Five Star Painting News

Five Star Painting Owner Since 2009

Mark Lambert is no stranger to franchise ownership. He owned two franchises before opening Five Star Painting® in 2009. An Army veteran, he converted his first painting company to Five Star Painting and has more than tripled his annual income and grown the company by 30%. Without Neighborly® and Five Star Painting, Mark says he’d still be on a ladder working as a residential painter.

Mark has been thrilled to watch the company’s growth. He enjoys working with his wife, Melinda, who handles accounting, and with his daughter, who excels at sales and project management.

Mark credits the corporate team at Five Star Painting and his franchise business coach for helping him learn the ropes and always being available. He gets excited about Neighborly’s business concepts added each year and looks forward to new opportunities.

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Five Star Painting Owner Since 2017

Anthony Kulikowski has been a painter since high school, working as a contractor just before opening Five Star Painting® in 2017. He learned about becoming a franchise owner through a cold call— which made him realize he wanted a business worth selling one day. His aspirations paid off: Anthony now makes in one month what he once made in one year.

Since becoming a franchise owner, Anthony has enjoyed growing both personally and professionally. He appreciates the networking opportunities that Neighborly® provides with other franchise owners as well as with corporate staff. He loves seeing his team succeed, giving back to the community, and working with his mentors, gathering knowledge he can share with future franchise owners.

"We help our community by giving back in many ways, and I enjoy helping other franchise owners with advice that was given to me." Read more about Five Star Painting – Success Stories | Anthony Kulikowski

Five Star Painting Owner Since 2019

There’s much to admire about businesses that were started during the pandemic. It wasn’t easy to stay afloat, but Amado Cano’s Five Star Painting® in Huntsville, Alabama, not only survived — but thrived. Amado opened Five Star Painting in 2019 with one crew and took on many roles, including estimator, project manager and office admin. In one year, he added four crew members and office staff, which enabled him to finally enjoy being an owner-operator. His wife, Indy, joined the business, and they hope to open more Five Star Painting locations soon.

Amado enjoys the mentorship Neighborly® offers franchise owners. Amado takes pride in giving back to the community -- from providing free materials and labor to a local homeless shelter in need of a fresh paint job, to training and mentoring other franchise owners, Amado looks forward to continued growth for Five Star Painting®.

Read more about Five Star Painting – Success Stories | Amado Cano