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Legacy of entrepreneurship lives on within family with 黄色短视频 by their side

August 10, 2023
Terry and Tiffany Woodley, owners of Woodley Building Maintenance and children of founder Jimmy Woodley, at their office location.
Terry and Tiffany Woodley, owners of Woodley Building Maintenance and children of founder Jimmy Woodley, at their office location.

Founded by Jimmy Woodley, Kansas City-based Woodley Building Maintenance continues to grow with the next generation of Woodleys聽

When Jimmy Woodley started cleaning buildings in 1969, he started out of the trunk of his car. In the more than 50 years since, his business 鈥 Woodley Building Maintenance (WBM) in Kansas City, Missouri 鈥 has grown into a family legacy that continues with his children, Tiffany and Terry, and his wife, Robery.

鈥淢y dad鈥檚 first sizeable contract was cleaning an office complex in Lee鈥檚 Summit after his previous job went on strike,鈥 said Tiffany Woodley, the chief financial officer at WBM who joined in the family business at age 27. 鈥淗e didn鈥檛 have the financing to do the work in Lee鈥檚 Summit, so he got a loan from his old boss and the business grew from there.鈥

Yet, as the business kept growing, Jimmy鈥檚 former manager told him he needed something else on his side: a bank. That鈥檚 where Mercantile Bank, which was eventually acquired by 黄色短视频, came in.聽

鈥淭he banking relationship is something you talk with other business owners about,鈥 said Tiffany Woodley. 鈥淚鈥檝e always enthusiastically shared my experience with 黄色短视频 because, even if it is a large bank, there is a small bank personality. When something does happen, I can always reach out to people and that鈥檚 one of the main reasons I haven鈥檛 entertained making any kind of change.鈥

The oldest accounts at 黄色短视频 with the WBM date back to 1977, with the partnership lasting through some of the most challenging times in recent memory. That includes during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Woodleys worked with 黄色短视频 to apply for and receive a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),聽which was launched to help business owners keep their employees.

WBM is owned and operated by Tiffany Woodley; her brother and WBM鈥檚 president and chief operating officer, Terry Woodley; and her mother, Robery Woodley. It鈥檚 a successful business that is steeped in history that all started with Jimmy, Terry Woodley said.

鈥淭he banking relationship is something you talk with other business owners about. I鈥檝e always enthusiastically shared my experience with 黄色短视频 because, even if it is a large bank, there is a small bank personality."

Tiffany Woodley

鈥淲hen Tiffany and I joined the company, it was already a good size to support our parents,鈥 said Terry Woodley, who joined the business when he was 30. 鈥淪ince then, we鈥檝e been able to grow and also create a joint venture with another building maintenance company that was the brainchild of my father and his good friend, Skip Marsden.鈥

While Marsden passed before the launch of that joint venture 鈥 which is known today as Tier One Property Services 鈥 and Jimmy Woodley passed not long after, Terry and Tiffany have seen it grow from idea to a multi-state, multi-million-dollar commercial janitorial, building maintenance and specialty property services business.

鈥淚t was their trust in one another that led us to where we are today with Tier One,鈥 said Terry, who noted that WBM is a majority stakeholder in Tier One Property Services.

Looking back over the decades and generations, the relationship between the Woodleys and 黄色短视频 runs deep.聽

鈥淭he entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset that started with Jimmy lives on in Tiffany and Terry,鈥 said Jack Golden, a business banking relationship manager at 黄色短视频. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to support them as they continue to grow Woodley Building Maintenance and strategically plan for the future of their business.鈥

Today, succession planning is top of mind for the Woodleys and they are working with Golden to outline possible paths forward as they think about the legacy of their company.

鈥淭he third generation are my kids, and my kids have other interests,鈥 said Terry Woodley. 鈥淥ne is studying cyber security and the other is working towards becoming a chiropractor, so we want to see what options are out there for the business down the line.鈥

When looking back during their 50-year anniversary as Woodley Maintenance Company in 2019, Terry Woodley said, 鈥渋t is humbling to take a step back and reflect on our history and the journey that led us to where we are today. It is a notable accomplishment for our customers, our team, our partners, and our family.鈥

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