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John McGovern moved to the Kansas City area 14 years ago to continue a career in IT sales &ndash; a field he excelled in for over two decades. After his move to K.C. in 2002, John soon began to develop a desire to go into work for himself and operate a business he could call his own. In October of 2016, John left corporate America on his journey to franchising. As of Jan. 2, 2017, he will operate Olathe&rsquo;s <a href="http://franchise.thecleaningauthority.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchisee-spotlight-john-mcgovern-of-the-cleaning-authority-10403" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cleaning Authority</a> location as the franchise owner with the hope of teaming up with the Kansas City Autism Training Center and Target Autism, a cause close to his heart.

Elaborate on your background:

I&rsquo;ve been living in the Kansas City area for about 14 years now. I attended Arizona State University where I graduated with a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in accounting. I quickly learned that was not what I wanted to do for a living and began working in IT sales. I spent 20-plus years selling IT solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. Obviously, with sales, you have good years and you have down years, so I was always interested in going into work for myself. I always wanted to own a small business.

In 2002,&nbsp;my family and I moved to Kansas City for work. My wife&rsquo;s brother and sister had previously moved to Kansas City, so we had some ties there. I continued my work in IT sales in town, but decided to leave in October (2016) to start the process of buying my own company in Olathe, Kansas.&nbsp;

How did you hear about The Cleaning Authority and why did you choose to get involved?

My desire to own a business began a couple of years ago. I was thinking of leaving corporate America when a friend&nbsp;told me about his neighbor who worked as a business broker in the area. I decided to meet with him to see if there were any businesses around town that were for sale that I could take over, but didn&rsquo;t initially find much that I was enthusiastic about. I took some time to think it over and had the chance to speak to my brother, who worked for a franchise. He recommended that I work with Franchise Choice to help me find a franchise to own. That was about two or three years ago now. I reached out and nothing really came about then, but recently, out of the blue, I was told about a couple of opportunities in the area, including The Cleaning Authority, and how it was up for sale in Olathe.

I really liked The Cleaning Authority concept. It made sense; it was a good business model. The company is doing well, the current owner decided to step down, but the business is doing well. So, I thought it was a perfect fit for me.

What ties do you have with your local community and how do you plan to serve the community with your new business?

I&rsquo;d like to get more involved with local charities. There are a few that appeal to me, specifically, like the Kansas City Autism Training Center. I have a friend who sits on the board of Target Autism and I think my business can help contribute to the cause.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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