Franchise Interviews 4.0

Monster Tree Service Meets with Franchise Interviews - Today's show will focus on how Josh Skolnick, founder of Monster Tree Service, is now franchising. Josh Skolnick, a career landscaper who started a multi-crew lawn care service while in high school, was often asked by customers to address their tree problems. Having no experience himself, he regularly subcontracted the task of customers' requests to tree specialists who could handle the job. Ever the entrepreneur, Skolnick quickly realized there was an opportunity to capitalize by building up a professional tree maintenance business. Four years ago, Skolnick founded Monster Tree Service (MTS). Without ever pruning or felling a tree himself, he hired existing professionals to work under his brand and led his firm to become a highly profitable, multimillion-dollar business which has grown to multiple crews. With multiple experts in the trade to assist him, Skolnick developed a system he recognized as highly duplicable, so he moved to franchise MTS in April 2012.
Monster Tree Service (MTS) is a professional tree restoration, pruning, and removal service founded in Fort Washington, Pa. MTS provides skilled, reliable tree management experts to assist customers with the best possible tree care solutions, while giving prospective franchisees a rock-solid, reliable system to duplicate and grow their businesses. Founded by Josh Skolnick in 2008, MTS quickly became a multimillion-dollar business built on fast and trustworthy service customers could rely on for safe and solution-oriented tree care. It has since become a franchise opportunity for business professionals seeking a duplicable system designed to meet the high-demand service of tree care. In part 2, Marty and Don answer the question, "What is a franchise?"

Mighty Dog Roofing and Horsepower Brands Meets with Franchise Interviews - We have a great show today. We are meeting with Josh Skolnick, Zach Beutler, and Erik Van Horn of Horsepower Brands. Horsepower Brands is a portfolio company of franchise brands in the service industry, delivering first-in-class customer service and experiences. More importantly, the services they provide are needed by all consumers across North America.
One of the newest brands to the Horsepower Brands family is Mighty Dog Roofing (MDR). A roof over your head is vital to protect your family. Whether it's a planned project or an unexpected event, MDR is here to help you with this significant but definitely necessary improvement to your home. Most service industries do not require a brick-and-mortar location, so you can cut down on a lot of your overhead expenses, driving stronger profitability faster. Additionally, you can get a franchisee opened up and successful much quicker. In part two, we play a clip from our popular "Great Quotes in Franchising" podcast.

Franchise Interviews is excited to meet with Peter Roberts and James Jakobsen, the innovative founders behind the ManageMowed franchise opportunity. Based out of Edmonds, Washington, Peter and James recently launched the franchising arm of their commercial landscape subcontracting concept.
With over 20 years in business, they'll share their dynamic journey, from residential real estate to their current success in the commercial subcontracting sector. ManageMowed's corporate locations boast an impressive client roster, including marquee names like Safeway, Jack in the Box, and Public Storage. These founders are not only interesting and entertaining, but their story is truly captivating.

LIME Painting Franchise Opportunity Meets with Franchise InterviewsWe're excited to be meeting with Nick Lopez, the founder of LIME Painting. Nick discovered his passion for home improvement while owning his first painting LLC. This led him to found LIME Painting in 2013, with the goal of setting the standard of excellence in painting high-end residential and commercial properties.
Five years later, he put his perfected business model to the test and began franchising. His aim was to provide high-quality interior and exterior painting, coating, and other restoration services to maintain the aesthetic and integrity of luxury properties across the country.
Every Business Has a StoryNick Lopez founded his first painting LLC at the age of 19 to help pay for college tuition and textbooks. What started out of necessity quickly blossomed into a passion for home improvement. Nick will discuss how Michael Gerber's book, "The E-Myth Revisited," had a significant impact on his life.
Find out what happened next by listening to the podcast. In Part Two, we'll even play a clip from the great Michael Gerber from our "Great Quotes in Franchising" podcast!

This week Franchise Interviews is meeting with the LED Source franchise opportunity. LED Source is seeking to put LED lighting in businesses and homes throughout Canada and the United States by building a network of franchise offices. LED (light-emitting diode) lighting is the most energy-efficient lighting solution currently available. LED lights are mercury and toxin-free, 300 percent more energy-efficient than compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) and about 1,000 percent more efficient than incandescent bulbs while using up to 90 percent less energy to run and lasting 50,000 to 100,000 hours. LED Source launched a franchise program and gained the recognition of becoming North America's first and only franchisor of LED lighting, leveraging its huge buying discounts to provide discount pricing and cost-saving retrofits to customers as it seeks to play a key role in a fast-growing marketplace with unlimited potential.

