Squared Away Junk Removal

Our Story

We’re Joe and Kellee, co-owners of Squared Away Junk Removal. For 25 years, we both worked hard living paycheck to paycheck while raising 5 kids. Working as an engineer and a music teacher, we had some fulfilling moments in our careers, but Joe became more and more dissatisfied. Corporate business can be a “dog eat dog” world and it wasn’t fulfilling anymore. He understood if everyone would help each other instead of undermine one another, businesses would be much more profitable, and that’s the kind of environment we yearned for! We had talked about starting our own business off and on over the years but didn’t feel we had enough knowledge to make it a success. Staying in our comfort zones was too appealing. We were just an engineer and music teacher after all.

In January 2020, Joe’s beloved dad died, and the day after returning home from the funeral, he found out his department had been shut down and everyone was being laid off. This was the second time in two years in the oil industry he’d been laid off! However, despite the crushing news, we realized this was the opportunity we needed to step out of our comfort zone and live the true American Dream! So we started our own successful business!

With a little money in the bank, we decided we had been given the perfect gift of being forced out of our comfortable but stagnant life and step into entrepreneurship! We prayed a lot. We studied a lot. We made a list of ideas and decided to start a junk removal business.

Why junk?

Joe is a bit of a clean freak thanks to his mom and having served in the United States Marine Corps. In the military, Joe would often hear the phrase, “Get this Squared Away!” Let’s get this squared away has become an often used phrase in Joe’s life and in our home. When Joe cleans, he really does take care of and get’s it squared away and the name Squared Away Junk Removal was born!

Most of Joe’s business ideas had to do with Real Estate and one easy start up that wouldn’t require a bank loan was to use his truck and trailer. Every Real Estate agent suggests clients de-clutter their home before it’s placed on the market so why not help them in that process? Of course, we also serve many others who aren’t buying or selling their home because we all need to de-clutter once in a while!

BUT! We’re more than just a junk removal business. We have dreams of growing our company with the intent to help others start their own business! We believe everyone has the potential to become financially independent. No more layoffs! And no more “dog eat dog” competition! We want to help our team members on their own path to business ownership, whether it’s with us as a future franchise owner or with their own business. We want to mentor others and encourage them to change their status quo! We believe there’s enough success for all of us if we help each other.

Not only do we want to help our own employees with their own dreams, but we want to also give back to the communities we serve. We train our team to look for an extra service they can do for the homeowners we serve, if possible. Do they need an extra hand moving junk or some things around? Did their dog just get loose? Did we leave their now clutter-free space cleaner than we found it? Did we meet our business goals and have an opportunity to offer someone a service at no charge?

We would love to have you join us in our quest to help others become their own business owners and serve others along the way! You can do that by letting us serve you in your own home, team up with us if you’re in real estate or help even by mentoring someone on their own business journey! Can’t wait to meet you soon! We service Magnolia, Tomball, and all surrounding areas in Texas.