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 love 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.

And I am a handyman in every sense of the term! My grandfather was the handyman of handymen. 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 the handyman trade 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 my own construction company. I knew how to make money but I didn't have any focus. I just took all kinds of jobs and it was literally all over the board. As a result, we were spread too thin, and it didn't work. I was too stressed out and the lack of focus really bothered me.

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. 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