July 18, 2025 • 20 mins
Michael Spitzer isn't your ordinary cleaning professional. With less than a year at the helm of Adam Good Services, he brings a refreshing philosophy to the pressure cleaning and carpet cleaning industry in Broward County, Florida: honesty trumps making a quick buck.
"I'd rather not get the sale and not get the gig because I'd rather tell somebody, 'Listen, it makes no sense to clean this carpet, it makes more sense to replace it,'" Michael explains with conviction. This commitment to transparency is rare in an industry where he's witnessed competitors take advantage of uninformed customers. For Michael, the satisfaction comes not from the sale but from doing right by people and seeing the transformation of a space from dirty to pristine.
The seasonal nature of his work means he's currently focused on pressure cleaning pool decks and driveways during Florida's rainy season, though he also offers comprehensive carpet and upholstery cleaning services. He's even investing in specialized equipment to add grout cleaning to his repertoire, complete with manufacturer training to ensure he delivers the best results.
What makes Michael's story particularly fascinating is his double life as DJ Power Mike, spinning old-school skating rink music, freestyle, and disco since he was 13. This passion for music has come full circle, with Michael now DJing events for the daughters of clients whose quinceañeras he worked decades ago. His description of using digital turntables with motorized platters reveals the same attention to craft and authenticity that characterizes his cleaning business.
As a solo entrepreneur, Michael faces the classic challenge of balancing service delivery with business development. But his dedication to quality and his community-minded approach (offering free services to those in financial need) suggest Adam Good Services is built on a foundation that will sustain long-term success. As he wisely notes, drawing on his Miami roots: "Sometimes you shouldn't swing for the lowest mango in the tree; sometimes you should just wait for the right mango to drop."
Ready for cleaning services from someone who'll give it to you straight? Contact Michael at 786-234-4412, email adamgoodservices@gmail.com, or visit adamgoodservices.com to transform your home with integrity.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Jeremy Wolf.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Well, hello, hello everyone, friends, family,
wonderful community.
We are back with anotherepisode of the Good Neighbor
Podcast and today I am joined byMichael Spitzer and Michael
joins us from Adam Good Services, michael welcome to the show
brother.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Thank you so much for having me, man.
It is an honor and a pleasureto be here today.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Oh, the pleasure is all ours.
My friend for sure, alwayshappy to spotlight local
businesses in the area and learnabout what you do.
So why don't we start there?
Tell everybody a little bitabout what you guys do at Adam
Good Services, and then we shallproceed accordingly.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Yeah, adam, good Services.
For years I worked for anothercompany called my Carpet Cleaner
, which serviced Miami-Dade andBroward County, where we did
carpet cleaning, we did pressurecleaning, we did floor waxing,
I mean you know all the goodstuff of cleaning.
Um, unfortunately, my friendand, you know, boss at the time
(01:11):
decided to move to kansas, so Iwas doing that part-time.
So I decided to go ahead andopen up my own business, and
especially now that I'verelocated the broward Dade
County.
So how long ago was that thatyou started?
It's been less than a year.
I just started it up this year.
Ooh, a newbie.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah, I'm fresh, I'm very fresh.
The entrepreneurial leap offaith, as they call it.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Well, so, like I said , I was working for my friend
part-time doing that, and then,when I'm not doing this, I also
do DJing and stuff like that.
I'm actually really well knownunderneath the name DJ Power
Mike.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
DJ Power Mike.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Yes, I do the old school skating rink stuff like
freestyle disco, things likethat yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Very cool to.
I want to talk a little bitabout the, the dj stuff.
I I actually messed around inmy past.
I'm big into music, but I wantto.
I want to get dig a little bitmore into the um, the business
that you just kicked off out ofgood services, correct?
So you you're servicing.
So first of all, where are youbased out of?
Are you you're here in broward,like where are?
Speaker 3 (02:21):
you?
What city are you in?
Actually, technically, I'm inHollandale, but you know my
services, I travel all over.
You know I'll go anywhere.
I'm really looking towardgearing towards Broward County,
okay, you know, because I meanit's my new home and I love it.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
So, yeah, so you're doing basically all things like
carpet cleaning, pressurecleaning, like, why don't you go
down the gamut and talk alittle bit about, well, uh, okay
, different types, specificservices, that adam goods, uh,
adam, good services is offeringum absolutely right now, because
of the season, it's morepressure cleaning.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
You know all this is seasonal, so right now it's more
pressure.
Is the season to be done no,everyone wants their pool.
You know their pool deckscleaned.
Everyone wants their drivewayscleaned, you know, things like
that.
Um, like, I just had it, youknow, and it's sad, but you
gotta sometimes tell customers,listen, I don't think it's a
good idea.
I had a guy that wanted me topressure clean his driveway.
(03:17):
That was painted.
I'm like, hey, I'm gonna liftup the paint, and it rains every
day right now.
It might not be a good time todo that and he was like, okay,
I'll call, you know, maybe I seehim, maybe I don't, but I'd
rather, you know, I'd rather behonest with my customers and
lose it.
