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In this episode of Change Ready, Brian Scudamore, CEO of O2E Brands and new dragon/investor on CBC's Dragon's Den, shares insights on entrepreneurship, personal growth, and resilience. Brian discusses his journey, the importance of setting big goals, and his guiding principle of imagining big possibilities. He talks about his experiences with failure, overcoming challenges, and how his 'painted picture' vision has driven him towards success. The conversation also delves into maintaining mental fitness, setting daily intentions, and the value of disconnecting to recharge. Brian recounts his excitement of joining Dragon's Den and his strategy for leading his team by focusing on top priorities and avoiding overwhelm. Photo credit: CBC How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Train your team with Malosiminds.com Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ Special props
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Brian Scudamore. Brian talks with Derek about setting goals, hiring the right team, building a culture, and how he built his successful franchising empire. Brian is a franchising genius and has built an empire of solid brands with a great team and authentic culture. O2E Brands is the banner company for home-service brands 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine.Brian started his business in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 18, and later went on to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a way to expand operations. Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has 1000 trucks on the road throughout some 180 locations in Canada, the United States, and Australia.Brian has received wide recognition in the media and business community. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has celebrated appearances on the highly-acclaimed Undercover Boss Canada, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, CNN, ABC Nightline, the Today Show, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, and the View. His story has been told in Fortune Magazine, Business Week, New York Times, Huffington Post, and Wall Street Journal, to name a few. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is currently the starring junk removal attraction on the hit A&E reality show, Hoarders. In addition to interviews and guest appearances, Brian contributes written articles on building a business and entrepreneurism to many national magazines, including a monthly column in PROFIT Magazine.In 2004, Brian was inducted into the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and served as a board member for the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO). In 2007, Brian was honored to have been named the International Franchise Association's Entrepreneur of the Year. Other accolades include Fortune Small Business' Best Bosses Award, Globe & Mail's Top 40 under 40, and a three-time winner of a prestigious “Best Company To Work For” award.As a public speaker, Brian has brought his entrepreneurial success story to many conference stages, including the Fortune Small Business Magazine's national conference. A strong believer in personal and professional development, Brian graduated from MIT's four-year Birthing of Giants program, and has subsequently completed several years of MIT's BOG's alumni program, Gathering of Titans. He is also a participant in a nine-year executive education program at Harvard University through YPO Presidents' University.Learn more at www.o2ebrands.com
Although he didn't finish high school, Brian Scudamore talked his way into getting a place in college. However, his father refused to pay his fees, given his history. Determined to go anyway, Brian started a junk removal business with $700 from his savings. Thus began his journey of building thriving brands and exceptional corporate culture with passionate teams. In this episode of YAPClassic, Brian shares valuable insights on how to build strong brands and turn small businesses into franchises. You'll learn how the power of dreaming big and taking risks can lead to unprecedented success. Brian Scudamore is a serial entrepreneur who pioneered the professional junk removal industry through his franchise empire, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? He is also the founder and CEO of WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. He has authored two books on entrepreneurship, BYOB: Build Your Own Business and WTF?! Willing to Fail. In this episode, Hala and Brian will discuss: - How he got into college without finishing high school - The beginnings of his entrepreneurial journey - His frugal approach to building a sustainable business - His framework for selecting businesses that can scale - His attraction to industry-disrupting businesses - How he came up with names for his brands - His 1-800-GOT-JUNK? story of persistence - The mistake that forced him to get rid of his entire team - His ‘painted picture' process for attaining audacious goals - The importance of customer focus - Being a visionary vs. an implementer - Documenting best practices to run any business like a franchise - And other topics… Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. He grew his small junk removal business into a global franchise empire with over 300 locations across the United States, Canada, and Australia. His companies have been featured on ABC Nightline, CNN, and Oprah. Brian was honored as 'Entrepreneur of the Year' by the International Franchise Association in 2007. He's the author of WTF?! Willing to Fail and BYOB: Build Your Own Business. You can find his articles on Forbes, where he writes about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture. Resources Mentioned: Brian's Website: https://brianscudamore.com/byob/ Brian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/?originalSubdomain=ca Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianScudamore Brian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/?hl=en Brian's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore Brian's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQVYv5YMEqKZd5u7ANifYA Brian's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/founders-stories/id1481911839 Brian's Books: WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success: https://www.amazon.com/WTF-Willing-Fail-Failure-Success/dp/ BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss: https://www.amazon.com/BYOB-Build-Your-Business-Boss-ebook/dp/ LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life: Use code ‘podcast' for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course. Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting Airbnb - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host Porkbun - Get your .bio domain and link in bio bundle for just $5 from Porkbun at porkbun.com/Profiting More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com Get Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships Leave a Review - ratethispodcast.com/yap Watch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala Twitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media's Services - yapmedia.io/
For the first time, Brian hosts founders from outside O2E Brands. Shamus Madan and Campbell Baron aren't your everyday entrepreneurs. From cold calling Mark Cuban to building multiple businesses, these two are fearless when it comes to taking chances and learning fast… all as teenagers!
We are meeting with Dominic Rubino. Dom hosts two shows for the Construction and Contracting Industry (The ProfitToolbelt Podcast and The CabinetMakerProfitSystem Podcast) and is a frequent speaker at various Conferences and AGM's. Dominic has been both a franchisee and a franchisor. As the global Master Franchisor for a Professional Services firm, he took a failing 6-unit company up to 237 units before selling it. He bought his first student painting franchise at University - by accident! His second franchise was in Professional Services, which completely altered his life's course. He built another business from zero to over 120 million in sales using what he learned in that franchise. Dom is an actual business owner who uses real examples. He's been a Pro-Franchising Business Coach with O2E Brands, Golden Spoon, Senior Care, Professional Services, and Sports Clips. He's also been a "Zee" for Triple-A Student Painters, ActionCOACH, and the Global Master Franchisor at FocalPoint Business Coaching. With your facilitation on the podcast, Dominic will discuss how the Franchise Community can take advantage of its massive built-in leverage. In addition, Dom will address important entrepreneurial topics like time management, growth and exit strategies, marketing, and sales. In Part Two, we play a clip from our popular Great Quotes in Franchising podcast.
About Brian: Serial entrepreneur and author Brian Scudamore has always taken the road less travelled. At just 19 years old, he pioneered the industry of professional junk removal with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, turning a chore people avoid into an exceptional customer service experience. Then he scaled that success into two more home-service brands, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine, under the O2E Brands banner. Brian learned the ins and outs of business by running his own, and believes that anyone with a fire in their gut and a vision for doing something incredible can do the same. His philosophy, WTF (Willing To Fail), stems from his belief in the power of dreaming big, taking risks, and learning from mistakes. Through franchising, he's giving thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to BYOB (Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss), and live their dream of business ownership. Find Brian's books, WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success, and BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss at BrianScudamore.com Connect with Brian: Facebook: @bscudamore Instagram: @brianscudamore Twitter: @brianscudamore LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore Websites mywtfbook.com o2ebrands.com Amazon genius link to WTF book: http://geni.us/wtfbook Connect with Jordan: https://jordanjmendoza.com/m/social --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blazeyourowntrail/message
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Brian Scudamore. Brian talks with Derek about setting goals, hiring the right team, building a culture, and how he built his successful franchising empire. Brian is a franchising genius and has built an empire of solid brands with a great team and authentic culture. O2E Brands is the banner company for home-service brands 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine.Brian started his business in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 18, and later went on to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a way to expand operations. Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has 1000 trucks on the road throughout some 180 locations in Canada, the United States, and Australia.Brian has received wide recognition in the media and business community. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has celebrated appearances on the highly-acclaimed Undercover Boss Canada, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, CNN, ABC Nightline, the Today Show, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, and the View. His story has been told in Fortune Magazine, Business Week, New York Times, Huffington Post, and Wall Street Journal, to name a few. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is currently the starring junk removal attraction on the hit A&E reality show, Hoarders. In addition to interviews and guest appearances, Brian contributes written articles on building a business and entrepreneurism to many national magazines, including a monthly column in PROFIT Magazine.In 2004, Brian was inducted into the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and served as a board member for the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO). In 2007, Brian was honored to have been named the International Franchise Association's Entrepreneur of the Year. Other accolades include Fortune Small Business' Best Bosses Award, Globe & Mail's Top 40 under 40, and a three-time winner of a prestigious “Best Company To Work For” award.As a public speaker, Brian has brought his entrepreneurial success story to many conference stages, including the Fortune Small Business Magazine's national conference. A strong believer in personal and professional development, Brian graduated from MIT's four-year Birthing of Giants program, and has subsequently completed several years of MIT's BOG's alumni program, Gathering of Titans. He is also a participant in a nine-year executive education program at Harvard University through YPO Presidents' University.Learn more at www.o2ebrands.com
Brian Scudamore, the Founder and CEO of O2E Brands, joins us to discuss the importance of being a visionary and how the Founder's dilemma prevents entrepreneurs from scaling and growing a successful, fun company. Brian Scudamore is known for 1-800-GOT-JUNK, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Brian is the author of #1 best-selling books: WTF?! Willing to Fail and BYOB: Build Your Own Business. You can find his worksheets on his website at www.brianscudamore.com. You can contact Brian via his LinkedTree. Check out the ADHD Transform Journey Program that is now available. We would like to hear from you! Please send show ideas, questions, or feedback to podcast@tacticalbts.com and join our mailing list here! Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Check out our website at Tactical Breakthroughs. André Brisson can also be found on LinkedIn. You can find other Podcast Episodes here!
