excellent job that is synonymous with College Works Painting. His goal is to make you so happy, you’ll want to tell your friends. The District Office oversees all the work of it’s Interns.

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By the time warmer weather arrives, Stiegal will have trained painting crews ready to tackle the outsides of houses and business across the Wheaton area. Stiegal said College Works Painting only insures their interns for work on the exteriors.

As a Wheaton native, College Works Painting assigned that area to Stiegal.

“They generally place you in your hometown because the feeling is you’re more comfortable working in your home town than in an unfamiliar environment,” Stiegal said.

While Stiegal is passionate about his painting business, he said the program has already taught him what it means to hear the word “no” as an answer.

“I think it’s a huge thing. I knock on doors and people tell me no all the time. I’ve learned to shrug off the negativity. You can’t get sad or down like that. You can’t have one person get you down,” he said. “I’ve learned to keep attempting to close the sale and be confident in my abilities.”

For more information on Stiegal’s painting business, contact him at 630-967-4365 or cstiegal@aol.com.

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IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – Mar 21, 2013) – College Works Painting has recently responded to an article published by Reuters that highlights the growing challenge parents face with regard to paying for their children’s higher education, as the amount that they are saving is not covering the rising costs associated with the college experience. The company asserts that its business model provides both financial incentive and practical experience similar to that of an internship and that, ultimately, it develops skills that will contribute to future professional success.

According to the article, “The annual estimated cost of tuition, room and board for college jumped by 84 percent at four-year public institutions between 2000 and 2010, to $15,918. Costs for private institutions rose 49 percent to $32,617 during the same period, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.”

But the rising cost of a college education is not the only factor that is causing the gap between what parents have to spend and what a degree costs; personal savings have also fallen since the recession began, making it even more difficult for parents to fully cover the expenses generated by their students. The article explains that the amount that individuals have saved, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, fell “to 3.7 percent in the third quarter of 2012 from 5.1 percent in 2010.”

“With the cost of education having risen so dramatically over the past few years, it’s more important than ever for students to be able to find ways to provide for both themselves and their education,” asserts a representative of College Works Painting. “There are two main concerns students have right now: how to make ends meet while attending school and how to pay off student loans when they graduate. Many employers are putting an increasingly high level of importance of internship experience when it comes to hiring college graduates, and the experience provided by College Works Painting can further support a student’s application. A good internship can help students to pay for school and provide them with the experience they need to get a well-paying job when they graduate.”

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College Works Painting is a company that provides undergraduate students with the resources necessary to operate a painting business. The organization assists students in developing an understanding of business ethics, sales, communication, organizational management, and leadership to help them to build a successful business and cultivate a skill set that will contribute to their future professional achievements. Founded in 1993, College Works Painting has operations in 19 individual states that hire over 2,000 college students annually. With a 97 percent customer satisfaction rating, the company paints over 10,000 homes each year. College Works Painting offers fully licensed and insured services that are accompanied by a two- to five-year quality guarantee.

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KALIDA — Kalida alum Connor Schmenk will be busy this spring and summer; he has earned a position with College Works Painting while a freshman at The Ohio State University in Columbus. If he’s busy enough, he will also earn an all-expense-paid 4-day stay in Cancun.

Schmenk is canvassing the area looking for residents who need painting done. If he generates $80,000 in painting jobs, he will be headed to Cancun.
Schmenk painted for Ottoville alum Scott Pohlman last year and is an intern this year.

Schmenk will perform any exterior painting on farm machinery, grain bins, barns and homes and will also powerwash structures. Homes built prior to 1978 will need extra care due to lead concerns.

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