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Promoting Farm-to-Fork in Loudoun What started as a health-conscious blog has transformed into two of the largest destination farmers markets in Virginia with a mission to connect NOVA residents to the same farm-tofork food used by some of the best chefs in the area. “We wanted to create a farmers market for the 21st century that includes everything fresh, sustainable and local. We have chefs making great meals on site and to-go healthy meals for busy households,” says Dan Hine, who founded EatLoco markets in 2017. “We’re planning on having over 100 vendors at the One Loudoun market this year and the Brambleton market will most likely double in size. Our markets bring in executive chefs from Lansdowne Resort, The National Conference Center, AhSo Restaurant, Lost Fox Restaurant and many others including caterers and private chefs. All bringing awareness to the importance of supporting our local food producers to keep our bodies and communities strong.”

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Ayrshire Farm in Upperville has raised humane, organic, sustainable heritage breeds for more than two decades. The cows, chickens, pigs, rabbits, and turkeys are a passion for founder Sandy Lerner, who is at the forefront of sustainable farming: “Why are we not aware of what we put in our body? Ours is just better food.” This belief has led to a vertically integrated ecosystem where all animals are pastured and free range, and because they aren’t hybridized can subsist on grass and fertilize their own fields and produce fields. Sandy’s mission has led to operating a grist mill on the Shenandoah for stone ground flour, a raw pet food called MeatMe, and Hunter’s Head Tavern in Upperville. www.ayrshirefarm.com

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Wave Williams takes his produce to market 24–48 hours after picking. He operates a 300-acre farm in Westminster, MD that has been in his family for generations and prides himself on his greens: mesclun, spinach, arugula, sorrel, mustard and beet greens … depending on the season, they bring all sorts of varieties. They keep seven greenhouses running in the winter and produce ﬂavorful and fresh produce for farmers markets and restaurants. If you like arugula or want to try it, it is a can’t miss item. “I tell people to make a day of it,” Wave says. “Get out of the house, get the kids and pets out and try everything— You’ll really enjoy it.” tinyurl.com/spp6zrd

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Shane Hughes, who returned to his ﬁfth generation family farm 10 years ago, counts Jose Andres and 40 other farm-to-table chefs as loyal customers. Why? “We produce meat with a clean, robust taste and a brightness and ﬁrmness that comes with freshness and raising pastured animals, antibiotic and hormone free. We take pride that these animals had a healthy life,” Shane says. They even raise animal feed on 400 acres without chemical fertilizers, use a custom butcher and distribute product to customers themselves: “We get cuts back Tuesday morning and they’re out the same day.” Shane and his crew also bring pork, chickens and eggs to the market. www.libertydelightfarms.com

Ed Smith began growing vegetables and making sausage in South Hill, VA in 2012. He now sells 4,000–5,000 pounds of sausage each week with recipes he and his son Martin developed. Their sausages are hormone/antibiotic, gluten, MSG, nitrate/ nitrite free and run the gamut of ﬂavors from mild brats to their spicy El Diablo. They also grow and pickle jalapeno and cayenne peppers and make mouth-watering cheese dip and pimiento cheese, but the star is the sausage: “Taste it and you’ll know the diﬀerence,” Ed says. “Growing up, I always liked my sausage fresh and now I’m bringing that to our customers.” smithsofmecklenburg.com

Max Tyson was raised on an orchard and in 2002 went back to his roots and started his own. He has been producing delicious tree-ripened fruit and other produce ever since. Based on the season, you can find peaches, plums, apples, pears, cherries, nectarines, tomatoes, and asparagus. He also freezes berries and makes jams and jellies when available. What’s the difference when you take home his produce? “Most store-bought fruits are picked prematurely before enough sugar has developed, then it is hydrocooled which further kills the flavor. With us, we test the fruit sugar before harvest, so we get the perfect ripeness to your home,” Max says. www.facebook.com/TysonFarmsLLC

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

MARCH 2020 PUBLISHER

Hann Livingston | hann.livingston@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Melinda Gipson | melinda.gipson@lifestylepubs.com

Coming Home HOME IS FAMILY. Home is friendship, and growing up, and love. Home is security. This is the place we gather for many of the most important memories of our lives. We personalize our spaces and there is no home exactly the same. Then it is these collections of homes and the people in them that make up the fabric of our community, the diversity that makes our area unique. In this issue we celebrate the home.

