Meet Jeremy Day, Owner of Remy Refinishing (remyrefinishing.com).
Tell us a little about your business. – Cabinet painting is more than half of our work, but we also do all interior painting. We end up painting a lot of oak trim, doors, fireplaces, stair railings and things of that nature, because it’s the same process as painting oak cabinets.
People tend to call us for a lot of small jobs too, as we are also willing to do those. We get a lot of calls to do stairwells because most people don’t have the ladders to do those types of jobs.
With cabinets we also do replacement doors along with other cabinet modifications such as crown moulding, paneling and adding anything else to kitchen cabinets that people want.
How did you get started in the business? – I started my company in 2015 in Denver before I moved to Lincoln. My wife Jill and I decided to move here when we started having kids in 2018. We’ve done all types of painting but eventually found a great niche in cabinet painting.
Tell us a little about your family. – I am married to my wonderful wife Jill who stays at home with our four kids and homeschools. She absolutely loves it and is a super creative person. My kids’ names are Remi, Arlo, Juna and Tali. Hopefully someday one of them will take over the business, but we will see.
What do you see as one of the biggest turning points in your life? – Meeting my wife Jill was definitely one of the biggest turning points in my life. Up until then I wasn’t super ambitious about my career as I just wanted to travel. At the very beginning I talked to Jill about whether I should have a job or start my business and she encouraged me to start my business. I’m eternally grateful she told me that answer.
I also like to tell people that I’ve road tripped to all 48 states, mostly visiting the National and state parks and camping along the way.
Who inspires you? – Other business owners are my inspiration. Of course, Elon Musk is one of my big heroes. His ability to take what’s in his imagination and make it reality is very impressive!
I am also very inspired by every local small business owner. I know what it takes to be successful and I know a lot of local business owners that put their blood, sweat and tears into their business. Cheers to them and good job!
If you could choose any other profession to be successful in, what would it be? – If I could get into another profession besides painting I would actually get my PhD in economics and be a professor. I love studying both macro and microeconomics and how people make decisions on how to use their limited resources. Also a big fan of following the stock market so maybe a profession related to that.
What is your favorite book or the last good book you read? – I am a big reader and I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if it wasn’t for all the great information I’ve gotten from great books! Probably the most influential one from the last few years is Company of One by Paul Jarvis. The book that helped me to start down this path as a teenager was Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
If our readers would like to contact you, how should they do so? – If you need painting, would just love to talk about your favorite books or starting and running a business, I would love to chat with you. The best way to reach me is by my email remyrefinishing@gmail.com.