Every now and then, a book comes along that quietly taps you on the shoulder, hands you a cup of coffee, and says, “Hey… remember why you started?” Mark Batterson’s newest release, Gradually Then Suddenly, is that kind of book. It isn’t flashy. It doesn’t promise overnight success. There’s no “five easy hacks to double […]
Author: John Leano
John Leano can be reached by e-mail: Leano@BryansCleaners.com or Twitter: @JohnLeano or www.facebook.com/johngleano
When the Smoke Is Long Gone: One Year After the Eaton Fire
January has a way of convincing us that everything is new again. New calendars. New planners. New resolutions. There’s something about turning the page that whispers, You made it through. But for many families affected by the Eaton Fire one year ago, January doesn’t feel like a fresh start. It feels like an accounting of […]
The Most Misunderstood Price Tag
A candid look at why garment care is undervalued and why the narrative must change There’s a strange phenomenon that happens only in our industry. Somewhere out there, a group of very smart, very well-educated, very financially stable people will pay $7 for a drip coffee, $18 for a cocktail the size of a communion […]



