GNOW April - June 2020

APR-JUN 2020

THE G NOW

PAGE 11 | GUESS THE BABY PICS!

PAGE 4-6 | THE LATEST & GREATEST IN ZOOMER NEWS

PAGE 2 | HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY LARRY SENIOR!

PAGE 3| ROYAL BLISS OPENS!

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

Happy Birthday!

Teresa Nantz 4/2 Cody Jacobs 4/4 Wilson Giler 4/5 Teresa Dotson 4/8 Katheryn Farruggia 4/15 Joseph Sidbury 4/16 Porschea Smith 4/16 Klep Siu 4/24 William Whitby 4/26 Jeff Rasom 4/26 James Harris 4/29

Robert Solnick 5/4 Joshua Armstrong 5/4 Gary Ross 5/6 JE Romah 5/10 Jason Donaldson 5/11 Francisco Zapata Guillen 5/11 Kenny Owen 5/13 John Canup 5/15 Thim Kpuih 5/15 Mary Craven 5/17 Joshua Opyrchal 5/20 Ann Collias 5/21 Erik Henderson 5/24 Richard DeLarosa 5/26 Timothy Jones 5/29

Julio Pena Lora 6/1 Danny Hutchins 6/2 Paul Deloach 6/3 Jeffrey Wray 6/4 Brenda Robertson 6/7 James Ross 6/14 Austin Helms 6/18 Jayna Kirkpatrick 6/21 James Swaim 6/22 Christopher Bolin 6/24

ANNIVERSARIES

Justin Donaldson 1 year Thia Puih 1 year Mary Craven 1 year Teresa Dotson 1 year Heather Hyman 1 year

Thank you!

Jarrett Donaldson 2 years Jimmy Wallace 2 years Darcy Causby 4 years Beth Clay 5 years Shane Ferrier 6 years

Andy Burris 9 years Gary Winslow 12 years Darrell Ewing 14 years Glen Collins 17 years Vincent Rutkowski 18 years Roger Barnes 27years

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

happy 80th Birthday Larry Senior!

CONGRATULATIONS, BRENDA!

We would like to congratulate Brenda Robertson on her retirement. She will be retiring on June 30th. She has been a great asset to The Greenway Waste team in Apex. The customers along with her coworkers have enjoyed working with her over the past 3 years. She was recently married to her old high school sweetheart on May 10th of this year. We wish her well on her adventure in life and she will be missed. Thanks for your hard Brenda and enjoy your next chapter in life.

ROYAL BLISS OPENS!

While there are difficult challenges with everything that's happening in the world, Larry Jr. and Ginger Griffin are feeling the bliss now that their brewery, Royal Bliss Brewing Co., is open for business. First opened for takeout-only on March 26 shortly after the stay-at-home order, the taproom shifted to serving dine-in delights once Phase 2 began. The overwhelming support has been truly humbling, and the company continues to learn and adapt on a daily basis. If you haven't visited yet, the space is absolutely stunning and it's clear there was a lot of love put into everything they've done.Follow their story on Facebook and/or Instagram to learn more, or visit www.royalblissbrewing.com for the most current updates to what's on tap at this unique Denver, NC gem.

ZOOMER UPDATES RAVEL AND SASSER PARTNER UP TO FORM:

Griffin Brothers Companies proudly announces the merger of Ravel Restoration and Sasser Companies to create Sasser Restoration. Starting at the young age of 18 Kevin Sasser built his legacy on entrepreneurship, leading by example, and creating great relationships with his customers. He proudly passes over leadership of Sasser Restoration to Houston Summers and Sebastian Williams, Zoomup Entrepreneurs. Sasser Restoration will continue to provide unparalleled services for customers but now with added ZoomUp force. Houston and Sebastian look forward to bringing new resources, technologies and capabilities to grow Sasser Restoration nationwide.

