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The Profitable Cleaner
Welcome to The Profitable Cleaner Podcast, the #1 podcast in the Cleaning & Facility Maintenance Industry.
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#190 Your Business Won’t Grow Until You Do - Ft Ken Wilkinson
🧭 What do Faith, Ego & Leadership have to do with running a successful company?
As it turns out — everything.
Welcome to our first professionally recorded episode inside the new studio — and we couldn’t have asked for a better guest to kick it off.
In this raw and real episode, James sits down with Ken Wilkinson, the Founder & CEO of Layer 10, to explore the deeper truths behind leadership and growth. More than a tech expert, Ken is a man of faith, a father, a husband, and someone who has faced his own ego to become the leader he is today.
From being humbled on the jiu-jitsu mat to diffusing tension at Costco — Ken reveals the moments that shaped him and the leadership philosophies he lives by.
This isn’t a tech episode. It’s about becoming someone your business can grow with.
🎧 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- ✅ Why your business will never outgrow your personal development
- ✅ How ego and pride sabotage growth (and how to overcome them)
- ✅ The connection between jiu-jitsu, discipline, and self-awareness
- ✅ How to lead your company without losing your soul
- ✅ Why integrating faith, values, and leadership builds legacy
- ✅ What “put in the work” really means in business and life
📚 Episode Breakdown:
- (00:00) – Intro: Who is Ken Wilkinson?
- (02:10) – Ken’s Connection to Trailhead Community
- (06:30) – Faith, Family & the Foundation of Leadership
- (10:45) – Why Ego Is a Business Killer
- (14:20) – Jiu-Jitsu: The Art of Discipline, Humility & Focus
- (19:35) – From IT Consultant to Technology Architect
- (24:00) – Layer 10’s Purpose: People Before Products
- (28:00) – Serving Buildings & the People Inside Them
- (33:15) – The Power of Vulnerability & Taking Ownership
- (40:00) – Commercial Real Estate Challenges & The Future
🔥 Whether you’re running a 10-person team or a multi-million dollar company, this episode will challenge you to reflect on who you're becoming — not just what you’re building.
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