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Do you want to start a business from nothing? Is your goal to leave your corporate job and become a franchise owner? Are you already an entrepreneur or business person who is looking to learn more? If the answer is yes to any of those questions then you are at the right place! Steve and Dylan started their business from scratch while in college. With no money they hustled their way to a $1 million dollar local junk removal business and franchised the concept. After selling multiple units, th ...
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Episode 25: Building Better Lives Through Business Ownership
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On this episode of the PerfectMatch Franchise Podcast, we have on special guest Scott Satell! Scott is a local owner of a quickly growing, niche fitness franchise concept called The Exercise Coach, and is also a Franchise Consultant. His career journey started as an attorney, has included living in Europe for 5 years as he worked as a senior execut…
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Episode 24: How Absentee is an Absentee Business
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In this episode of the Perfect Match Franchise Podcast, Dylan and Steve explore the world of absentee franchise ownership. In this episode, they delve into the realistic aspects of running a franchise without being actively involved in day-to-day operations. The hosts discuss different levels of absentee ownership, starting with the fully absentee …
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Episode 23: The Overlap: Transitioning from Employee to Business Owner
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Welcome to another episode of the Perfect Match Franchise Podcast! Join Dylan and Steve as they delve into the concept of "the overlap," exploring the scenario where individuals aspire to venture into entrepreneurship without immediately leaving their current job. Navigating the fears and challenges of transitioning from a corporate nine-to-five jo…
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Episode 22: How to Buy an Established & Profitable Business
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One of the most common phrases we hear from clients is, 'I'm looking to buy an established, profitable business with a long track record. And preferably a business where the owner is only selling because they're looking to retire'. Unfortunately, those types of businesses don't usually hit the market or at least not at reasonable price. But that's …
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Episode 21: Top Franchise Deep Dive - That 1 Painter (Resi Brands)
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With our Top Franchise Deep Dive series, we delve into brands that we really like and are performing exceptionally well in their respective field. In this episode we are featuring That 1 Painter, a top tier residential and commercial painting franchise which is under the parent company ResiBrands. Founder and CEO Steve Montgomery has a true entrepr…
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Episode 19: What Is The Lifetime of a Franchisee?
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If you're considering buying a franchise, it's important to know how to set yourself up for success. One way to do this is by starting with the end in mind; projecting yourself over the 'lifetime' of you as a franchisee. This doesn't mean you'll have this brand for life, but rather, the life of your ownership in the business. Depending on what you …
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Episode 20: What Are the Costs and Fees of a Franchise?
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If you're looking into franchising, I'm sure fees and costs are one of the more important aspects you're looking at. However, it's important to not look at fees as a negative expense. Fees are what keep the brand growing and able to provide more support that aids in your success. For instance, let's say Brand A has a 6% royalty and 2% brand fund, a…
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Episode 18: How to Pick a Franchise Industry
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In this episode, we dive deep into the crucial decision-making process of selecting the perfect industry for your franchising journey. Join us as we explore the key factors and strategic considerations that can help you make an informed choice, whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner looking to expand through franchising.…
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Episode 17: Building a Huge Business from Scratch (Special Guest: Mike McCann, Realtor)
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We are happy to have on Mike McCann the Real Estate Man! Mike is the founder of The Mike McCann Team which is a powerhouse in the Philadelphia and Jersey shore real estate community. He started his career as a Realtor in the 80s and since then has build one of the biggest realtor teams in the country, and has sold billions of real estate in his car…
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Episode 16: How We Differentiate Our Junk Removal Service
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In this episode we explain how we differentiate our junk removal service here at Junk U. In the junk removal industry, on the service it may seem like every company is pretty much the same. While there is only so much that can be unique about the actual loading of the items, we separate ourselves from other junk removal companies in our professiona…
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Episode 15: Getting Organized for a Smooth Move (Special Guest: Annie Kilbride)
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On today’s episode we have Annie Kilbride, founder and owner of Life Simplified professional organizing. Annie specializes in move management. Move management is a service for individuals who are moving and need help boxing and inventorying/organizing their items, as well as supplemental services surrounding the move such as changing addresses, set…
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As a kid, everyone tells you to make sure to love what you do for work. And for many professions, it makes sense why someone would love to do their work; doctors get fulfillment from helping people, construction workers get to see their beautiful end project, etc. But how could someone love the junk removal industry? You’re just throwing things awa…
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Episode 14: Junkin' It Up w/ Junk U - Helping the Hoarder (Special Guest: Annie Amoon Richard)
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On today’s episode we have on special guest Annie Amoon Richard, who is a professional organizer and owner and founder of the professional organizing company Unstufficated. Annie has a decorated career in professional organizing with a specialization in Hoarder Disorders. She has a number of awards, designations, and has even been featured on multi…
