429: Why the Impossible Is Fun with Brian Scudamore of O2E Brands

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…

 

 

 

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