Meet Our Team
Our West Michigan cleaning crew prides themselves on caring for your home as if it were our own.
Our Owners
Jags and Rags was founded in 2020 to provide a healthy and clean home to give you time back in your day. We currently have 150+ recurring clients and continue to rapidly grow due to our amazing staff.
Both Drake and Katie grew up in the West Michigan area, with Drake attending Grandville Public Schools and Katie attending Jenison Public Schools. Both attended GVSU and graduated in 2018 (Drake with a major in Finance and Katie with major in English, with an emphasis in teaching). We currently reside in Jenison with our 2 dogs, Moose and Bella.
Please reach out if you have any questions and we look forward to learning more about you and your West Michigan cleaning needs!
Our Team
Elise
- Born and Raised: I’ve grown up and still reside in Hudsonville, Michigan. I love the West Michigan community and the many things to do around here!
- Family: I enjoy spending time with my husband Tyler, hanging out with both our families/friends, and going to the gym!
- Pets: Tyler and I recently got a puppy named Rocko and we absolutely adore his crazy little self!
- Favorite Room to Clean: My favorite room to clean is the kitchen. I love seeing the shine and sparkle afterwards!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: My favorite product to use is Dawn because it is so versatile in what it can be used for.
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: My co-workers and the atmosphere that we have at Jags and Rags. I also enjoy helping our clients feel the satisfaction of having a clean home!
Isabel
- Born and Raised: I’m originally from Allendale but moved around a lot throughout my childhood all over the west side of Michigan and graduated from Greenville. Now, I’m back in Allendale!
- Family: I have an older sister with an eight year age gap between us and the sweetest three year old niece on the planet! Since my sister and I are the only kids, my family is very close and we bug each other daily 🙂
- Pets: I have two cats, Rylee and Finn (beans)! I’ve had Rylee since I was in elementary school and I swear he’s immortal at this point, and Finn knows how to fetch! They’re both long haired lover boys!
- Favorite Room to Clean: The bathroom! It’s one of the most used rooms in houses and a lot of grime builds up so it’s super satisfying to be able to make it feel almost new for our clients!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: Aside from Lysol, probably a duster! It gets into all of those hard to reach places high and low that you can’t usually get by hand, like behind beds and the corners of ceilings.
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: Knowing that all of us (employees) are respected and heard by Katie and Drake. If something isn’t working and we voice our concerns, they problem solve with us and respect our opinions! Also, just having such a tight knit group of coworkers. It’s great coming into work knowing we’ve all got each other’s backs!
Hannah Fr.
- Born and Raised: I was born in the metro Detroit area and moved to Grand Rapids in 2014!
- Family: I have a 6 month old daughter named Avaiya and I have one younger brother! Growing up, my family was very tight knit as we were a large Italian family; Sunday dinners happened every week.
- Pets: I have one cat named Rajah.
- Favorite Room to Clean: Definitely the kitchen!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: It’s a tie between dawn and stainless steel cleaner. Dawn works for just about anything and the stainless steel really seals the deals and makes it all shine!
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: I love interacting with clients and also being able to give them a nice clean home to enjoy! I love to have a clean and tidy space, so it feels good knowing that I can provide that for someone else!
Sol
- Born and Raised: I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Family: My fiancé Erik and I have two kids, EJ and Xandra. I have an older sister and two younger brothers.
- Pets: I have two dogs, Bella and Odie.
- Favorite Room to Clean: My favorite room to clean is the kitchen because it’s the heart of the home where people spend a lot of time with family.
- Favorite Cleaning Product: Definitely Pine-Sol. It has a strong, pleasant smell that leaves your home smelling fresh. Plus, it’s versatile and can be used on various surfaces.
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: I love the teamwork with the girls and the joy of making our customers happy.
Alexia
- Born and Raised: I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI!
- Family: I have one older brother and one younger brother which makes me the middle child! And of course, can’t forget my wonderful mom and dad.
- Pets: I have 4 pets total; a Labradoodle named Lucky, a Labrador named Rue, my beagle / basset mix named Phantom, and last but not least, my bearded dragon named Jake! They’re some of the best things that have ever happened to me.
- Favorite Room to Clean: I’d have to say my all time favorite is cleaning bathrooms, there’s so much that goes into cleaning a bathroom. The little details are my favorite to hit because I feel like it’s very noticeable after the fact.
- Favorite Cleaning Product: OXI-clean kaboom cleaner. I feel it really cuts away at soap scum and makes the cleaning process easier!
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: I love the healthy work environment and management; I always feel so comfortable around everyone.
Tara
- Born and Raised: Grand Rapids, MI.
