
knew coming here on a Monday morning at 7
start my week well.
We're
to
There's a pond, they call it North Pond, out in the reforestation camp.
That's where the last sighting was.
You know, there's a lot of people though, very, with good intentions, they come running in with videos of muskrats that they see all over near the zoo.
There was a great video that somebody brought in and it was a mink.
chasing a fox.
Wow.
It was the coolest, coolest video.
So the thought is, um, Carmen, our director thinks that the Fox probably went in to get a baby mink and steal, steal a baby mink and the mink took after it.
And it was, I didn't know a
I didn't either.
But I saw it.
It didn't catch it.
It didn't catch it, but it was, I mean, it was, it was a chase.
Yeah.
do such
Well, thanks.
We can talk about our first fundraising event, which is coming up on June 10th.
It's called Sip and Safari.
And it is a leisurely walk around the zoo on a Tuesday evening.
And you get to taste wine.
Seven or eight different wineries will have samples of their wine out.
When you arrive, you'll get a charcuterie box.
So you'll get some munchies to go with your wine.
And it's just a great, very laid-back evening at the zoo.
It's kind of a smaller laid-back version of our big feast with the Beast event.
So tickets are on sale for that.
Again, June 10th, it's a Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
So come on out.
It's
people really enjoy evenings at the zoo.
They tell us that they see animals that they don't see when they bring up their kids during the day.
Some of the animals are more active at that time of the day, so people really enjoy that.
So that's our June event.
Then we are just going public.
Actually, I think this right now will be the first time we've talked about it public.
We have our next conservation travel trip.
ready to go, and we are going to the Galapagos Islands next year.
Yeah, wow.
That's huge.
So you can come with us.
All the information is on our website.
We're spending seven nights aboard a National Geographic ship.
Holy crap.
Seven nights, seven different islands, a minimum of seven different islands.
Is that
In one place, sharks are more common than others.
I know
to
Yes, and there are whale sharks there.
You can dive with whale sharks.
Those are not dangerous at all.
But there's snorkeling, there's kayaking, there's exploring all the islands.
There's, we're just gonna do it all.
It's
that.
It is the place to go for conservation.
Wow, that's huge.
We're gonna go see the Galapagos tortoises.
If I learn to swim by then, I'm coming.
John, we're going to see the boobies.
You would love it.
The blue-footed boobies.
How does that work third trip?
I'm sorry.
I'll be our fourth trip.
How does it work?
Yeah We just put I actually on behalf of the society put these trips together and we first offer them to our volunteers and donors to join us They pay they pay full price, but
They are very happy to do that because they're traveling with like-minded individuals a lot of them wouldn't go on these trips alone, but they've always wanted to go so they
They're like, oh, wow, I've always wanted to go to Africa.
And now I get a chance to go with 30 other people from the new zoo.
So the first three trips have sold out.
Where
We first year, we went to Tanzania.
Nice.
That was three years ago.
I've
Yeah.
Last year, we went to.
Took
Yeah.
Last year, we went to Costa Rica.
very, very popular.
In August, we're going to South Africa.
First, we're going down to Cape Town to see the African penguins.
Wow.
Wow.
Then we're going up to just outside of Kruger National Park.
and we're gonna do some more safaris.
So that's in August.
Kruger is just on the very northeast side of South Africa.
Probably one of the biggest and most famous national parks in Africa.
And then we've just announced the Galapagos for September of 26.
That's
Well, I think I have a room for you and Donna.
I think I can find one.
there's nothing like a safari and the really cool thing about what we do is we have partners in some of these areas Because the through AZA they might be doing research that we help fund or that AZA helps one so we get to do some really fun things at
In Cape Town, we are going to Sandcobb, which is the big worldwide research facility for African penguins.
So we're actually going to go visit with them, see what they do, see what we find.
How do they live?
African penguins don't.
They live like
desert?
No, on the beach, in the water, on the beach.
There's a beach called Boulder's Beach that we're going to.
It's a big place for penguins and it's just like if you're going to Florida the beach in Florida The beach is rocky.
There's big rocks and there's just penguins floating all over and on the beach and that's just where they live
cool.
It's a great evening.
It's just a little bit smaller than fees laid back.
you get the
zoo.
How can we raise money
me a check, John.
Write me a check.
I lost my
And my
You know what?
The more we keep talking about it, that's what helps.
back on here.
Thank you so much.
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upside.
But we need somebody to wash the windows.
Yeah, that'd be a perfect job for me.
I'll keep him clean.
All right.
Wonderlic.
Out
Yep.
Out of
Yeah, I wash windows, I do a little bit of pressure washing, and I do gutter cleaning as well.
Yeah, so I started doing it in high school, actually.
My friend's dad bought a local franchise of a window cleaning business, and then I started doing it with about four of my friends.
And that was just, it was such a great summer job, I really loved doing it.
It was a pretty small startup cost, so I just decided to start my own business.
It's taken off.
I will
Yeah Well, that's kind of where I capitalized the things that nobody else wants to do and the jobs that suck for other people Yeah,
Yep.
