By Patricia Kelly
Twin Cities Business
July 1, 2011
Marka uu jiro 51, Guy Mingo waxa laga yaabaa in uu u ekaado mid da'yar in lagu soo biiriyo Hall of Fame ee Minnesota. Laakiin had iyo jeer wuxuu u noolaa ka hor jadwalka. "Waxaan aad u jeclaa," ayuu yidhi, "waligay dib uma eegin."
Guy Mingo, maamulaha guud ee Marsden Holding LLC
Mingo quit high school at 16 to work full time. Three years later, he became Marsden Building Maintenance’s youngest-ever district manager, responsible for almost 25 percent of the company’s revenue. At 23, he was a husband, father, and homeowner; at 24, promoted to vice president of operations; at 42, made CEO of St. Paul–based Marsden Holding, LLC, now one of the largest privately owned facility service providers in the U.S. With services including office cleaning, building security, and HVAC system maintenance, Marsden currently owns 12 companies operating in 32 states; last year, it posted revenues of $110 million. For the past three years, Marsden Holding has had record growth in income.
Tan iyo markii uu noqday maamulaha guud ee 2002, Mingo wuxuu ku hogaamiyay shirkadda iyada oo loo marayo dabayl duufaan ah oo iibsi ah, iyada oo ujeedadu tahay in la labanlaabo cabbirka shantii sanaba mar. Hoos-u-dhacii dhaqaale ee dhawaan dhacay ayaa ka dhigay inuu xoogaa ku guulaysto. "Waxaan rabay in aan gaaro $250 milyan oo dakhli ah dhammaadka 2010-ka, oo haddii aan suuqa waxba laga beddelin, si fiican ayaan uga gudbi lahayn," ayuu yidhi. "Diyaar uma ahayn inaan hoos u dhigno."
Mingo wuxuu ku koray waqooyiga Minneapolis, mid ka mid ah lix carruur ah. "Waxaan ka imid guri jaban, oo khamri cabbaya, waxaanan ku soo koray daryeel," ayuu dib u xusuustay. Waxa uu shaqadiisii ugu horreysay ka helay dukaan ku habboon xaafadda, si farxad leh ayuuna uga baxay dugsigii si uu u shaqeeyo 16-saacadood, lix maalmood toddobaadkii.
Read the article, “Guy C. Mingo | A high-school dropout driven to succeed,” By Patricia Kelly, July 01, 2011
