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title: "Washington Business Journal: Meet Steve Jones, CEO turned CertaPro Painters® franchisee"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/12035ebe-6d58-435f-87e5-779e99f143e7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/washington-business-journal-meet-steve-jones-ceo-turned-certapro-painters-franchisee-2712412
category: "Painting"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Painting"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2020-02-28T23:18:24.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:15.964Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/2b16f55b16feff640226c4b1742ec2809710.jpg
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# Washington Business Journal: Meet Steve Jones, CEO turned CertaPro Painters® franchisee

**TL;DR:** Steve Jones, former CEO, has transitioned to a franchisee with CertaPro Painters, leveraging his executive skills. CertaPro Painters is the largest residential and commercial painting franchise in North America.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-02-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/washington-business-journal-meet-steve-jones-ceo-turned-certapro-painters-franchisee-2712412).*

## Story

**According to the Washington Business Journal****, Steve Jones has smoothly made the career shift from CEO to small business owner. The publication reports that after Jones worked for two different organizations over the course of 18 years, he was ready to pursue entrepreneurship through franchising with** **CertaPro Painters®** **with the skills he acquired as an executive in the corporate world.**

**When asked about how Jones first connected with** **CertaPro Painters®****, he told the Washington Business Journal, “I had been working for an association management company and really wanted to make a change to working directly for an association. So I posted my resume on a few job sites and out of the blue I received a call from CertaPro Painters®. After the second call, I discussed this opportunity with my wife (Genet) and she encouraged me to learn more. Genet strongly felt after working for others it was about time I opened my own business and worked for myself.”**

**Since its founding in 1992, CertaPro Painters has grown to become the largest residential and commercial painting franchise and most-frequently-referred painting company in North America.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchising (topic)
- CertaPro Painters (company)
- franchisee transition (topic)
- executive skills (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/washington-business-journal-meet-steve-jones-ceo-turned-certapro-painters-franchisee-2712412). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/12035ebe-6d58-435f-87e5-779e99f143e7).