Start the New Year off on a green note! How to tackle two resolutions at once: Get more organized AND live an eco-friendlier life! One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is being more organized. And one of the most critical steps to organization is eliminating excess clutter. By eliminating clutter, you’ll literally have fewer things to worry about — so you can be more thoughtful and deliberate about managing what’s left ...
“Not for the weak or faint of heart”. Those are the people we’re searching for. After rigorous training and testing, only the bravest can lug. We couldn’t be prouder of our team. Who can load a truck the fastest? Who owns the most green? Hear what these men have to say about The Junkluggers (and each other…sorry Long Island). Click HERE if you think you have what it takes to be part ...
Name: Co-owner Scott Zane Opening Date: October 1st, 2013 Territory: South shore of Suffolk County Born and raised in Long Island, Scott Zane was looking for a change of pace after working in operations for Cintas and Nestlé’s Poland Spring, so after coming across The Junkluggers in an article in Long Island Business News he decided to open his own location to serve the South shore of Suffolk County. Scott, who lives with his ...
Francis Hill has been a Long Island guy all his life. Looking for the right location and education, he went down to Florida to study marine science, but ended up coming back to Long Island to intern with Merrill Lynch. He later went to Washington DC and got an undergraduate degree at American University in Business Administration in 2007. He then came back to “The Island” working for a family foundation called Adikes Foundation, a ...
Zak Raffel, 28 years old, was born in Westchester County, New York and went to the University of Vermont in Burlington earning a business administration degree. After graduation, Zak came back to New York City and was searching for a career that was right for him. Zak started selling memberships at a local gym and then worked for a wholesale manufacturer of licensed sports and entertainment photography. After these jobs, Zak got a job with ...
Mike Schmidt, 49 years old, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1987 with an electrical engineering degree. After graduation, Mike led an engineering group for ACE USA, a global insurance company where he was the Vice President of Property Engineering. In 2011, Mike left the company, and then went to a non-profit in 2012. The move didn't pan out how he thought, and then on New Year's Eve Day ...
The Junkluggers were recently featured in the Long Island Business News in an article titled, “Long Island franchisee a Junklugger“. In the article, Francis Hill discussed his background and how he is the first franchisee for The Junkluggers Long Island. He will expand on his specific development and expansion plans. Josh Cohen discussed how he founded and started the business while still in college, and how he has recently started franchising the business in order ...
Furniture Sharehouse is a wonderful organization that provides free furniture to families in need in Westchester county. The Junkluggers have been proudly partnering with Furniture Sharehouse for years, providing free furniture to needy families in the area. The families we support include those who are moving into permanent housing from homeless shelters, battered women and children rebuilding their lives, victims of fires or other natural disasters, young adults aging out of foster care, and working ...
Step 1 Start small – Don’t attempt to clear an entire house in one day. This can quickly squash your motivation and cause you to procrastinate. Do it in pieces. Clear out one room at a time starting with an easier one first so that you can stay motivated to move on to the next one. When you get to a bigger more difficult room, divide the area into three or four sections and sort ...
Sharon Lowenheim, the Organizing Goddess, attended MIT, UPENN, and Wharton in addition to having worked at major corporations like Mobil, Phillip Morris and Pfizer. Sharon organizes with Ivy League polish, Fortune 500 efficiency, and New York attitude! If you’re looking to make New Year’s resolutions a reality, Sharon has the insights to make that happen and it all begins with organization. Ultimately, organization encompasses time management and even how one might approach life ...
With technology coming at us from every different angle, the process of organizing seems a daunting task. Is it better to tackle the insurmountable, or something that will yield immediate results? Sharon Lowenheim, The Organizing Goddess, recalls when VCRs first came out on the market. Sharon points out that while VCRs (or DVRs) enable you to perhaps go out with your friends and record an episode for later, these time-saving tasks actually prevent you from ...
If you’ve read Part I and Part II of this interview with Sharon Lowenheim, The Organizing Goddess, current President of NAPO-NY, you’re two steps closer toward getting organized and making your New Year’s resolutions a reality. Now, to make sure that your resolve is strong and you’re well on your way towards a Happy & Healthy New Year… Sharon cautions against giving in to the tendency to say “I’ll do it ...
With Spring cleaning on the mind and some of the implications that may hold, whether that means getting organized, interior design options, or even preparation for a home sale, the Junkluggers have reached out to an expert panel of top organizers to see what insights they might hold. Please feel free to check out their websites for more info about them. Featured (alphabetically) we have Matt Baier, Matt Baier Organizing; Jeffrey Calandra, ocd4life; Barbara Reich ...
Four Easy Steps to Getting Your Clean On Step 1: Start small – Don’t attempt to clear an entire house in one day. This can quickly squash your motivation and cause you to procrastinate. Do it in pieces. Clear out one room at a time starting with an easier one first so that you can stay motivated to move on to the next one. When you get to a bigger more difficult room, divide the ...
Ever see the show Dirty Jobs? Well that guy needs to come check out some of the stuff that our luggers have had to deal with… One of our nastiest jobs… East Fishkill, NY – This was, according to the luggers that worked it, the absolute worst. The home owner no longer had running water or electricity. It was the height of summer with degrees reaching into the 90’s every grueling day they had to ...
You know the saying, “out of sight, out of mind”? When was the last time you went to your basement, your garage, or that beat up shed outside? I bet you would be surprised at what you would find there. When it’s not in your face everyday, it’s easy to forget about and not worry about that stuff. If you take a moment to picture the contents of the aforementioned spaces sitting say ...
Being “green” these days is actually getting easier and easier. The world around you is infinitely more conscious of taking care of itself. In our junk removal, Junkluggers is dedicated to keeping as much out of the landfills as possible and we want to get everyone on our band wagon. A simple Google search will find hundreds of ways to be green and go green. All it takes is a “Rethink“. Rethink about what you ...
At the young age of 26, Josh Cohen, President and CEO of The Junkluggers, LLC found himself speaking at UCONN in Stamford for the “How to Start a Business” seminar. The audience was filled with SCORE business coaches and owners, as well as aspiring future business owners, all of which were older than Mr. Cohen. The question is, how does a young man, become successful so quickly, right out of college, and in the midst ...
The Junkluggers have been donating furniture to Homes for the Brave, a rehabilitation and housing program for service veterans located throughout Fairfield County, CT. Junkluggers Director of Operations, Asher Fink, speaking at a Veterans’ Day lunch in New Haven, announced that The Junkluggers will be actively involved in taking usable furniture from local jobs and donating it to Homes for the Brave, which provides housing and services to more than 400 homeless veterans and non-veterans ...
The Junkluggers is proud to announce that we are expanding! Our first operating franchise partner, Francis Hill, who currently provides our eco-friendly junk removal services with The Junkluggers of Nassau County is extending his service area to include all of Queens County, NY. We are very excited to support Francis in his next step with The Junkluggers as he provides an excellent service to the people of Queens! Read the full press release below for ...