Then you know, oh yeah, I'll doit.
Then they try to paint and itrains and ruins everything.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
So um, you're gonna have a hard time getting away
from the rain.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Uh, right now in florida in the summer, I mean,
it rains I mean, listen, I'm aI'm a native here, I'm a native
here.
I'm a native from South Florida, I'm third generation, so you
know I'm used to the rain everyday in the summer.
The carpet cleaning we do aswell.
We do, of course, area rugs, wedo carpets, we do beds, we do
(03:59):
sofas, chairs, things like that,anything you know, that is you.
You know, as long as it's notleather, we can go ahead and
clean it just cleaning, thoughyou don't do any reupholstering,
do you?
no, I don't do anyreupholstering.
I don't do any reupholstering,sorry.
You know.
And also what we're I'm aboutto get into now that I'm
actually training with um isbeing able to do grout cleaning
(04:23):
okay, entirely.
So I just invested in thatmachine and we're gonna go from
there with is being able to dogrout cleaning Okay, entire
cleaning.
So I just invested in thatmachine and we're going to go
from there.
You know, I'm getting thetraining from the manufacturer
actually about how to use itproperly.
So, yeah, Okay.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
So pressure cleaning you're doing like outside pool
areas, driveways.
You also do like whole homepressure cleaning as well.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
I don't do roofs right now, just because my
equipment I I have the equipment, but I don't have all the hoses
and right now I'm just aone-man show, unfortunately.
But yeah, I could do the house,like the walls and stuff like
that, but really I focus more ondriveways, sidewalksios, things
like that.
Okay, yeah, so very good.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
So what are, when it comes to cleaning, I guess, like
carpets and and I guess likeall across the board with what
you do?
Yeah, one of the reasons thatwe do this show, aside from
getting to know local businesses, kind of getting a look under
the hood, learning a little bitabout what they do, how they got
(05:26):
started Really education, right.
All these different businesseswe have on the show.
They're all experts in theirtrade.
What are some of the mostcommon misconceptions that your
customers typically havesurrounding some of the services
that you do?
Speaker 3 (05:43):
I'm thinking in my mind about, like the cleaning
the carpet cleaning is thereanything that comes up yeah,
there is, and this is somethingthat I tell all my customers,
especially with the carpetcleaning, you know, some people
think, oh, it'll remove all thestains, I will try my hardest,
but I can't guarantee all thestains are going to be removed.
(06:03):
You, it's a little bit easieron concrete, but on carpet, you
know, don't get me wrong A lotof them do get removed, but
sometimes there are some leftbehind and a carpet cleaner that
tells you, oh, I can remove anystain, is lying to you, to say
the least, you know.
And uh, yeah, that's a bigmisconception.
They think everything's goingto be, you know, removed.
(06:25):
Another big misconception is oh, it dries up really, really
fast.
No, it takes about an entireday to dry, you know.
So that's a big misconception.
The pressure cleaning, somethingI try to tell.
I've had this issue and I haveto tell customers, hey, you need
to move your cars far awaybecause there's a lot of
(06:45):
overspray with pressure cleaningand sometimes that gets on cars
, things like that.
So you know, people think aboutthat before you decide to hire
someone.
Where can I move my cars oranything that I don't want
overspray on?
Okay, those are bigmisconceptions.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
So pretty new into this, this new venture.
What would you say has been oneof the biggest challenges that
you've faced?
Getting this thing off theground?
You mentioned you're flyingsolo, so you got to wear many
hats with what you're doing.
What have been some of thechallenges, the biggest
challenge that you faced?
Speaker 3 (07:23):
The biggest challenge right now is being able to get
my work.
Being able to get the businessout there, you know, is one of
the biggest challenges, becausewhile I'm trying to get it out
there, I'm also, you know, likeI'm getting calls to go do
something.
So I got to do it, you know,work it and then still be able
to, you know, advertise andthings like that.
So sometimes, you know, ittakes up a lot of my time, but
(07:46):
I'll be honest with you it's.
Have you ever been done like arabbit hole on the internet?
Speaker 2 (07:53):
oh, no, never oh well , I I am king of the rabbit
holes.
Okay, I am king of the rabbitholes.
Okay, I am king of the rabbitholes.
I am, I am the king forpressure?
Speaker 3 (08:04):
no, no for pressure cleaning and stuff like that.
I love watching those types ofvideos.
That's crazy.
I find them very, verysatisfying.
So, believe it or not, yeah,the work is hard, you know, but
it's it's.
It's satisfying to me findingme.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
It's like I'm making my own video as I go, if that
makes any sense.
Speaking of videos, have youever done?
I've seen videos before onyoutube.
Uh, I don't know for pressure,I'm sure they're out there, but
I've seen, like landscapingvideos where they'll go find a
house that needs a lot of workand they'll knock on the door
and do a video and they'll offerto do the whole job for free
and they'll film it and put itup on the youtube channel.
