Get to Know Cleveland's Highest Rated Painting Company

Textbook Painting has been Cleveland’s house painters for almost 20 years. Founded in 2006, by Michael Murray to provide local homeowners a necessary service, while at the same time to provide employees with a great place to work where they can have full-benefits and a respectful work environment.

While a student at Miami University in Oxford, OH, Michael ran painting businesses during the summer to help pay for tuition and textbooks. He realized that he was able to offer affordable prices to homeowners while delivering superior quality by only using top quality products and hiring other clean cut, ambitious students who took a lot of pride in their work and aimed to please.

Today, Textbook Painting continues to set the standard for customer service in the painting industry in the Cleveland and Akron market. Don’t take our word for it, please read our Google Reviews and watch our video testimonials to hear from previous clients.

In recent years, we have been named a Top Employer in the state of Ohio by Crain’s Business, an Inc 5000 fastest-growing private company in the USA and a Weatherhead 100 winner for one of the fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio. We would love to have an opportunity to earn your trust on your next cabinet painting or house painting project!

Meet the Team

Founder & President

Michael Murray

Michael graduated from St. Edward High School in 2002 and then from Miami University in 2006 with a degree in Political Science and Business Management. He lives in the Cleveland suburb of Avon Lake with his wife, Jessica, (Miami Merger), and their two children, Delaney and Cayden. Michael first started painting in high school for a summer job. While at Miami he started his own exterior painting company and even spent a semester working at a Sherwin-Williams store. Michael is an avid Cleveland sports fan, and most enjoys coaching his kids in their youth sports, especially baseball and softball. He and his family are proud to be members of Providence Church in Avon, OH.
Controller

Jessica Murray

Jessica joined Textbook Painting in a formal role in 2023 after a long career in corporate finance and accounting. Jessica grew up in Fremont, OH before attending Miami University where she got her degree in Accounting from the Farmer School of Business. She has many great roles with local companies on her resume such as the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Botanical Garden and Great Lakes Brewing Company. A devoted mother to Delaney and Cayden, you will often find her teaching Sunday School or working with the kids on their homework when she is not staying active at Black Flag Crossfit in Avon.
Operations Manager

Tyler Frejofsky

Tyler is the Operations Manager at Textbook Painting after studying Construction Management at The Ohio State University. He started with Textbook Painting in 2014 working on a summer crew as a Crew Leader. Tyler is an avid Ohio State and Cleveland sports fan. Tyler grew up in Twinsburg and he currently lives in Bedford with his wife, Kailey and their dog, Finley. When not leading our team and developing the next leaders in the company, you will find Tyler rebuilding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, fixing up his (or a family member’s) home, or watching a football game (ALL of the football games!).
Operations Team Leader

Sean Hilbish

Sean is an Operations Team Leader currently after joining Textbook Painting in 2021. Before coming to Textbook Painting, Sean worked in the flooring industry as an installer and refinisher. Sean grew up in Avon Lake and currently lives in Sheffield Lake.
Operations Team Leader

Christian Jones (CJ)

CJ joined Textbook Painting in 2021 as a painter and quickly moved into roles of greater responsibility because of his leadership skills and commitment to customer service. He currently oversees Crew Leaders in his role as Operations Team Leader. CJ grew up in Avon Lake, where he was a star for the Shoremen on the basketball court.
Project Coordinator

Courtney Morrison

Courtney joined Textbook in 2022 as a Project Coordinator. She loves to communicate with our clients about their project to make sure that everything is ready for the crew’s arrival. Homeowners that work with Textbook Painting love knowing that Courtney is working hard to keep them in the loop and make sure that their project goes off as smoothly as possible. Courtney currently lives in Brunswick with her husband, Andrew, and their baby boy, AJ. She grew up in Medina and went to Buckeye High School. She loves to be outside hiking or swimming and enjoying the Cleveland Metroparks.
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Good Dog

Oxford

Unfortunately, Oxford is now retired but his “customer-focused” spirit continues to fill the office. He is currently 13 years old and enjoys the occasional walk taking the kids down to the bus stop. He still makes sure to greet everyone that visits the house but most of his time is spent relaxing and dreaming of his next meal.