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How A $700 Investment Turned Into $700M/Year Franchise Empire
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Episode 40: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit Cliff and Justin speak with Brain Scudamore, founder and CEO of 1800-Got-Junk. We talk about how a $700 investment turned into a $700M/year empire, why Brian fired his entire staff and started over after 5 years of business, how he uses the 4H process to select franchise partners and a guarantee that makes WOW 1 Day Painting a low risk investment. Take a listen...
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:10 - McDonald's parking lot intro story
06:45 - Why overcapitalizing is a problem when starting a business
11:23 - Everything is a team sport in business
19:24 - Why Brian fired all of his employees
21:20 - Beer & BBQ test
23:54 - Fred DeLuca
33:15 - How he responds to private equity
36:20 - Franchise fee guarantee
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Links:
🌐 Website - Brian Scudamore
🌐 Website - 1800-Got-Junk?
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