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Hand phones, intake and email triage to AI so a cleaning company owner gets his evenings back

who Rick Chorney, co-founder and president of Echo Janitorial Services (commercial cleaning, Abbotsford, British Columbia), as reported by Fortune

What it does

In about half a day he set up an intake form that feeds new inquiries into Jobber, Jobber's AI receptionist, and automatic acknowledgment messages for new clients. The receptionist fields up to 15 calls an hour and escalates only what matters. Fixer AI sorts his inbox each morning into action required, drafted reply, likely spam and confirmed spam, then texts him a briefing. He uses ChatGPT to polish emails and Claude for client cost comparisons, BC labor-law questions and documenting operations.

Tool cost

From $8/mo (checked prices)

Setup

Easy · or we do it from $497

Tools

Jobber, ChatGPT, Claude, Fixer AI, Perplexity

Missed callsPaperwork & adminSlow lead repliesHome Services & Trades

The problem

In his first year he worked from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week, cleaning by day and handling every email, phone call and quote himself at night.

What happened

Per Fortune, which says it reviewed his business records: revenue went from $242,000 to just under $1 million the next year after he added AI, and he projects $1.3 million this year with 16 cleaners. He says the receptionist costs $99 a month versus roughly $4,000 for a human, he spends about 20 minutes a day on email, and he now works about eight hours a day.

News report Quoted in the source: Rick Chorney, Co-founder and President, Echo Janitorial Services. Source: Fortune: Meet a 29-year-old blue-collar founder who used AI to triple his revenue in 3 years (2026-03-28) · Added 2026-10-14. Results as reported by the source; we haven't independently verified them.

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How to set it up yourself

  1. Route your website inquiry form straight into your job management software.
  2. Turn on an AI receptionist and decide which calls it should escalate to you.
  3. Send an automatic acknowledgment to every new client inquiry.
  4. Have an inbox tool pre-sort email and text you a short daily briefing.

Copy-paste prompt

I run a commercial cleaning company. A prospect currently uses in-house cleaners. Build a one-page comparison of their true cost of in-house cleaning (wages, payroll taxes, supplies, turnover, sick-day coverage, supervision) versus my proposal of {MONTHLY PRICE}. List the risks of each option honestly and mark any numbers I need to confirm. Details: {PASTE}

Tools used

Jobber

Field service software for quotes, scheduling and invoicing, with an optional AI Receptionist add-on.

From $29/mo billed annually (checked 2026-10-13)

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ChatGPT

General AI assistant for writing, research, brainstorming and analysis.

From Go $8/mo (Plus $20/mo) (checked 2026-10-13)

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Claude

AI assistant for writing, long documents, analysis and coding help.

From $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (checked 2026-10-13)

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Checked prices: Jobber: from $29/mo billed annually (verified 2026-10-13) · ChatGPT: from Go $8/mo (Plus $20/mo) (verified 2026-10-13) · Claude: from $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (verified 2026-10-13)

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