44: Turning Junk into Gold, with 1-800 Got Junk founder Brian Scudamore

<div> <p>I’m thrilled today to welcome Brian Scudamore to this week’s episode of Franchise Secrets, where we seek out the secrets and the knowledge you need in order to find the right franchise for you! Brian is a franchising legend. After realizing that he learned more from working that he did from studying, he dropped out of college to attack his junk removal business full-time. That business became 1-800-GOT-JUNK, a top-flight low cost to entry franchise that has swept both the US and Canada and annually grosses over a half billion dollars in revenue. He then branched out with his business partners to open two more rapidly growing franchise companies: Wow One Day Painting and Shack Shine, both of which are on pace to dominate their respective markets and gross over a half billion in revenue themselves. </p> </div> <div> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p>By focusing on franchises based around home services, Brian found a perfect niche, become one of the most successful franchise entrepreneurs in the entire world, and has learned how to turn a small business into a well-oiled machine. He joins us today to share his wealth of knowledge with anyone who is in the franchise game or looking to get into it. </p> </div> <div> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p>(5:23) The importance of a good company culture, and how to create it. </p> </div> <div> <p> (14:07) Building the right team with complementary skills </p> </div> <div> <p> (16:08) How Brian empowers his franchisors </p> </div> <div> <p> (31:46) The dividends you receive from treating your team like a big family  </p> </div> <div> <p> (42:50) Being driven to make an impact on people’s lives </p> </div> <div> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Our Credentials Come From the Streets </strong></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p>Entrepreneurs are not doctors. No one cares where Brian went to school, or more accurately: what school he dropped out of. As an entrepreneur, your resume is your failings, your real life experience, your go-getter attitude that has no quit. You either got