Who is That Fixer On The Roof?

As part of my ongoing relationship with American Express, I followed their recent “Take Off with American Express” contest and wanted to profile the winner, Trish Duncan.

Who do you call in Toronto when you have a leaky roof?  Up until yesterday, I would turn to Google or the Yellow Pages to find a roofing company when repairs would be needed for my suburban GTA home.  But as of today, I would reach out to Toronto roof repair company “Fixer on the Roof”.

By visiting their website and viewing their video content on Facebook, I recently learned how Trish Duncan and her team of Toronto roofers help folks like me around the GTA when we have leaky roofs. Leaky roofs can cause huge problems for homeowners at the most unexpected times.  What I appreciate about Trish and the team is that they recognize that when her clients call, it’s usually due to an emergency and her services are needed immediately.

Fixer on the Roof states in their video that by leveraging leading technology found in smartphones such as video, IM and email, this eliminates guess work and also allows their clients to stay at work while the teams at Fixer on the Roof get the job done.  This allows busy professionals to stay focused without a disruption to their daily routine.

Trish recently won the “Take off with American Express” contest, a contest for small business owners from all over Canada.  This contest focused on business growth and also showcased the vibrancy of our small business market here in Canada.

Each small business owner was asked to submit their 150-word entry on how they plan to take their business to the next level.  One thing for sure, small business is healthy and alive in Canada.  AMEX received hundreds of entries from coast-to-coast.

Trish was selected from these applicants by a panel of American Express and Facebook representatives, and the five finalists were then unleashed to the Canadian public for their voting on the Amex for Business Facebook Page.

From what I saw of the contest, everyone did an awesome job.  But as Kevin O’Leary says “Business is Business” and there can only be one winner.

On December 19, Trish was awarded her $10,000 cheque and also was fortunate to sit down with Facebook Canada, for a 1-on-1 social media marketing discussion.  That was priceless, and the ideas Trish picked up from Facebook will be executed on immediately, I am sure.

Congrats to everyone who took part in this great promotion.  It is promising to see our community here in Canada remaining strong and entrepreneurs remaining passionate about service and helping out Canadians everywhere.