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Isabella Aaron

Hello, my name is Isabella Aaron. At 13 I started a thriving business, Teen Troupe. Now I am looking for work that fits my passion, outreach, and I would love for you to be part of my journey.

I like doing things my own way. Here is what that looks like.

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Built a business at 13

In October 2021 I started Teen Troupe, a thriving teen-run local services business in Summerville, SC: babysitting, pet sitting, cleaning, yard work and pressure washing. I coordinate the requests, the pricing, the scheduling and the delivery, and I promote it with flyers and direct outreach. Every job begins with a professional phone call or a conversation in person. I hired trustworthy, dependable cadets from my high school JROTC class to work alongside me. When I left for college, the business and my employees kept going without me, and I still coordinate the jobs and collect the revenue from nearly 900 miles away in South Deerfield, MA.

My Nextdoor post offering end-of-summer and fall work, with the Teen Troupe motto
My end-of-summer post on Nextdoor, with the Teen Troupe motto.
My Nextdoor post explaining that Teen Troupe is a fully teen-run company, showing 23 likes and 14 comments
The post that explains what Teen Troupe is. 23 likes, 14 comments.
My first Teen Troupe social post beside a photo of a cluttered room I cleaned
My first Teen Troupe post, beside a room I was hired to clean.

Outreach that gets answered

Outreach is my passion. These are the real numbers from my Teen Troupe posts.

159,722
lifetime views on my Teen Troupe content
702
views in 48 hours on one Nextdoor post
710
views and 7 reactions on another
Analytics screen showing 159,722 lifetime views and my top content list
159,722 lifetime views on my Teen Troupe content.
Nextdoor analytics for my power-washing offer: 702 views in the first 48 hours
My power-washing offer at 15. 702 views in 48 hours.
The same Nextdoor analytics, larger, with neighbor responses rising over three days
Same post, three days in. Neighbor responses kept rising.
Nextdoor analytics showing 525 views, 3 reactions and 6 comments
525 views, 3 reactions, 6 comments.
Nextdoor analytics for my post Need reliable, hardworking help: 710 views, 7 reactions and 6 comments
"Need reliable, hardworking help": 710 views, 7 reactions, 6 comments.

People vouch for me

I asked a past client if she would be a reference. This was her answer.

Text thread where a client writes that she is very impressed by my work ethic and would be happy to provide a reference
The full text thread.
"I'm very impressed by your work ethic and would be happy to provide a reference."
A client, by text

Attention to detail

Pressure washing shows every spot you skipped, so I do not skip any.

After: crawlspace access door and concrete step pressure washed clean Before After
A concrete step and door after pressure washing
Concrete step and door, done.
A surface cleaner on a patio with half of it cleaned
Patio, halfway through. The line tells the story.
A surface cleaner running on pavers
Surface cleaner on pavers, in action.

Hard work you can see

Yard work from the first shovel to the last clean edge.

Before

Bare dirt along a fence before any work
Before: bare dirt along the fence.
A garden bed with shrubs and no mulch
Before: shrubs in a bed with no mulch.

During

A yard being cleared with tools out
During: clearing, tools out.
A narrow bed along a brick wall with a hose, mid-job
During: the narrow bed by the brick wall.
Yard cleanup in progress with leaves on the ground
During: leaves out.

After

A fresh red mulch bed by house siding with a clean edge
After: fresh red mulch, clean edge.
A mulched bed with stone edging and flowers
After: stone edging and flowers.
A long mulched bed along a fence
After: the long bed by the fence.
A mulched bed along a fence, finished
After: mulched and edged.

Trusted with what matters

Pets, homes and the things people care about. I treat them the way I would want mine treated.

Two dogs standing on a wood floor
Pet sitting: two dogs in my care.
A living room, cleaned and tidy
Cleaning: a living room after I finished.
A snake plant in a white planter by a window
House care: a snake plant by the window.

Love of photography

I notice light, angles and small details. It is the same eye I bring to every job.

A close-up photograph of my eye
My eye. The one I bring to every job.
A splash of water caught in front of a face, against a brick wall
A splash of water, caught mid-air.
A flower arrangement in a pink box, spelling MOM
Flowers in a pink box, spelling it out.
A car tail light at sunset with mountains behind
Tail light at sunset over the mountains.
Small white wildflowers, close up
White wildflowers, up close.
The Jefferson Memorial seen through cherry blossoms
The Jefferson Memorial through cherry blossoms.
Rain drops on a table with city lights at night behind
Rain on a table, city lights behind.
A white high-top sneaker from a low angle
White high-top, from the ground up.
Sunset over a lake with tall grass in front
Sunset over the lake, through tall grass.
Close-up of a gold car body
Gold car body, close up.
A yellow sculpture against clouds, shown as two frames side by side
Yellow sculpture against the clouds, two frames.
A lit tower at night above the trees
A lit tower at night over the trees.
A crystal glass in front of a nebula backdrop
A crystal glass on a nebula backdrop.

My journey

From starting Teen Troupe at 13 to varsity orienteering and customer service: how I learned to do my best work.

How I work

Doing things my own way

"When I started my own business, the same work got easy."

In school, everyone was expected to learn and work the exact same way, and that never really fit me. But the day I started Teen Troupe at 13, things finally clicked. Answering clients, pricing jobs, and organizing schedules came naturally. Having something real of my own to run made all the difference.

What matters to me

Own the work and answer people

"Pick up the phone, and do what you said you would do."

I like keeping things simple: answer people quickly, show up on time, and do a clean job. I know what I love doing and what I do not, and I am honest about both. Doing things my own way is not about being difficult. It is just about doing the work well so people know they can rely on me.

What's next

Ready for the next desk

"I want to be the organized, friendly face at your front door."

I want to run the front desk, manage the phones, and handle client scheduling and social accounts for a local business. I stay calm when it gets busy, and I love working with people. And while I step into that role, I am keeping Teen Troupe going so more local teens can get real work too.

  1. Started Teen Troupe

    Built a business at 13

    Started my own local services business in Summerville. I handled all the client calls, pricing, scheduling, and flyers, plus jobs like yard care, pet sitting, and pressure washing.

    159K+ views Direct client calls Teen-run
  2. Orienteering

    White and Yellow course champion

    Competed with the JROTC orienteering team reading maps and making fast decisions through the woods. Won 1st place on the White course, then 1st place on the Yellow course multiple times.

    1st place White course 1st place Yellow course JROTC team
  3. Customer service

    Domino's front counter and phone orders

    Worked the front counter, took phone orders, and helped customers during rush hours while keeping up a 3.965 GPA in school. Learned how to stay calm and friendly when the store got packed.

    Register and phone orders 3.965 GPA Peak rush hours
  4. Fast-paced work

    Marco's Pizza and the Brown course

    Worked 12 hours a week at Marco's doing food prep with speed and detail, and got offered a promotion after my first week. That same season, I won 1st place on the Brown course, the hardest varsity orienteering course in high school.

    Promotion offer in 1 week 1st place Brown course Fast prep
  5. Now

    Looking for the next desk

    Looking for work in outreach, customer service, or running a front desk, with four years of real customer experience and business ownership behind me.

    Front desk and outreach South Deerfield, MA

Contact

If you have work that fits, or you want a reference, email me.

Bellakamyaaron@gmail.com