An old-fashioned industry.
A modern system.
One founder proved it in his own hometown. Now the money is moving into local services, and the businesses built on systems are the ones that capture it.
Case 01 · The founder
Shine Squad.
The situation
Detailing is an old-fashioned industry. The biggest players in Minneapolis looked untouchable, and most owners run on memory, text threads, and a cell phone.
The move
Two years ago, Brady Schlapkohl started Shine Squad. His edge wasn't working harder. It was applying modern systems to an industry that had never used them.
The proof point
One of the largest detailing companies in Minneapolis, within a year.
Brady Schlapkohl
Founder, Shine Squad and Service Pro
The mechanism
The loop Service Pro installs.
Not a website, ads, and a CRM. One connected system that runs on its own after launch, and we maintain it behind the scenes.
Ads bring the calls
Google and Meta ads that scale up or down with the schedule.
Every call answered
An AI voice agent picks up 24/7, checks the service area, and books the job.
Jobs get booked
Straight onto the calendar, without the owner in the office.
Customers come back
Automations rebook, ask for reviews, and reactivate past customers.
Then the loop starts again, with more jobs.
Case 02 · The market
Wall Street found local services.
Hundreds of billions of dollars are changing hands. The businesses built on systems will capture it. The ones built on the owner won't.
~$2B
A1 Garage Door Service
KKR agreed to acquire A1 Garage Door Service for around $2 billion, according to Reuters. Tommy Mello founded it in Phoenix in 2007.
$800M+
Guild Garage Group
Earlier in 2026, Oak Hill Capital agreed to acquire Guild Garage Group for more than $800 million.
~$40M
Pink’s Window Services
Reportedly started in 2020, reportedly reached $12M+ in revenue, and was reportedly valued near $40 million.
Source: Starter Story, LeadTruffle
Three companies buying landscaping businesses
CI Capital Partners
26+
landscaping acquisitions
TruArc Partners
13+
acquisitions
Pritzker Private Capital
27+
acquisitions
6 million
U.S. small businesses are expected to change ownership by 2035.
McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility, 2026
44.7%
of privately held businesses with employees are owned by baby boomers.
Project Equity
$3.7T
is sitting in private equity funds waiting to be spent.
Landscape Management, July 2026
These are examples of what is possible in the industry, not a promise or estimate of what any owner will earn.
The portfolio
Owner-operated. Built alongside.
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