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The Voice • March 2008 9
Spotlight On:
Prestige Unlimited Services, John Browne
It is not every day that you hear of such an
inspirational story as that of John Browne
and his company, Prestige Unlimited
Services. One wouldn’t normally consider
the creation of a cleaning company to be
particularly remarkable, but John’s story
will surely change your mind, as it did
mine.
John Browne was born and raised in
Cincinnati and spent the first ten years of
his career in the Navy where he got his
first experiences in general and ventilation
cleaning on the ships. After the Navy, John
worked for AK Steel where he cleaned and
maintained a variety of materials.
John always dreamed of owning his own company; so when
he was diagnosed with cancer in his early-thirties, and was on
sick leave from AK Steel, he became an avid researcher on all
aspects of starting a business. When John became stronger after
an operation and extensive chemotherapy, he went back to work
for AK Steel; it was at this time that AK Steel workers went on
strike. Finding himself home once again, John continued his
research and put his company down on paper. When AK Steel
called him back to work, John had to choose between working
for a Fortune 500 company and following his dream. The dream
won!
Prestige Unlimited Services offers all aspects of cleaning (both residential
John Browne,
Prestige Unlimited
Services
and commercial) including carpet and
upholstery, windows, ventilation systems,
chimneys, emergency water removal/
restoration, janitorial services and residential
home cleaning. Prestige Unlimited Services
is unique in that John is well educated on
all aspects of the cleaning business; he is
a certified water restorer, a certified carpet
cleaner and a master chimney sweep. The
company was started three years ago in
Springdale, but when the company grew,
along with his family, John decided to move
to West Chester, where his wife was born
and raised. He found West Chester to be
ideal because of its strategic location and
access to area highways.
John’s optimism and attitude are truly inspirational. At 38 years
old, he is now in remission; as John puts it, “The doc keeps
smiling at me, so I know I’m good!” In true Ohio spirit, after
his last operation, John was present two days later to referee a
football game; after I expressed my astonishment, John noted,
“I love football too much. I thought to myself, ‘I’m not going
to let cancer stop me!’” John has seen the positive side of this
terrible disease, because if it wasn’t for cancer, owning his own
business would have remained a dream, and not the
reality it is today.
By Ali Fischetti
Marketing Coordinator
West Chester Chamber Alliance
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