Joe Weidman / EO Chicago
Joe Weidman started JUNK Relief in 2007, when he realized he could run a junk removal company more professionally and ethically than other established services in Chicago. JUNK Relief removes almost anything - couches, hoarding situations, construction debris and large items, like hot tubs from high-rises - within about a 60 mile radius from the city of Chicago.
While pursuing his interest for learning and growth in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, Weidman was referred to join EO Accelerator by an EO member.
“I knew that I wasn’t where I wanted to be, and EO Accelerator would give me the tools to get to where I wanted to go,” Weidman said.
Being a part of EO Accelerator and attending learning days offered Weidman the tools to make those kinds of adjustments. “Learning days were an education I didn’t necessarily have. It was impactful to sit through a learning day and know that a lot of what was being taught was very applicable to me in real time,” Weidman said. “My business was going through a lot at that moment, so I was able to turn around and apply the lessons right away.”
“I think that everyone in EO Accelerator focusing on growing their business motivated me to laser-focus on getting to half a million [in annual revenue]. And now I am laser-focused on getting to 10 million [in annual revenue],” Weidman said. “There was a group goal for everybody; we all wanted our businesses to grow and be successful.”