In this episode of the Path to Freedom podcast, I interview Brian Scudamore, founder, and CEO of O2E Brands, which includes 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, Shack Shine, and You Move Me. Brian shares his entrepreneurial journey, from starting a junk removal business to building a half-billion-dollar group of brands. They discuss Brian's background, his decision to drop out of college to pursue his business, and his confidence in taking calculated risks. Brian also talks about the benefits of franchising and the service industry, the importance of working on the business, not in the business, and finding gratitude in challenging times. Don't forget to like and subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/path2frdm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/path2frdm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleybarefoot/ 7 Steps to Owning a Franchise: https://path2frdm-1.hubspotpagebuilder.com/path-to-freedom-about-franchising If you would like to learn more about this particular franchise opportunity or discuss franchise ownership in general - feel free to use the link to my calendar below to schedule a free, no-obligation introductory meeting. https://calendly.com/Is-barefoot/introcallwithIs
Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, a company that has revolutionized home services through technology. Brian's vision for creating better customer experiences, birthed WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, and Shack Shine in North America. He is an expert at scaling businesses to international status, as well as launching innovative new business models. He is a regular columnist for Forbes, and his expertise in writing covers topics such as small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture. Brian Scudamore Website: https://brianscudamore.com "Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss" Book: https://brianscudamore.com/byob/ "Willing To Fail" Book: https://brianscudamore.com/wtf/ Tired of your job? Thinking of starting or buying a business? Take our Biz Quiz to filter through over 10,000 business opportunities today! https://www.vettedbiz.com/quiz-test/ Need help finding the right franchise? Click here: https://www.vettedbiz.com/franchise-search/ 00:00 Introduction 00:24 About Brian Scudamore 11:16 Q&A -Tell me about The "Four H's" 20:19 Q&A - Any thoughts for an entrepreneur who is starting from zero? 23:11 Q&A - Are you working on another book? 24:10 Concluding Thoughts #BrianScudamore #O2EBrands #FranchiseFindings If you are looking for more information, you can connect with us through our networks: https://www.vettedbiz.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/vettedbiz/ https://www.facebook.com/vettedbiz https://www.tiktok.com/@businessandfranchiseinus
Welcome to the Franchise Founders Podcast. We are on a mission to help aspiring entrepreneurs just like you take action through franchise ownership allowing you to obtain more financial freedom, time with family, and ultimately, a business that can run on its own without you.Dan Claps has co-founded several franchise development firms and currently runs Franchise Playbook. Christian Dadulak is a successful Franchise Consultant and runs his independent Franchise Consulting business, The Franchise Guys. When Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? started his business in 1989, it wasn't because he had a passion for junk removal. It was because he saw an opportunity to disrupt an industry. Since then he's built a network of franchises using a tried-and-true playbook for success, based on over 30 years of business experience and a proven recipe.From there, he formed O2E Brands: a franchise conglomerate that takes ordinary home services and turns them into exceptional experiences: it's “O” to “E”. Their brands 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine are known for building the most innovative, customer-centric experience in the market.Tune in to this episode to learn more about how Brian disrupted an entire industry, scaling from one truck to a business & franchise empire. Franchise Founders is a huge supporter of the International Franchise Association (IFA). If you are a fan of franchising and have an interest in joining the franchise community, the IFA is a great place to start! Learn more here: https://www.franchise.org/about-us
We deconstruct Brian Scudamore's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Brian Scudamore is the Founder and CEO of O2E Brands. We cover the power of branding and systematic approaches to business. “My advice, or challenge, to someone who's looking for their integrator, their second in command, their partner, whatever it is—is to get really, really clear on what your gaps are that you need filled by someone else.” – Brian Scudamore EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/brian-scudamore-800-got-junk-wtf-playbook-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/brian-scudamore-800-got-junk-wtf-playbook-transcript CHAPTERS In Episode #95, we deconstruct Brian Scudamore's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In it we cover: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:43 – Learning and growing with ADD 00:06:14 – On parenting with an open mind 00:08:30 – Superpowers and struggles 00:10:50 – The power of a brand 00:18:56 – Systematic approaches in business 00:28:29 – Recommended books ABOUT BRIAN SCUDAMORE Brian Scudamore is the Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, which today does more than 700 million in annual revenue. What's more, he bootstrapped the business and has grown it for over 33 years now, which is an incredible track record. Brian's also the author of New York Times bestselling book WTF, which stands for Willing to Fail and is about how failure can be your key to success. And he has a new book coming out later this year called BYOB. Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss. In this episode, we cover Brian's struggle with ADD and how he found his learning and management style over the years, how he counterbalances his desire to move quickly and fire before he's aimed with being smart and sensible. How he's used the power of brand to build 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, as well as his newest businesses SHACK SHINE and WOW 1 DAY PAINTING. And we also talk about one of Brian's favorite books, the E-Myth, and how it helped him learn the power of systems.
On this weeks episode of The Becoming a Champion Show, Coach Dana Cavalea sits down with serial entrepreneur, Brian Scudamore. Brian is the founder of O2E Brands, who's portfolio includes: 1-800-GOT-JUNK, WOW 1-DAY PAINT, AND SHACK SHINE! Brian Scudamore and his teams are revolutionizing the service industry by taking all categories, standardizing them, adding a huge service element, and growing accordingly. Brian shares his unbelievable story of how he got started by quitting college and getting into the junk removal business. He was doing so well- even after he fired his first 9-hires that he could not justify school. Now he is the spokesman for BUILDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND BEING YOUR OWN BOSS. Join our daily blog at: https://danacavalea.com/blogs/train-like-a-pro Come hang with Coach.... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachdanacavalea Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealcoachd/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danacavalea/ Order Coach's New Book, Habits of a Champion Team: https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Team-Formula-Business/dp/B09JJKG3YT/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667819351&sr=8-1
➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory ➡️ About The Guest Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Brian is a serial entrepreneur, known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Since conquering that market, he's gone on to apply the O2E (ordinary to exceptional) formula to the painting and home-detailing industry with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. Currently, he's at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia. He's a respected industry leader and speaker, well-known in the business community for his belief in people and passion for innovation. His companies have made celebrated appearances on ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. Brian's story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and he contributes regularly to other noteworthy publications. Brian is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development and has attended programs offered by MIT for several years. If he's not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he's biking or hanging out with his family in Vancouver, BC. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ https://twitter.com/BrianScudamore/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors HUBSPOT - https://hubspot.com/ ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 - Intro 02:50 - Brian Scudamore's origin story 04:06 - First few successful and unsuccessful experiences 06:15 - Motivation behind building 1-800-GOT-JUNK? 08:44 - Marketing strategies that had a great impact while monetizing and growing 1-800-GOT-JUNK? 11:18 - Leadership lessons and solving people's problems 14:00 - Finding the right people and scaling a franchise 17:24 - What is the right hand that guides people on what to look for? 19:16 - What should be kept in mind while hiring people? 21:11 - Franchising & scaling 1-800-GOT-JUNK? 23:25 - What allows Brian Scudamore to maintain the quality of the organization among all the smaller owners? 26:06 - While deploying a franchise, what are the things owners should be taught and where should they improvise? 27:35 - What does Brian Scudamore's book teach entrepreneurs? 29:24 - Building a vision that matters 31:47 - Finding the people that bring this vision to life 34:29 - Creating systems so that the things one has already figured out don't break down 36:38 - Brian Scudamore's entrepreneurial insights and lessons 38:13 - Where can people connect with Brian Scudamore? 38:35 - What keeps Brian Scudamore up at night? 39:24 - The biggest challenge Brian has ever faced in his life 40:54 - The most impactful person in Brian Scudamore's life 41:59 - What would Brian Scudamore tell his 20-year-old self? 42:31 - What does success mean to Brian Scudamore? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Brian Scudamore is a serial entrepreneur recognized for building 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a junk removal company operating 2,000 trucks and generating $600M/year in revenue. He is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, an umbrella company that includes 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Since 1999, O2E has expanded to 254 franchise locations and employs nearly 500 people. In this episode, Brian shares the story of dropping out of school to bootstrap a junk hauling company from the ground up. While it took him 8 years to hit the $1M mark, you'll hear how he systematized the business and used the franchise model to scale to $600M/year in revenue. We also talked about his process for hiring high-quality people, the PR strategy he used to get the attention of major media outlets, and his tips for building a brand that people will never forget. Key Takeaways with Brian Scudamore People don't fail; systems do. Brian explains how he systematized his business and used the franchise model to scale 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. The interviewing process Brian used to hire nearly 500 people. How to create a vision that inspires amazing people to work for you. How Brian used storytelling to get free PR from major media outlets like The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and more. The power of branding and how to measure its effectiveness. The parallels between running a family and running a business. Dropping out of college to continue growing his junk removal business. Why hitting the $1B mark may be easier than reaching $100M, $10M, or even $1M in revenue. Subscribe to the Podcast We hope you enjoy this episode and that you find some golden nuggets within this interview. Trust us, it's there! If you want episodes delivered straight to your inbox, consider subscribing to the show and we'll email you each time a new episode is released! Thanks for tuning it & keep being awesome. BAM!
