Greenleaf Painters’ Operations Manager, Ryan Munn, was featured in InPAINT magazine’s May issue alongside four other paint experts. See what he has to say about the highest quality exterior paints from Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore.
The full magazine issue is available here. Munn is featured on pages 29 and 30.
Jonathan Shenk, owner of Greenleaf Painters, was thrilled to be interviewed by Debbie Lang on her podcast, “The Voice of Real Estate,” on 920 The Jersey. They discussed the ideal time to paint your home, as well as trends in color, decor, “green” practices and more.
Give it a listen by clicking the play button below.
Debbie Lang is of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services / Fox & Roach, Realtors, Princeton.
Bring your kids and learn about how to care for your local ecosystem! Learn who and what is eco-friendly — and where you can shop local to make a difference.
11 am – 4 pm
Rider University Student Recreation Center
2083 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ
For more info, visit mercergreenfest.org
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InPaint Color Article with Highlights
Used with permission from Inpaintmag.com.
Greenleaf was built primarily word-of-mouth ten years ago. What started with founder, Jonathan Shenk, and a paintbrush has grown into the thriving company it is today.
So we want to pause and take a moment to give a big thanks for all the reviews and referrals you, our customers, have given over the years. We relish hearing how happy you are about the work we’ve done. Each referral and positive review brightens our day. It also helps our business grow and thrive.
One of our customers sent us this glowing review, which we couldn’t help but post below. Many more of you have posted reviews online, told us your feedback in person, and even sent us hand-written cards! Here’s to you, our friends and customers, for a great ten years! –Jonathan Shenk, owner
Carolyn Slaughter, Lawrenceville, wrote:
“If you’re looking for a superb painting company to transform the rooms of your home, Greenleaf is the company for you. I’ve tried many painters in the Lawrenceville/Princeton area and found no company equal to Greenleaf’s professionalism, courtesy, attention to detail and sheer skill and creativity in making any decorating job turn out perfectly and in the time promised.
I live in a Victorian house in Lawrenceville, about 150 years old, and it’s something of a nightmare for any crew trying to produce a first-rate job: the floors slope downward, no shelf is straight, the ceilings have cracks which may suddenly open and send chunks of plaster crashing to the floor. Yet for all its infirmities, it is a magnificent, rare Second Empire house, with a mansard roof, characteristic in French building. I’ve lived and worked within these walls and my children have grown up under this roof for over twenty years.
I needed exceptional painters, who then connected me to a creative carpenter, who brought the ceilings back to new, and introduced me to a wood floor refinisher, Rees Powell, who brought the sloping floors back to their original pine beauty. The foreman, Abner Tolle, in his dedication to the job, could be found scrutinizing every inch of his hard-working crew’s work until he could leave the house looking as beautiful as it must have looked in it’s heyday.”
We are super excited for you to see our new video!
It’s our first attempt at discussing Greenleaf Painters on video. Thankfully, we had professional help, including our operations manager, Ryan Munn, who happened to major in film in college. Thanks to Ryan for amassing all the great pics from our extensive library — and suggesting edits to the final version.
Check it out!
Here is the link –> Greenleaf Painters Video
Do you have content you’d like to see us discuss in a video? How to choose the best eco-friendly paint? How to cover nail pops or how choose the best paint color for your walls?
We realize video is becoming a very popular form of communication. Let us know what you want to learn about. We might just use your idea in the future!
Here are a couple of still shots from the video:
The Greenleaf leadership team was excited to be part of the Local Living Expo last weekend. This is our third year participating in the Expo, which focuses on supporting local and “green” businesses. We’re always delighted to meet new people. And we love to share our passion for using eco-friendly paints!
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Greenleaf Painters is in its 10th year of operating as a successful, local and independent business. Serving the community around us is our thing. When local businesses gathered together to create the Independent Business Alliance (IBA) last year— part of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce—we got super excited!
IBA is part of a larger, national movement to “Shop Local.”
Why does shopping local matter? Check this out from IBA’s website:
—For every $100 spent, a locally-owned independent business generates $68 in local economic activity.
—Each dollar you spend at independent businesses returns three times more money to your local economy than one spent on the Internet.
—If the people of an average American city were to shift 10% of their spending to local, independent businesses, it would bring an additional $235 million per year to the community’s economy.
Wow!
Greenleaf’s roots are in the West Windsor / Princeton Junction community, where owner Jonathan Shenk lives with his wife and son. Word of mouth by people we’ve done work for in the region (and online) has been the fuel for our growth. This summer, we have been able to employ 20 people, including our managers and local craftsmen. All of these employees are local and participate in the local economy.
In addition, we give business to painting suppliers locally, as well as other contractors in the area. These are also employers and participants in the local economy. So you see how it can work!
As a member of IBA, we have had the pleasure of getting to know many Independent business owners. We work directly with some and simply commend others because of their values and work ethic. A handful of these include:
— Rees Powell Custom Floors, owned by Rees Powell http://www.reescustomfloors.com
— Real Possibilities, owned by Rose Fisher, http://www.real-possibilities.com
— Asenka Interactive, owned by Brian Hasenkamp, www.asenka.com
—StimulusBrand, owned by Tom McManimon, http://www.stimulusbrand.com
—A Stitch Ahead, Frank Mangee http://astitchaheadinc.com
—Allegra Printing, Maurice Galimidi http://allegraprinceton.com
—Madani Interiors, Linda Madani http://www.madaniinteriors.com
Shenk has been on the Ambassador committee of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce since 2013 and is now on the IBA Regional Planning Committee which organizes events. Shenk’s participation in the Chamber has helped to increase awareness of our presence in the community and thus accelerate our growth. We have a lot of faith that the IBA will contribute to this kind of growth for others–and by extension the entire region.
Shout out to Local Businesses!
If you are a local business and are interested in joining in, the next IBA event will be “10 Best Practices for Growing Your Business,” held September 25, 7:30 AM TO 9:30 AM, with Jeff Dorman of JDA International Leadership. Visit http://www.princetonchamber.org/iba/ for details and registration.
