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Born | Elyria, Ohio, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1998–2006 |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Unit | Aviation Ordnance |
Other work | Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Sgt. Clean’s Car Wash |
Brian Krusz is an American entrepreneur and former U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant. He is known as the co-founder of Sgt. Clean Car Wash, a car wash chain in Northeast Ohio.
Life and career
Krusz was born and raised in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated from Elyria Catholic High School in 1998. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps until 2006. Krusz attended Lorain County Community College and later earned a Business Management degree from Kent State University in 2011.
After his military service, he worked at at K. Hovnanian, Oster Homes, and later MRI Network.
In 2013, Krusz established Sgt. Clean’s Car Wash, a chain of car wash facilities in Northeast Ohio.
Krusz is a board member of the Rotary Club of Strongsville, the Strongsville City School District Finance Committee, and the 23rd Veteran nonprofit.
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