That's a cool way to kind ofmarket the business and create a
buzz in the neighborhood andthat kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
So something you could do, Absolutely.
I've thought about that.
But also I have this thing thatif I'm going to do something
for charity, I shouldn't make itpublic.
Does that make any sense?
You shouldn't make it?
Yeah, Like I shouldn't make itpublic, I just like.
You know.
I like doing it because itshould be done, not because you
(09:00):
know.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Not for the market.
I like doing it because itshould be done, not because it's
not for the market.
I get that and I can see wherethey're coming from, but in
reality you're still.
You're doing a free service forsomebody that needs the help
and you should benefit from thatin some way.
And, if you can, you knowwhat's good for the goose is
good for the gander.
If you can create some coolcontent that resonates and get
some exposure and visibility,yeah, I don't think there's much
(09:21):
wrong with that from where I'msitting anyway.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Well, you know what I definitely will.
I mean, if any of yourlisteners you know have an issue
and they might be afraid tocall because of money, wise,
tell them to give me a call.
You know, so that might beinteresting.
I might, just I might, do that.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
You hear that everyone you're listening to
this.
You're looking outside and allyou see is dirt all over your
place and you're not in aposition to fix it.
Give Michael a call.
He'll help you out.
He's a good dude.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Very cool.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
How long have you been DJing for?
I had back when I went to UFback in 98, I had a pair of one
point technique techniquesturntables with some.
Yeah, I did, I was into thetechno scene and I actually it's
funny I sold my old house likefive or six years ago and I had
(10:15):
those tables in my garage ofthat house the whole time I was
there.
Basically, like many otherthings when you move, I moved it
from storage in one location tothe new house and when I was
moving I was like you know what?
I'm not going to carry these.
They're very heavy.
I'm just going to leave themoutside on the side of the road.
Somebody will take them.
So I left my turntables andpacked up all my junk and moved
all the junk and it turns outthat I would have used those
(10:37):
turntables, because now I'mheavy back into music and I wish
I had them for my setup.
I have a keyboard, I have myguitar back here a drum.
I mean if I had some tables I'dbe in good shape.
so anyway, I digress tell meabout your dj and career yeah,
well, I started when I was 13 inmiddle school ah doing
Speaker 3 (10:55):
bar mitzvahs and whatnot.
I doing bar mitzvahs andremember it's miami, so I did
kinses.
I did sweet 16s.
You know I did, yeah, all this,all these different parties.
It's funny because now I havecustomers that I've done the the
girls kinsen.
I dj'd her wedding and now I'vedone her daughter's kinses.
So you know it's it's fullcircle.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Huh, full circle, it's come, yeah exactly.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Well, I mean, I would for years.
Uh, it used to be called superwheels down in miami.
It was a roller rink.
It was a hot wheels when Istarted, so I was djing down
there.
I mean it's.
You know, the roller rinks iswhere I'm famous for, but I'm
still mobile and things likethat.
It's once again, it's a passionthat I chase.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
So so now, I know I, I know nowadays with with djing,
they don't have the traditionalturn to everything's all
electronic right.
I've never played around withany of that new equipment do you
ever?
Do you use like that new setupdo you have?
Because I've seen people spinthey have, like like some,
sometimes they'll have recordsto scratch off of or I I don't
know.
Like, enlighten me, tell mewhat's going on in the dj so
(12:01):
what I have is called a digitalturntable.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
It's a controller.
Okay, it's made by rain.
I don't know if you rememberrain mixers back in the day it
was like the mixer to have withthe sl 1200s, with those
turntables.
So I actually have motorizedplatters so they actually spin
and it feels good because itfeels like you know the old
school, you can actually feel itand I could bump the record to
get it to get it.
(12:24):
You know, you find your BPM andthen you're able to bump the
record and get it to blend in.
So I'm assuming, since you'refrom the techno Crowd, you might
understand what I'm saying.
Yeah, yeah, where you, you canbump the record because it's
spinning and you actually feelthat's happening in your hand.
So, yeah, I actually do usedigital turntables and do stuff
like that.
(12:44):
Yeah, it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Yeah, you're making me like excited about when I
want to get my setup going.
I'm, I'm really really big, I,I.
You see the guitar in thebackground yeah I've been
playing the guitar at 30 plusyears, since I was like 13, 12,
13, 30 plus years, since I waslike 13, 12, 13 and more on and
(13:07):
off, but more off than on.
And over the last couple ofyears I have been like full
force gung ho, playing like onaverage hour, two hours every
day.
I never really studied musicbefore and now I'm starting to
learn music and I'm reallyreally getting into it and it's
opened up a whole new world ofpossibility for me.
I'm really excited.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
I gotta admit I'm so jealous of you because I have
the sausage fingers and everytime I've ever tried to pick up
a guitar and play it, I alwaysend up hitting the wrong strings
.
Every time I do a piano I hitthe wrong.
You know two keys at once andI've tried.
You know I took classes andeverything.