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Our homes are often the biggest investments we make. They carry a financial significance even beyond the feelings they invoke. We want them to aesthetically present our values and make us comfortable when exiting an often difficult and hard world. That being said, we have to trust the people we bring in to create our visions of home...people and companies that operate with integrity, loyalty and service. We have taken great care to partner with and take advice from companies and their leaders who exhibit these characteristics so that our readers are confident in the services we represent here. Just like George C. Marshall, whose home we feature this month, our contributors all believe in community and service. Their work on homes is a contribution to lifting our area to even greater heights. After all, if we aren't happy in our homes, how do we function with grace outside?

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson AD MANAGER Chad Jensen

Do you want to create your own wonderland at home? If so, we give you the tools in this issue. We have hand-selected the people we believe are both talented and giving, from cel-

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

ebrating the beauty of creating a stay-vacation venue in your back yard to choosing the right appliances or using a service-oriented, trustworthy contractor to keep your home running at its best. We look at the trends in interior design, so you can make small changes to liven things up. Our Open House even shows off a home whose owners created their own personal dream home, showing that with passionate vision all of us can do the same. There is beauty in this issue, but there is also substance. So enjoy Leesburg, and happy March.

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ON THE COVER Garden Paradise in Waterford

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROMAN COPRANO 6

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2020

FEATURES 26 The Greatest Historic Home You've Never Seen George C. Marshall's Home and International Center Foster Selfless Service

34 An Ode to Europe in Waterford A detailed renovation of an iconic home brings garden villa living to new levels.

40 Shawn Mitchell Marks a Decade of Service Veteran, Volunteer, Mentor Makes Giving Back His Success Mantra

34 26

50 What's New in Interior Design Two of the Area's Top Interior Designers Share Their Top Trends

DEPARTMENTS

Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Travel Destination

20 Tech Savvy 26 Giving Back 34 Open House 40 Inspired By 44 Locally Owned 48 Financial Buzz 50 Trend Setter

When it comes to listing, preparing and selling your home, I would suggest these three words—“listen to Pam”! We recently sold a property significantly over the asking price by doing just that. Pam had very strategic ideas on pricing and marketing that resulted in a non-contingent sale in less than two days! Prior to the listing however, Pam went through the house, made suggestions on how to prepare it for showing and provided a list of trusted contractors to do the necessary work at very affordable prices. They showed up on schedule, did the work correctly at the cost agreed to and finished on time. The entire process could not have been easier or gone more smoothly. Thanks Pam. —John Kimball, former River Creek resident

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GOOD TIMES 1.

Ice Sculpting Celebrates our Brief Cold Snap The Villages at Leesburg picked precisely the right weekend to stage an ice-sculpting outing for kids and adults alike. Congrats to Todd Dawson for taking first place with his amazing panther sculpture. You can follow him this month as he competes in the WORLD ice sculpture competition in Fairbanks! See Http://icealaska.org

Hunger and Next-Gen Leadership Highlight 2020 Chamber Community Leader Awards Katie Barchas Wilson, who runs the county's 40 under 40 awards competition, took a young professionals award; Jimmy Olevson, MainStreet Bank, was tapped as executive leader, The Zone won for small organization, and Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning won for large organization. Jennifer Montgomery, non-profit leader from Loudoun Hunger Relief, urged everyone to, "pick a cause and get involved!"

1. Finalist Colleen Shumaker Stands Strong with Mobile Hope | 2. Pam Jones (C) Takes Home a Chairman Award For Lead-share Leadership | 3. NEXT Up, Erica Rowe and Kasia Bochenek to Host Chocolates Galore Feb. 28 | 4. Bruce Rahmani Owner of Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning | 5. Jennifer Montgomery with Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) | 6. Katie Barchas Wilson 10

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AROUND TOWN

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C2'S CHRISTOPHER CICOTELLO ON COMMUNITY SERVICE C2 Operations Owner Christopher Cicotello, one of four finalists for a community service award in the small business category, shared the following mantra on leadership: “Leadership is not wielding authority; it's empowering others.” As to why service is a cornerstone of his

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business, he said simply, “My children are the biggest inspiration to give back to the community as we aim to set the best example for our kids. Giving back not only sets that example, but the benefits are realized immediately and improves our community.” Amen.

