At the age of 28, Wisconsin resident Joe Dzienkowski took a chance and bought Eau Claire Roofing in the midst of the Great Recession. It was a calculated risk backed by a keen business acumen he picked up from an unlikely source: dairy farming.
“I grew up on a dairy farm just east of Eau Claire,” Dzienkowski explained. “My dad would be directly related to any of my success, he’s always had my back, and as a large dairy farmer has always had to juggle many different aspects of business.”