33 years ago, Brian Scudamore was sitting in a McDonald's drive-thru when he saw his future–a beat-up pickup truck filled with junk. Scudamore started a junk-hauling business to pay for college, but what was supposed to fund his education ended up inspiring him to drop out. Today, Scudamore's transformed his junk hauling side hustle, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, into a North American franchise business worth $600M. People told Scudamore that it was impossible to franchise his business, but he's proven them wrong by expanding his model into other brands like WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. Listen to Brian and Nathan discuss: Rebranding his business name to 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Transitioning from a corporate to a franchise business Expanding his model into WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine How “The CEO Whisperer” Cameron Herold helped scale the business The 3 types of entrepreneurship paths The compounding growth of franchise businesses His new book BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss What Shaq taught him about franchising And much more franchise business advice… Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode. Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs. Speak with our friendly course experts to get clarity on the next steps for your idea, business or career. You will get tailored insights from results achieved by our proven practitioners as well as thousands of students. Book a call now... For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform: Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine
Brian Scudamore is the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK and O2E Brands. Brian shares the story behind how he went from hauling junk in his $700 truck to owning and operating a $600 million company. He opens up about his non-traditional path to business, why he believes in learning-as-you-go, and the real story behind why he fired his entire team and restarted from scratch. Brian shares his simple ‘beer-and-barbecue' litmus test for hiring, and how that differs when it comes to taking on a new franchise partner. He breaks down what he looks for when he wants to invest in a new vertical and why he values the Net Promoter Score (a market research metric) above all else. We also talk about his unique perspective on what it means to be wealthy and his go-to strategy for avoiding burnout as a serial entrepreneur. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: What inspired Brian's entrepreneurial spirit Brian's mission and vision behind franchising 1-800-GOT-JUNK The most common problem that he sees business owners struggling with Key factors in Brian's decision-making process for investing in a new company The connection between your health, happiness, and success of your business RESOURCES The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth by Fred Reichheld Buy your ticket for the next Wealth & Business Summit on November 9-11 in Scottsdale, AZ. Early bird pricing is available now! CONNECT WITH BRIAN Follow Brian: @brianscudamore Connect with Brian on LinkedIn: Brian Scudamore Visit Brian's website: brianscudamore.com Check out Brian's new book: BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss and the Can You Imagine Movement CONNECT WITH CANDY Follow me: @candyvalentino Join Founders Organization
This was one of those interviews that was a blast from the past and a leap into the future at the same time. See, Brian was on episode fifteen of the podcast—that's 374 episodes ago! So clearly, it was high time to have him back on the show. Brian brings his years of insight and hard work to this interview so you can get a better idea of what it takes to get your own project off the ground. Doesn't matter if you're an entrepreneur, business-curious, or simply wanting to be a better leader in whatever you're doing—there's some excellent, straightforward advice here. Brian Scudamore is a Canadian entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. In 1989, he founded The Rubbish Boys with $700 to pay for college. This would later become 1-800-GOT-JUNK, now on track to generate one billion in revenue. He is the author of 2018's WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success and in 2022, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss, a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller. Connect with Brian -New book; BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss:https://amzn.to/3unUXhP -Website: https://brianscudamore.com/ -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQVYv5YMEqKZd5u7ANifYA -Podcast: https://anchor.fm/founders-stories-brian Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the self-leadership they're looking for. Are you looking to find purpose, navigate transition, or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you're a dreamer or an aspiring entrepreneur, join us in today's episode as Brian Scudamore emphasizes the importance of aligning oneself on the route to success and realizing that each step is a milestone to fulfill. If you want to start your own business, check this out today and be the first to discover the true meaning of success! Key takeaways to listen for How the power of imagination can lead you to success The life-changing lessons you can learn from failure Why is it important to encourage individuals to pursue entrepreneurship? Mentorship vs. partnership How to build your own business and be your own boss 4 most valuable insights from "Build Your Own Business and Be Your Own Boss" Resources mentioned in this episode WTF?! (Willing to Fail) by Brian Scudamore | Hardcover and Kindle BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss by Brian Scudamore | Hardcover and Paperback Brian Scudamore Can You Imagine Benjamin Zander Best Junk Removal in Toronto Shaquille O'Neal Fred De Luca About Brian Scudamore Serial entrepreneur and author Brian Scudamore, has always taken the road less traveled. At just 19 years old, he pioneered the industry of professional junk removal with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? turning a chore people avoid into an exceptional customer service experience. Then he scaled that success into two more home-service brands, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine, under the O2E Brands banner. Brian learned the ins and outs of the business by running his own and believes that anyone with a fire in their gut and a vision for doing something incredible can do the same. His philosophy, WTF (Willing To Fail), stems from his belief in the power of dreaming big, taking risks, and learning from mistakes. Through franchising, he's giving thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to BYOB (Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss), and live their dream of business ownership. Connect with Brian Website: Brian Scudamore Instagram: @brianscudamore LinkedIn: Brian Scudamore YouTube: Brian Scudamore Podcast: Founders Stories Amazon: Brian Scudamore Connect with Us To learn more about us, visit our website at www.18summers.com or email us at info@18summers.com. To get a copy of our book “The Family Board Meeting,” click here. Subscribe to 18 Summers Podcast and leave a rating and written review! Social Media Channels Facebook Group: 18 Summers LinkedIn: Jimmy Sheils Instagram: @18summerstribe
Dream about building your own business? Want to Be Your Own Boss? Brian Scudamore the CEO & Founder of O2E Brands (The home of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?) shares his insights and wisdom in this episode. Which happens to be his 3rd Appearance on the Growth Now Movement podcast. Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Brian is a serial entrepreneur, known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Since conquering that market, he's gone on to apply the O2E (ordinary to exceptional) formula to the painting and home-detailing industry with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. Currently, he's at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia. He's a respected industry leader and speaker, well-known in the business community for his belief in people and passion for innovation. His companies have made celebrated appearances on ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. Brian's story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and he contributes regularly to other noteworthy publications. Brian is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, and has attended programs offered by MIT for several years. If he's not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he's biking or hanging out with his family in Vancouver, BC. Come join the Growth Now Community and learn directly from Brian inside the community as he will be teaching live next week www.growthnow.community
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“A brand is a selection of promises that we make and keep.” – Brian Scudamore Brian Scudamore is Founder and CEO of O2E Brands, which focuses on home services and is the umbrella company 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Wow 1 Day Painting, and Shack Shine. Brian has made it his mission to help people become entrepreneurs through his franchises. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/800-got-junk-failure-can-be-key-to-success-brian-scudamore-spotlight-show-notes Topics discussed with Brian Scudamore 00:02:22 – How Brian's grandparents influenced his path to entrepreneurship 00:04:41 – The birth and growth of 1-800-GOT-JUNK 00:09:35 – The power of a brand 00:16:33 – Creating a franchise 00:21:45 – Embracing competition 00:026:00 – Bouncing back from struggles 00:33:55 – Turning down a buyout offer 00:39:24 – Growth over time as an entrepreneur Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on YAP, author and serial entrepreneur Brian Scudamore is back to talk about his new book, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss. Do you want to own your own business, but don't know where to start? There are two main paths to starting your own business, blank slate and franchising. But which is right for you? In this episode, Hala and Brian dive deep into the two paths to owning your own business, discuss Brian's new book BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss, cover the 4 H's of business success, and chat about what Brian has learned about the entrepreneurial journey along the way. Topics Include: - Brian's background in entrepreneurship - Why he became an author - Summary of Brian's new book BYOB - Two paths to owning your own business - Flywheel of Business - What Brian means by a “Painted Picture” - Getting on Oprah and the importance of human capital - The entrepreneurial myth - The importance of failure - How to decide which entrepreneurial path to take? - 3 necessary traits for a Blank sheet businesses - Brian's failure with “You Move Me” - Rapid Fire about types of entrepreneurs - The 4 H's applied to franchising - What to look for in a franchise system? - Brian's Actionable Advice - Brian's Secret to Profiting in Life - And other topics… Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Each brand has franchise locations in every major metro city in North America