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TRAVEL DESTINATION

Burton & Michele: Turning Clients into Friends and Family

Building a B a c k y a r d L i fe s t y l e w i t h To w n & C o u n t r y Po o l s For the Swimmer in Your Home

ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON

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Poolhouses Keep the Party Outside

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'ONE VISION. ONE DESIGN. ONE BUILDER.'

Entertaining Poolside Dictates Many Must-Have Design Features

BURTON GRAY’S LOVE OF THE WATER BEGAN

ourselves a boutique pool designer and builder. You

AT AGE FIVE AND HE SWAM COMPETITIVELY AT

would call us when you want to build something

VIRGINIA TECH UNTIL HE WAS 20. By a stroke of

unique that serves as an extension of your home.”

fortune, he grew up next to the founder of Town &

Adds Burton (and they routinely finish each other’s

Country Pools, and landed his first job with the com-

sentences), “We like to say you should think of your

pany after college – first in construction and later in

pool as the nicest room in your house.”

sales. By 1997, he was a partner, and he purchased the

All that comes out of 34 years of experience for

company in January of 2000. Six years ago, he started

Burton, and a degree in landscape architecture

the service division focused on the care, service, and

from Penn State for Michele. Their goal is to create

maintenance of the area’s inground concrete pools.

the dream backyard for each client that matches

Over the last 20 years, he has helped some 500

their own personal style, lending personality

families experience the kind of backyard lifestyle

to their motto of “One Vision. One Design. One

he’s come to enjoy, along with his many tenured

Builder.” That doesn’t mean everything happens

employees and contractors. Says Michele Ament,

at once, though increasingly higher-end home

his chief designer and sales partner, “I’m probably

builders call Town & Country Pools when their own

one of the most recent employees here and I’ve

clients want to include a backyard pool.

been here 12 years!”

Whether they are brought in as a building subcon-

She hastens to point out that 500 pools may

tractor or are the general contractor, they work with a

sound like a lot to some people, but that only aver-

cadre of elite subcontractors who may not be the least

ages out to around 25 pools a year – “We consider

expensive but are the best in their field of expertise. CONTINUED >

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TR AVEL DESTINATION (CONTINUED)

Regardless of which subcontractor is involved to achieve the client’s desired effect, Town & Country provides startto-finish quality control supervision. Such isn’t the case with many pool builders who operate on higher volume and win projects on price alone. Both Burton and Michele have served as president of the area’s American Association of Pool and Spa Professionals, which exists to create a strict code of eth-

WE LIKE TO SAY YOU SHOULD THINK OF YOUR POOL AS THE NICEST ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE.”

ics and standards for pool builders. “Other companies may want to ‘dig the hole,’ whereas we want to create the space,” says Michele. “For us every pool project creatively answers the questions how are you going to use your pool, and how will you use the space around it. We see ourselves as helping you enrich your lifestyle.” Burton laughs, “I tell people, ‘This will change your life,’ and they usually roll their eyes, then they come back and say, ‘You were sure right about that!’” Burton has built the second, third and even one fourth-time pool for families that have relocated and want to continue to be the home where their kids can hang out and bring their friends, not

be used variously for outdoor man caves

to mention families who don’t want to spend five hours in

or even stay-at-home offices with pool-

a car each way to spend two days at the beach.

side outlets and cabanas.

Asked to give an example of a particularly unique

A completed project can take from

project, Michele explains, “That applies to almost every

three to nine months, depending on the

project we build. You’re coming to us because you want

complexity and inclusion of outside struc-

something different.” Burton later notes that they’ve been

tures, but communication throughout the

tapped for projects as diverse as building a Disney-like

project is key to its successful completion.

“Lazy River” to a pool atop a townhouse in Georgetown.

Michele: “They get to know us very well.”

Many things can add to the diversity of projects such

Burton: “The communication is intense.”

as the contours and relative elevations in your backyard,

He adds, “We like [our clients] to under-

easements, and of course the kinds of amenities and mate-

stand what’s going on from start to finish

rials you want to include. Says Burton, “Our clients aren’t

throughout the process.”

building a pool with three feet of concrete deck around it and the pool equipment sitting right out in the open.”