ZOOMER UPDATES EASE EXPANDS IN HEATING AND AIR SERVICES

Ease continues to Zoomup, with recent acquisition of local company, Cool Comfort Heating and Air, as well as growth in their internal team. Renamed as Ease Plumbing and Air, we have brought 7 new team members since April including two new customer support team members, Katie Farruggia and Stephanie Baker. Mike Shepplee will lead the Ease Air division as Austin focuses on the growing the Ease brand in surrounding charlotte neighborhoods and beyond!

ZOOMER UPDATES

ABSOLUTE COLLISON AQUISTION

On, May 1, 2020, Thomas Goforth became GB’s 9th Zoomer (Z9) with the acquisition of Absolute Collission, a 10+ year old auto body repair business with shops currently in Forrest City and Shelby NC.Thomas has been in the auto collision industry almost 20 years, having most recently served as Regional Manager for Dent Wizard. He is excited about the opportunity with plans to add technology and expand into the southeast in the next few years.

MEET THOMAS! THE NEWEST ZOOMER

Thomas Goforth is a Cornelius, NC native where he graduated from North Mecklenburg High School and attended The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). Growing up he was an active member at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Cornelius where he received his Eagle Scout award.

Thomas has always been passionate about automobiles, which lead him to the Collision Industry as an estimator and he worked his way up to management.

He currently is a District Manager for Dent Wizard International and oversees 3 states within the Mid-Atlantic Region where he has been able to grow the business 35% YOY. Thomas’ success has come from his passion of the industry, people, and customer’s he serves. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family: Kailie (wife), Brayden (2 year old son), and Emma (1 year old daughter), traveling, sports, and being outdoors fishing and upland game hunting.

GARAGE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES NEW OFFICES AT THE GARAGE

The construction for the new offices in the garage were completed this month. The garage will now house Zoomer Shared Services team and CSR team members. Check out some actions shots of construction and pictures of the new offices!

MRF & LANDFILL UPDATES

MRF NEWS We have recently broken ground on our new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at the North Meck landfill. The foundation will be poured towards the end of July and the entire project should take about 6 months. This facility will greatly increase the amount of material recycled, which will extend the life of the landfill while also helping the environment. Construction will be overseen by newly acquired Sasser Companies, as well as John Brown, Jordan Cupit, and Jay Donaldson. We look forward to seeing this project come to life!

LANDFILL NEWS Apex is ready to move into our new cell we are waiting on approval from DEQ which we should have within the next couple weeks. We did not outsource any of the work we did it in house. It took us about 2 months to complete.

NEW TEAM MEMBERS Jordan Cupit

Entrepreneur Apprentice WELCOME JORDAN as GB/Greenway Waste Solutions EA (Entrepreneur Apprentice)! Jordan is a 2020 grad of App State and has interned with the team during college breaks for the last 3 years. Jordan hopes to run his own company one day and is learning the ropes from John Brown and team.

Ann Collias

Growth Marketing Strategist WELCOME ANN as Zoom Up’s Growth Marketing Strategist. Ann comes from a real estate background leading marketing strategies and campaigns for a multifamily portfolio worth over 2.5 Billion in assets. Ann looks forward to assisting the Zoomers in strategic brand positioning to help grow the companies nation wide.

GUESS THE BABY PHOTOS!

1 A B C D E

2

3

Answers are on the back!

4

GUESS THE BABY PHOTOS! Answers

A1 Mark Turner, A2 Mary Craven, A3 Porsche Smith, A4 Joe Brenkus, B1 Kim Whitby, B2 AprilCarroll, B3 Nico Gomez, B4 SebastianWilliams, C1Austin Helms, C2 Beth Clay, C3 Teresa Dotson, C4 Michelle Cooke, D1 Teresa Nantz (baby being held), D2Jimmy Giler, D3 John Brown D4 Larry Grifin Jr., E1 Ann Collias, E2 Maegan Giler, E3 Jordan Cupit, E4 Mike Griffin