and Australia. Brian is the author of the books WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes, writing about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture. His companies have appeared on major media outlets including ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. His story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Sponsored By: ExpressVPN - Visit my exclusive link ExpressVPN.com/yap and get an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package. Jordan Harbinger - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations Wise - Join 13 million people and businesses who are already saving, and try Wise for free at Wise.com/yap Credit Karma Personal Loans - Go to creditkarma.com/loanoffers to find the loan for you Resources Mentioned: YAP Episode: #76: From Trash to Cash with Brian Scudamore https://www.youngandprofiting.com/76-from-trash-to-cash-with-brian-scudamore/ The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Most-Businesses-Dont-About/dp/0887303625 Brian's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Scudamore/e/B07HYJ8FSS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1650302541&sr=1-1 Brian's Website: https://www.o2ebrands.com Brian's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/ Brian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianscudamore Brian's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore/ Connect with Young and Profiting: YAP's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting/ Hala's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Hala's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Hala's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha Website: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/ Text Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text “YAP” to 28046
Brian Scudamore dropped out of both high school and college. But, at just 19 years old, Brian built a multimillion-dollar business that would come to be known as 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, the company that pioneered the industry of professional junk removal. Brian then went on to use his success to scale two more home-service brands under his parent company of O2E Brands, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. Brian attributes his success to hiring the right people, dreaming big, and being willing to fail. Through franchising his companies, he's also inspired thousands of entrepreneurs to live their dreams of owning businesses. In this #YAPClassic, Brian and Hala talk about Brian's perspectives on financing a new company, why companies should all build their business like they plan on franchising, what elements must be considered while branding, and so much more. Topics Include: - Childhood and how he was as a student - Making your own luck and not taking no for an answer - Perspective on getting loans and taking on debt when running a business - Copying businesses and Scaling business - Story of Acquiring Wow One Day Painting - Elements to consider when branding - Story of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? - Brian on firing his team and starting over - The importance of customer focus - “The Painted Picture” - Brian on being a visionary vs an implementer - Building a business like a franchise - Brian's secret to profiting - And other topics… Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Each brand has franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia. Brian is the author of the books WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success And his second book, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes, writing about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture. His companies have appeared on major media outlets including ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. His story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Sponsored By: Riverside.fm - Visit Riverside.fm and use code YAP to start recording studio quality sound and video and get 15% off a membership plan. WRKOUT - Visit bit.ly/yap_wrkout to book a FREE Session with a world-class trainer and get 30% off your first TWO MONTHS with code YAP 99designs by Vista - 99Designs by Vista - Head to 99designs.com/YAP to learn more and get $30 off your first design contest! Credit Karma Personal Loans - Go to creditkarma.com/loanoffers to find the loan for you Shopify - Go to shopify.com/profiting, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features Resources Mentioned: YAP Episode: #76: From Trash to Cash with Brian Scudamore https://www.youngandprofiting.com/76-from-trash-to-cash-with-brian-scudamore/ The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Most-Businesses-Dont-About/dp/0887303625 Brian's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Scudamore/e/B07HYJ8FSS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1650302541&sr=1-1 Brian's Website: https://www.o2ebrands.com Brian's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/ Brian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianscudamore Brian's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore/ Connect with Young and Profiting: YAP's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting/ Hala's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Hala's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Hala's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha Website: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/ Text Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text “YAP” to 28046
“My advice, or challenge, to someone who's looking for their integrator, their second in command, their partner, whatever it is—is to get really, really clear on what your gaps are that you need filled by someone else.” – Brian Scudamore Brian Scudamore is Founder and CEO of O2E Brands, which focuses on home services and is the umbrella company 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Wow 1 Day Painting, and Shack Shine. Brian has made it his mission to help people become entrepreneurs through his franchises. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/brian-scudamore-800-got-junk-wtf-playbook-show-notes Topics discussed with Brian Scudamore 00:01:43 – Learning and growing with ADD 00:06:14 – On parenting with an open mind 00:08:30 – Superpowers and struggles 00:10:50 – The power of a brand 00:18:56 – Systematic approaches in business 00:28:29 – Recommended books Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“A brand is a selection of promises that we make and keep.” – Brian Scudamore Brian Scudamore is Founder and CEO of O2E Brands, which focuses on home services and is the umbrella company 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Wow 1 Day Painting, and Shack Shine. Brian has made it his mission to help people become entrepreneurs through his franchises. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/800-got-junk-failure-can-be-key-to-success-brian-scudamore-spotlight-show-notes Topics discussed with Brian Scudamore 00:02:22 – How Brian's grandparents influenced his path to entrepreneurship 00:04:41 – The birth and growth of 1-800-GOT-JUNK 00:09:35 – The power of a brand 00:16:33 – Creating a franchise 00:21:45 – Embracing competition 00:026:00 – Bouncing back from struggles 00:33:55 – Turning down a buyout offer 00:39:24 – Growth over time as an entrepreneur Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone knows the company 1-800-GOT-JUNK, but do you know the founding story and the lessons Brian Scudamore, Founder & CEO, learned along the way? Hear more about his newest ventures WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine as well as his upcoming book BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow Sponsored by - Shopify - Go to shopify.com/kara, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features Novo - Sign up for your FREE business checking account at Novo.co/kara Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let Kara know by clicking on the links below and sending her a quick shout-out on social or reach out to Kara Goldin directly at karagoldin@gmail.com Follow Kara Goldin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ Follow Kara Goldin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ Follow Kara Goldin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karagoldin Follow Kara Goldin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/233 List of links to resources mentioned in episode, suggested reading & social media handles: Check out the O2E Brands Website: o2ebrands.com Order Brian's book: mywtfbook.com Follow Brian on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore Follow Brian on Instagram: @brianscudamore Follow Brian on Twitter: @brianscudamore Connect with Brian on Facebook: @bscudamore
So many of us have dreams of starting a business, but it's often fear of the unknown that stops us from pursuing those dreams. If you're an employee, giving up those golden handcuffs can be difficult. Sometimes it takes waiting until the pain of our current situation is unbearable to necessitate change.For Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK and its parent company O2E Brands, that pain was realizing that what started out as a way to pay for college was actually what he was meant to do – even if that meant disappointing his family. Now, over thirty years later, Brian is sharing what he knows about building businesses in his new book, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss.When you're starting towards a new goal, it can be deflating to attach yourself to an ideal outcome and constantly measure your success by whether or not you've achieved it. Instead, align yourself with the journey and know that each step is a victory. If you want to get started on a business of your own, check out Brian's new book, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.In this episode, you will learn...[02:37] What inspired Brian to write the book BYOB[04:10] What stops most people from taking the leap into business ownership[07:15] Finding the commitment necessary to build a business[12:03] The mistakes most new entrepreneurs make[18:12] Finding vision in your business[22:50] How to identify your role in the company and what else needs leveraging[31:00] How to dream big[35:31] What to expect from BYOBLinks & Tools From This EpisodeLinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/scudamoreRead: BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own BossRead: WTF (Willing To Fail)--Net-Results is the marketing automation experience you've been looking for.If you've been trying to grow a business online, you know that certain softwares can sometimes be a pain. Net-Results is the first choice for people buying marketing automation for the second time. They're the industry leader in customer support, and have all the marketing automation features you're looking for – without the hassle or cost. Net-Results allows you to generate new leads and accelerate sales cycles with powerful, data-driven campaigns. It integrates seamlessly with leading CRMs, as well as multiple other software platforms.To claim your free 30-day trial, go to net-results.com/one today.–Go to athetlicgreens.com/one to claim a one year supply of vitamin D and five travel packs for free.