- Family: I am a mom of three beautiful kids; 2 girls and one boy.
- Pets: I have 2 cats; Lola and Zeus.
- Favorite Room to Clean: Kitchens!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: Pine-Sol.
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: I absolutely love all the teamwork, the happiness, the kindness of everyone. It’s very peaceful going to work, not feeling like you’re at work.
Claire
- Born and Raised: I grew up in Montague, MI and currently live in Grand Rapids. It’s only about an hour north, I loved growing up in such a pretty area right on the water!
- Family: I’m 2nd to youngest out of six kids! I love spending time with my parents, siblings, and my nephews! We all live in different areas so when we can all get together at once it’s great! Currently live with my partner, Justin.
- Pets: I have two cats named Salem and Fritz.
- Favorite Room to Clean: I like cleaning bathrooms; I enjoy working on the details in them.
- Favorite Cleaning Product: My favorite cleaning product is Dawn dish soap! Simple but it’s very versatile!
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: My favorite thing about working at Jags and Rags would be my awesome coworkers! We all work great together. I also love meeting all the sweet animals at our clients houses!
Haylee
- Born and Raised: I was born and raised in Grand Rapids!
- Family: I have a big family, which include my 4 sisters and 2 brothers, and of course my parents and boyfriend <3
- Pets: I have a cat named Ozzy! He is the cutest thing and is almost 1.
- Favorite Room to Clean: Kitchen!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: That would have to be Febreze. I feel like it adds so much to the home after everything is done and clean 🙂
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: My coworkers and the schedule!
Erica
- Born and Raised: I was born and raised in Allendale!
- Family: I am the oldest of 3, I have 2 younger twin brothers!
- Pets: My family and I are a big animal family, as we currently have 4 cats and 2 dogs! It tends to change pretty often as I love to foster animals when I can!
- Favorite Room to Clean: Bathrooms as I see the biggest difference from before to after!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: A tie between Dawn and Pine-Sol! They are both so versatile!
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: Giving our clients a clean home to come home to and help them check off another item on their to-do list!
Hannah Fl.
- Born and Raised: I was born in Grand Haven, but I grew up in Cadillac, MI!
- Family: I have one younger sister, but currently live with my husband and our three pets!
- Pets: I have two cats, Cinderblock and Yuumi, and a long haired American Akita named Tuna!
- Favorite Room to Clean: I love to clean bathrooms! Making a bath tub shine and leaving a room fresh and organized is so satisfying.
- Favorite Cleaning Product: I love barkeepers friend! It’s so versatile and helps bring out the shine.
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: My coworkers are awesome, everyone tries hard to be flexible and help each other out.
Katie G.
- Born and Raised: I grew up in Sand Lake, where I had the BEST childhood with woods and a creek! I now live in Greenville, which is just a short 15 minute drive to home.
- Family: I have 2 amazing parents who have been married for 35 years and counting, an older brother who has a wife and 3 kids of his own, who I love to spoil as my own, and I now have a fiancé named Troy!
- Pets: My family dog is Cooper, and Troy and I have our dog, Ace!
- Favorite Room to Clean: Kitchen because it’s where most time is spent, and an area where friends and family gather the most! It’s nice to have a clean, shining area to go along with the good smells of a kitchen!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: Definitely Lysol. All I imagine when I use it is little germs getting wiped away and to me that is so satisfying, not to mention it smells so fresh!
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: I love the atmosphere and how Katie and Drake not only make it a comfortable work environment, but also have fun outside of work with team outings! I think getting to know everyone I work with on a personal level helps us all have a positive outlook on work!
Hannah D.
- Born and Raised: I was born in Sacile, Italy as my dad is military and my family was stationed there at the time. We then moved between Delaware, Massachusetts and North Dakota, before settling in East Michigan. I moved to West Michigan for college and decided I like it better over here! Although, I still consider Boston my second home.
- Family: I have an amazing mom and dad and two older brothers that I’m very close with. My parents also have a one year old Belgian Malinois named Finnegan, who according to my mom is my little brother.
- Pets: I have an eight year old tabby cat / cuddle bug named Dennis who survived college with me and a crazy kitten named Coyote, that we found wandering a parking lot in October. Coyote is obsessed with Dennis and I love them both more than anything!
- Favorite Room to Clean: Bathrooms because they’re the most satisfying, but kitchens are a close second!
- Favorite Cleaning Product: Pine-Sol! It makes the whole house smell amazing!
- Favorite Thing About Working at Jags and Rags: That it’s a very positive, comfortable work environment! Everyone I get to work with is awesome! I also love meeting all of our clients’ pets!
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