The only good uh instrument Iwas able to play was either the
(13:45):
drums or the bass guitar.
Those are like that.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
That's just a matter like anything else.
Yeah, okay, so you have animpediment to to doing the thing
because of the fingers.
But I've seen, I'm thinkinglike one in particular, there's
a guy um, I haven't reallylooked at his hands, but he's a
very, very, very hefty guy, so Ican only imagine that he has
very, very thick fingers.
Um, his nickname, his name, isKingfish.
(14:09):
I can't remember his, his name.
He's a blues guitarist.
He's this black guy.
He's gotta be like I don't know.
He's short and he's gotta behave chubby and he plays like an
animal.
So I am willing to bet, willingto bet michael, given the
requisite amount of practice,you can find a way and you could
(14:31):
take.
You could actually find a wayto make it work for your
advantage on the guitar, becausepart of playing the guitar
comes with a feel like whenyou're soloing and playing, like
bending the strings andcreating vibrato, and the bigger
digits you have, the moreintensity you feel like when
you're soloing and playing likebending the strings and creating
vibrato, and the bigger digitsyou have, the more intensity you
can get when you do that.
So there's hope for your left.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
There's hope I mean, I, I found, I found it in the
bass, you know.
Uh, maybe also because I'm alittle bit rough, so I was able
to actually slap it, you know,and things like that, and it was
just, you know, easier for meto press down and not hit to to.
Uh, you know, hit the right key, the fret at the time I needed
slapping the basement.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
Yeah, exactly, exactly, very cool.
So around you know.
Yeah, man.
So what?
What would be one thing thatyou'd like to leave our
listeners with about yourbusiness Just starting off solo
operator here.
You've already told everybodythat you know reach out.
(15:31):
If you get somebody that needshelp, you're going to help them
for free, fantastic.
But what would be one thingthat you'd like to leave all our
listeners with about yourbusiness that you'd like them to
know?
Speaker 3 (15:41):
Listen, I just want them to know that number one I'm
passionate about.
I mean, like I said I I I'mpassionate about cleaning, you
know, about making it clean.
Uh, number two I also like tobe honest.
I would rather not get the saleand not get the gig, you know,
because I'd rather tell somebodylisten, it makes no sense to
clean this carpet, it makes moresense to replace it, you know
(16:03):
you're not going to.
You know, things like that.
I'm not out there.
Yeah, I'm trying to make aliving, but I'm not out there to
rip people off.
You know, and I've in thisindustry, unfortunately, I've
seen it all too much.
You know, with other companiesand things like that.
I've just, you know, working inthat industry.
I've seen it where people arelike oh, these people are idiots
.
You know, they paid us 200bucks to clean their carpet, but
(16:25):
that carpet's not worthcleaning.
You know, yep, so you know,that's just what I'd like to
leave them with.
You know, definitely, reach out.
You know, and yeah, I wouldlike I said I'd rather be honest
and lose it than you know,lying.
And oh, yeah, I made 200 buckstoday.
Uh, there's a saying, uh, youknow, of course I'm from miami.
(16:47):
Sometimes you shouldn't swingfor the lowest mango in the tree
, you know, sometimes you shouldjust wait for the right mango
to drop.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
You know, oh, yeah yeah, you know, I appreciate
that and that's one of thethings that I, one of the things
I love about what we do here inthis platform and getting to
know local business owners thatprovide services, is that
feeling of comfortability thatcomes, like when I, when I bring
somebody over to do a serviceor whatever.
(17:15):
It is like I can't stand when Ihave to go, for instance, call
a plumber, whatever, and then Idon't, I don't, I don't feel
like I know him, so I don't haveanything to compare it to, and
then I have to call you knowthree or four different places
that come out.
They give me quotes and, like Idon't know anything about this
subject, I'm wasting my time andenergy trying to compare things
that I'm not even I don't evenknow about.
(17:36):
I'd much rather just havesomebody that I know does good
work, that I.
I've met the owner, at least Iknow.
I've heard him talk, I feelcomfortable with him, I know
he's got my best interest atheart, he's not going to take
advantage of me, so they cancome over and give me a quote
and I don't have to question it.
It's like all right, this isfair, that's the goal.
Unfortunately, it doesn't alwayshappen, because there's a lot
(17:57):
of people out there that aretaking have to say.
It makes you feel a little bitmore comfortable and that's oh
yeah, I I totally agree with you, man.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
I've you know I also, I like shopping, small business
.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
So support local.
Yeah, I mean, if you can right,rising tide lifts all boats we
want to smack in our communityhere.
100, absolutely, man,absolutely good deal, all right.
So why don't you tell us how wecould, how we could learn more?
What's the best way to reachyou?
Maybe share your contactinformation.
Let us know how we can reachout.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
First and foremost, there's always a phone number,
area code 786-234-4412.
There's the email, which isadamgoodsservices at gmailcom.
There is, uh, also the website,adamgood servicescom.
You can reach us any of thosethree things, you know.
(18:48):
We're also on instagram andfacebook.
