Jon Ray first started painting houses in college at Seattle Pacific University. He was hired to run a franchise outlet of a large, national painting company. In that role, he learned not only how to paint, but many aspects of operating a small business. In 1999 and 2000, his franchise outlet earned “Quality Outlet of the Year” for the Western Division of College Pro Painters. After finishing university and working for several Fortune 500 companies, he returned to his love of entrepreneurialism and founded PaintGreen in 2006. After slowly building the PaintGreen brand and a wide base of happy clients, Jon merged PaintGreen with Peek Brothers Painting in 2022. Together, the two companies have become one of the largest and most reputable residential painting services in San Diego.