The Jim's Group has grown from humble beginnings to a network of more than 5000 franchisees - and it all started as a part-time lawn mowing business. 

In this podcast, founder Jim Penman shares his journey from Phd student to franchisor, admitting to plenty of errors along the way.

“I've only ever succeeded at one thing in my life. Fortunately I've done quite well on that,” he says.