“We’re not building pools for the masses and we’re not building everyone’s pools,

In photographs of their work, which both Burton and

but for those who want the high-end, res-

Michele have on a handy iPad for consultations, you’ll

idential backyard – a true extension of the

see a lot of masonry, outdoor kitchens, pool houses,

living space of their home – that’s what

contoured landscaping, even environments that could

we do,” Burton says.

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qu e st io n s to a sk yourself when p la n n i n g you r pool:

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are their ages? (Needing a retractable pool cover tends to dictate a rectangular design.) + Do you entertain large groups or a few families at a time? + What’s your plan for how you use your pool: exercise or lounging alongside? + Will the kids want to dive? + Is it more for kids or adults to enjoy? + Would you prefer boulders and waterfalls or more contemporary design? (Often this is dictated by the home’s design and materials. They should match or be at least complimentary.) + Would you prefer a travertine or flagstone deck? (Here’s where the iPad comes in to help explain, using examples.) + Not just the size of the lot, but the size of the home may dictate the size and/or proportions of the pool, so keep this in mind when planning. + Everything doesn’t need to be completed at once, but should follow one cohesive design

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ENGINEERED QUARTZ Manmade, a mixture of pulverized

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with resins. The process creates durability because quartz is one of the hardest minerals. Pros: You can use a soft cleanser and no sealer is needed. Unique colors can be less expensive than natural stone. Cons: At 150 degrees F or more, or in direct sunlight, permanent discoloration and damage can occur.

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GRANITE

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Minerals are compressed via lava

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Marble is created by a metamor-

infusion locking the crystals together

Quartz, Quartzite is a natural material

phic process of limestone reformu-

like a puzzle. Since granite contains

that is a hybrid of marble and gran-

lation. It is softer and more porous.

quartz, it is also durable. Pros: Each

ite. Pros: Some Quartzite is even

Marble is an excellent surface for

block of stone is unique, so you have

stronger than granite. It’s a great

bakers to work with dough as it has

a customized piece of nature. A wide

choice for a marble look, but with

a nonstick quality.

array of colors, patterns, and textures

more durability, and resistant to UV

instant elegance and grandeur to

are available. Granite is practically

rays. Cons: Knives can mark the

room. Cons: Has a large variance

heat-proof, handling cookware up to

surface. Use trivets for hot items.

in price. Requires increased care to

1200 degrees F and able to withstand

Pros: Creates

avoid marring the surface.

outdoor use. Cons: Harsh chemicals will dull the surface. Porosity can vary and with it potential staining from foods, oils and dyes.

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THE GREATEST HISTORIC HOME YOU'VE NEVER SEEN GEORGE C. MARSHALL'S HOME AND INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOSTER SELFLESS SERVICE 26

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Adam Shinberg, 16, Turns Love of History into his Job as a Tour Guide

ADAM SHINBERG (RIGHT), A 16-YEAR-OLD BROAD RUN HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, WORKS AS A TOUR GUIDE AT GEORGE C. MARSHALL’S HOME IN THE CENTER OF DOWNTOWN LEESBURG. He may be one of the few locals who can not only identify the house, but say why he reveres its former occupant. He tells how the five-star general was tasked to create a plan to rebuild war-torn Europe – the plan bearing his name – and why he served as President Truman’s special envoy to China. Someday, he hopes to run a museum that helps to explain history to everyone.

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February 22: Tour guide recruitment

see how our leadership today

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lacks some of his selfless service mentality,

his

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statesmanship,

and I understand the deeper and broader implications of losing

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that kind of legacy in the world.”

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Ironically, she says, the garden Marshall never got to retire to and

May 8: George C. Marshall Innovation

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2020 ’ S HOT TEST ENTER TAINMENT APPLIANCES (CONTINUED)

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A DETAILED RENOVATION OF AN ICONIC HOME BRINGS GARDEN VILLA LIVING TO NEW LEVELS ARTICLE HANN LIVINGSTON PHOTOGRAPHY ROMAN CAPRANO, SKY BLUE MEDIA

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ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1824 AS A HOUSE

the home…inviting the outside in. And the

OF ENTERTAINMENT (AKA A BAR AND

closets are placarded with imported French

HOTEL) WATERFORD’S ICONIC “PINK

closet fronts and doors, built into the walls.