In this #FranchiseTribeSpotlight we are joined by Tribe Member, Ciaran Olsen. Ciaran Grew up in Vancouver, Canada. He spent 7 years as a social worker working with male youth still spends a lot of time volunteering doing this. He loves to travel, has a new family with a baby girl, and is a Current owner of a Shack Shine with O2E Brands in Vancouver. In this episode, we talk about how Ciaran navigates living abroad while running his franchise as an absentee owner. Growth is much easier when you're surrounded by like-minded, driven people. The Franchise Tribe Mastermind is full of successful Franchisees who are looking to shortcut the path to success and add value to other people while developing a tight-knit community along the way. Sound like a good fit for you? Check out FranchiseTribe.com for more info! You may be interested in my FREE Franchise Secrets Facebook Group. It's the largest and most helpful group in franchising. With over 2k members and growing daily, the conversations are super valuable with input from franchisors, franchisees, franchise consultants, franchise attorneys, vendors, and much more! Join for FREE here: FranchiseSecretsGroup.com ⬅️ Did you know you can listen to the Franchise Secrets Podcast on your favorite platforms? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4BpskQS... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Erik Van Horn is a franchising specialist, and expert in multi-unit, semi-absentee franchise business ownership. From entrepreneur to regional developer, and investor to consultant, Erik has worn many hats over the last two decades, which has provided him unique insight into complex aspects of the industry. If you're a franchisee, a franchisor, or one aspiring to be, subscribe to the Franchise Secrets channel and visit www.FranchiseSecrets.com for even more tactical and practical tools to help you buy, grow, and sell franchises like an expert.
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Paul Baluch, the Head of Franchise Operations at Shack Shine and O2E Brands, companies that transform ordinary home services into exceptional experiences. He spent eight years with Student Works West, as a franchisee operator, a hyper-successful top-performing Business Coach, District Manager and General Manager. You'll learn who Paul Baluch was before his experience with Student Works and the great wisdom that Paul learned from the values his parents provided him. You'll discover what Paul took away from his experience with Student Works and how he is using what he learned there in running his own business. He will talk about his experience with Shack Shine and O2E Brands and his passion for helping young entrepreneurs grow their business. Paul will reveal the number #1 secret that makes Shack Shine a great company and a great working place and his unique vision about competition in the business environment You will also find out the reasons why it is very important to focus on systems and processes in order to be successful and profitable. Join Chris and Paul as they have a fascinating conversation about success, passions, working with customer service, giving back by coaching other people and much more. Enjoy! What You Will Learn In This Show: Who was Paul Baluch before his experience with Student Works What did Paul take away from his experience with Student works and who is he using what he learned there in running his own business? How Paul and his wife started their own business using what Student Works taught them Paul's experience with Shack Shine and O2E Brands Key habits a young leader would want to steal from Paul And so much more... Resources: Student Works Paul Baluch's Linkedin Paul Baluch's Twitter 1-800-GOT-JUNK Podcast 203 | Brian Scudamore | Creating Exceptional Brands – How I Built My College Side Hustle Into a Multi-Million Dollar Business Book: WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success by Brian Scudamore
Brian Scudamore is an American–born, Canadian entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. He is a regular contributor to Forbes, writing about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture. His first book, WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success, was published in 2018. In high school, Scudamore struggled with reading and had trouble completing a grade 8 math class. When he failed, he decided to drop out. Despite not finishing school, he persuaded Concordia University's admissions department that he would be a good fit for their business program, and they accepted him. Two years later, Scudamore left Concordia to attend the University of British Columbia to be geographically closer to his business. His father, Charles Scudamore, a liver transplant surgeon, was disappointed when Scudamore dropped out of university in 1993 to focus on rubbish full time. Scudamore's first book, WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success, (2018) traces his journey through entrepreneurship, telling stories from his almost 30 years in business. In October 2019, Scudamore launched Founders Stories, a podcast about ordinary people starting their own exceptional businesses. In the podcast, Scudamore interviews a different franchise owner each week about their path to business ownership, from their decisions to start their business, to the celebrations and lessons that follow. NEXT STEPS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 1. Search “Brian Scudamore” in your Google browser or the browser of your choice. 2. Check out 1-800-GOT-JUNK. 3. Check out ShackShine.com. 4. Check out Wow1day.com. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO: – Intro – What's Missing from Early Entrepreneurship – Your Story – Home Services – Failure – Letting People Go – How Did It Make You Better – Playfulness – Huddle – How to Instill Core Values – Put People First – How to Encourage Young Entrepreneurs the Spirit of Putting People First – How to Dismiss Someone the Right Way – Talk to Entrepreneur about Sorting out Staff – What Made You Set Out to Write the Book – Willing To Fail – Definition of Stuck – Definition of Becoming Unstoppable ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Stephen Scoggins. After fighting from homelessness and depression to build multiple businesses employing hundreds of amazing people, I've learned a lot about what it really takes to overcome your limitations and build your dream life. Now, my goal is to help one million people get from where they are today, to where they want to be in life. To help with that, I'm releasing videos on this channel several times per week and posting regularly on social media. On this YouTube channel, I interview the world's foremost thought leaders on what it takes to master your life. I also have a library of free resources, downloadable eBooks, and personality tests to help you become the person you always wanted to be. Just check out my websites below! MASTER YOUR LIFE WITH FREE RESOURCES: My website: https://www.stephenscoggins.com Free eBooks & Resources: https://www.stephenscoggins.com/resources My Blog: https://stephenscoggins.com/blog/ Stuck to Unstoppable Podcast: https://stephenscoggins.com/stuck-to-unstoppable/ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen_scoggins/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenscoggins/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenscoggins Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_scoggin
Jeff Knows Inc Podcast Hosted by Jeff Lopes - Episode 152 - Hauling Junk Side Hustle To Building 1-800-Got-Junk Empire , We sitdown Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. This American Born / Canadian Entrepreneur has been featured on Oprah and Ellen Show.Website: https://www.JeffKnowsInc.comEmail: Jeff@jeffknowsinc.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffknowsincInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/JeffLopesTo Learn more about the host Jeff Lopes https://www.Jeffreylopes.com#CanadianPodcast #EntrepreneurPodcast #Entrepreneur #BusinessSupport the show (https://www.jeffreylopes.com)
By sharing his entrepreneurial journey, Brian Scudamore helped shape mine. Building a multimillion dollar business breaks down into navigating some ups and downs, a series of good decisions, a clear set of values and a strong network. Before speaking with Brian, I wasn't willing to fail. I was told failure was not an option. Shifting that perspective can help you take risks and make moves that change you and your business. When you know that failure is part of the journey to creating success, you can better accept it. Learn what it takes to be willing to fail, listen now. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: FB: https://www.facebook.com/O2E-Brands-311153216087866/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ TW: https://twitter.com/brianscudamore WB: https://www.o2ebrands.com THE BOOK: WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success. CALL TO ACTION: 4-WEEKS OF CONTENT, TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SESSIONS THAT FOSTER AND FACILITATE THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS THE HUMAN BRAIN NEEDS TO SHIFT QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. THEN ONCE YOU DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AS NEEDED. THIS 30-DAY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU AND YOUR TEAM THE BRAIN SHIFT NEEDED TO ACCEPT, ADAPT, AND IMPLEMENT KEY CHANGES WITH EASE. Click here Join the Search for Meaning Over Money community: Click here Email us at podcast@presidentiallifestyle.com website: https://www.presidentiallifestyle.com Hire Kiné: https://www.presidentiallifestyle.com/hire-kine LET'S STAY CONNECTED Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram or Clubhouse LI: Linkedin.com/in/kinecorder IG: instagram.com/kinecorder Clubhouse: @kinecorder Episodes you might also like: Ep. 117 Ep. 141
By sharing his entrepreneurial journey, Brian Scudamore helped shape mine. Building a multimillion dollar business breaks down into navigating some ups and downs, a series of good decisions, a clear set of values and a strong network. Before speaking with Brian, I wasn't willing to fail. I was told failure was not an option. Shifting that perspective can help you take risks and make moves that change you and your business. When you know that failure is part of the journey to creating success, you can better accept it. Learn what it takes to be willing to fail, listen now. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: FB: https://www.facebook.com/O2E-Brands-311153216087866/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ TW: https://twitter.com/brianscudamore WB: https://www.o2ebrands.com THE BOOK: WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success. CALL TO ACTION: 4-WEEKS OF CONTENT, TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SESSIONS THAT FOSTER AND FACILITATE THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS THE HUMAN BRAIN NEEDS TO SHIFT QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. THEN ONCE YOU DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AS NEEDED. THIS 30-DAY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU AND YOUR TEAM THE BRAIN SHIFT NEEDED TO ACCEPT, ADAPT, AND IMPLEMENT KEY CHANGES WITH EASE. Click here Join the Search for Meaning Over Money community: Click here Email us at podcast@presidentiallifestyle.com website: https://www.presidentiallifestyle.com Hire Kiné: https://www.presidentiallifestyle.com/hire-kine LET'S STAY CONNECTED Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram or Clubhouse LI: Linkedin.com/in/kinecorder IG: instagram.com/kinecorder Clubhouse: @kinecorder Episodes you might also like: Ep. 117 Ep. 141
Win-win communication and selling is the art of making sure your customer buys the product that is exactly what they need. This principle is exactly what Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands, follows in his businesses, which he has grown into a successful enterprise. In this episode, Doug C. Brown explores how Brian does business, motivates his employees, and works for his values and vision. Tune in and learn some great sales strategies.
