About the Founder

Early on when we surveyed our franchise owners about why they chose to join HomeTask, they repeatedly cited my passion as one of the key reasons. This got me thinking: Just why am I so passionate about this company and these people?

I realized I enjoy HomeTask and want to spread the word about it because it enables people to live independent lives with structure and good income. They can be on their own but still have a place where they feel taken care of. I’m also passionate about HomeTask because we provide opportunities for folks to serve others with their gifts and talents, and for some, that’s the kind of work they find most fulfilling. Much more so than sitting at a desk. For more on this, read "The Five Love Languages," by Gary Chapman or "GO" by Marcus Buckingham.

And I am a fix it guy in every sense! My grandfather was the fix it guys of all the hip, cool, smart, manual dexterity types. He worked at Sears as a repairman for 30 years, retired and then started his own gig. He was a great man. I learned a lot more than some aspects of the trades (service) from him. He taught me how to smile. He literally begged me to move to Utah and take over his established business with a stream of customers he could never keep up with. Yet I declined because of visions of greatness in corporate America as an engineer. That was then.

Years later, I realized that working for someone else was not in my “jeans” … or my genes. So I started a construction company. I knew how to make money but I didn't have any focus or vision for the company. When someone asked, we said "yes!" As a result, I was spread too thin, and it wasn't fun. Sure, we made money but is that what it is all about?

One day when the company had grown to five different divisions and 20 employees, I started to read "Good to Great" by Jim Collins. The whole book, but especially the hedgehog concept, really got my attention and made me realize I needed to focus to be the best in my business. That led me to the realization that I need to franchise our handyman service (which became the very first HomeTask Brand). My new focus became reaching out to men and women who want to work with their hands and have their own business.

Plenty of adults want the chance to work with their hands but don’t get it. The fact is, there is a huge opportunity in the service industry for people like that, the people who don’t want to spend years sitting in a cubicle! These smart ones will do wonderful owning a HomeTask business.

Dedicated to Service,
Jerrod Sessler
Founder & CEO