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b"Although he didn\\u2019t finish high school, Brian Scudamore talked his way into getting a place in college. However, his father refused to pay his fees, given his history. Determined to go anyway, Brian started a junk removal business with $700 from his savings. Thus began his journey of building thriving brands and exceptional corporate culture with passionate teams. In this episode of YAPClassic, Brian shares valuable insights on how to build strong brands and turn small businesses into franchises. You\\u2019ll learn how the power of dreaming big and taking risks can lead to unprecedented success.\\n\\nBrian Scudamore is a serial entrepreneur who pioneered the professional junk removal industry through his franchise empire, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? He is also the founder and CEO of WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. He has authored two books on entrepreneurship, BYOB: Build Your Own Business and WTF?! Willing to Fail.\\xa0\\n\\nIn this episode, Hala and Brian will discuss:\\n- How he got into college without finishing high school\\n- The beginnings of his entrepreneurial journey\\xa0\\n- His frugal approach to building a sustainable business\\n- His framework for selecting businesses that can scale\\n- His attraction to industry-disrupting businesses\\n- How he came up with names for his brands\\n- His 1-800-GOT-JUNK? story of persistence\\n- The mistake that forced him to get rid of his entire team\\n- His \\u2018painted picture\\u2019 process for attaining audacious goals\\n- The importance of customer focus\\xa0\\n- Being a visionary vs. an implementer\\xa0\\n- Documenting best practices to run any business like a franchise\\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. He grew his small junk removal business into a global franchise empire with over 300 locations across the United States, Canada, and Australia. His companies have been featured on ABC Nightline, CNN, and Oprah. Brian was honored as 'Entrepreneur of the Year' by the International Franchise Association in 2007. He\\u2019s the author of WTF?! Willing to Fail and BYOB: Build Your Own Business. You can find his articles on Forbes, where he writes about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned:\\nBrian\\u2019s Website: https://brianscudamore.com/byob/\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/?originalSubdomain=ca\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianScudamore\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/?hl=en\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bscudamore\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQVYv5YMEqKZd5u7ANifYA\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/founders-stories/id1481911839\\xa0\\nBrian\\u2019s Books:\\nWTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success: https://www.amazon.com/WTF-Willing-Fail-Failure-Success/dp/\\nBYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss:\\nhttps://www.amazon.com/BYOB-Build-Your-Business-Boss-ebook/dp/\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life:\\nUse code \\u2018podcast\\u2019 for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSponsored By:\\nShopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify\\nIndeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting\\nAirbnb - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host\\nPorkbun - Get your .bio domain and link in bio bundle for just $5 from Porkbun at\\nporkbun.com/Profiting\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nMore About Young and Profiting\\nDownload Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com\\nGet Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships\\nLeave a Review - \\xa0ratethispodcast.com/yap\\nWatch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting\\n\\xa0\\nFollow Hala Taha\\nLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nInstagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nTikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala\\nTwitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about YAP Media\\u2019s Services - yapmedia.io/"