Send us a text In today's episode of the Laundromat Resource Podcast, Jordan goes solo to discuss some thoughts about what is going on in our industry and what direction he sees the industry going. From technological advances to big company moves, the industry has been shifting. Jordan addresses how he thinks laundromat owners should operate their businesses and make decisions going forward. Is it all just a big conspiracy? Or, is there merit behind some of the conclusions Jordan draws about the...
May 11, 2021•53 min
Send us a text Nikila Gibson is a serial entrepreneur who has started businesses from preschools to drop shipping to staffing agencies, and now runs a laundry pick-up and delivery business in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has started and grown her business from scratch using mostly word-of-mouth advertising and is growing at a rapid pace! Nikila brings grit and determination, hard work, and hard-earned business savvy to her laundry business, and, in this episode, she shares how she's done it a...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Send us a text Eli Carey is retired military. Eli, however, didn't just retire from the military, he retired to a booming laundry business! His story is fascinating and the path that led him to his three-pronged laundry business demonstrates a feasible path into a prosperous business that many laundromat newcomers can take. With a combination of grit, smarts, preparation, and the right partners, Eli shares his story from a blossoming vending business to the unique way he acquired his laundromat,...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Send us a text Brian Wallace is the long-time President and CEO of the Coin Laundry Association. He has been an advocate for the industry for nearly 30 years. He has networked with hundreds, if not thousands, of laundromat owners, traveled all over the country visiting owners and laundromats, and facilitated research on the industry to help owners better their businesses. Brian joins us on the podcast to share what he has learned about this industry, about what it takes to be a great owner and o...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Send us a text Steven Taylor is a prolific real estate investor who ventured into the laundromat business. The reason he bought his first laundromat is a funny story he shares in the interview. He owns one laundromat and is looking to build two more in properties he owns. He's hooked on laundromats and he'll tell you why you should be, too. As a career investor, Steven has some great advice for anyone wanting to find financial freedom through investing in hard assets like laundromats and real es...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Send us a text Tom Donnelly has built the life of adventure that he wants through investing in real estate and laundromats and he wants to tell you how he did it! Traveling the country in his RV, Tom is invested in 30 rental real estate units and a laundromat and has never seen ANY of them! And yet, he's living a life of freedom and adventure! Tom got his start in laundromats through soliciting laundromat owners in a wildly successful direct mail marketing campaign! He talked about it on the Lau...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Send us a text Entrepreneurship can be difficult. And it can be lonely. It often feels like you're on a roller coaster of ups and downs, highs and lows. How do we, as laundromat owners, navigate the ups and downs of this wild ride? Today I have a conversation with Rick Rome about how to navigate those ups and downs. We hope this is encouraging for you wherever you're at on your entrepreneurship journey. Show Notes https://laundromatresource.com/show49 Show Sponsor Laundromat Resource Marketing- ...
Mar 30, 2021•31 min
Send us a text Kent Wales is a 15+ year veteran in the laundromat business. He started out owning a self-serve coin laundromat and grew his business and expended into the service sector, offering drop-off and pickup and delivery service. As a veteran who has taken a business he bought with very little money and grown it into a huge business, he joins us on the show today and offers us a Laundromat MBA. Kent hits all 3 of the main focuses of Laundromat Resource: Buy, Optimize, Scale . He shares h...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 51 min
Send us a text Logan Wuethrich and his father have accumulated 10 laundromats and are on the lookout for more. They started off in small towns and have since expanded into larger towns. This give Logan a great perspective for anyone looking to buy a laundromat in a small town and scale their business! With solid laundromat business advice packed in, Logan tells the story of how his dad got into the laundromat business, expanded his laundromat portfolio, and roped Logan in to help him run the bus...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Send us a text "Laundromat Mike" joins us on the show today to drop a boat load of laundromat wisdom! As a distributor and broker, Michael Ambrose knows this business forwards and backwards. He meets with owners and operators, tours laundromats, and goes the extra mile to ensure his clients have success, and today he wants to make sure you're set up for success, too! Michael leverages his knowledge, experience, and relationships to help you know what to look for in a distributor, how to best wor...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 44 min