My guest today is Geoff Henshaw, former CMO of Stoko. This is part 1 of the interview where we explore his career at Shoes.com, 1-800-Got-JUNK, and more. Tomorrow we look at the Stoko business and how he is creating a new category of “everyday injury prevention wear”. Geoff is currently looking for his next CMO opportunity. Feel free to reach out to me if interested and I can put you in touch.TranscriptEdward: My guest today is Geoff Henshaw. Today we cover Geoff's career and path to be the Chief Marketing Officer. UBC, Coastal Contacts, Shoes.com, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Geoff now oversees all of the revenue for Stoko. Stoko was founded in 2017 and manufactures athletic wear with built-in orthopedic knee braces. I'm excited to have you here today, Geoff. Geoff: Thanks for having me.Edward: Geoff, in 2016 you oversaw brand and retail marketing for Shoes.com and then you were promoted to running all of marketing. How did you get that promotion? How did they move you from running part of marketing to running the whole show?Geoff: The Chief Marketing Officer was no longer with the company, and I was familiar with the marketing functions that were driving revenue for Shoes.com, so I had the opportunity to move into the role. Edward: What skills were you missing? You've never run all of the marketing before, now you were. What were your gaps?Geoff: I think Shoes.com is obviously competing in a very competitive space, which is shoe online retailers so competing with Amazon and Zappos. The area that I was missing was (I would say) the hard marketing skills. I just hadn't necessarily practiced as much as I'd like to. That would also be on the performance marketing side. While I was there, I had the opportunity to really learn from a guy, Brad Wilson, everything there was to know about controlling unit economics, understanding the impact of pricing, and how to think about your overall marketing mix.Edward: When you got there and you had to pick up those skills, why did they trust you to take on that role? Because performance marketing is usually one of those—it's not the most important, but it's the most obvious and the fastest feedback cycle on all of the marketing functions. To put you in that role without that, was there a risk? Why take the risk on you, just because they knew you well?Geoff: Yeah, I think definitely a part of it was that I was a known entity. Roger Hardy oversaw clearly where I was at previously and then oversaw Shoes.com. Having that relationship certainly helped. I think I was also very clear on the things that I didn't know and had also assembled a team of strong operators around me who can certainly step into those functions where I can lead and manage them from starting at objectives and strategy. Then leaving and leaning on them for the tactical execution.Edward: I want to go back and talk about your path to getting there. Your first role out of business school was at the General Manager position. Many people aspire for the GM role, but you just started there right out of school. How does a newly minted CMO get a country manager role?Geoff: It was an interesting role in that it never existed before and the country manager role for Canada, for Coastal Contacts at that time, that was the country they were generating the most revenue so it's an important role. I think the areas where I was able to land that role and then enjoy and perform well on it were getting clear on the objectives, the strategy, ensuring that all the key stakeholders were supportive, and then getting after it, which I think everyone really appreciated. It's something that I've leaned on that formula for my entire career.Edward: How do you get started in that role? If I'm a new MBA coming out of school, did you go out and look for GM roles where you can jump into a GM role right away, or was it a coincidence? How did you find that?Geoff: It was kind of a coincidence. I was in Vancouver, Canada and I completed my MBA at the University of British Columbia. At that time, I was interested in Management Consulting or working for an ecommerce startup. Management Consulting basically in Canada is limited to Toronto. I wasn't interested in commuting to Toronto or living there again.I found that I was very focused on local opportunities, and just through the MBA program, I was referred to this open role that was available with [...]. I just did my homework and came with the focus and energy that they were looking for, and they decided to take a risk on me.Edward: Were they planning to hire a newly minted MBA for that job, or did you impress them with your skills and they took somebody with less experience than they were hoping for?Geoff: Yeah. They had a culture of hiring MBAs. There were a lot of MBAs on the marketing and the leadership team. They were willing to roll the dice on me.Edward: Talk a little bit about what you did in those roles over at Coastal Contacts, especially around customer acquisition.Geoff: The main thing I did was look to get a deep understanding of not only the target customer but who the most profitable customer was. With that disability into that customer, it becomes a bit of—I would describe it as—a rallying tool for an organization where you can build out things like personas. You can talk about net promoter score, and you can ground organizations and team's activities into the experience of the customer.With the Canadian market and then with what we call the Commonwealth market of Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, it kind of focused on the customer, our value proposition, where the organization was properly positioned to drive that value proposition, and then rallied teams, activities, and behaviors around driving and stimulating a great customer experience of driving that top-line revenue.Edward: You also gave away a lot of free products.Geoff: Yeah, and it was a really interesting insight, which—full credits to the team—started before I got there. Their insight was clearly, at that time, had a net promoter score north of 80 if I recall, which was far and above the industry average for net promoter score. Based on that insight, we were able to say, hey look, we're delivering this incredible experience to people, and our product cost is actually quite low.In fact, our product cost is below what our acquisition cost is. We also anticipate that there's going to be a huge opportunity for recurring revenue. People have insurance benefits that they can rely on to purchase new prescription eyeglasses one time per year or once every two years. There's a great opportunity for recurring revenue with glasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses. What we decided to do, in a limited way, is starting to roll out testing around the first pair free. Again, the hypothesis is if you deliver this incredible experience where people get their first pair of eyeglasses for free, you're essentially removing all barriers. There's a good chance that they're going to come back again for more prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses and even better, they're going to tell their family and friends about it.Edward: Let's jump ahead to when you left Shoes.com and you joined O2E Brands. O2E is best known for those big trucks plastered with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? After spending a lot of your career to that point in ecommerce, how do you go about learning a service business like that?Geoff: Great question. I think O2E, Ordinary to Exceptional brands—the focus on home service verticals and their franchise. They are on the opposite end of the spectrum from our Shoes.com. It's super fragmented, Geoff's truck service can startup a business tomorrow and be driving around and digitally advertising.The things that I focused on were the customer, how to think about the customer, and how to get insights on the most profitable customer and connect the marketing function. That means the structure of the team, KPIs, to understanding the customer. I think my admission at O2E when I started was essentially to modernize the marketing function at the organization.Edward: How do you get to know those customers in a real visceral way?Geoff: I think there's a number of different tools, but generally, the way I think about it is if you can align with your internal stakeholders on who that most profitable customer is, that's step one. The second part is if you can spend some time getting to know that customer, that's important. Part of my onboarding at O2E and working on the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? business specifically was I spent a ton of time in major cities across North America just actually driving around on the trucks. I was one of the guys, in full uniform, and we were going out and doing jobs for customers. From there, I was able to understand day-to-day on the job what it felt like to be on the truck, understand the experience that we deliver to our customers. One of the things that became clear was that people generally were getting specific jobs done.For example, they were moving out of their home and they required our services, or they were moving into a home and they required our services. What was interesting there, Edward, is that activity throws off a digital signal. That's a life event that's captured within Google audiences. From that basic insight, we were able to target groups of people that were moving and we were able to target them with our message and then design customer journeys that were super relevant to people moving. That allowed us to drive that top length growth and a great customer experience. Edward: One of my favorite quotes from Jeff Bezos is about how when data and anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are often right and you're doing something measuring it wrong. Did you find that at all? When you were doing this customer research, you're doing all the analytical parts, but then you also went on the road and visited and met the customers. Did you find those anecdotes and data disagreeing, or did they usually just come together and they supported each other?Geoff: That's a great question. I think the thing that getting out there, observing, and being with customers helped me understand and helped us make some adjustments specifically to the 1-800-GOT- JUNK? value proposition. That people aren't out there shopping for junk service. You might be shopping for shoes or for skis and you might visit a number of different sites. But generally, for junk removal services, you've got a specific job to do. That insight in itself allowed us to understand there's a handful of things that generally people need.For example, they're moving in, they're moving out, they might be renovating, or there might have been something dramatic that happened like a death in the family. Oftentimes, those activities, again, you can target them digitally, which is really exciting. But the thing that changed for us is that we understood that generally, the person that's looking for that service is high intent versus before, we might have viewed it as simply someone is coming across our service and were top of mind and that's why they're selecting us. No, actually, someone's having an event happen in their life. Edward: Geoff, what were some of the biggest failure points in your career? Where did things not go as expected?Geoff: That's a big question. That made me pause. I think there are a few things. One thing was at Shoes.com, that was a job and a role that I had returned