Some people spend a lifetime trying to find that perfect job. For Daviess County native, Brandon Boswell however, that is not the case. At the young age of 24, Boswell has developed, owns and operates his own excavation business. Bozz’s Excavating specializes in concrete and foundation work as well as installing septic systems.
While enrolled at Daviess County High School, Boswell began working on a welding certificate through Owensboro Community and Technical College. He completed the program when he was 18 and entered the workforce as a union boilermaker, traveling the Eastern United States on jobs. After nearly two years of working for others, he decided it was time to go into business for himself.
“I care too much about the work I do to work for someone else,” Boswell said. “The best way for me to work the way I wanted was for me to go into business for myself.”
Bozz’s excavating currently employees one additional full-time laborer, while his girlfriend, Sidney Wilson, assists with a lot of the paperwork and other daily endeavors.
“She (Wilson) makes sure that I stay on top of things,” Boswell said. “There are times that she has pulled a 16-hour day with me.”
As a young entrepreneur, Boswell has encountered his fair share of struggles along the way. During his first year of operation, he relied on leased equipment to complete his jobs.
“Being young and getting financed was a struggle — the hardest thing right now is to get people to look past my age,” Boswell said. “I eventually built enough credit with the John Deere dealership that they agreed to finance me.”
While getting financed was initially difficult, Boswell encounters issues with his age in many other facets of the job. He is adamant however that his quality of work speaks for itself.
“I’m so young that it’s often a joke when I pull up to job sites — like people underestimate me,” Boswell said. “We take a lot of pride in our quality of work and we feel confident that we will do a more than presentable job.”
Boswell and his company presently do all of the concrete and foundation work for Kentucky Dream Homes, a manufactured housing dealer in western Kentucky. While there is no rush, he would like to see his company continue to grow and hopefully take on more concrete jobs at a commercial level.
Boswell attributes much of his success to his drive, quality of work and a solid support staff. He has a ‘can-do’ mentality and rarely finds a job he won’t try.
“I would love to see this company continue to grow,” Boswell said. “We are off to a great start and look forward to seeing what the future holds.