HOUSE” HAS SERVED AS AN OFFICER’S

This home is about detailed precision, and

BILLET DURING THE CIVIL WAR, AN

asked why they love it, the current owners

APOTHECARY AND DOCTOR’S OFFICE,

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AND GENERAL STORE. The property was

ible ease it offers for entertainment. It is

converted into a home in 1940 and after four

extremely rare to find a home that can be

years of renovation starting in 2005, was

opened to the exterior on three different lev-

transformed into the masterpiece it is today.

els and each level provides ideal spaces for

There is a solidity and peace to the home,

entertaining, or privacy for intimate gather-

like a European villa, but like any historical

ings. There is also a fourth level at the top of

home, it is difficult not to imagine children

the limestone and boulder staircases…they

buying penny candy and ice cream when it

take you to another world, whether to nap

was a general store, or local residents visit-

in a hammock, host a luncheon under the

ing Dr. Connell for pharmaceutical cures and

white wisteria tunnel or the garden cottage

to use the first telephone installed in the area

for cocktails or a quiet read.”

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THE KITCHEN

reminds us of the home’s current capacity

In the kitchen wing, added during the ren-

for entertaining: “His bar will always be sup-

ovation, the floor is handmade 17th century

plied with liquors of a superior quality; his

terra cotta tile from Orvieto, Italy, but is heated

table with the best the neighbourhood can

(like the living room, bathrooms and sunroom)

afford; his house is furnished with good beds

with radiant heat. Any chef will appreciate the

and servants; and his stable with the best

Fourneaux Delaubrac professional range from

of provender, and attended by an attentive

Lyon, France and the commercial vents and

hostler.” Old Houses speak to you.

fan. The pantry is made of French reclaimed

This old house has been lovingly taken

exterior glass doors and antique French oak

into the 21st century with every modern

shutters and the sink is handmade copper.

luxury while adding even more Old World,

The antique chandelier is from Paris and the

detailed flare. The entire home features

sconces are one of a kind from Luberon in

Venetian plaster walls with imported pig-

Provence. The cathedral ceilings with antique

ment from Rousillon, France that change

beams combined with the glass door and

in appearance depending on the light of

French mahogany windows connect with the

the day. This is an important feature as the

patio so perfectly, you feel as if you are in an

multi-level gardens are essentially a part of

outdoor living space.

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HOME FEATURE The living room features antique whitewashed oak.

HOME FEATURE Modern amenities in the master bath are accompanied by inlaid mosaics from Montepulciano.

THE “HYPHEN”

Each bathroom has with rain showers and soaking tubs. A

The site of the home’s previous kitchen (like many old

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is perfect for sleeping children or a play/reading nook.

a Traulsen commercial refrigerator, limestone floors and a hand-carved limestone sink. It is the perfect spot to arrange flowers brought in from the gardens.

THE GARDENS AND PATIO Creating an outdoor space that so effortlessly blends into a home it becomes part of the living space is no easy

THE LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM

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A large open space is the perfect spot to relax in the

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evening or entertain a group. The original mantels are

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and soapstone hearths. The limestone floor from central

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France continues the stone theme. Even the bookshelves

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are built in and made to look like furniture. A half bath is

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INSPIRED BY ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON

S H AW N M I TC H E L L MARKS A DECADE OF SERVICE VETERAN, VOLUNTEER, MENTOR MAKES GIVING BACK HIS SUCCESS MANTRA

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Shawn at the 2020 Community Leadership Awards

TEN

YEARS

AFTER

FOUNDING

MODERN

MECHANICAL IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, PHILANTHROPY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE COMBINE TO FORM SHAWN MITCHELL’S SUCCESS FORMULA. https://www.modernmec.com/ In 2010, Shawn Mitchell joined the ranks of people who had a dream to start a business and do it better than the rest. Modern Mechanical began in the basement of Mitchell’s Ashburn home. Shawn and his wife Ashley had just bought a house, had their first child and decided Ashley would stay home when Shawn went out on a limb. “It wasn’t the most glamorous office space,” Shawn jokes, “but at least the commute was good!” Shawn soon grew Modern Mechanical into one of Loudoun’s largest and most respected providers of residential and commercial mechanical services. He decided to specialize on heating and air conditioning and plumbing throughout Northern Virginia and made it his mission to deliver those services as quickly as possible to differentiate his services. An opportunity for major expansion arose in 2016 when he joined the Direct Energy franchise family and was able to grow his business to an even greater extent. Now, his business offers HVAC services, plumbing, electrical, solar-energy solutions, and industrial services through its franchise brands: One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, and Mister Sparky Electrical. Modern Mechanical’s customer base grew to 55 employees and now supports a fleet of 31 yellow, blue and red vans. “We represent one-stop shopping for professional home services in Loudoun County,” Shawn boasts. “We’re proud to say that ‘one call does it all.’ We love working with area realtors and property managers because they simply make one call and we can dispatch all three services to a single home in no time at all, with simplified billing to go along with that.”

