Jim Stickles started in the painting business at the ripe old age of 10. Helping his father with the maintenance of one of his many apartment buildings, Jim was given a paint brush and as they say. Move ahead 50 years later and Jim today will tell you he thoroughly enjoys his business and being an entrepreneur. Are there many challenges?. You bet! Every job is different than the last, from custom painting to wall coverings, staining or hanging the most difficult kinds of papers, I can only do it one way.