James Reese Jr. Was a Baker Before Taking Over His Father’s Cleaning Business

Today He Also Gives Back By Hiring Ex-Offenders

The story of James Reese begins in Paoli, Pa. James was the baby of 8 children. He was born into a family that had already started a cleaning company. James Reese Sr., his father, created Paoli House and Window Cleaning in 1944. In the photo on this page, young James Jr. is shown beside the company’s truck.

Reese Sr. was a naturally gifted entrepreneur and businessman. He was working in South Philadelphia as a professional tap dancer when he made a visit to a cousin in Paoli that changed everything because he met his eventual wife, Lele MacDonald. After their marriage, Reese Sr. started washing windows for a company in Philadelphia’s Main Line suburbs. He witnessed the amount of money that was being made with just soap,water, and labor. He promptly ventured out to start his own business. The business grew rapidly. Reese Sr. built a house and continued to grow his budding business into a lucrative enterprise.

After 12 years, Reese Sr. divorced his young wife, sold his business and relocated to New York City for a new start. This is where current CEO James Reese Jr. comes in. His mother felt her youngest boy would be better off living with his father. So at age 12, Reese Jr. was sent to New York. He immediately began working in his father’s business, Reese Home and Office Cleaning.

At that young age he hated the work. As soon as he was free to make his own choices, he got married and chose to pursue a career in baking. By the age of 32, Reese Jr. was a master baker. Ironically it was during this period when Reese Sr. began to talk to his son about taking over the family business.

Reese Jr. had no intention of pursuing or even being involved with his fathers’ dream of his children carrying on his business. However, for a whole year, Reese Sr. was persistent, emphasizing how important it was to keep the business in the family.

After a year of urging, Reese Jr. finally heeded the call in 1982. Since then, with his faithful wife Antionette by his side, the business has flourished and continued to prosper. Reese’s has built a stellar reputation for Honesty, Dependability, and Excellent Work.

Reese Recovery To Work Program

In addition to being CEO of Reese’s Professional Cleaning Service, Reese Jr. is dedicated to philanthropy and giving back. In an effort to help ex-offenders who have been recently released, Reese’s created the Reese Recovery To Work Program (RRWP). Reese’s believes firmly that EVERY human being that makes mistakes deserves a chance to start over.

We are proud to say that some of our best employees have come thruough this program. One of our company goals is to employ those who have been deemed unemployable by society. In this way we do our part to create generational wealth for the unfortunate and rebuild our economy one person at a time.