Send us a text He's back as the first ever repeat guest on the Laundromat Resource Podcast. Dave "Laundromat Millionaire" Menz, guest of the second ever episode of the podcast , and also the most downloaded episode of the podcast, graces us with his presence again and brings with him a bucket of wisdom to share! This is one that you'll definitely want to take notes on. I ask Dave some very pointed question with the intention of helping us all learn EXACTLY how we can all become top operators in ...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Send us a text Brian and Melissa own 5 laundromats. They have scaled their business quickly and are on the prowl for more! After explore business and investment options, they landed on laundromats as their investment of choice and haven't looked back since. Brian and Melissa give a ton of practical advice on how to get into the business, how to find a model that works, and how to scale it from there! If you're having trouble overcoming that first step and committing to the business, be prepared ...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Send us a text Today's episode of the Laundromat Resource Podcast with Andrew Cunningham is jam packed full of useful information for laundromat owners and newbies, alike! Andrew has been in the laundromat industry in various roles and capacities for 35+ years and knows this business inside and out. He freely shares tips, insights, and procedures that only come with an intimate knowledge of the business. And we get to benefit from his many years of experience! Andrew is a co-founder of the famou...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Send us a text Jason Dodge, author of How to Find, Evaluate, and Buy a Laundromat , joins me on the podcast today to tell his incredible story of how he got into the industry and what his experience has been like so far. His journey into the laundromat business begins with him on unemployment, leads to him writing a book out of desperation to help his laundromat survive a new competitor, and takes us up to now, where he's doing one of the exact things he advises NOT to do in his book! You're goi...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Send us a text Laundromat Resource Podcast guest from show 33, Peter Mayberry, turns the tables on host Jordan Berry. For the first time ever, Jordan releases the reins and hands them over to a guest host for the day. Peter and Jordan delve deep into Jordan's experience getting into the industry, details of his businesses now, and goals for the future, both in his laundromats and with Laundromat Resource. With raw, honest conversation, they discuss their views on running a successful laundromat ...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Send us a text Daryl Zeiner has been through the ringer. From bleeding money before his laundromat even opened to having literally ZERO customers on his second day being open, you'll feel anxious for him as he tells his story. And yet, just a few months from opening his first laundromat he's looking for his second! Why?? What happened between buying his first laundromat and the turmoil of losing money with no customers in sight, and today, just a few months after opening?? Daryl gives a very tra...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Send us a text "You are an extension of your customers' house." Elizabeth Bricken Wilson is a dynamo laundromat owner! She is an absolute MASTER at listening to others and responding with empathy and decisive action. Her humble demeanor belies the genius of her success in the laundromat business. "I don't exist without my customers." As I spoke with Elizabeth, it become more and more clear to me that I was speaking with someone who gets it. She casually dropped genius perspectives, innovative id...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Send us a text Jacob Workman swore he would never own a laundromat. Today, he's a distinguished guest on the Laundromat Resource Podcast as a laundromat owner and laundromat youtuber. He loves the business and will tell you all about it! Jacob's road to laundromat ownership was a wild and winding one. He spins the tale while packing in practical lessons he has learned, sharing his wisdom, and inspiring action! He's an open book as he shares his experience here on the podcast, and there are many ...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Send us a text In today's show we reflect on the wisdom shared by podcast guests in 2020 in order to help us achieve our goals and improve our businesses in 2021! While reviewing the previous podcast episodes, 7 major themes emerged as common characteristics of successful laundromat owners. In keeping true to the mission of the podcast and of Laundromat Resource, this is a show by laundromat owners, for laundromat owners. This episode will get you fired up and on track to have your best year yet...