This is an interview with Junkluggers, a junk-removal franchise.  Junkluggers was started by CEO Josh Cohen right after college with the use of his mother's SUV. The brand achieved its goal of adding franchisees to the system in 2013 and enjoyed nearly 25 percent system-wide growth last year.  Cohen provides tips, insight, best practices, and what mistakes to avoid for other young business owners looking to take their business to the next level in 2014.
Junkluggers got started in 2004, after Cohen returned to the U.S from studying abroad, he immediately hit the streets handing out homemade flyers all around town to promote his new business idea. After the phone began to ring, Cohen quickly realized there was a demand for a reliable, professional and eco-focused removal service. Armed with only his mom's SUV and a love for the environment, Cohen launched Junkluggers and has revolutionized the hauling and removal industry by focusing on environmentally-friendly and community-oriented furniture and junk removal practices.

Today, Franchise Interviews is meeting with the Junk King franchise opportunity. Founded in 2005, Junk King has become one of America's fastest-growing, full-service junk removal franchise model, meeting the need for reasonable and dependable service to clear clutter and unwanted items from homes and businesses. With locations operating nationwide, Junk King is filling a niche and is on pace to sell out the entire U.S. marketplace. Headquartered in San Carlos, CA, Junk King's rates are guaranteed to beat the competitions with 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Dennis Mulgannon, Director of Franchising for Junk King.  Click the play button below to listen to the show.

Joshua Tree Franchise Opportunity Meets with Franchise Interviews
Today, we're speaking with Joshua Malik, CEO of the Joshua Tree franchise. Since 2005, Joshua Tree has built a reputation in the Lehigh Valley & Buxmont areas as one of the most trusted names in tree services, lawn care, and pest control. From its humble beginnings, Joshua Tree has distinguished itself from the competition with a strong focus on training and professionalism.
Every Business Has a Story The idea of being able to climb trees for a living sounded like a dream job, but starting his own business by the age of 30 was still daunting. Joshua grew the business slowly and steadily, implementing the right systems and processes for tree pruning, removal, plant health care, and other services. This systematic approach has made Joshua Tree Experts what it is today: a thriving organization with happy team members and thousands of satisfied customers.

One franchise that is getting a lot of public relations over the years is J Dog Junk Removal. Today we are meeting with Jerry Flanagan, the founder of J Dog Junk Removal. J Dog Junk Removal is a full-service junk removal company that removes almost anything. They offer junk removal services for your business or home. They work with offices, retail locations, storage units, churches, apartments, warehouses and more.
J Dog Junk Removal, a full-service junk removal franchise, which is taking veteran employment assistance to new heights with the creation of a low-cost franchise opportunity, offered exclusively to veterans and active-duty members of the United States Military. The concept was created by an Army veteran in response to the excessively high unemployment rate for returning service members.
In an attempt to ease the transition from military to civilian life, JDog Junk Removal offers veterans and active-duty Military members the hands-on training, business support systems and assistance programs needed to effectively get their business off the ground quickly. The concept has a rapid launch capability of less than 90 days. In addition, owners have the ability to gain extra income with multiple revenue stream opportunities. No other franchise has ever been developed by a veteran solely for veterans. Click the play button below to hear the show.

Franchise Interviews Welcomes Back the House Doctors Franchise OpportunityLast time we had House Doctors on the show was over a decade ago.  Known as the trusted home improvement service, House Doctors offers a myriad of services from drywall and gutter repair to kitchen and bathroom remodeling. The House Doctors team of insured, bonded and uniformed handymen have a wide array of skillsets to tackle even the longest list of to-dos. With a one-year guarantee, prompt and precise service and a team of qualified craftsman and technicians, House Doctors is not only a home improvement service, but a trusted advisor among the customers it serves. Founded in 1995, House Doctors is located across the country and has targeted several growth markets for the next few years.  We are meeting with Jim Hunter, CEO of House Doctors.As the home renovation sector is expected to grow over the next several years, House Doctors plans to increase its presence through strategic franchise growth in key markets across the country to accommodate the increasing consumer demand for home renovations, a $350 billion industry.  In part two, we play an old clip from our popular Great Quotes in Franchising podcast.  Click the play button below to listen to the show.