Yeah.
Yeah commercial I do year-round so I can be busy even in the winter and then residential is kind of just starting up
is.
You have
add
Yeah, you can definitely negate a little bit of that with some experience.
But yeah, that's for sure.
Yeah, so I had been working window cleaning for two summers already.
And then also, my dad had started his own business.
So that was also a little bit of an inspiration for me to do that.
I've been working for him doing some demolition, flooring work, stuff like that, so taken out.
Tile showers all sorts of work.
Oh, yeah, I don't do any of the I don't do any of the stuff where you're dropping off buildings Yeah, but I get up to probably third story on my ladder.
Well, you do.
Yes.
That's pretty tall
who
windows
Oh, yeah,
yeah, I I get plenty of workouts.
I do a lot of rock climbing actually odyssey So I'm in Green Bay here.
I visit there all the time.
It's actually super useful.
I
Yeah
Yeah, no, but it's nice.
I get those little finger holds when I'm up in the ladder.
It keeps me secure.
So you're rock climber.
Yeah, yeah.
And that actually keeps a lot of the fear off too.
I do some breath work.
Isn't that a perfect hobby?
Yeah.
That's a
Yep.
Yeah, it's going really well.
I'd say it's getting better every year.
A lot of my customers are people that come back every year, even twice a year.
And then from there, it's like friends, family.
A lot of my customers are kind of like...
It's kind of like one big network.
A lot of them know each other.
So it's really cool.
That is
Yep.
Yeah.
I kind of, again, my dad started his business and that's, he's never done any advertising.
So that's always how he's told me, just do a good job.
There's not a lot of
think
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's not a, definitely not a ton of competition.
No.
I mean, you have to be kind
you.
Well, thank you.
I appreciate that.
$148 billion, they were asking him, how can you tell?
What's the best thing to do if you want to make a lot of money, like a lot, a lot of money?
He goes, you know what, people ask me that all the time, but you know, people look at, well, schooling, right?
Go to Colgate or Brown or someone, or they ask about grades, they ask, what's all these things, your family, you know, where you came from?
He said the number one thing to get, to be financially successful is,
the earlier age you start a business, the better you're going to be.
Because you've learned a lot, right?
I
mean,
I
Yeah, definitely.
Because you don't feel ready for it right away.
You just kind of got to figure stuff out as you go.
So it's forced me to figure out, yeah, marketing, taxes, all that stuff.
It's just kind of a learning lesson every day.
How about the
to paint.
Well, paint's
Yeah.
So I've actually dealt with that mostly by just keeping it close.
For the last couple of years, I had friends working with me, the same friends who were working at the other window cleaning place with me have helped me out the last two summers.
And then this year, it's going to be my younger sister's boyfriend.
Actually, he was helping me out.
So yeah, usually I just keep it friends or family.
And then it's, you know, you can trust them.
And
because that is what
yeah
yeah I would say it can be difficult if
You know if situations come up, but usually with window cleaning.
It's pretty light-hearted I mean, it's like there's nothing too serious.
They appreciate the job.
I pay them well
When I worked at my brother's gas station, yeah, and back of the day when you had to wash the windshields.
Oh, yeah
That's harder than you think to make it, because there have been times when cars have pulled away and then they stop and they've gotten out themselves with like a handkerchief because it's streaky type
thing.
So
Oh yeah, the actual window cleaning itself is harder than you'd imagine.
It takes a lot.
And when you're looking at the window too, it's different than most people looking through it.
So when you're actually cleaning it, I notice every little spot on there that maybe
Yeah, you would never see but and everybody will point out whatever mistake
Oh, yeah, and after it's clean It's easier to see all the tough spots exactly.
So
Yeah, yeah, I would say the equipment's the main part.
The solution's nothing too crazy.
I'm always open with that.
It's just Dondish soap and water, but the big part that makes the difference is- You don't
No, and I'll be honest, that's what all professional window cleaners use is just Dondish soap and water.
Say that again, what do
Pretty much all window cleaners just use Dondish soap and water, but the difference is having the professional mop and the rubber squeegee and then just a good know-how of actually how to use a
I think this is awesome.
I mean, two things you're doing.
You found a niche.
And why didn't you just stay with the guy you were with?
Can I ask that?
I just want to reintroduce you real quick.
It's Ethan Wonderlick.
You own a company out of Appleton called Select Exterior Services.
And we're spending a lot of time on Windows.
And I want you to stick around.
You do other things besides that.
But you started working for a guy.
And what made you leave?
Or why didn't you stay with him?
Or
you got
Yeah, I really loved working at that company.
I have nothing against them, but it was just something that I wanted to go my own way and do my own thing.
I could see kind of the percentages of what I was making.
I felt like my value was more than that.
Um, so I just thought, okay, so I'm going
Okay.
So my, my mirror in my bathroom, okay.
It's always very, cause I brush my teeth really aggressive.
Oh yeah.
And you don't sew it like, you know what I mean?
So, and I can, I even bought some of that glass cleaner for like six bucks, that spray stuff.