Jan 05, 2021•42 min
Send us a text Joe Dan Reed, a multi-laundromat owner in the Southern United States, shares his experience owning laundromats. Packed with practical advice, tips to succeed with laundromats, and an abundance mindset, this show will help you level up your business! Joe Dan shares what he has done right, what he has done wrong, and what he would do if he was starting out right now. He gives you his formula for success that you can replicate. In today's show, we talk about: Free laundromats Hard mo...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Send us a text What do you do when your well-paying corporate job just disappears? Well, if you're Steve Andrews you kiss it goodbye for good! Steve used his laundromat to escape the corporate rat race and find financial freedom through laundromat ownership and it this show he tells you how he did it and how you can do it, too! Steve's story punctuates the power that a well-run laundromat can have in transforming your life. While he was originally planning on buying a smaller, cheaper laundromat...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Send us a text The creativity is flowing in this interview as Mike Kelly relays his experience and observations in working with not only laundromat owners, but business owners in many other fields, as well. Mike comes to us from Atmosphere.tv, a free cable alternative and digital signage company. He works with businesses such as laundromats, restaurants, bars, and others where customers spend time. Mike not only talks about the perks of Atmosphere.tv, but he also gives a lot of wisdom about how ...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text Multi-laundromat owner and serial entrepreneur, Peter Mayberry, drops so much wisdom and advice in this show that you'll probably need to watch it more than once! He has extensive experience in the laundromat industry, but has also ventured into other businesses like hotels, self storage, bitcoin mining, and is even pursuing building casino! If you're someone who wants to grow your business, find financial freedom doing something you love, or if you have ambitious goals, Peter is ...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Send us a text Laundromat Resource Marketing's C.O.O. drops in on the podcast this week to give you a ton of tips on how to have the best online presence for your business! This episode is full of practical tips to help you improve your website, get found on Google, and convert website visitors into paying customers! Jon also comes bearing gifts! Stay with until the end to get a free gift that may transform your business, courtesy of Laundromat Resource Marketing! Jon has been building websites ...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Send us a text Eastern Funding's Marc Stern is about to get you pumped about making moves in the laundromat industry! The theme of this show is "opportunities" and Marc goes into depth on tons of reasons that right now is a great time to buy a laundromat, refinance a laundromat, purchase new equipment, renegotiate your lease, and much more! This episode is jam packed with Marc's decades worth of wisdom for any laundromat owner or future laundromat owner. Even if you're not planning on financing ...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr
Send us a text Hollywood screenwriter of films such as Saving Silverman and Mama's Boy , and multi-laundromat owner Hank Nelken joins us on the show today to share about his experience getting into the laundromat business. Hank owns the laundromat brand Half Price Laundry and shares his winding path into the laundry business and reveals the wisdom he has gained from owning multiple stores. Acquiring the fabled free laundromat, Hank started his small empire from scratch and built it into a thrivi...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Laundromat Resource Podcast we break from our normal routine to dig into the nuts and bolts of how to hire employees for your laundromat as part of a big, special announcement! Rick Rome, the King of Pick-up & Delivery and guest on show 18 , joins us again to talk about everything you need to know about hiring great employees! This show is all about the nuts and bolts of hiring because having a great staff means having a great business! Hiring the right ...
Nov 10, 2020•36 min
Send us a text Mason Klein is a 21 year old making things happen in a small mountain town in California. He has taken a quite the path to get to laundromat ownership and is out to make the most of it. Mason tells his story of how he wound up owning a laundromat and why he believes in it so much. Not only does he inspire other young investors, but also those who have had trouble taking their first step in the business. His mindset and boldness are going to take him far and he wants to share it wi...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Send us a text Today's episode explores the idea behind laundromat franchises. A common question that new investors often have is whether they should strike out on their own or if they should become a franchisee. This growing trend isn't for everyone, but it perfectly suits some investors and today's guest, Jim Williams of WaveMAX, comes on the show to shed some light on laundromat franchising. The laundromat franchise model has been around in various forms for a while, but some believe that all...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Send us a text Have you ever wondered if it is possible to manage a laundromat remotely while still benefitting from the incredible perks of this business? Or, do you just want more free time while still owning a thriving business? Well Thomas Landenberger has the answer for you! Thomas owns several small laundries where he lives with his family in Italy. He also owns a laundromat in Florida with a partner, who lives in San Francisco! How do they do it? In today's show Thomas lays out exactly ho...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 32 min