back from Sydney, Australia. I moved back for that role. When I joined the organization, it was tough. We were competing in a very competitive category. Ultimately, Shoes.com went through a period of heavy financial distress and was ultimately acquired by Walmart. But through that period of financial distress, we needed to lay off people—people that I really cared about and it was pretty emotional. I felt like I had failed them to a degree and it was just disappointing because many of them I consider friends and I'm still friends with today. That was probably the hardest part for me and my family.I think the second part is just dealing with [...] interesting because I know you've got a concept that things happen to you between when you're 10 and 12 and that's really impactful. I think it's still how you deal with conflict. It's still something I continue to work on to this day and just making sure that things like getting exercise, sleep, staying hydrated, and keeping your energy up to the day, are all important factors so that when those times of conflict come up during the day, and they can come up (in my opinion) very unpredictably, you're able to deal with them in the right way.Edward: I once had a VP at Amazon explain to me in the early days how close they came to going bankrupt. What he explained to me was when you're taking off in an airplane, if you've never had that experience of the airplane brushing the top of the forests, then you never get the intensity you need to go make the plane take off and fly. It sounds like you had that experience at Shoes.com. Unfortunately, it sounds like you hit some of those trees in the way you go, but did that experience catalyze you for later on in your career? Do you think you would have the career you had if that hadn't happened if Shoes.com had been a lot more smooth?Geoff: It's a great question. The analogy that I probably use is going a day skiing and not falling. When I go skiing with my kids, if they don't fall it's like, were you actually trying as hard as you could? I can confirm that we tried as hard as we could. We did a lot of things wrong and a lot of things right. I think what I learned is going through that experience was really hard, but I think the things I took away from it are (to your point) I will hold on to those for the rest of my career.You can definitely start to identify those signals that are warning signals much more quickly. You can act in a way that you know you need to act because oftentimes, they are urgent and you need to react to them quickly and you know those are the right signals to be acting upon. My next stop was O2E Brands. I was able to apply a lot of what I had learned at Shoes.com. Over the course of three years, we closed double the size of that business. That was right when COVID hit, but it was definitely on pace to double, to get to close to $500 million in revenue.Edward: Geoff, what are your productivity tricks? What do you do to be productive that most people don't do?Geoff: I think the things for me are building out lists of priorities the night before the next day. My wife absolutely hates it because I'll sit on the bed and just write it down in my master notebook. Here are the top three things for work, here's the top one to three things for family, and then here's the top one to three things for exercise that I want to do the next day. I just find that that allows me to start the next day without having to think through what I need to be doing. I can just start. It also allows me an opportunity to look at a larger list of things and just understand, are there patterns or trends that are merging that don't allow me to get through the things I want to get through. To give you a quick example, one was I definitely wanted to continue to read as much as I could in the evenings. I found that I wasn't able to reach a particular goal of mine related to reading. The reason why is because I was looking at my phone and I was like, that's just completely useless time. After 9:00 PM, I don't need to be looking at my phone. What that led to me doing was just putting my phone in the closet so I don't look at it anymore and I can spend some time reading. Edward: When you put those goals, are they only daily goals, or do you have a system for doing them longer than daily?Geoff: No, I actually had someone, [...] who introduced me to this concept just before I did my MBA. He talked about thinking about your life in 10 years and writing out a rich 4-6 sentence description of what you would love for your life to be like. Then mapping out in 10-, 5-, and 1-year increments anchored to that 10-year vision what would be your goals, and those goals would be connected to your family, your personal life, your own physical wellbeing, and then professional.Then setting what my three goals are going to be in five years and then setting out what are my three goals going to be for this year. Then three goals in each of those categories—nine goals total. All of those daily goals are anchored to a roughly 10-year plan.Edward: Do you go back and review that? You've been doing this for ten years, can you go back and look to see what you've done versus the goals you set 10 years ago?Geoff: Yeah, it is crazy actually. When I first did this exercise, I, for example, set salary goals for myself and my family goals. We didn't have any kids. I wasn't married. I started doing this about 11 years ago and everything came through, which I know they're obviously talked about, but honestly, it was stunning when I looked at it. Just writing those goals down is so powerful. Edward: Geoff, this has been fantastic. We'll pick this up tomorrow. We'll talk about Stoko. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketingbs.substack.com
Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, which stands for Ordinary to Expectational. O2E is the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Currently, he's at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has the franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia.…Continue reading ➞ Brian Scudamore, Founder 1-800-Got-Junk, WTF Willing to Fail – Episode 141The post Brian Scudamore, Founder 1-800-Got-Junk, WTF Willing to Fail – Episode 141 first appeared on Mike Malatesta.
Katie Schaeffers is a highly experienced Marketing and Brand Strategist who has skillfully built the public presence of a distinguished list of clients including TEDx, Electronic Arts, Genentech, The Juno Awards in Canada, and more recently O2E Brands - which includes fast growing international franchise 1-800 Got Junk. At O2E Brands, Katie oversees marketing and customer experience. Talking to us from Canada, Katie provides our audience with a wealth of invaluable professional knowledge and advice as it pertains to building a dynamic career in brand focused commercial marketing.
Brian is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. He is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, and likes to show others how to use goal-setting to take the lead in their own business. In this episode Michael Marra dives into Brian's entrepreneurial journey, how he started 1-800- GOT-JUNK?, and what the future holds for Brian. Join Our community of thousands of entrepreneurs at https://entre.link/EntrepreneurShow Follow us on social media @joinentre --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Got junk? Today, we have a very special guest and he goes by the name of Brian Scudamore!Brian is a serial entrepreneur, author of WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success, and founder & CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Brian's story is super interesting because he's literally THE definition of someone who's always taken the road less traveled. Although he never completed high school, he managed to persuade the college admissions office that he had what it takes to thrive in college. Now, while he talked himself into university, he had to find a way to pay for his education. And although his step-dad was a liver transplant surgeon, and certainly had the finances to pay for Brian's education, he chose not to. He felt it wouldn't be a good return on investment and that Brian needed to learn a valuable lesson since he didn't complete high school. So, Brian took matters into his own hands and one day... While in a McDonalds drive thru, of all places, Brian saw what he describes as a beat-up pickup truck with plywood side panels built on the box and thought,"That's my ticket to pay for college!"And it was. Soon after, he dropped out of college and focused on his business. And it payed off tenfold.Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? brings in over $200 million dollars in annual revenue!Not to mention the other 2 other multi-million-dollar home service businesses Brian runs, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. In this interview Brian and Ennis will talk about Brian's philosophy WTF (willing to fail), how to hire candidates with a founder's heart, as well as whether you need a business partner or a mentor for your business.We hope you enjoy :) Get a copy of Brian's book: https://amzn.to/34hvNo7Follow Brian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamoreReach out to Ennis directly at ennis@imadeformore.com Follow Ennis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ennisdakhilFollow Ennis on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ennisdakhil/For more, visit our website at www.ennisdakhil.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/immadeformore/message
Brian Scudamore, Founder of O2E Brands has a knack for seeing the treasure in places other people see "junk." As an 18-year old high-school dropout, Brian had to figure out a different way to succeed than his friends. The key was finding opportunities in ordinary things and generating value. Perseverance, creativity, and grit are all part of Brian's comeback and are attributes no degree can guarantee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian Scudamore is a Serial Entrepreneur and passionate people-person. Known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Brian started out as a scrappy kid in Vancouver, BC, with ambition and a big idea. Since then, he's adapted the success of his first company to launch two additional brands in the painting, and home-detailing industries, with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Together, Brian's companies form O2E Brands, a franchising powerhouse providing business opportunities to aspiring Entrepreneurs across North America. His companies have been in the limelight for decades, on shows including Oprah and CNBC. Brian is a regular contributor to Forbes, and his story has been featured in noteworthy publications nationwide. A strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, Brian regularly attends programs at MIT. If he's not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he's crossing another 101 Life Goal off his bucket list, biking, or hanging out with his family in Vancouver. http://1800gotjunk.com/ https://www.o2ebrands.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/