Like I said, we're juststarting, so try not to judge
too much by the social media.
You know, and it's once again,it's hard to, you know, take
pictures of stuff and createcontent while you're doing stuff
oh no, it's gonna blow up assoon as you start doing those,
uh, this, this freebie projects.
Well, I mean I already did one.
(19:08):
So you know, with the pressurecleaning I did one.
So yeah, it's definitely I getit.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
So very good, and we will.
Uh, of course we'll put a linkin the description to all of
your contact information, so ifanybody missed it, they can
definitely get your digits andreach out for help.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Cool man, michael, pleasure meeting you, brother.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, definitely, man.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Be safe and uh, rock on brother yeah, likewise, and
everybody thanks for tuning inand we will catch y'all next
time on the next episode of thegood neighbor podcast.
Everyone, take, have awonderful day and stay blessed.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
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Speaker 2 (00:12):
Well, hello, hello everyone, friends, family,
wonderful community.
We are back with anotherepisode of the Good Neighbor
Podcast and today I am joined byMichael Spitzer and Michael
joins us from Adam Good Services, michael welcome to the show
brother.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Thank you so much for having me, man.
It is an honor and a pleasureto be here today.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Oh, the pleasure is all ours.
My friend for sure, alwayshappy to spotlight local
businesses in the area and learnabout what you do.
So why don't we start there?
Tell everybody a little bitabout what you guys do at Adam
Good Services, and then we shallproceed accordingly.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Yeah, adam, good Services.
For years I worked for anothercompany called my Carpet Cleaner
, which serviced Miami-Dade andBroward County, where we did
carpet cleaning, we did pressurecleaning, we did floor waxing,
I mean you know all the goodstuff of cleaning.
Um, unfortunately, my friendand, you know, boss at the time
(01:11):
decided to move to kansas, so Iwas doing that part-time.
So I decided to go ahead andopen up my own business, and
especially now that I'verelocated the broward Dade
County.
So how long ago was that thatyou started?
It's been less than a year.
I just started it up this year.
Ooh, a newbie.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah, I'm fresh, I'm very fresh.
The entrepreneurial leap offaith, as they call it.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Well, so, like I said , I was working for my friend
part-time doing that, and then,when I'm not doing this, I also
do DJing and stuff like that.
I'm actually really well knownunderneath the name DJ Power
Mike.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
DJ Power Mike.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Yes, I do the old school skating rink stuff like
freestyle disco, things likethat yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Very cool to.
I want to talk a little bitabout the, the dj stuff.
I I actually messed around inmy past.
I'm big into music, but I wantto.
I want to get dig a little bitmore into the um, the business
that you just kicked off out ofgood services, correct?
So you you're servicing.
So first of all, where are youbased out of?
Are you you're here in broward,like where are?
Speaker 3 (02:21):
you?
What city are you in?
Actually, technically, I'm inHollandale, but you know my
services, I travel all over.
You know I'll go anywhere.
I'm really looking towardgearing towards Broward County,
okay, you know, because I meanit's my new home and I love it.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
So, yeah, so you're doing basically all things like
carpet cleaning, pressurecleaning, like, why don't you go
down the gamut and talk alittle bit about, well, uh, okay
, different types, specificservices, that adam goods, uh,
adam, good services is offeringum absolutely right now, because
of the season, it's morepressure cleaning.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
You know all this is seasonal, so right now it's more
pressure.
Is the season to be done no,everyone wants their pool.
You know their pool deckscleaned.
Everyone wants their drivewayscleaned, you know, things like
that.
Um, like, I just had it, youknow, and it's sad, but you
gotta sometimes tell customers,listen, I don't think it's a
good idea.
I had a guy that wanted me topressure clean his driveway.
(03:17):
That was painted.
I'm like, hey, I'm gonna liftup the paint, and it rains every
day right now.
It might not be a good time todo that and he was like, okay,
I'll call, you know, maybe I seehim, maybe I don't, but I'd
rather, you know, I'd rather behonest with my customers and
lose it.
Then you know, oh yeah, I'll doit.
Then they try to paint and itrains and ruins everything.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
So um, you're gonna have a hard time getting away
from the rain.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Uh, right now in florida in the summer, I mean,
it rains I mean, listen, I'm aI'm a native here, I'm a native
here.
I'm a native from South Florida, I'm third generation, so you
know I'm used to the rain everyday in the summer.
The carpet cleaning we do aswell.
We do, of course, area rugs, wedo carpets, we do beds, we do
(03:59):
sofas, chairs, things like that,anything you know, that is you.
You know, as long as it's notleather, we can go ahead and
clean it just cleaning, thoughyou don't do any reupholstering,
do you?
no, I don't do anyreupholstering.
I don't do any reupholstering,sorry.
You know.
And also what we're I'm aboutto get into now that I'm
actually training with um isbeing able to do grout cleaning
(04:23):
okay, entirely.
So I just invested in thatmachine and we're gonna go from
there with is being able to dogrout cleaning Okay, entire
cleaning.
