Runners tend to be a very nostalgic group. We keep mementos from the races we’ve run, especially the fancy finisher’s medals and their race bibs. But the ones I love are the shirts. I rarely buy new ones, since I have a drawer full of ones I’ve earned through races. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stopped someone – or someone has stopped me – while wearing a shirt from a race we’ve run.
Memories in every mile
I signed up for my first marathon on my birthday, since it was on my bucket list. But I had second thoughts when I looked at the training plan. The distances for the long runs were insane! So much further than I’ve ever ran. I wasn’t sure if I could do it.
But each week, I checked off the runs. I got stronger. The long runs became less intimidating. On race day, as Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” blasted over the speakers, I felt that surge of energy. Passing each mile marker felt like a celebration. And when I saw my family cheering just before the finish line, I choked up. Tears in my eyes, I hugged them knowing I’d reached my goal.
Since then, I’ve run 13 more marathons. I’m not sure if I’ll run another, but remembering each race still gives me that itch—to lace up, to head outside, to chase the next challenge.
The more I look back, the more inspired I feel about what’s ahead.
The same thing happens when I look back on our company history.
A humble beginning
I have seen every single stage of our company (BHB Pest Elimination in New York). From the very first days when my dad started the company with nothing but dreams and his determination to succeed.
Our first office was our hallway closet in our home. I went with him to pick up desks from the used furniture stores when we finally grew into an office. It took a long time, but somewhere along the way things began to click, and decades later, we gained traction. We grew.
It’s strange for me to realize that other than myself, not one person in our company today worked with my dad. With every new employee, we begin our training program by sharing our company history so they understand not just the company we are today, but the struggles and steps that made us the company we are today.
Celebrating milestones
This worked, kind of. Everyone knew the story, but I don’t think they really felt our story. Until we moved into a new office. Our new NYC office is beautiful, with exposed brick and a glass-wall conference room. And room for a big entry wall, perfect for a statement piece. We chose a timeline with hexagons that highlighted our company’s history.
Everyone who walks through our doors sees our history. It’s all there – When my dad started it, when I joined, pivotal expansions and when my son joined.
Everyone loved it. I couldn’t stop staring at it. Like a wall of medals, it’s a visual reminder of everything we’ve built. But here’s the best part: there are still blank hexagons—spaces waiting to be filled.
It’s not just a tribute to the past. It’s a promise to the future.
Looking back to move forward
Looking back reminds us how far we’ve come. But more importantly, it inspires us to keep going. To build what’s next. Because in both running and in business, looking back helps us move forward.
Have a great run!
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