Brian Scudamore is a Serial Entrepreneur and passionate people-person. Known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Brian started out as a scrappy kid in Vancouver, BC, with ambition and a big idea. Since then, he's adapted the success of his first company to launch two additional brands in the painting, and home-detailing industries, with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Together, Brian's companies form O2E Brands, a franchising powerhouse providing business opportunities to aspiring Entrepreneurs across North America. His companies have been in the limelight for decades, on shows including Oprah and CNBC. Brian is a regular contributor to Forbes, and his story has been featured in noteworthy publications nationwide. A strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, Brian regularly attends programs at MIT. If he's not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he's crossing another 101 Life Goal off his bucket list, biking, or hanging out with his family in Vancouver. http://1800gotjunk.com/ https://www.o2ebrands.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/
Brian Scudamore is a Serial Entrepreneur and passionate people-person. Known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Brian started out as a scrappy kid in Vancouver, BC, with ambition and a big idea. Since then, he's adapted the success of his first company to launch two additional brands in the painting, and home-detailing industries, with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Together, Brian's companies form O2E Brands, a franchising powerhouse providing business opportunities to aspiring Entrepreneurs across North America. His companies have been in the limelight for decades, on shows including Oprah and CNBC. Brian is a regular contributor to Forbes, and his story has been featured in noteworthy publications nationwide. A strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, Brian regularly attends programs at MIT. If he's not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he's crossing another 101 Life Goal off his bucket list, biking, or hanging out with his family in Vancouver. http://1800gotjunk.com/ https://www.o2ebrands.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/
Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. A pure entrepreneur, Brian's success is a tale of perseverance, failure, trial, and error. He is a respected industry leader and speaker, well-known in the business community for his belief in people and passion for innovation. In 2018, Brian wrote his first book, WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success. You can find more about Brian on Instagram. Where Others Won't is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker. You can book Cody to speak, or learn more about his background by visiting: www.codyroyle.com
My 9-year old grandson, Gideon, asked a big favor of me the other day.“Poobah, I have 11 imaginary friends who need to start staying at your house.” “Okay. Can they all sleep upstairs?” “They could, but I doubt they'll ever all be here at the same time.” Gideon told me what I needed to know about each of them and which ones would often go out wandering for days at a time – and not to worry about it – and which ones would come and go through the windows and who would sleep exactly where. There was only one imaginary friend who was going to continue staying at Gideon's house. I am no stranger to imaginary friends. Indy and I have several of them.I, myself, am an imaginary friend. Brian Scudamore, Erik Church, David St. James, and James Alish are the primary leaders of O2E Brands. I write ads for their four franchises. A number of years ago, these guys began bringing groups of their top-performing Franchise Partners to meet “the wizard in the castle on the mountain in Texas.” Okay, I can play that role. All I have to do is unlock the majestic tower Pennie created and give a tour of the magical campus she created that surrounds it. But Brian and Erik and David and James had an altogether different plan.Unbeknownst to me, they told their Franchise Partners that every newcomer was required to present me with a gift when they met me. And that the gift had to be deeply meaningful. And they had to tell me a story about it when they presented it. And if their gifts and stories were acceptable, I would invite them upstairs to spend some time with me. I was, of course, embarrassed at first, but this little ritual in the underground art gallery became precious as time went by. These awkward encounters taught me the importance of the imaginary people in our lives. The people you admire from a distance – the authors you read, the actors who entertain you, the voices on the radio that sing to you, and the faces on Youtube that peer into your eyes – are imaginary people that inhabit your world. The character is always bigger than the actor who brings it to life. I recently received an illustrated letter containing 7 questions from a young boy named Bennett.I will conclude today's memo by answering Bennett's questions: Can you make 2 suns? No, I cannot speak 2 suns into the physical world, but I can speak 2 suns into your mind. “As Bennett stood in his front yard in the middle of the night, the darkness on his left melted away when a glowing, silver circle began to rise up out of the ground. When that circle of light was as high as his left shoulder, a golden ball began to rise out of the ground on his right. And when the light from the gold ball touched the silver, 12 sleeping flowers lifted their heads, 9 hummingbirds flew away, 6 big dogs barked in Spanish, 3 policemen blew their whistles, and one old rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-do.” Can you make a copy machine? Yes. If I press special numbers on my telephone and say, “I want a copy machine,” a copy machine will appear the next day. How many floors are in your castle? Five: The Art Gallery, the Banquet Hall, the Eye of the Storm, the Library Floor, and the Star Deck. Can you make a camera? Yes. When I touch a certain button on my computer, a camera will appear on my front porch two days later. Can you make a crayon box? Yes, I make crayon boxes the same way I make cameras. Do you have a wizard family? Yes, there are 46 other wizards in my family. Indiana Beagle will put some photos of them in https://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/rabbithole/ (the rabbit hole) for you. Do you have any comments? Yes. This is my comment: You are a very brave boy, Bennett. You do things that other people only think about doing or talk about doing. You drew me a nice picture and you wrote me a good letter. Because you have courage, and because you are a doer, and not just a talker, you will be successful at whatever you choose to do. I look forward to meeting you when
Brian started his business in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 18, and later went on to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a way to expand operations. Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has 1000 trucks on the road throughout some 180 locations in Canada, the United States, and Australia. Brian has a new book coming out next week. It's called ‘WTF! Willing To Fail' and it is full of lessons you can apply to your own entrepreneurial endeavors. Guest: Brian Scudamore Founder & CEO of O2E Brands, including companies like 1-800-got-junk
Chapter 1 Hot question of the day Happy Halloween! What is your favourite Halloween candy? Reese's PB cups Smarties O'Henry Other Chapter 2 How does Surrey feel about New Westminster's statement that it should pay back the $50million spent on LRT planning? Should Surrey pay the $50 million back to Translink for the planning of LRT? New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote thinks so! While speaking on the Simi Sara Show yesterday, Cote explained why he thinks Surrey should foot the bill. Surrey Mayor-elect Doug McCallum says ‘no way' to paying the bill, and he joins us now to discuss why. Guest: Doug McCallum Surrey mayor-elect Chapter 3 Haunted BC – Lady In Red Have you heard of the Lady in Red? She's an old patron of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver who allegedly came back to haunt the hotel after her death. Niki Reitmayer has the story… Chapter 4 Flashing Lights and Risky Behaviour A study from UBC has found some interesting links between the sights and sounds at casinos, and risky behaviour. According to this study, flashing lights and the jingles and sounds that accompany games at Casino's, encourage problematic gambling behaviour. Catharine Winstanley, senior author for the study, found that people were more aroused when winning outcomes were accompanied by these sensory stimulators. Guest: Catharine Winstanley UBC Professor Behavioural Neuroscience Chapter 5 Haunted BC - Fort Langley Fort Langley is one of the (if not THE) oldest landmark in Metro Vancouver. The fort was built in 1827 as a trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company. So it's no surprise with that much history that there are many ghost stories attached to this old site. Niki Reitmayer has one of those eerie tales for you now… Chapter 6 Is former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson's gravy train coming to an end? Prime Minister says he be reviewing expenses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll reconsider the perks and supports Canada gives former governors general. Trudeau says people who serve as governor general offer great service to Canada and deserve support in the years after they retire, but Canadians expect accountability for how public money is spent. The federal government's books show that Adrienne Clarkson, who was governor general from 1999 to 2005, has billed more than one-million dollars in expenses since leaving the job. Besides their pensions, former governors general can get public funding for office expenses and travel. The program has existed since 1979, on the premise that governors general never truly retire. Guest: Brian Platt Parliament Hill Reporter for the National Post Chapter 7 Haunted BC – Tales from Around BC An old sanatorium near Kamloops; the premonitions that helped found Barkerville; a stove that heats itself at Hell's Gate - there are many creepy historical stories from around our province! Niki Reitmayer takes you on a ghoulish tour of British Columbia… Chapter 8 CKNW and Global News Leadership Series: Brian Scudamore Brian started his business in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 18, and later went on to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a way to expand operations. Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has 1000 trucks on the road throughout some 180 locations in Canada, the United States, and Australia. Brian has a new book coming out next week. It's called ‘WTF! Willing To Fail' and it is full of lessons you can apply to your own entrepreneurial endeavors. Guest: Brian Scudamore Founder & CEO of O2E Brands, including companies like 1-800-got-junk
How did the CEO of a successful company respond when he was told “that's impossible”? Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 80. We discuss what it takes to confront seemingly impossible objectives in business — and win. As an example, we revisit our conversation with Brian Scudamore, Founder & CEO of O2E Brands, theRead More The post What Does It Take To Do The Impossible? appeared first on Business Advancement.
What does it take to overcome “impossible” odds to achieve unprecedented success? Find out by listening on the go to our conversation with Brian Scudamore, Founder & CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine. Brian and his companies have received widespread recognition in the media and business community,Read More The post Leadership Secrets of a World Class Franchisor appeared first on Business Advancement.