Franchise Interviews 4.0

 We are meeting with Michael Kraner, founder of My Backyard Sports. Founded in 2017, My Backyard Sports has been committed to providing its clients with high-end products and services that create unmatched sports experiences at home or in the community, offering customized small, medium, and large-sized sports projects, My Backyard Sports services residential and commercial clients - including homes, schools, churches, recreation centers, condominiums, real estate developers, and businesses. The brand offers a unique and valuable concept by promoting health and staying active both physically and psychologically. We play a clip from our Great Quotes in Franchising podcast in Part Two.

Mr. Handyman, a trusted brand since 2000, offers a proven franchise opportunity in the growing handyman services industry. Benefit from our established systems, expert training, and ongoing support as you build your own successful business. With a growing population of homeowners seeking reliable and affordable handyman services, now is the perfect time to capitalize on demand and start your own Mr. Handyman franchise. 

Franchise Interviews Meets with the Mosquito Joe Franchise Opportunity - Mosquitoes are big news these days, and so is the solution. Mosquito control is a hot topic. Mosquito Joe, a leading mosquito control treatment company serving residential and commercial customers nationwide. "Find out what makes Mosquito Joe such a hot franchise opportunity and why now is the time to get involved," says Kevin Wilson, CEO of Mosquito Joe.

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 Interviews

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 Story

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.

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.