So I just invested in thatmachine and we're going to go
from there.
You know, I'm getting thetraining from the manufacturer
actually about how to use itproperly.
So, yeah, Okay.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
So pressure cleaning you're doing like outside pool
areas, driveways.
You also do like whole homepressure cleaning as well.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
I don't do roofs right now, just because my
equipment I I have the equipment, but I don't have all the hoses
and right now I'm just aone-man show, unfortunately.
But yeah, I could do the house,like the walls and stuff like
that, but really I focus more ondriveways, sidewalksios, things
like that.
Okay, yeah, so very good.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
So what are, when it comes to cleaning, I guess, like
carpets and and I guess likeall across the board with what
you do?
Yeah, one of the reasons thatwe do this show, aside from
getting to know local businesses, kind of getting a look under
the hood, learning a little bitabout what they do, how they got
(05:26):
started Really education, right.
All these different businesseswe have on the show.
They're all experts in theirtrade.
What are some of the mostcommon misconceptions that your
customers typically havesurrounding some of the services
that you do?
Speaker 3 (05:43):
I'm thinking in my mind about, like the cleaning
the carpet cleaning is thereanything that comes up yeah,
there is, and this is somethingthat I tell all my customers,
especially with the carpetcleaning, you know, some people
think, oh, it'll remove all thestains, I will try my hardest,
but I can't guarantee all thestains are going to be removed.
(06:03):
You, it's a little bit easieron concrete, but on carpet, you
know, don't get me wrong A lotof them do get removed, but
sometimes there are some leftbehind and a carpet cleaner that
tells you, oh, I can remove anystain, is lying to you, to say
the least, you know.
And uh, yeah, that's a bigmisconception.
They think everything's goingto be, you know, removed.
(06:25):
Another big misconception is oh, it dries up really, really
fast.
No, it takes about an entireday to dry, you know.
So that's a big misconception.
The pressure cleaning, somethingI try to tell.
I've had this issue and I haveto tell customers, hey, you need
to move your cars far awaybecause there's a lot of
(06:45):
overspray with pressure cleaningand sometimes that gets on cars
, things like that.
So you know, people think aboutthat before you decide to hire
someone.
Where can I move my cars oranything that I don't want
overspray on?
Okay, those are bigmisconceptions.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
So pretty new into this, this new venture.
What would you say has been oneof the biggest challenges that
you've faced?
Getting this thing off theground?
You mentioned you're flyingsolo, so you got to wear many
hats with what you're doing.
What have been some of thechallenges, the biggest
challenge that you faced?
Speaker 3 (07:23):
The biggest challenge right now is being able to get
my work.
Being able to get the businessout there, you know, is one of
the biggest challenges, becausewhile I'm trying to get it out
there, I'm also, you know, likeI'm getting calls to go do
something.
So I got to do it, you know,work it and then still be able
to, you know, advertise andthings like that.
So sometimes, you know, ittakes up a lot of my time, but
(07:46):
I'll be honest with you it's.
Have you ever been done like arabbit hole on the internet?
Speaker 2 (07:53):
oh, no, never oh well , I I am king of the rabbit
holes.
Okay, I am king of the rabbitholes.
Okay, I am king of the rabbitholes.
I am, I am the king forpressure?
Speaker 3 (08:04):
no, no for pressure cleaning and stuff like that.
I love watching those types ofvideos.
That's crazy.
I find them very, verysatisfying.
So, believe it or not, yeah,the work is hard, you know, but
it's it's.
It's satisfying to me findingme.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
It's like I'm making my own video as I go, if that
makes any sense.
Speaking of videos, have youever done?
I've seen videos before onyoutube.
Uh, I don't know for pressure,I'm sure they're out there, but
I've seen, like landscapingvideos where they'll go find a
house that needs a lot of workand they'll knock on the door
and do a video and they'll offerto do the whole job for free
and they'll film it and put itup on the youtube channel.
That's a cool way to kind ofmarket the business and create a
buzz in the neighborhood andthat kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
So something you could do, Absolutely.
I've thought about that.
But also I have this thing thatif I'm going to do something
for charity, I shouldn't make itpublic.
Does that make any sense?
You shouldn't make it?
Yeah, Like I shouldn't make itpublic, I just like.
You know.
I like doing it because itshould be done, not because you
(09:00):
know.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Not for the market.
I like doing it because itshould be done, not because it's
not for the market.
I get that and I can see wherethey're coming from, but in
reality you're still.
You're doing a free service forsomebody that needs the help
and you should benefit from thatin some way.
And, if you can, you knowwhat's good for the goose is
good for the gander.
If you can create some coolcontent that resonates and get
some exposure and visibility,yeah, I don't think there's much
(09:21):
wrong with that from where I'msitting anyway.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Well, you know what I definitely will.
I mean, if any of yourlisteners you know have an issue
and they might be afraid tocall because of money, wise,
tell them to give me a call.
You know, so that might beinteresting.
