In 2008, two Canadian teenagers helped neighbors put up their outdoor Christmas lights…
Kevin Johnston and Cam Walker, best friends from Vancouver, British Columbia, were glad to bring some holiday cheer to the folks next door. Lots of the neighbors took notice of their creatively displayed lights, and overnight the guys were in business!
The following Christmas season, with a borrowed truck they distributed “Light ‘Em Up” flyers around Vancouver neighborhoods. The pair decorated house after house, climbing huge trees, and putting up thousands of lights. The ‘Light ‘em Up” reputation grew, and so did their client list – major malls, community gardens, ski resorts – the projects got bigger, and their future seemed, well, bright!