Friends since the age of 6, Lenny Scarola and Mike Eaton were working together at a large window and siding company when they saw an opportunity to implement improved sales techniques and provide a better overall customer experience.
In 2000, they met at Scarola’s kitchen table in northern Virginia with a common dream of starting their own residential exterior-remodeling business. The men hit the ground running, as Scarola built a small canvassing team and began marketing while Eaton managed appointments. They then welcomed Nish Patel — who had also been working at the same company and quickly took notice of the duo’s entrepreneurial spirt —to assist with canvasing and project management. Together, they started DreamHome Remodeling Inc. in Springfield, Va.