![]() ![]() Little did he know that the skills he came to possess due to his insurance work in Denver would also transfer with his relocating to Los Angeles due to a job relocation by his wife.Īfter relocating to Los Angeles, Mike decided to pursue other employment choices and in spite of enjoying success, he was called back to his fondness of having his own company and working in the chimney industry. By virtue of the work and cold weather and using the fireplace for heat, Mike found himself serving as a consultant for the insurance industry as there was a frequency of chimney-related home fires due to lack of maintenance and poor construction. By then, Mike had a family and chose to make the chimney business his full occupation to provide for his family, who helped him in many ways. And Mike took the opportunity of losing his job to create his own business in Denver that still exists successfully to this day. The 1970’s were the real beginning of the chimney industry in the United States after an article-advertisement was run in the Mother Earth News- you can google “Mother Earth News Chimney Sweeping” to read the original article for a little history.Īs happens in any industry, companies fail or cease to exist. As with many students, he looked for weekend work to make ends meet and by good fortune, he was asked to apply at and was hired at one of the oldest chimney companies in Denver. Mike Lowe was attending school in Denver after having served in Viet Nam in the US Navy in the 1970’s.
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