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How William Milliken Built a $2M+ Business Scooping Dog Poop


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William Milliken went from digital marketing agency owner to building a multimillion-dollar business scooping dog poop, and turned it into an empire of opportunity.

What started with a $1,200 Facebook ad budget and a willingness to get dirty has grown into Swoop Scoop, a fast-scaling service company with over 2,500 weekly customers and a booming online community.

But Will didn’t just build a business; he built a playbook for blue-collar entrepreneurs. With no VC cash, no complex tech, and no fancy office, he scaled through brand power, ruthless efficiency, and relentless execution.

The result? A scalable, systemized business with franchise-level potential—and a community that’s generating nearly $1M a year on its own.

In this no-fluff, highly tactical episode, Will shares:

  • Why he turned down 100+ franchise requests to stay in control
  • How he uses quarterly billing to boost retention and lifetime value
  • His dead-simple customer acquisition funnel that still works today
  • The $2/hour hiring strategy that’s beating Amazon and FedEx
  • How his YouTube channel adds 40+ paid community members a week
  • What new founders get wrong (and why logos don’t matter)
  • Why low-barrier service businesses might be the ultimate growth hack
  • Key Lessons:

    Moats Matter – Even in commodity services, brand + speed = defensibility

    Start Dirty, Scale Smart – The right execution makes “ugly” businesses unstoppable

    Billing is a Growth Lever – Extend payment cycles, extend customer life

    Team Like a Pro – Better jobs = better people = better business

    Simple Wins – Keep it lean, keep it fast, and keep it focused

    Host: Tyler Martin, Think Business Podcast

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