it forward and regularly talk to current and new franchisees, offering any useful nuggets of information they can. They said their biggest challenges came during the first two years. Thirteen years ago, they spent as much as they could on a phone book advertisement and hoped and prayed for the phone to ring. While waiting, they “pounded the pavement,” talking to everyone they could and networking as much as possible. They had a “no fail” attitude and “had to hustle.” Now, they are enjoying the benefits of a well-established business with four vans and a sound marketing strategy that has the phone ringing consistently. Jule and Dana haven’t missed a single Mr. Electric corporate event in 14 years and stated that they learn something valuable from everybody they talk to. Dana stated, “You can’t afford not to attend. What you get out of these events is way more than what it costs to attend the event. People that grow their business are those that come to events and develop a strong relationship with their Franchise Consultant.” The Philpots have servant hearts and are always focused on giving back. They take great pride in treating their employees as they would like to be treated and seeing them provide well for their families. They also enjoy giving back to the community. Dana and Jule have been members of the Jessamine County Chamber of Commerce for 13 years, where Dana serves as an Ambassador. They sponsor little league baseball teams, donate
money to promote Fire Safety to preschool and elementary school children, and are members of the Jessamine Beef Cattle Association, which is another fundraiser for their community. In the past they have donated electrical items and services for Habitat for Humanity and their local Ronald McDonald House®, donated free installation of products in the home of a military veteran through the Water for a Warrior program, and support the Jessamine County Sheriff’s Association by donating money to send underprivileged kids to summer camp. Jule and Dana are also very active in their church. Dana and Jule won the Service from the Heart Award twice, once together in 2009 and Dana in 2015. Dana has also won the Office Professional of the Year Award in 2009, and Woman of the Year in 2014. Both were awarded Validator of the Year in 2012 and 2015 and Recruiters of the Year in 2011. Their local business has been awarded three Chamber of Commerce Awards, including the New Business Award in 2007, Ambassador of the Year in 2007 and Small Business of the Year Award in 2013. Dana was also awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award for Central Kentucky’s YMCA in 2013. They have been married for 27 years and have two grown children, Hannah Jule (who is a teacher) and Chase Parker (who is a volunteer Firefighter). They love animals and have two cats (Gracie and Zoe) and Christopher, their “shop pup”.
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