Steven Pajevic named to Business Observer’s 40 Under 40
Each year, the Business Observer selects 40 individuals under 40 years old from the Gulf Coast business community. Carefully selected from nominations and original reporting, these individuals represent the best and brightest from Tampa to Naples.
In selecting this year’s honorees, the paper’s editors looked for candidates who are entrepreneurial, even if they don’t own their own businesses.
Pajevic is the CEO, and co-owner, of Crystal Clean Green Cleaning which provides recurring residential cleaning in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. After a 75% drop in revenue, the business pivoted to provide COVID-19 disinfection services. The services utilized an electrostatic mister, manual wiping, and UV equipment to disinfect against bacteria and viruses. While revenues have nearly returned, Pajevic and his team, are working on expanding their teams and service radius. Even during tough times the Crystal Clean Green Cleaning staff, and clients, continued to raise food for local food banks and make a positive community impact.
“There are a lot of publications that do similar lists each year,” says Business Observer Executive Editor Kat Hughes. “We wanted our list to stand apart as a group of young professionals who aren’t afraid to take charge and take risks in their business. They are willing to try new things and put their ideas into action. To us, this is what it means to be a business leader, and we feel these 40 individuals embody that spirit.”
About 40 Under 40
Beginning in June each year, the Business Observer accepts nominations to begin its search for 40 Under 40 candidates. During the next three months, the paper’s editors sort through nominations and look for other individuals who represent the next generation of Gulf Coast business leaders. The special issue comes out in October and is available in print and online at BusinessObserverFL.com
The Business Observer is a weekly business newspaper — along with its website, BusinessObserverFL.com — for business leaders from Tampa to Naples. It covers news on companies, trends, entrepreneurs, and CEOs.
Crystal Clean Green Cleaning is a two-time winner of the Herald Tribunes Peoples’ Choice for Best Home Cleaning Service, two-time nominee for the Sustany Foundation Tampa Bay Sustainable Business of the Year Award, nominee for the Manatee Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award, active members of the Better Business Council, Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Sarasota County Healthy Worksite, Green Business Partners, and the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance. More information available at www.crystalcleangreencleaning.com.
Pajevic is a recent recipient of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Scholarship. Attending the National Cohort, 13, in Boston - Pajevic had completed this Masters level program in a 14-week course hosted by Babson College, and Elite Ivy-League institution.
