332: The Junk Hauling Business: From $0 to $300 Million and Beyond

<p>WTF man!?</p> <p>Are you willing to fail!</p> <p>Let that be your new mantra.</p> <p>That's the rule <a href="https://amzn.to/2ItUG5Z" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Brian Scudamore</a> -- the founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK -- lives by.</p> <p>What started with a $1000 investment (Brian's life's savings at the time) has turned into a home services empire that does $1 million in sales on any given day.</p> <p>Brian's come a long way since that beat-up pickup truck going door-to-door that first summer.</p> <p>His portfolio now includes house painting, moving services, and home detailing--all under the umbrella of <a href= "http://o2ebrands.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Ordinary 2 Exceptional Brands</a>. He’s formulated some unique and effective ways to build teams of passionate employees that share his goals and has leveraged the franchise model to grow his businesses and revenue from $0 to $444 million and beyond.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how Brian started the junk hauling business as a soon-to-be college student, his thoughts on marketing and hiring, and how you can apply nearly 30 years of his own successes and failures to your business.</p>