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INSPIRED BY (CONTINUED)

With rapid growth came the accolades. Just one year in

immediately said, “yes!” Again harkening back to his Army

business, Modern Mechanical earned the Loudoun Chamber

days, he says, “I learned to arc weld in Iraq, putting protec-

of Commerce’s Service Business of the Year award in 2011. In

tive plates on a 5-ton dump truck we drove around when we

2012, the Washington Business Journal named the company

weren’t using the vehicles of the Stryker Brigade combat

Number One Small-Sized Business in its 50 Best Places to

team. From that experience, you quickly learn the impor-

Work; 2013, Loudoun Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur

tance of having the right equipment.”

of the Year; 2014 and 2015, ranked by Inc. Magazine among the nation’s fastest-growing private companies; 2016, honored

MULTIPLYING LOAVES AND FISHES

by the United States Chamber of Commerce as a blue-rib-

Supporting Loudoun Habitat for Humanity was another

bon finalist for the Dream Big Award; 2017, the Washington

opportunity Shawn calls “obvious,” and this year he joined the

Business Journal added the title second-best Medium-Sized

board. He also makes supporting law enforcement, the Ashburn

Business; and 2019, it made the Top Ten Largest Mechanical

Volunteer and Rescue Department and other first responders

Contractor list in the Greater D.C. area, and the list goes on.

a priority, and his employees have found his leadership, loyalty and selfless service contagious. When not driving their colorful

NO ‘GLORY WALL,’ JUST A BIG BOX OF BRAS And yet, inside the Ashburn headquarters of this expansive operation, in place of a “glory wall,” you’ll find a large box to

trucks, many of them can be seen participating in food drives, hosting animal adoption events or tossing candy canes with the fire department in the town’s annual Christmas parade.

collect gently used bras for “FreeTheGirls.org,” a non-profit

Rounding out the list of his company’s beneficiaries are the

that collects bras from all over the world to help girls rescued

Rotary Club of Ashburn, Loudoun United FC, Hero Homes

from sex trafficking live a life of freedom by selling Western

of Loudoun, Loudoun Hunger Relief, the Northern Virginia

undergarments. On February 25th, bras collected all year from

Diaper Bank, Saving Loudoun’s Littles, the Humane Society of

Modern Mechanical, Club Pilates and Best Rack Around will

Loudoun County, and Capital Canines.

find their way to a Fat Tuesday / “Mardi Bras” celebration at

Oh, and he now serves as Vice Chair of the Loudoun County

Bar Louie. “I could talk for hours about it,” Shawn says, “and

Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors where he mentors

my wife enjoys it too. You help a lot of people you’ll never meet

many area business owners. A now successful businessman

just by sharing something you’ll never wear.”

told us how touched he was when Shawn’s was the first

A little closer to home, Shawn supports Backpack Buddies

call he received when his first business failed. He has been

Foundation of Loudoun (https://www.bbfloudoun.org/), an

tapped often to speak and is always willing to swap ideas with

organization set up to help the one in four school children in

Chamber colleagues or serve on panels on how to attract new

Loudoun County coping with childhood hunger. As he explains,

customers or hire the right people.

the group packs food for kids who rely on the school lunch program for essential nourishment into backpacks for them to eat

ANY DAY NO-ONE IS SHOOTING AT ME...

over the weekend and on school breaks. “Childhood hunger is

Asked, “why?” he acknowledges that that the more people

devastating to me because I’ve been hungry,” explains the ser-

he knows in the community, the more are likely to become cus-

vice-disabled combat veteran. While serving in an Army engi-

tomers. Pressed, he says, “People like to do business with folks

neering corps in Iraq, his unit was attacked by a suicide bomber

they know, like, and trust, and who share their values.” Then

who blew up the chow hall, killing some of Shawn’s own buddies.

he adds, “It may be cliché, but you don’t realize how good you

“After the MRE’s (meals ready to eat) ran out, we had about

have it here in America, especially in Loudoun County.”

a month when we were running full ops all day on two baloney

“Having served in Bosnia and Iraq, I am continually reminded

sandwiches as our full calorie intake. I was seriously hungry

of the freedoms we have and the opportunity we all have to

– that’s probably why I’m kind of a big guy now,” he quips.

make a difference in our everyday lives. No matter how bad of a

“Knowing how it feels means you can’t stomach the idea of

day I am having, no one is shooting at me, so it’s not that bad.”

kids going hungry in the wealthiest county in the nation.”

