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Following the thrift swap, the department will be holding an Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 23 and 24 that students and faculty can register for to learn more about WSU’s commitment to sustainability.

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By SHANIA EMMETT Reporter

College can become expensive, but Weber State University students, like Brayden Hamilton, can find a way to make it easier on their wallet. Hamilton, a professional sales major and football player, opened his own car detailing business, Rocky Mountain Auto and Cleaning, to pay his way through school.

“I came home from a mission, and I wanted to keep the work ethic up, but I just couldn’t find work because of my football schedule, so I just kind of felt like I wasn’t being fulfilled,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton said that with his training and football schedule, it was hard to find time to work. He needed to find something flexible that worked around his schedule.

“This last football season in the fall, it’s really hard to work, to practice all day and everything,” Hamilton said. “I really felt like, what could I do that would allow me to work but also be flexible with my schedule? I work some odd jobs here and there. And then I found this car detailing, car painting thing. I was like, man, it only takes three or four hours, and it’s flexible.”

After finding car detailing, Hamilton wanted to put his degree to use and start his own business.

“I really wanted to start my own business,” Hamilton said. “That’s just kind of my personality, and I didn’t want to work for anybody. So I started it like, two or three months ago, and got all my materials and just kind of went with it.”

With his drive and passion for what he does and his goals of completing his degree, Hamilton has already gotten several customers for his business and is gaining more.

Hamilton also takes into account what the needs of customers are and how he needs to grow his business in order to succeed.

“My services are consistently changing just because I’m always seeing what would work best,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton offers different services. He has a normal cleaning, like going through the carwash and using the vacuum. He also offers different levels of detailing: a low- and medium-level interior only and the full detail, which includes interior and exterior. His most popular service is interior detailing due to the winter weather.

Hamilton has even talked about opening up a membership for his business and trying to do car detailing for commercial vehicles as well.

“Just like how car washes have similar options that are like $25 to $30,” Hamilton said. “You can go as many times as you want. So I want to offer that service. For example, I’ll detail your car, and then I come once a month and keep it as clean as well as detailed. So I want to start that monthly car cleaning. Then I thought about going into a whole different side of it that’s a lot more expensive, which is polishing, paint correcting and ceramic coating. And ceramic coating, you can charge up to $1,000 for that.”

Although Hamilton’s journey hasn’t been without difficulties along the way. He’s faced challenges learning the ins and outs of doing car detailing.

“I had never detailed a car before this, so I have made mistakes along the way but learned from them,” Hamilton said. “The other day actually, I had plugged too many plugs in the same outlet and tripped their entire garage.”

Hamilton also had to find the best supplies for the job and how to get his name out there.

“It’s been challenging at first, getting the supplies as well, then knowing what supplies are best,” Hamilton said. “There are so many different brands out there that sell chemicals and all that stuff. Knowing what’s the most efficient and the cheapest was hard. And then right now, my big challenge is obviously the marketing aspect of getting clients continuously.”

Hamilton wants to put his business degree to good use and follow in his family’s footsteps. His father and brother are both salesmen.

“I found passion in creating something, like giving a finished product,” Hamilton said. “I kind of like that so I’ve stuck with it.”

POR MARIANNA LOPEZ-LURITTA Traductor

By SHANIA EMMETT Reporter

La universidad puede llegar a ser cara, pero los estudiantes de Weber State University, como Brayden Hamilton, pueden encontrar una forma de hacerla más llevadera para su cartera. Hamilton, graduado en ventas profesionales y jugador de fútbol americano, abrió su propio negocio de limpieza de coches, Rocky Mountain Auto and Cleaning, para pagarse los estudios.

“Volví a casa de una misión y quería mantener mi ética de trabajo, pero no podía encontrar trabajo debido a mi calendario de fútbol, así que sentía que no me sentía realizado”, dijo Hamilton.

Hamilton dijo que, con su horario de entrenamiento y de fútbol, era difícil encontrar tiempo para trabajar. Necesitaba encontrar algo flexible que se adaptara a su horario.

“Esta última temporada de fútbol en otoño, es muy difícil trabajar, entrenar todo el día y todo eso”, dijo Hamilton. “Me pregunté qué podía hacer para poder trabajar y a la vez ser flexible con mi horario. Hago algunos trabajos esporádicos aquí y allá. Y entonces encontré esto de detallar y pintar coches. Tío, sólo son tres o cuatro horas y es flexible”.

Después de encontrar el detallado de coches, Hamilton quiso poner en práctica su título y montar su propio negocio.

“Quería montar mi propio negocio”, dice Hamilton. “Esa es mi personalidad y no quería trabajar para nadie. Así que empecé como, hace dos o tres meses, y tengo todos mis materiales y sólo tipo de fue con él “.

Con su empuje y pasión por lo que hace y sus objetivos de terminar la carrera, Hamilton ya ha conseguido varios clientes para su negocio y está ganando más.

Hamilton también tiene en cuenta cuáles son las necesidades de los clientes y cómo tiene que hacer crecer su negocio para tener éxito.

“Mis servicios cambian constantemente porque siempre estoy viendo qué funciona mejor”, dice Hamilton.

Hamilton ofrece distintos servicios. Tiene una limpieza normal, como pasar por el túnel de lavado y usar el aspirador. También ofrece diferentes niveles de detallado: un nivel bajo y medio sólo interior y el detalle completo, que incluye interior y exterior. Su servicio más popular es el detallado interior, debido al clima invernal.

Hamilton ha llegado a plantearse la posibilidad de afiliarse a su empresa e intentar dedicarse también a la limpieza de vehículos comerciales.

“Igual que los lavaderos de coches tienen opciones similares que cuestan entre 25 y 30 dólares”, explica Hamilton. “Puedes ir tantas veces como quieras. Así que quiero ofrecer ese servicio. Por ejemplo, voy a detalle su coche, y luego vengo una vez al mes y mantenerlo tan limpio como detallado. Así que quiero empezar con esa limpieza mensual del coche. Entonces pensé en entrar en un lado completamente diferente de la misma que es mucho más caro, que es el pulido, la corrección de pintura y recubrimiento cerámico. Y por el recubrimiento cerámico puedes cobrar hasta 1.000 dólares”.

Aunque el camino de Hamilton no ha estado exento de dificultades. Ha tenido que aprender los entresijos del detallado de coches.

“Nunca había detallado un coche antes de esto, así que he cometido errores por el camino, pero he aprendido de ellos”, dijo Hamilton. “El otro día, de hecho, había enchufado demasiados enchufes en la misma toma de corriente y provocó un cortocircuito en todo el garaje”.

Hamilton también tuvo que encontrar los mejores suministros para el trabajo y cómo dar a conocer su nombre.

“Al principio fue un reto conseguir los suministros y luego saber cuáles eran los mejores”, dice Hamilton. “Hay muchas marcas diferentes que venden productos químicos y todo eso. Saber cuál es el más eficiente y el más barato fue difícil. Y luego, ahora mismo, mi gran reto es obviamente el aspecto del marketing para conseguir clientes continuamente”.

Hamilton quiere hacer un buen uso de su licenciatura en empresariales y seguir los pasos de su familia. Su padre y su hermano son vendedores.

“Encontré la pasión en crear algo, como dar un producto acabado”, dijo Hamilton. “Eso me gusta, así que me he dedicado a ello”.

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