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Trey Keith, a franchise owner with experience in multiple Camp Bow Wow locations, is bringing TruBlue Home Service Ally to Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, offering home maintenance and senior support services. Keith's decision to invest in TruBlue was inspired by his 91-year-old grandmother's needs and his desire to give back to his community.
Trey Keith has always had deep roots in his community and a strong entrepreneurial drive — traits that guided him through a 21-year career as a diesel technician in Nashville and co-ownership of multiple Camp Bow Wow franchises. Now, he’s expanding his impact with TruBlue Home Service Ally, a home maintenance and senior support business he’s bringing to Mt. Juliet. Inspired in part by the needs of his own 91-year-old grandmother, Keith is ready to become a trusted resource for homeowners, starting with the territory he’s always called home.
Trey Keith: I was raised in the territory we bought. Our family has really strong ties to the Mt. Juliet community. This is home.
Keith: I’ve spent most of my career as a diesel technician — 21 years doing that here in Nashville. My family owned the company I worked at, and we sold it back in December. After that, we started looking at other opportunities to give back to the community, and that’s how we found TruBlue. I’m also a part-owner in another franchise, Camp Bow Wow Mount Juliet, the doggy daycare business.
Keith: My father owned the business I worked at, and I am part owner with my brother at Camp Bow Wow. We’ve always had that entrepreneurial mindset — we like being our own boss. And franchising really makes things so much easier, especially when you’re stepping into something you’re not super familiar with. It’s great to have that blueprint already laid out.
Keith: I was looking at different franchise options, and someone recommended TruBlue. The more we looked into it, the more it became a no-brainer. It checked every box — we wanted to do something that gave back to the community.
A big part of TruBlue is helping seniors, people with disabilities stay in their homes, and simply helping busy people’s lives easier really resonated with us. It’s also scalable, and that was a huge plus. The possibilities with TruBlue are endless. Just like with Camp Bow Wow — we now have three locations — we plan to do the same with TruBlue.
Keith: We definitely want to open more territories and be the one-stop shop for anyone who needs home maintenance in our service area.
Keith: I have a 91-year-old grandmother who lives by herself, about two hours away. Anytime she needs something, she’s calling someone in the family. That’s part of what made us look into TruBlue. We’ve known it’s an issue — dropping everything to go help isn’t always easy. So we saw this as a real solution for people in the same situation.
Keith: TruBlue has been awesome the whole way — anytime we had questions, they were there. From the top down, we knew we wanted to partner with someone who puts customer service first.
If I had advice for myself, it’d be: just do it. I’ve got five kids and my wife, and looking at a new venture like this, you can hesitate. But if I had known how easy TruBlue would make it, I would’ve jumped in a lot sooner.
TruBlue Home Service Ally® provides a unique and affordable approach to helping busy adults and seniors live a worry-free life by offering trustworthy handyman, home maintenance and senior modification services. Helping you maintain your home both inside and out, TruBlue’s services include handyman projects and to-do list chores, preventative home maintenance programs, kitchen and bath remodels, seasonal work, and senior modification services, all handled by professional, bonded and insured Tru-Pro® Technicians. TruBlue franchise owners are required to complete senior home safety certification programs through the NAHB and Age Safe America.
As certified specialists, TruBlue franchisees are able to perform aging in place home safety assessments and can make recommended safety modifications as needed.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on July 23, 2025. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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