I could just use, tell me again, what would be the best thing to use on a mirror in a bathroom?
Well, don't dish up in water.
And then if you're just using a rag, I would use, yeah, if you have like a microfiber, that would probably work the best.
What's
know what that is.
It's just a real fine one.
It doesn't leave all the spots and everything.
Yeah, yeah, you can buy them anywhere.
Do you go to a store and ask for microfibers?
Yeah, I mean, if you go to like Home Depot Minards, anywhere, I'm sure they'd have them.
Dollar tree?
Dollar tree, yeah.
Like a car store, right?
Yeah, yeah, like detailing towels, yeah.
Okay.
Otherwise, the ones I use are actually like recycled surgical towels, so they're a little different
Wow.
the specialty windows, but those are a little hard.
You know, we used to wash
yeah.
Remember
yes, I got no one to impress actually I'm married so all right But Ethan I think
Yeah.
Yeah, I would say that's the biggest part is I can do in a couple hours what a lot of people say it takes two or three days, you know, so it definitely saves a lot of time.
Do you do the insides
Yep.
Yeah, I do
Yes.
And I'm opening them up.
I do the sill.
I work the frame.
Oh my gosh.
He's
And you can always give me
or
my
Yeah, I hear that all the time from customers saying that they just hired me out this year because last year they got in some accident or something.
It's happened so easy.
Give me before it's too late, before you break your leg.
Yeah.
All
thought.
I'll think about it.
We
take?
I've gotten that a couple times.
As far as I can tell, no.
There's no relation.
No?
No.
Okay.
There's nobody that I know.
Don't
town It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
Yep.
Yeah, it's a perfect time for it.
And I would honestly say being young was actually a bit of a benefit.
I think when you're young and, you know, people see you trying to go for something, I think actually people are more likely to support you.
I think people want to support people who are...
going for their dreams and trying to do something.
Good for you.
Right.
Makes a
customers.
Yeah, I was probably 18 when I started doing your windows.
you.
Yeah, so if you look up Select Exterior Services online, I have a website, a Google page, all of that.
You can also just call or text me, 920-427-9468, or you can email me at Ethan at selectexteriorservices.com.
Yeah, I do residential and commercial windows.
I do gutter cleaning.
There's a lot of that in the fall.
And then I do just like first story pressure washing decks, driveways, stuff like that.
That's nine,
I don't know.
I'm assuming
Yeah, so I'm hoping to just keep going with it.
At some point, maybe automate it where I have employees going that can go out and clean the windows.
I can maybe just set the schedule.
But honestly, I think I'll always probably want to do a little bit of window cleaning.
I do just really love it.
I like interacting with the homeowners, being outside in the sun.
You know, we got a young
to be said about
love
Yeah.
I think home services are a great way to start your own business.
It's usually a lower cost of entry.
You can do it at any age.
You don't need certifications and stuff.
And I think it's just a great alternative.
And I jaded yet in the workforce.
I was just going to
Yeah,
Yeah.
Well, thank you.
Yeah, I
Think that's the biggest thing is just doing a good job and having people back here after year
what
that's actually so interesting I bought a bunch of Christmas lights last year.
That's another thing that a lot of window cleaners Will get into it into winter, but they came too late, so I didn't get into it But this year I actually am planning on hanging Christmas
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So the professional lights, it's like customizable where you could have a certain pattern, like all the bulbs are like, I could customize it by the bulb.
So it could be like every other of any color.
Hey,
People say that about every one of the jobs I do, that there's nothing worse.
So I'm used to it at this point.
And yet they
Yeah, yeah, I mean it's
with yeah
Oh, yeah Yeah, she actually started her own business as well.
Shout out wonder beauty and Appleton if you're a facial She does those what she do she does facials and just like beauty stuff.
So they're real relaxing She has her own little salon.
I
Yeah, I'm using
is!
B-Pollen?
Does
I'm not sure if she does that.
I know that it is like a good supplement.
Yeah or something, but I'm
mean
I'd like to get a yeah, just a little touch up Yeah, yeah, she does that she does actually a lot of work with
Don't say that.
What's that?
How was that?
I had to myself a little bit.
What's the time?
would be fun to have her
you can take
He's going to my house.
right after all
right yeah yeah one last thing we
also have to ask tooth actually two quick things we got two minutes left two quick things number one it sounds like your answer the first one your parents kind of do these kind of things so that's where the passion came from yep
Advice for anybody else, a young person, not somebody 45 years old, a young person at your age at 21, advice good and bad that you've learned?
I would say just going for it is usually the biggest thing.
Right.
Usually you can figure out anything as you go.
You never think you're going to be prepared.
Yes, I would say you just have to take the first step.
Just start going towards what you want.
at a bar.
I
And I
Yeah, especially today, you can always find more information online.
50 other people have done exactly what you're trying to do.
And I don't know.
You can just get lost researching all this stuff.
It's like information analysis paralysis.
You know what I
Zuckerberg.
That's
Yep, it's just selectexteriorservices.com.
All
Ethan.
Bob Kabersky, Gail Gilligan.