Thanks Aaron, That clears the air and if you endorse Ellen it must be impartial. I guess I got some misinformation. I have heard that you and Ellen teach cleaning but neither of you have ever built a cleaning business. Someone and I do not want to mention his name is claiming that Ellen inherited a going business and you are only a soap salesman. Can you give the straight skinny on where your rug cleaning business was and something like rugs per week or number of employees? I would love to nail that guy with the facts.
Ellen A. Amirkhan, ISA-CAPP , Oriental and Area Rugs
Ellen Amirkhan is President of Dallas based Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Inc., a business started by her grandfather in 1911 that specializes in cleaning, repairing, appraising, and selling oriental rugs. Ms. Amirkhan also holds the designation of Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (CAPP), with a specialty in Oriental Rugs and is a Certified Oriental Rug Appraiser (CRA) through The Oriental Rug Retailers of America (ORRA). She is an accredited member of the North Texas Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers (NTISA), and is certified in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
Ms. Amirkhan authored the webinar, “Identifying and Appraising Oriental Rugs”, and is a 20+ year industry instructor of classes and seminars covering all aspects of the rug business throughout the U.S., Australia and the U.K. She is a co-author of A Comprehensive Guide to Oriental and Specialty Rug Cleaning, an in-depth cleaning and rug identification guide that serves as a reference manual to professional cleaners and appraisers.
Ellen is a leader in service to her industry. She is Past President of the National Institute of Rug Cleaning, the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) and the North Texas Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers.
Ellen Amirkhan earned a BS from Texas Woman’s University and an MLA from Southern Methodist University.
I have personally be on the rug wash floor with Ellen many times. Look at my posts here and you will undoubtedly see that her name, picture, or videos will be associated with a sterling reputation in the rug industry. Aaron has associated with the best in the rug industry through his business affairs over the decades. His library of pictures and videos help augment his teaching alongside Ellen in the Master Rug Cleaner course. (Aaron's RCT course gives him a leg-up due to his background)
If I understood your earlier remarks correctly, then I would conclude your source is giving you bad information. Interview with Ellen and Aaron and don't have someone tell what you should believe.