Member Profile: Wendy Tarlow
Your Name: Wendy Tarlow
Name of your business: Hamptons Lane Home Organics Inc.
When did you open your business? This is a new Start Up
What services do you offer? Green Cleaning Service, Concierge Services: Errands, Grocery Shopping, Personal Assistant, Delivery services, Complete Turn Down Services, Property Management, Eco-Painting, Pet Services, Recreational Services
Why did you start the business? The idea of starting an organic cleaning business in the Hamptons NY area came from the use of safe Products for my family and my house. My partner Wendy Tarlow, was diagnosed with cancer four years ago and using regular store bought products around her was causing her much distress. My son was also becoming very sensitive to store bought products and was showing early signs of eczema and asthma so we started to research organic and green products that we could use in our own house in Sag Harbor NY.
I have heard many times that you cannot get a house clean enough with Natural products. That is just not so. Actually White Vinegar is about the best item to use to clean a beautiful wood floor although some people don’t like how it smells. We have found a product Called Thieves Household Floor Cleaner that is just fantastic. It is safe for wood, animals, and children and kills germs at the same time. We have also found a whole other product line that uses Tea Tree as its base and is all-natural, No formaldehyde, No additives or fillers, smells great and really does the job. People have asked, “How do you manage to clean Glass or Stainless Steel with Natural Product?” Research!
In our case, we didn’t have a choice! It was either throw my partner out of bed while she was sick and the house needed to be cleaned or make her suffer the consequences. So we experimented until we found the right products that did not add more toxicity to the environment.
We found the right products. They not only smell good. They work! And My Crew and I work Hard at what we do for reasonable prices with a twist. We are a full service, organic cleaning service in the Hamptons NY based out of Sag Harbor NY that will treat you like you are staying in a five star hotel, like the Ritz Carlton, with turn down service in your own home. You name it you got it!
A little more about us: Wendy Tarlow, my partner has Follicular Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and has gotten very involved with Swim Across America since her last treatment. They have a swim out here called the Hamptons Open Swim or Hamptons Swim to Fight Cancer. Wendy decided to start a team early on called Team Tarlow. It is now called Team Tarlow and Hand because she recruited a very good friend of hers Thomas Hand who is also a cancer fighter and they have built this team to have over 60 signed up swimmers. Last year they raised 80k. Team Tarlow and Hand raised 80k!
We are green cleaning for a very real reason – health, the environment, our families, our friends, the planet, animals and You!
How many people are in your company? 4
What has been the biggest surprise, good or bad, since you started? Trying to find good Scheduling, Reporting and Budgeting Software with Payroll integration all in one.
What is the toughest part of running your business? Finding qualified employees.
What is the best part of running your business? I feel like it has given me a new zest for living again, after having Cancer and side effects for 4.5 yrs and being bed-ridden... I feel alive and excited about life again.
Is there anything that you would have done differently? Not yet...
What is the most important thing you will be adding, doing, changing in the next year for your business? I don't know yet... Growing!
Where do you see your business in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years? I see us as a hugely successful, profitable business that has endless possibilities for growth and development.
What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! I am looking for advice. Although, I have many years of experience in Operations and General Management as well as Web Building and SEO Consulting, this is a new business venture for us and I am not afraid to say that I am open to insight and consulting.
How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? I am looking for a Professional Consultant and in the meanwhile the documents offered certainly save a huge amount of time in facilitating our Start Up and Turn Key implementation.
School - high school, college, technical school: Prescott College, Long Island University, Clayton School and The Lee Strasburg Theatre Institute
What are some of your prior jobs or businesses: General Manger for both Equinox Fitness Clubs and NYSC. Senior Producer for Carlson & Partners on the Ralph Lauren and Neutrogena brands
Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself? I have always been a true entrepreneur
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