“The growth we’ve experienced has been nothing short of tre-

He’s a self-described “animal guy,” too, so when the

mendous, and we expect to keep growing,” he says. “But while we

Loudoun Sheriff’s Department asked if he could find

are growing and expanding, we never lose sight of what matters.

funds for a bullet-proof vest for a new canine trooper, he

To us, giving back to the community is always a priority.”

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JOSH KANE, AT 44, LOOKS TOO YOUNG TO BE MARKING HIS 30TH YEAR IN BUSINESS – UNTIL YOU REALIZE THAT HE STARTED KANE LANDSCAPING IN 4TH GRADE. With the help of some good friends and his dad, he maintained the business during the week while he attended Virginia Tech studying landscape contracting, horticulture and business. It’s very much a family business, with wife Julie providing strategic planning and doing all the financials, not to mention assistant-coaching her daughter’s basketball team. (Josh handles soccer so none of the stereotypes are exactly right.) Josh has always loved the outdoors and the couple’s own backyard sports, climbing ropes and a playhouse for their four kids set against a wooded area near Algonquian Park. The company now has five landscaping crews to handle projects as well as maintenance, with Josh acting as lead architect and planner. Josh says his threepart approach to any project can be summarized

THE KANE WAY

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as: Inspire, Create and Sustain.

INSPIRE Inspiration involves helping homeowners come up with ideas or helping to transform their “wish list” into workable designs that fit their lifestyle and their personal property, Josh explains. “Inspiring people is usually visual – sharing with folks what we’ve done and accomplished in the past.” Then, he has a team of creative architects who can explain what’s possible and what form that will take, bringing designs to life with the latest in design software. Done well, the right plan will help families create something not just aesthetically beautiful but workable – and maybe even evoke places they’ve been that they especially enjoyed. “The right landscaping flows naturally from one place to the next,” as opposed to creating “boxes” where things happen. Yes, landscaping improves your home’s value and “curb appeal,” but it’s also the place where your kids play, your family entertains and your memories happen, he says.

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For Kane, Landscaping Includes Patios and Outdoor Structures, Including Pools

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CREATE

Planting and Patios Should Enhance Your Home From Every Vantage Point

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SUSTAIN

Once a design is approved, Josh says it’s time to

As Vice President of the Loudoun Habitat for Humanity

create that landscape of your dreams. His construction

Board, one of activities Josh enjoys is helping new and pro-

teams are trained to use the latest equipment, technol-

spective homeowners learn how to maintain the outside of

ogy and techniques to make sure that landscapes are

their new properties. This might start by just explaining the

installed properly and last over time. One interesting

difference between annual and perennial plants, or going

challenge Josh says he’s faced in our multicultural com-

into detail about proper drainage or lawn upkeep. Each

munity is in being flexible with homeowners of many

Habitat property might not be professionally designed

different cultural backgrounds. “Asian families will often

and planted, but even the most high-end landscape needs

turn aside suggestions regarding ornamental grasses,

care to sustain its beauty and functionality. Kane’s on-staff

because they grow wild where they’re from. In other

horticulturalists regularly review its more than 500 clients’

cases, we’ve had to discourage the use of bamboo,

lawns and gardens and help to develop a sustainable main-

which is lovely, but spreads like wildfire here. The silver

tenance program. They also provide services from weekly

maples we enjoy here, conversely, are prohibited in New

mowing and fertilization to bed maintenance, pruning and

York State. There’s a lot to consider in getting the look

seasonal flower changes as necessary.

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1. What is your personal selling price to listing price ratio?

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4. What percentage of your sales last year were list-

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5. How many homes did you sell last year?

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your last 10 clients?

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7. Are you an active or passive agent?

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