Charlottesville Handyman Services

Russ founded Charlottesville Handyman Services, LLC in 2004. As he was teaching a unit on Entrepreneurship to his Advanced Marketing class he discovered the handyman business. Russ has always liked fixing things and has spent the past 30 years doing home improvement projects. Wow! There was actually a business doing what he loved to do. As Russ was... finishing a Masters in Education, he realized that he didn't enjoy teaching anymore. Russ decided to follow his heart and start Charlottesville Handyman Services. He had previously had his own insurance business and always wanted to return to business ownership. Russ founded Charlottesville Handyman Services with a simple motto, "Honest, Reliable Service". This is what he found missing in the construction industry. Many people just don't do what they say they are going to do. Many of us have been disappointed with businesses not calling and showing up when they say they are going to. We also believe in doing things right the first time. No one is perfect, but you have to have high standards and be willing to do things right. We believe our customers deserve to have high-quality work done at reasonable prices. Russ was a teacher at William Monroe High School from 1996 to 2004. He taught Marketing and Business classes, as well as being the Webmaster for the school website. While at Monroe, Russ was also Yearbook Advisor, DECA Advisor, Technology Training Coach, InteGrade Teacher Trainer, G.E.D. Teacher, and P.V.C.C. computer instructor. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and lived there until the 8th grade. Russ finished school in Hampton, Virginia and graduated from Kecoughtan High School in 1982. He earned a B.S. degree in Marketing Education from Virginia Tech in 1987. Russ completed a Masters in Education with an emphasis on Integrating Technology in the Classroom from Walden University in 2004. He originally taught Marketing at Madison County High School for five years. While at Madison, he started and coached the wrestling team for two years. He then left teaching for ...Read More