Sean Thompson grew up in Austin when there was no such thing as "Loop" 360, there was no suspension bridge, Mopac was an inner city road that didn't go very far north or south, and downtown consisted of a couple of tall buildings on Congress Avenue and a lot of local shops and businesses.  These were the days before congestion, before sprawl, back before grocery stores knew how to stay open 24-hours a day and gas stations closed at sunset.

Times were simple back then.  There wasn't much waiting in line or on hold, let alone in traffic, and respectively there weren't as many options in stores, service providers or even in fun thing’s to do…and so you settled for what was common and easy.  Austin is now anything but common, and with its growth and diversity comes a plethora of unique things to have and do or experience all across town.

The issue is that you can't jaunt across town in 10 minutes anymore.  Most everyone has a career and a life of their own, and although the enjoyment of your success and your home is one of the things that keeps you happy, the details of keeping it all managed falls behind.  This was Sean's experience, and his reason for founding this company.

Sean's always been the ultimate "go to" guy, and if he couldn't get it done himself, he knew who could.  It's not just about his connections in Austin; it's an innate project management skill that drives his daily life…matching needs and means to an end to successfully complete the project.  Many people are dealmaker's, but he's a deal doer.  He's been the "right arm" and "star employee" to many demanding people that learned (eventually) to delegate issues to him and then trusted that things got handled under their philosophy.

That's why we're here.  Sean wanted to extend this concept to achieve the greater good.  We endeavor to be your one-stop shop whether it's for an errand or for a large project, and we will also serve as your liaison or spokesperson in any matters involving the services of others.  Service requests that are not handled by us directly are provided by qualified and trusted Teaming Partners.  We started as a simple idea and have grown into a large force of tested and trusted service professionals.

All of our partners must be licensed and insured, must be able to provide excellent references, and must be committed 100% to providing the very best in customer service.  All Four Star Service employees are insured and bonded, and are members of the International Concierge and Errand Association.  Furthermore, we greatly respect your privacy and will hold your information in the strictest of confidence.

Mr. Thompson is an eighth generation Texan and his family (three portions in fact) is part of The Old Three Hundred, the original settlers of the state.  His ancestors later donated the land for the Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, and also (more notably) donated the land now known as Zilker Park to the City of Austin.  His ties to Austin and to Texas run deep, although he has affection for travel to cooler climates (which led to our expansion in markets outside of Texas).

Sean started making money at age 8 to support his own interests in music and travel (and cars).  At 14 he was earning a salary and working three different jobs, even while attending school full time.  He also found time to head student groups (Business Professionals of America) and to volunteer with a local hospital.  At 16 he was managing a retail store (in the then new Barton Creek Square), living on his own while finishing high school and by the time he graduated was a bookkeeper for Texas Commerce Bank at 17.  In those early years, he worked multiple positions simultaneously and tried his hand at a number of different industries to gauge his long term interests.  What he ultimately found was that no "one" industry suited him and he was too creative to be nestled into a position shared by 100 other people.

Following the banking changeovers in the late 80's he managed an answering service and worked for the administrator of a treatment facility owned by DeLois Faulker (now The Mansion at 19th and Rio Grande).  At age 21 he took a senior administrative position working for a Director of Austin Travis County MHMR and became involved in several small real estate developments the agency was pursuing at the time.  At 23 he was recruited to work for a national affordable housing consulting firm where he not only took over multimillion dollar acquisition and development matters across the country, but took over the parent company's operations (which also involved a software development firm and a fresh food market).  At 27 he was called upon to oversee the operations of a private real estate developer with properties primarily in Texas and Colorado.  He started his own consulting and asset management firm in 2001, as well as this personal services company not long after.  In his "down time" he was also a wine buyer for World Market.

Sean's extensive background has taken him through career stints in retail, banking, healthcare, and for nearly 15 years in real estate development, construction, and asset management.  He now enjoys the variety and creativity this company brings, and the outstanding appreciation of his clients.