LEWISTON – Kaile Warren, founder of the nationally known handyman business Rent-A-Husband, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in Bates College’s Chase Hall lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

His talk is open to the public at no charge. Warren, a veteran contractor and a Cumberland native, founded the franchise chain in 1996. It is headquartered in South Portland. He and the business have been profiled in People magazine, Good Housekeeping and The Washington Post, and on television’s “Today” show and the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” Warren is also the resident home improvement expert on the CBS “Saturday Early Show” and the co-author, with Jane MacLean Craig, of the book “The Official Rent-A-Husband Guide to a Safe, Problem-Free Home.”

Rent-A-Husband provided Warren with a route to recovery after a debilitating car accident cost him his construction business, home and marriage.

Started as a one-man operation designed to tackle all kinds of household projects, from air-conditioning installation to yard raking, the business today has franchises in six states.

For more information, people may phone (207) 786-6232.


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