What started with a squeegee, a bucket and a truck in Olivia and Kyle Martin’s garage has turned into a nationally recognized, award-winning small business.

The couple combined Olivia Martin’s passion for marketing and entrepreneurship with Kyle Martin’s experience and founded KTX Window Cleaning in 2018.

“It's been the hardest thing that we've ever done ... but it's been the most rewarding,” Olivia Martin said. “It means the world that we can set our schedule and we can be present with our kids.”

About the company

The business offers residential, commercial and office building window cleaning, as well as services such as gutter cleaning, screen repairs and pressure washing.



The couple said they built the company on seven core values: safety, excellence, respect, values, integrity, customer service and efficiency.

“The seven values are something I stand by every single day,” Olivia Martin said. “We want our customers to know that when they hire us, they're hiring people they can 100% trust.”

The local impact

Along with servicing small businesses, local restaurants and churches, the Martins and their team offer free cleanings whenever possible. In the past, they’ve cleaned post offices and helped homeowners who are unable to provide proper upkeep.


Olivia Martin said she remembers one free cleaning when the homeowner said the house hadn’t been cleaned in 13 years.

“It was the most rewarding moment in our business because this woman had lost her husband, her daughter had lost her husband, and they just didn't have the means or the physical capacity to take care of this beautiful home that they bought,” she said.

Olivia and Kyle Martin started KTX Window Cleaning in 2018 and built the business on seven core values. (Courtesy KTX Window Cleaning)
Olivia and Kyle Martin started KTX Window Cleaning in 2018 and built the business on seven core values. (Courtesy KTX Window Cleaning)

One more thing

Recently, KTX Window Cleaning was named one of the Top 100 Small Businesses in America by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and recognized as the Top 10 Customer Champions.

“It really is an amazing recognition, and I think that's what brought the tears to my eyes, it was like, we've worked so hard,” Olivia Martin said. “A lot of people don't understand the stress that a small business owner goes through.”