Franchisee Profile: Tim Janasek

Name: Tim Janasek
Development Date: Spring, 2010
Territory: Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), OH
Phone Number: 440-829-0224
Email: tjanasek@wedolines.com

Tim Janasek is from the Cleveland, Ohio area. He is a graduate of Wittenberg University and has a business background of over 25 years in sales and marketing management. We Do Lines of Cleveland, Ohio is family owned and operated. 
 
How did you learn about the brand? 
A family member who lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where We Do Lines is based, read some of the local press for We Do Lines and told me about them. We were immediately intrigued by the concept and I began doing market research regarding the viability of the business model within the Northeast Ohio area. We   decided that a We Do Lines franchise would be a perfect fit for developing a new brand and business within the pavement marking industry.                                                                         
                                                                                                    

What was appealing to you about joining We Do Lines? 
The We Do Lines franchise has provided us with the opportunity to own, manage and operate a family business. We couldn’t be happier with the national branding and support system that We Do Lines offers. Their intranet management system really streamlines the administrative tasks associated with running a small business allowing us to focus on sales, marketing, networking, building and maintaining client relationships and of course spraying paint on the ground.

What makes your business different? 
Professionalism, dependability and customer service are what separates, We Do Lines from our competitors. We Do Lines is not a “weekend warrior” striping company. Our project range has included private jet centers, churches, school districts, manufacturing facilities, office buildings, parking garages and retail plazas. We also have the support and power of a national brand behind us that allows for increased market exposure and continued growth.

What are your business development plans? 
Currently, our focus is on pavement markings and line striping projects that require either re-striping, striping over sealcoating or new layouts. However, the ability to provide additional services within the pavement marking and maintenance category is a growth opportunity. We will continue to develop business relationships with respected and quality focused Seal Coaters, Paving and Construction Companies in the Northeast Ohio area.

Do you have any other interesting hobbies or passions? 
I enjoy playing golf whenever I get the chance. However, growing and expanding the business is my passion at the moment.

ABOUT WE DO LINES, USA 
Based in Ridgefield, Conn., and founded in 2008 by three friends looking to revolutionize a $1 billion segment of a $29 billion industry, We Do Lines, USA, a full-service parking lot striping franchise provides quality, professional, and reliable line striping services in a timely and cost efficient manner. Its services make parking lots everywhere safer, cleaner and more functional, while enhancing the overall aesthetics of the property. We Do Lines, USA accomplishes this mission by utilizing a combination of state-of-the-art technology and trained professionals to ensure a top-quality end result. For more information, please visit 

www.wedolines.com.

We’re Here, And We’re Wacky: A Retrospective on the Success of We Do Lines

I think we can all agree that those who attempted to launch their small business during the recession took an extra risk – some might even say an uncalculated risk. Sure, the concept may be viable, but even the most viable small businesses have had problems surviving over the past two years.

Perhaps the key to success is eccentricity. Perhaps it’s those recession-launched companies that are just a little funkier than the others that did the best job of sticking out, raising eyebrows, and creating a foundation for success, gaining market share once the economy starts picking back up.

At We Do Lines, that’s exactly what we did.

It all started one day in 2008, when three business partners had a rather strange problem. We needed to accomplish a simple task: get lines painted in our business parking lot, yet we could find no one to do it. We called a slew of companies who did parking lot line striping on the side, but most never even called back. That’s when we discovered that there was a very specific void to be filled, and decided to come together and revolutionize an industry.

What we saw was a need for a more professional, reliable and efficient business to paint all those much-needed lines in parking lots across the nation. For two years, the three of us striped parking lot lines from Maine to Florida, putting a face to the parking lot line striping industry. Who couldn’t remember a name like We Do Lines? Then, late last year, we decided to turn our new small business into a national franchise. Within four months of launching, we had already signed 6 territories with a pipeline full of future prospects from all over the country. We Do Lines is the first and only company to tap into this estimated $1 billion industry segment. The reason for our success? A wacky yet simple concept that would capture people’s attention and fill a need in an untapped market.

Now, the risk has more than paid off. When other industries are failing due to the recession, at We Do Lines we’ve doubled our growth and are planning on expanding our business nationwide using a new franchise model that’s currently being implemented quite successfully in Cleveland. We Do Lines is now in the process of signing on a whole new slew of franchisees across the country—anyone could be next!

The fact is, parking lots need lines. And that’s what we do.

