In 1981 Jeff launched Illinois based Livingreen Interiors, Inc. which was a company engaged in interior plantscaping; subsequently a second operation was developed in Omaha during 1985.

After exceeding annual revenues of $3.0 million, Jeff’s company was purchased in 1998 by ServiceMaster Corporation, a Fortune 500 Company. Livingreen, at the time it was sold, was ranked nationally in the top 25 as a provider of commercial and residential horticultural sales and services.

ServiceMaster retained Jeff as a consultant for the interior plantscape division to take on the challenge of building what became a $7.0 million national holiday division.

The first plan of action was to establish, test and rollout the division product lines. Jeff then created and implemented a comprehensive training program to train sales people, customers and management.

Along with the division’s team, Jeff established, co-coordinated and managed all facets of the production. All of these important functions provided the resources and support to successfully hire and manage 75 salespeople. Sales revenue rose from $1.2 million to over $7.0 million during Jeff’s two-year tenure.

In 2000, he acquired Accurate Communications Company which is a national inbound telemarketing company and business-to-business answering service. His business serves clients across the country ranging from small single-item products to large national TV campaigns and catalogues.