George Van Stedum and Lori Leggett weren’t fulfilled working for others and had an entrepreneurial itch they needed to scratch. So they started moving away from the jobs they worked together in a Wisconsin warehouse and set off in a new direction, taking over a small, one-truck septic service operation. And that’s when the work started.
With long hours, an eye for detail and the willingness to try new things, the couple has built that $60,000 pumping business into a thriving small company — Crockett Septic, in Wisconsin Rapids — with hardworking employees, newer trucks and an expansion into portable restroom
