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Hillsboro, Portland, Tualatin,
Lake Oswego, & Wilsonville!
Hillsboro, Portland, Tualatin,
Lake Oswego, & Wilsonville!
Jeff Campbell is widely regarded as America's home cleaning expert. He has appeared regularly on HGTV, and his books have been
condensed in Reader's Digest and Family Circle, and reviewed in USA Today, the National Enquirer, The Christian Science Monitor, and
other publications. Jeff's Speed Cleaning methods have created millions of leisure hours for hundreds of thousands of busy people—and
all through helping people clean smarter, not harder. He and The Clean Team continue to explore innovative products and systems for
improving peoples' lives and home environments.
How Jeff Campbell Invented Speed Cleaning
In 1979, Jeff Campbell came to a crossroads in his life. He felt it was time to leave the sheltered life of a corporate executive and strike out
in a business of his own. After researching options, he decided he wanted to create San Francisco's finest housecleaning service—and
besides, he couldn't afford a Bed and Breakfast on Maui. He named his new business The Clean Team, purchased supplies, and hired
some good people. It didn't take The Clean Team long to discover that they needed to improve their cleaning skills. Taking hours and
hours to successfully clean a house was no way to prosper, or even survive, in their new business.
So Jeff and The Clean Team started some serious on-the-job training. They set out to discover the absolutely best way to tackle every
housecleaning task. What was the ideal approach to countertops? What was the best way to tackle a dirty shower? What was the smartest
way to dust? And above all, what was the ideal system to tie together all these cleaning tasks so a person could move through a house
quickly and efficiently without sacrificing high quality results?
A Painstaking Process
The Clean Team researched a myriad of cleaning products and tools. They ventured beyond the aisles of the grocery store into the vast
scientific world of professional cleaning products. Unlike corporate giants, The Clean Team didn't have big test labs and scientists in white
coats. They worked in the trenches—dealing not with the theory of cleaning but with the actual practice. Each day they saw the
consequences of every product they tried and everything they did.
They experimented with different cleaning techniques and timed each method. They tested different cleaning sequences and products.
They kept notes and held regular meetings to review their findings. They analyzed and experimented with each cleaning task.
Speed Cleaning Is Born
After several years of serious application and analysis, the "Speed Cleaning" system emerged. Jeff didn't know it at the time, but they had
fundamentally changed the art and science of housecleaning. What began as the official Clean Team Training Manual eventually became
a book called, naturally enough, Speed Cleaning. In it, Jeff revealed the step-by-step process of Speed Cleaning along with the products
The Clean Team had chosen as most effective and most user and environmentally friendly. The book caught the imagination of people
everywhere, and quickly sold its first million copies.
Jeff went on to write five other books. In Spring-Cleaning, he tackles more specialized household tasks such as washing windows,
stripping floors, and cleaning carpets. In Clutter Control, he details important strategies for keeping your home organized and manageable.
Talking Dirt answers the 157 most frequently asked cleaning questions, while Good as New tells how to make appliances and all sorts of
household items last as long as possible through simple step-by-step maintenance instructions. Jeff's most recent book is Jeff
Campbell's Complete Guide to Success in the Housecleaning Business, written for the housecleaning professional.
condensed in Reader's Digest and Family Circle, and reviewed in USA Today, the National Enquirer, The Christian Science Monitor, and
other publications. Jeff's Speed Cleaning methods have created millions of leisure hours for hundreds of thousands of busy people—and
all through helping people clean smarter, not harder. He and The Clean Team continue to explore innovative products and systems for
improving peoples' lives and home environments.
How Jeff Campbell Invented Speed Cleaning
In 1979, Jeff Campbell came to a crossroads in his life. He felt it was time to leave the sheltered life of a corporate executive and strike out
in a business of his own. After researching options, he decided he wanted to create San Francisco's finest housecleaning service—and
besides, he couldn't afford a Bed and Breakfast on Maui. He named his new business The Clean Team, purchased supplies, and hired
some good people. It didn't take The Clean Team long to discover that they needed to improve their cleaning skills. Taking hours and
hours to successfully clean a house was no way to prosper, or even survive, in their new business.
So Jeff and The Clean Team started some serious on-the-job training. They set out to discover the absolutely best way to tackle every
housecleaning task. What was the ideal approach to countertops? What was the best way to tackle a dirty shower? What was the smartest
way to dust? And above all, what was the ideal system to tie together all these cleaning tasks so a person could move through a house
quickly and efficiently without sacrificing high quality results?
A Painstaking Process
The Clean Team researched a myriad of cleaning products and tools. They ventured beyond the aisles of the grocery store into the vast
scientific world of professional cleaning products. Unlike corporate giants, The Clean Team didn't have big test labs and scientists in white
coats. They worked in the trenches—dealing not with the theory of cleaning but with the actual practice. Each day they saw the
consequences of every product they tried and everything they did.
They experimented with different cleaning techniques and timed each method. They tested different cleaning sequences and products.
They kept notes and held regular meetings to review their findings. They analyzed and experimented with each cleaning task.
Speed Cleaning Is Born
After several years of serious application and analysis, the "Speed Cleaning" system emerged. Jeff didn't know it at the time, but they had
fundamentally changed the art and science of housecleaning. What began as the official Clean Team Training Manual eventually became
a book called, naturally enough, Speed Cleaning. In it, Jeff revealed the step-by-step process of Speed Cleaning along with the products
The Clean Team had chosen as most effective and most user and environmentally friendly. The book caught the imagination of people
everywhere, and quickly sold its first million copies.
Jeff went on to write five other books. In Spring-Cleaning, he tackles more specialized household tasks such as washing windows,
stripping floors, and cleaning carpets. In Clutter Control, he details important strategies for keeping your home organized and manageable.
Talking Dirt answers the 157 most frequently asked cleaning questions, while Good as New tells how to make appliances and all sorts of
household items last as long as possible through simple step-by-step maintenance instructions. Jeff's most recent book is Jeff
Campbell's Complete Guide to Success in the Housecleaning Business, written for the housecleaning professional.