I might, just I might, do that.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
You hear that everyone you're listening to
this.
You're looking outside and allyou see is dirt all over your
place and you're not in aposition to fix it.
Give Michael a call.
He'll help you out.
He's a good dude.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Very cool.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
How long have you been DJing for?
I had back when I went to UFback in 98, I had a pair of one
point technique techniquesturntables with some.
Yeah, I did, I was into thetechno scene and I actually it's
funny I sold my old house likefive or six years ago and I had
(10:15):
those tables in my garage ofthat house the whole time I was
there.
Basically, like many otherthings when you move, I moved it
from storage in one location tothe new house and when I was
moving I was like you know what?
I'm not going to carry these.
They're very heavy.
I'm just going to leave themoutside on the side of the road.
Somebody will take them.
So I left my turntables andpacked up all my junk and moved
all the junk and it turns outthat I would have used those
(10:37):
turntables, because now I'mheavy back into music and I wish
I had them for my setup.
I have a keyboard, I have myguitar back here a drum.
I mean if I had some tables I'dbe in good shape.
so anyway, I digress tell meabout your dj and career yeah,
well, I started when I was 13 inmiddle school ah doing
Speaker 3 (10:55):
bar mitzvahs and whatnot.
I doing bar mitzvahs andremember it's miami, so I did
kinses.
I did sweet 16s.
You know I did, yeah, all this,all these different parties.
It's funny because now I havecustomers that I've done the the
girls kinsen.
I dj'd her wedding and now I'vedone her daughter's kinses.
So you know it's it's fullcircle.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Huh, full circle, it's come, yeah exactly.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Well, I mean, I would for years.
Uh, it used to be called superwheels down in miami.
It was a roller rink.
It was a hot wheels when Istarted, so I was djing down
there.
I mean it's.
You know, the roller rinks iswhere I'm famous for, but I'm
still mobile and things likethat.
It's once again, it's a passionthat I chase.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
So so now, I know I, I know nowadays with with djing,
they don't have the traditionalturn to everything's all
electronic right.
I've never played around withany of that new equipment do you
ever?
Do you use like that new setupdo you have?
Because I've seen people spinthey have, like like some,
sometimes they'll have recordsto scratch off of or I I don't
know.
Like, enlighten me, tell mewhat's going on in the dj so
(12:01):
what I have is called a digitalturntable.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
It's a controller.
Okay, it's made by rain.
I don't know if you rememberrain mixers back in the day it
was like the mixer to have withthe sl 1200s, with those
turntables.
So I actually have motorizedplatters so they actually spin
and it feels good because itfeels like you know the old
school, you can actually feel itand I could bump the record to
get it to get it.
(12:24):
You know, you find your BPM andthen you're able to bump the
record and get it to blend in.
So I'm assuming, since you'refrom the techno Crowd, you might
understand what I'm saying.
Yeah, yeah, where you, you canbump the record because it's
spinning and you actually feelthat's happening in your hand.
So, yeah, I actually do usedigital turntables and do stuff
like that.
(12:44):
Yeah, it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Yeah, you're making me like excited about when I
want to get my setup going.
I'm, I'm really really big, I,I.
You see the guitar in thebackground yeah I've been
playing the guitar at 30 plusyears, since I was like 13, 12,
13, 30 plus years, since I waslike 13, 12, 13 and more on and
(13:07):
off, but more off than on.
And over the last couple ofyears I have been like full
force gung ho, playing like onaverage hour, two hours every
day.
I never really studied musicbefore and now I'm starting to
learn music and I'm reallyreally getting into it and it's
opened up a whole new world ofpossibility for me.
I'm really excited.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
I gotta admit I'm so jealous of you because I have
the sausage fingers and everytime I've ever tried to pick up
a guitar and play it, I alwaysend up hitting the wrong strings
.
Every time I do a piano I hitthe wrong.
You know two keys at once andI've tried.
You know I took classes andeverything.
The only good uh instrument Iwas able to play was either the
(13:45):
drums or the bass guitar.
Those are like that.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
That's just a matter like anything else.
Yeah, okay, so you have animpediment to to doing the thing
because of the fingers.
But I've seen, I'm thinkinglike one in particular, there's
a guy um, I haven't reallylooked at his hands, but he's a
very, very, very hefty guy, so Ican only imagine that he has
very, very thick fingers.
Um, his nickname, his name, isKingfish.
(14:09):
I can't remember his, his name.
He's a blues guitarist.
He's this black guy.
He's gotta be like I don't know.
He's short and he's gotta behave chubby and he plays like an
animal.
So I am willing to bet, willingto bet michael, given the
requisite amount of practice,you can find a way and you could
(14:31):
take.
You could actually find a wayto make it work for your
advantage on the guitar, becausepart of playing the guitar
comes with a feel like whenyou're soloing and playing, like
bending the strings andcreating vibrato, and the bigger
digits you have, the moreintensity you feel like when
you're soloing and playing likebending the strings and creating
vibrato, and the bigger digitsyou have, the more intensity you
can get when you do that.
