Rick Mikles
Rick Mikles, Chairman of the Board, Znergy, Inc.
– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 391 Rick Mikles
In 2001, Rick Mikles and a long-time college friend Co-Founded Ideal Image laser hair removal. Mikles named the company Ideal Image and developed the marketing including radio advertising & billboards, thus establishing the brand, Ideal Image. Over the next 11 years, the company grew to 80 locations nationwide. In 2011, Rick Mikles was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Later that same year the company was purchased by Steiner Leisure for $175 Million. Today Ideal Image has 130 locations nationwide.
In 2017 Mikles became chairman of the board for Znergy, Inc. where he remains today.
Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Rick Mikles about Znergy and how they create cost reduction for companies through LED upgrades.
Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
● How you can use rebates from utility companies to cut costs immediately.
● Why the ROI comes back so quickly when you switch to LED lighting.
● How COVID-19 has slowed down their instillation time.
● Why switching over every business to LED will save 180 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
● How to switching to LEDs will continue to reduce costs even in a recession.
Connect with Rick:
Guest Contact Info
@ZnergyI
@znergyworl
@ZNERGY.co
linkedin.com/in/rick-mikles-ab45037
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