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b'Brian Scudamore dropped out of both high school and college. But, at just 19 years old, Brian built a multimillion-dollar business that would come to be known as 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, the company that pioneered the industry of professional junk removal. Brian then went on to use his success to scale two more home-service brands under his parent company of O2E Brands, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. Brian attributes his success to hiring the right people, dreaming big, and being willing to fail. Through franchising his companies, he\\u2019s also inspired thousands of entrepreneurs to live their dreams of owning businesses. In this #YAPClassic, Brian and Hala talk about Brian\\u2019s perspectives on financing a new company, why companies should all build their business like they plan on franchising, what elements must be considered while branding, and so much more.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nTopics Include:\\n\\n- Childhood and how he was as a student\\xa0\\n- Making your own luck and not taking no for an answer\\xa0\\n- Perspective on getting loans and taking on debt when running a business\\n- Copying businesses and Scaling business\\xa0\\n- Story of Acquiring Wow One Day Painting\\xa0\\n- Elements to consider when branding\\xa0\\xa0\\n- Story of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?\\n- Brian on firing his team and starting over\\n- The importance of customer focus\\xa0\\n- \\u201cThe Painted Picture\\u201d\\xa0\\n- Brian on being a visionary vs an implementer\\n- Building a business like a franchise\\xa0\\n- Brian\\u2019s secret to profiting\\xa0\\xa0\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\nBrian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Each brand has franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia.\\nBrian is the author of the books WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success And his second book, BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss. He is also\\xa0\\na regular contributor to Forbes, writing about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture.\\nHis companies have appeared on major media outlets including ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. His story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.\\n\\nSponsored By:\\n\\nRiverside.fm - Visit Riverside.fm and use code YAP to start recording studio quality sound and video and get 15% off a membership plan.\\nWRKOUT - Visit bit.ly/yap_wrkout to book a FREE Session with a world-class trainer and get 30% off your first TWO MONTHS with code YAP\\n99designs by Vista - 99Designs by Vista - Head to 99designs.com/YAP to learn more and get $30 off your first design contest!\\nCredit Karma Personal Loans - Go to creditkarma.com/loanoffers to find the loan for you\\nShopify - Go to shopify.com/profiting, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify\\u2019s entire suite of features\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\n\\nYAP Episode: #76: From Trash to Cash with Brian Scudamore\\nhttps://www.youngandprofiting.com/76-from-trash-to-cash-with-brian-scudamore/\\xa0\\nThe E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Most-Businesses-Dont-About/dp/0887303625\\nBrian\\u2019s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Scudamore/e/B07HYJ8FSS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1650302541&sr=1-1\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Website: https://www.o2ebrands.com\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianscudamore\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore/\\xa0\\n\\nConnect with Young and Profiting:\\n\\nYAP\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala\\xa0\\nClubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha\\xa0\\xa0\\nWebsite: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/\\xa0\\nText Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text \\u201cYAP\\u201d to 28046'