This Tennessee Pumper Refuses to Follow a Conventional Path to Success

Marching to the beat of his own drummer, Raymond Harris builds his one-man Sunshine Septic business by employing strategies others may never consider.

This Tennessee Pumper Refuses to Follow a Conventional Path to Success

Harris pulls hose at one of the stops on his daily septic service route in the Springfield, Tennessee, area.

Raymond Harris believes he must think outside the box to prosper as a solo septic service operator. Pumping is a difficult business, and Harris makes some — let’s call them unconventional choices — to succeed: Among them, he refuses to excavate septic tank lids, hand-paints his...

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