So there's hope for your left.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
There's hope I mean, I, I found, I found it in the
bass, you know.
Uh, maybe also because I'm alittle bit rough, so I was able
to actually slap it, you know,and things like that, and it was
just, you know, easier for meto press down and not hit to to.
Uh, you know, hit the right key, the fret at the time I needed
slapping the basement.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
Yeah, exactly, exactly, very cool.
So around you know.
Yeah, man.
So what?
What would be one thing thatyou'd like to leave our
listeners with about yourbusiness Just starting off solo
operator here.
You've already told everybodythat you know reach out.
(15:31):
If you get somebody that needshelp, you're going to help them
for free, fantastic.
But what would be one thingthat you'd like to leave all our
listeners with about yourbusiness that you'd like them to
know?
Speaker 3 (15:41):
Listen, I just want them to know that number one I'm
passionate about.
I mean, like I said I I I'mpassionate about cleaning, you
know, about making it clean.
Uh, number two I also like tobe honest.
I would rather not get the saleand not get the gig, you know,
because I'd rather tell somebodylisten, it makes no sense to
clean this carpet, it makes moresense to replace it, you know
(16:03):
you're not going to.
You know, things like that.
I'm not out there.
Yeah, I'm trying to make aliving, but I'm not out there to
rip people off.
You know, and I've in thisindustry, unfortunately, I've
seen it all too much.
You know, with other companiesand things like that.
I've just, you know, working inthat industry.
I've seen it where people arelike oh, these people are idiots
.
You know, they paid us 200bucks to clean their carpet, but
(16:25):
that carpet's not worthcleaning.
You know, yep, so you know,that's just what I'd like to
leave them with.
You know, definitely, reach out.
You know, and yeah, I wouldlike I said I'd rather be honest
and lose it than you know,lying.
And oh, yeah, I made 200 buckstoday.
Uh, there's a saying, uh, youknow, of course I'm from miami.
(16:47):
Sometimes you shouldn't swingfor the lowest mango in the tree
, you know, sometimes you shouldjust wait for the right mango
to drop.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
You know, oh, yeah yeah, you know, I appreciate
that and that's one of thethings that I, one of the things
I love about what we do here inthis platform and getting to
know local business owners thatprovide services, is that
feeling of comfortability thatcomes, like when I, when I bring
somebody over to do a serviceor whatever.
(17:15):
It is like I can't stand when Ihave to go, for instance, call
a plumber, whatever, and then Idon't, I don't, I don't feel
like I know him, so I don't haveanything to compare it to, and
then I have to call you knowthree or four different places
that come out.
They give me quotes and, like Idon't know anything about this
subject, I'm wasting my time andenergy trying to compare things
that I'm not even I don't evenknow about.
(17:36):
I'd much rather just havesomebody that I know does good
work, that I.
I've met the owner, at least Iknow.
I've heard him talk, I feelcomfortable with him, I know
he's got my best interest atheart, he's not going to take
advantage of me, so they cancome over and give me a quote
and I don't have to question it.
It's like all right, this isfair, that's the goal.
Unfortunately, it doesn't alwayshappen, because there's a lot
(17:57):
of people out there that aretaking have to say.
It makes you feel a little bitmore comfortable and that's oh
yeah, I I totally agree with you, man.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
I've you know I also, I like shopping, small business
.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
So support local.
Yeah, I mean, if you can right,rising tide lifts all boats we
want to smack in our communityhere.
100, absolutely, man,absolutely good deal, all right.
So why don't you tell us how wecould, how we could learn more?
What's the best way to reachyou?
Maybe share your contactinformation.
Let us know how we can reachout.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
First and foremost, there's always a phone number,
area code 786-234-4412.
There's the email, which isadamgoodsservices at gmailcom.
There is, uh, also the website,adamgood servicescom.
You can reach us any of thosethree things, you know.
(18:48):
We're also on instagram andfacebook.
Like I said, we're juststarting, so try not to judge
too much by the social media.
You know, and it's once again,it's hard to, you know, take
pictures of stuff and createcontent while you're doing stuff
oh no, it's gonna blow up assoon as you start doing those,
uh, this, this freebie projects.
Well, I mean I already did one.
(19:08):
So you know, with the pressurecleaning I did one.
So yeah, it's definitely I getit.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
So very good, and we will.
Uh, of course we'll put a linkin the description to all of
your contact information, so ifanybody missed it, they can
definitely get your digits andreach out for help.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Cool man, michael, pleasure meeting you, brother.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, definitely, man.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Be safe and uh, rock on brother yeah, likewise, and
everybody thanks for tuning inand we will catch y'all next
time on the next episode of thegood neighbor podcast.
Everyone, take, have awonderful day and stay blessed.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Thanks for listening to the Good Neighbor Podcast
Cooper City.
To nominate your favorite localbusiness to be featured on the
show, go to GNPCooperCitycom.
That's GNPCooperCitycom, orcall 954-231-3170.
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