We Do Lines Revolutionizes Parking Lot Striping Industry; Selects Cleveland for Newest Opening

After Successfully Proving its Methodology with Service from Maine to Florida, Connecticut Company Expands to Cleveland

With over 500 million parking spaces across America, it makes one wonder exactly who is responsible for painting all of the lines in parking lots. We Do Lines, USA Inc. is the first national parking lot line striping company and Cleveland entrepreneur Tim Janasek has launched a We Do Lines franchise servicing the Greater Cleveland area.

Northeast Ohio, like all major metropolitan markets, has a significant quantity of parking lots that require annual line striping to maintain safety and functionality. The We Do Lines brand and business model provides Janasek, a 25-year sales and marketing management professional, with the perfect independent business opportunity to provide a valuable service to an industry that requires professionalism, reliability, quality work and a customer first mentality.

“A business owner knows that the parking lot is their welcome mat. It is the first and last impression of their business to visitors, customers and employees,” said Janasek. “Business owners also realize their parking lot is a high insurance liability risk. Worn or faded pavement markings reduce the safety of their lot and increase their liability risk. Line striping on an annual basis is a economical way to maintain a clean, safe and functional parking lot that yields a high return on their investment.”

We Do Lines is known for their professionalism, reliability and quality of parking lot striping and seeks franchisees who are able to operate the machinery, and additionally a businessperson who understands scalability, networking, and growing a business for themselves.

“Tim Janasek exemplifies all of these characteristics,” said Chris Couri, co-founder of We Do Lines. “Janasek is a perfect fit for We Do Lines and we are confident that he will prove to be an asset to We Do Lines. Janasek will become completely ingrained in the community, while playing a significant role in the continuous development and growth of the We Do Lines brand.”

Franchisee Profile: Tim Janasek

Franchisee Since: March 2010
Franchise Location/s: Cleveland, OH

How Tim Janasek Got Started With We Do Lines…

A 25-year veteran of the sales and marketing industry, Tim found himself without a job because of cutbacks and layoff’s his company was making. Tim’s brother, David, lives in Ridgefield, CT, where We Do Lines is based, and noticed several newspaper articles about the We Do Lines concept in local newspapers. David knew a few of the We Do Lines founders from another business in the area and was really interested in their most recent business concept, We Do Lines. David had mentioned the idea to Tim as an alternative business opportunity as a result of being laid off. Tim’s interest was piqued immediately and he reached out to We Do Lines.

After several months of research on We Do Lines and the demand for parking lot striping services in Cleveland, Tim realized the We Do Lines proposition of an untapped market held true in northeastern Ohio. With the sheer volume of parking lots throughout Cleveland and the surrounding communities, Tim knew that sometime or another, all parking lots need to be striped, and he jumped on the opportunity to bring We Do Lines to the Cleveland market for the very first time.

What Intrigued Tim Janasek about We Do Lines…

Because of the infrastructure put into place for entrepreneurs to buy into the We Do Lines franchise concept, Tim immediately saw the growth potential of We Do Lines throughout Cleveland. We Do Lines has taken the line striping segment of the parking industry to a national level, and with We Do Lines’ national presence, Tim is able to grow as a business owner.

As a franchisee of We Do Lines, Tim has become part of a family where he is able to solely concentrate on running the business and interacting with customers, while the We Do Lines corporate team handles all of the billing from a centralized command center.

Something Interesting About Tim Janasek’s Story…

Tim has three brothers and a sister, all of whom have come together to invest in the We Do Lines franchise. Together they have created an infrastructure within their franchise to help them grow as business owners. Tim will be the Managing Director and run the business from Cleveland. David, in Ridgefield, CT, is the Vice President of Sales; Robert in Brentwood, TN is the Director of Marketing; Mark in Cleveland, OH is the Treasurer and Nancy in Lindhurst, OH is the President. Together, Tim and his siblings have created Janasek Family Partnership.

Tim has three children, Timmy, a 20-year old sophomore at Miami University of Ohio, Joey, an 18-year old freshman at the University of Dayton and Annie Rose, a seventh grader.

Where Specifically Did Tim Janasek Learn About We Do Lines?

Tim learned about We Do Lines through his brother, David, who lives in Ridgefield, CT. David knows a few of the We Do Lines founders and began speaking to them about the franchise concept, before introducing Tim to the idea. Tim had been looking for an alternative business opportunity after being laid off from corporate America and We Do Lines was the perfect solution.