Jason Spangle was working as a third-grade elementary school teacher when he was unexpectedly laid off. But the savvy entrepreneur found his footing by turning a part-time job as an occasional portable restroom pumping technician into a career as the owner of Esch’s Septic Service in Mio, Michigan. Today, he’s driving continued growth for the company with strategic new service offerings.
Bill and Beth Esch launched the company in 1976 with an old pickup trunk and tank they’d purchased used. In 2006 Spangle moved to Mio — a town of 1,600 located a 90-minute drive due north of Saginaw. He began
