Introduction to your business
Paramount Wastewater Solutions, LLC is a full-service wastewater and environmental services company headquartered in Temple, Texas, with operations throughout Central Texas, including the Waco market. We provide septic tank pumping, grease trap and grit trap cleaning, lift station maintenance, industrial wastewater hauling, municipal sludge transportation, roll-off dumpster rentals, frac tank rentals, and related environmental services. Our mission is simple: deliver dependable, honest service while treating every customer like a long-term partner.
Brief description about yourself
I am an entrepreneur passionate about building businesses centered on customer service, operational excellence, and long-term relationships. Through continual investment in people, equipment, and technology, I have helped grow Paramount Wastewater Solutions into one of Central Texas’ trusted environmental service providers.
What inspired you to start?
I saw an opportunity to build a company that combined professional customer service with dependable field operations. Essential services deserve exceptional execution.
Three pieces of advice
1. Solve real customer problems.
2. Build a great team before chasing rapid growth.
3. Stay consistent and improve every day.
Top three skills
Leadership, resilience, and communication.
Hours per day
Typically 10–12 hours.
Attribute success
Integrity, great employees, and continuous improvement.
Marketing
Referrals, exceptional customer service, digital marketing, and community involvement. Word-of-mouth has been our strongest marketing tool.
Funding
Growth has primarily been funded through disciplined reinvestment of profits and responsible financial management rather than outside investors.
Long-term success
Listen to customers, invest in your people, and never stop improving.
5–10 years
Expand throughout Texas while becoming one of the state’s premier environmental service companies.
Business admired
Buc-ee’s for its customer experience and operational excellence.
Importance of employees
Our employees are the company’s greatest asset and the foundation of our success.
Idea before giving up
Long enough to gather real data, but not so long that pride prevents adaptation.
Motivates you
Building something meaningful and creating opportunities for others.
Ideals
Integrity, accountability, servant leadership, and continuous improvement.
Generate ideas
By listening carefully to customers and employees.
Define success
Creating lasting value for customers, employees, and the community.
Customer base
Earn trust through consistent execution and responsive service.
Favorite aspect
Watching employees and the business grow together.
Most satisfying moment
Seeing repeat customers recommend us to others.
Difference
Entrepreneurs embrace uncertainty and accept responsibility for outcomes.
Culture
Professional, accountable, customer-focused, and team-oriented.
One word
Persistent.
Career over
Delegate sooner.
Family life
It requires sacrifice, but family is my greatest motivation.
Greatest fear
Complacency.
Location
Temple provides excellent access to the Central Texas market.
Formula
Consistency, discipline, and integrity.
Historical person
George Washington.
Greatest inspiration
My family.
Favorite book
Good to Great by Jim Collins.
Biggest mistakes
Trying to do too much myself.
Prevent mistakes
Own them quickly and improve systems.
Hobbies
Travel, fitness, history, sports, and family time.
Makes you happy
Time with my wife and children and helping others succeed.
Sacrifices
Long hours and delayed gratification.
Question I’d ask
What legacy do you hope your business leaves behind?
