It’s not every day that a simple business owner-customer relationship turns into a professional partnership and strong friendship. But Jay Pittroff and Ed Getz consider their dynamic to be one of the driving forces behind their success.
While Jay has been the long-time owner of CertaPro Painters’ Roswell location for over six years, Ed is in his second year as the owner of the neighboring office here in East Cobb. While the two work together and partner up for various teambuilding exercises and networking events, they also enjoy comradery outside of the office where they can regularly be seen going on double dinner dates with their spouses. But interestingly enough, none of this would have started if it wasn’t for Ed’s loyalty to CertaPro Painters as a customer.
In 2021, Ed worked as a facilities manager at an Alpharetta-based company and would regularly work with CertaPro Painters of Roswell for any and all painting service needs. He quickly became Jay’s best commercial customer and they consistently contacted one another. When CertaPro Painters of Marietta went on the commercial market, Jay couldn’t think of anyone better than Ed to own that franchise. Jay urged Ed to “throw his hat in the ring,” and that’s exactly what he did. After several months of intense and detailed business review and negotiations, the deal was struck, and Ed suddenly went from Facilities Director to a business owner. Without hesitation, Jay took it upon himself to begin mentoring Ed and continues to do so to this day.
“For me to have somebody like Jay as a friend and mentor guide me through the process from the beginning…it has really helped me a lot as far as not feeling like I’m doing this all on my own,” Ed said. “There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to help him be successful and I know he would do the same for me too.”
Ed and Jay both made the move to Georgia a decade ago and are both happily married with multiple children in their 20s or late teens. The two consider themselves family men who place their spouses and children as top priorities. However, Ed has a unique connection with some of his children in that his daughter and son currently work for CertaPro Painters themselves.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity than to bring my family into the business with me,” Ed said. “Business is important, but family is always number one.”
As a company, CertaPro Painters has delivered highend residential and commercial painting services for more than 30 years. Based in Philadelphia, they are currently the largest residential painting contractor in North America offering customizable plans for all of their customers. The name, “CertaPro”, comes from their promise of certainty in reassuring customers of their quality and expertise in providing them with the highest level of service that they deserve.
“[CertaPro’s] differentiator really is our system and our process…that CertaPro is synonymous with certainty,” Jay said. “We do what we say we are going to do. We show up on time. Our goal is to make customers for life, not just paint somebody’s house.”
As Jay and Ed continue to work closely together and enjoy time with each other in and out of the office, they remain grateful to CertaPro Painters for providing them with this strong and enduring partnership. Most recently, the two were seen sponsoring and attending the Taste of Marietta together to wrap up the month of April.
CertaPro Painters’ Marietta office in East Cobb is located at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite B245, while the Roswell office is located at 108 Oak Street, Suite B. To learn more, visit their website at www.CertaPro.com.
