Key facts
- Brian Winch started a parking lot cleaning business with his father.
- The business, initially Winch Janitorial Services, later became Winch Enterprises and is now Clean Lots.
- Winch's two brothers joined the business, helping scale it to over $700,000 in annual revenue.
- Winch now educates others on starting businesses in this sector, calling it 'America's Simplest Business'.
- The business is described as AI-proof due to the nature of manual labor involved.
Brian Winch recounts how he started a parking lot cleaning business with his father, Joseph Winch, a Polish immigrant. What began as a way to help his family make ends meet when Brian was a child evolved into a business. After his father's sudden death when Brian was 21, he established Winch Janitorial Services, later renamed Winch Enterprises and now operating as Clean Lots. His twin brothers joined the venture, contributing their skills in operations and business development, which helped scale the company to over $700,000 in annual revenue. Winch now mentors others, sharing his knowledge of what he terms 'America's Simplest Business,' highlighting its resilience against AI automation due to the manual tasks involved. He feels a connection to his late father while working, sometimes sensing his presence and guidance.