Welcome to a new podcast series at the PetBizHIVE! Growth-minded pet business owners are always looking for great new services that will improve lives in their community.

My new Revenue Streams Series will help you with some ideas about services that you might be interested in adding on - from some of the industry's leading creatives!

This week I am talking with Julie Frederick of The Pet Sitter of Boise and her new adventure with Cozy Cat.

Hear how Julie Frederick was able to succeed in a pet-sitting service, grow it to include over 50 employees, then how she branched into brick-and-mortar with the Cozy Cat Hotel.

1. The Pet Biz Hive: Interview with Julie Frederick on Her Luxury Cat Boarding Facility - The Cozy Cat Resort (00:00 - 06:38)

2. No Parking Needed! The Five Year Journey to Opening a Brick and Mortar Cat Boarding Facility (06:39 - 12:40)

3. Finding a Place for a Cat Boarding Service: Lessons Learned and Luck Gained (12:41 - 18:53)

4. Creating a Home-Away-From-Home: A Look Into a Cat Hotel Facility (18:53 - 25:13)

5. Building a Pet Sitting Business: The Cost and Time Involved (25:13 - 31:28)

6. Managing an Autonomous Petsitting Team: Understanding Time Scheduling and Employees (31:29 - 37:21)

7. The Challenges of Starting a Pet Business and How to Overcome Them (37:21 - 42:05)

Links talked about in this episode:

The Pet Sitter of Boise

Cozy Cat Resort

Hey there 👋 I’m Janie Budnick - Host of the PetBiz Podcast and founder of the PetBiz University™, including the PetBizMBA® Business Accelerator and the PetBizCRM™ Relationship Manager solution. No matter how far you are down the pet business path from START to FREEDOM I we are here to help!

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