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Whether it's a smaller project like clearing out a storage closet in your home, or a larger one like clearing out the full contents of an estate, you'll have to ask yourself 'what should we do with this stuff'. Typically there are 3 main options to get rid of these items; you can sell them, donate them, or junk them. While this sounds simple, there…
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Episode 13: Save the Settlement: Junk Removal
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Dylan and I have a business podcast we do, with multiple segments. One segment is our Save the Settlement series which is focused around the real estate transaction. Each episode has a topic which can influence the smoothness of the real estate process as a whole. In this episode, we talk about how unwanted items can cause issues at settlement, and…
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Episode 12: Building Relationships for Business Success (Guest Janel Giarratano)
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Today we have Janel Giarratano, who is the President of Forte Consulting and Investigations. Janel worked for a national insurance claims administrator until she started Forte in 2015. Forte is a specialist provider of forensic engineering, property damage consulting, fire origin and causation and dispute resolution services. They have performed ov…
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Episode 11: Transitioning from Corporate Employee to Entrepreneur (Guest: Tom Shivers)
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On today's episode we have on Tom Shrivers owner and founder of Four Stone Partners, a workers compensation consulting firm. Tom worked at Aetna among other companies before starting Four Stone Partners in 2013. FourStone is a first of its kind workers compensation consulting firm that Tom grew from his basement to a national, dominating force in t…
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Steve: Reflections on Battling a Toxic Mindset
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Steve: Looking back I've always battled with some particular toxic piece of my headspace. When I was younger it was perfectionism. After starting to build my business, that perfectionism turned to anger and cynicism. It's my 'dark side'. First it was aimed at myself, then at others. But what I've realized recently is that it doesn't have to take ov…
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Episode 10: Lead Generation and Network Building (Guest: Matt Bray)
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Matt is an established commercial realtor who’s handled over $4 million in transactions since 2017. Matt is who helped us get into our first commercial lease here in West Chester and has helped over 40 clients in the greater Philadelphia region. As a realtor, the majority of your time is spend in generating new leads and building a referral network…
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Finding meaning in your work is VITAL for your business' success. Many individuals find meaning early on, but once the excitement of the early hustle wears off, and your day to day action items become routine work that meaning can get lost. With that being said, it's important to learn how to rekindle that meaning when it's lost.…
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Episode 8: Why You Should Know the 'Clouds and Dirt' of Your Business
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You may have heard it from Gary Vee first, but in business you have 'clouds' and 'dirt'. The 'clouds' are the spacey, vision of the glorious future, while the 'dirt' is the day to day grind of doing things you may not necessarily love to do, in order to get to the 'clouds'. Hear our thoughts on why it's so important for your business…
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Episode 7 - Building a Brand with Jake Still
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Jake is the founder and owner of Junk Rescue, a junk removal company in South Jersey. Jake is an entrepreneur in its truest sense and built Junk Rescue from a complete startup into a multi-million dollar Junk Removal brand. The topic of today's episode is building a brand. Junk Rescue (844) 553-8993By Dylan
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Episode 6: Being a Serial Entrepreneur with Dave Rivell
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There's a reason why people who tend to be successful in business, can do so across multiple industries, business models, and geographic locations. No matter what business it is, there are skillsets that crossover to help breed success. In today's episode we have on guest Dave Rivell to talk about his experiences in business. Starting from a side h…
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Episode 5: Success As a Young Entrepreneur with Guest Thomas Padula (Padula Media) - The MUJU Business Podcast
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Today we have our first featured guest on the podcast, Thomas Padula! Thomas is the founder and CEO of Padula Media in West Chester, PA. In this episode we talk about how we first met Thomas back in 2018 when he was a senior in high school and had just started. Coincidentally, we had just started to get our feet under us at MUJU. Timing worked well…
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Episode 4: Our Ideal Franchisee Candidate
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In the franchise world, every industry and specific brand have their own unique characteristics. Aspects such as standard work days, customer/worker interaction, seasonality of work, and many other go into ensuring the franchise relationship is fruitful for both parties. For this reason, both franchisees and franchisors need to do their due diligen…
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Episode 2: Why We Franchised Our Home Service Business
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There are two main ways to grow a home service business; 1) open more corporate locations or 2) franchise. We chose to franchise our concept for a number of reasons. Listen in to see why we franchised our home service business and some of the benefits franchising offers in general!By Dylan
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No matter what home service industry you're in, you probably have a similar sales cycle to most other home services as well. It starts on Google, customers contact the top 3, get estimate. look at reviews, and make their selection. This episode goes over the main similarities to all home service industries and then what points to focus on to book a…
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Episode 1: Going All In With Your New Business
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Going "all in" with your new business is a necessity, but also a double edged sword. If not done properly, it can derail your business right from the start. Listen in to see what we think!By Dylan
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