{"id":10130,"date":"2019-01-23T20:23:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T01:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/east-tennessee.certapro.com\/?post_type=community&#038;p=10130"},"modified":"2024-02-26T02:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T07:57:22","slug":"local-couple-earns-certapro-painters-top-award","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/community\/local-couple-earns-certapro-painters-top-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Couple Earns CertaPro Painters Top Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(KNOXVILLE, TN)<\/strong> \u2013 Jeff and Joann Brown, Knoxville residents and the owners of<br \/>\nCertaPro Painters of Knoxville &amp;amp; East TN were recently the recipients of the company\u2019s<br \/>\nhighest honor, the CertaCup award. The criteria for this coveted award are that the<br \/>\nfranchisee and team embody the golden rule, the company\u2019s values and consistently delivers<br \/>\nan extraordinary customer experience. In addition, the winner has experienced growth in<br \/>\nhis\/her residential and commercial painting business.<br \/>\nFor 16 years, the Browns have been serving the region and have built a strong team at<br \/>\nevery level. They continue to strive and deliver the utmost in customer service. Jeff Brown is<br \/>\na US Air Force veteran and was in the trucking industry for 17 years prior to owning their<br \/>\nCertaPro Painters business. While in the trucking industry, he held many roles (sales,<br \/>\noperations and senior management) which helped him prepare for owning a business.<br \/>\n\u201cCertaPro Painters was a great match and I haven\u2019t looked back ever since,\u201d said Jeff Brown.<br \/>\n\u201cOur business is the second largest franchise in North America.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be selected for this prestigious award,\u201d said Joann Brown. \u201cOur<br \/>\ncustomers inspire us to always do our best and that is the credo of CertaPro Painters. \u201cWe\u2019re<br \/>\nglad to have been named winners and hope that we can serve as role models for other<br \/>\nfranchisees in the system.\u201d<br \/>\nCertaPro Painters is North America\u2019s largest and most-referred painting company.<br \/>\nCommercial and residential painting is an estimated $40 billion industry in the U.S. and<br \/>\nCanada. CertaPro has been consistently ranked No. 1 by Entrepreneur magazine in its<\/p>\n<p>category and boasts a customer referral rate that exceeds 95 percent. Best-in-class<br \/>\noperational systems and procedures make CertaPro the most professional business model in<br \/>\nthe industry and its satisfied customers are the direct benefactors.<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s more, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of actively<br \/>\nemployed painting and wall-covering contractors will increase by 38.5 percent during the 10-<br \/>\nyear period from 2010 to 2020. The bureau further concluded that sales of residential painting<br \/>\nservices are likely to increase by an annual rate of three to four percent during the same<br \/>\nperiod.<br \/>\nFor more information,\u00a0 call 865-470-0001.<br \/>\n###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About CertaPro Painters\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nFounded in 1992, Oaks, Pennsylvania-based CertaPro Painters is the largest painting<br \/>\ncompany in North America. With more than 350 independently owned and operated<br \/>\nfranchises worldwide, CertaPro provides a customer-driven painting experience for both<br \/>\nresidential and commercial properties that is unparalleled in the industry (both residential and<br \/>\ncommercial). The company\u2019s stellar service and proven business system have made<br \/>\nCertaPro North America\u2019s most referred painting company. For more information, visit<br \/>\nwww.certapro.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(KNOXVILLE, TN) \u2013 Jeff and Joann Brown, Knoxville residents and the owners of CertaPro Painters of Knoxville &amp;amp; East TN were recently the recipients of the company\u2019s highest honor, the CertaCup award. The criteria for this coveted award are that the franchisee and team embody the golden rule, the company\u2019s values and consistently delivers an<a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/community\/local-couple-earns-certapro-painters-top-award\/\">Read the full article <em class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[45,20],"tags":[212],"class_list":["post-10130","community","type-community","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-certapro-painters","category-community","tag-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/10130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/10130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/east-tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}