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Naperville Resident, Jeff Bergeron began his business career in a most unusual manner.
	*Jeff Bergeron* Owner & Operator Brighton Car Wash & Detail Center Brighton Express Car Wash Brighton Carpet Cleaning Brighton Mobile Charity Wash		Car Washes have always been in Jeff"s blood. After graduation from high school, Jeff and a buddy wanted to see America. They decided to use a mobile car wash concept to earning their keep as they traveled. They loaded up the van with a vacuum, sprayer, generator, chemicals and a 55-gallon water tank They washed limos at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, RVs in campgrounds throughout the Southwest, cars in driveways-basically anything that moved. Jeff knew he was hooked even then. After six months of cleaning up America Jeff decided his next step was to learn the operation side of a fixed location car wash. He gained this experience by working as a manger for another outfit in the western suburbs. Four years later he and his father Jim decided to take the big step and build their own car wash from scratch. It took over a year and half to plan and build the car wash, which opened in 1996. Their venture developed into the Brighton Car Wash & Detailing Center. In 1999 they decided to try it again and opened a second location-Brighton Express Car Wash. June of 2002, Jeff wanted to give back to the community and launched Brighton Charity Car Wash Van and in February of 2003 Jeff launched this third business venture-Brighton Carpet Cleaning. Jeff grew up in an entrepreneurial family. At the age of 10 Jeff started working in his family's Little Caesar's Pizza restaurant. The Bergeron Family owned and operated twenty-one Little Caesar's restaurant throughout Chicagoland. Jeff graduated from Naperville Central High School and attended College of DuPage. After his road trip to the Southwest washing cars along the way to earn his keep he started his career in the carwash industry. Jeff is 35 years old, married to his wife Cinnamon and they are the proud parents of their son Alex and have another girl due this October.