Trash Chatter

What it Takes to Take a Trash Business Off the Ground


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Welcome to season 5 episode 10 of Trash Chatter. In today’s episode, host Victoria Conway is joined by Brandon Pelfrey (co-owner) and Brantley Brooks (co-owner). They discuss their early days starting Bin Gator and some of the issues they’ve had to navigate along the way. Brandon and Bently explain how their process of door to door sales has been a pivotable point for their company, and how they plan to grow moving forward. You won’t want to miss this interesting discussion!


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Host: Victoria Conway

Guest: Brandon Pelfrey (Owner), Brantley Brooks (Owner)


Time Stamps & Show Notes: 

(00:00 - 00:31) Growth Overview

(00:32 - 1:03) Introductions

(1:04 - 3:18) Bin Gator origin story

(3:19 - 5:27) The Orlando market

(5:28 - 8:12) Door to door sales success

(8:13 - 9:01) How to make door to door sales work

(9:02 - 11:25) Hiring drivers

(11:26 - 14:26) First year of business

(14:27 - 16:23) HOA targeting

(16:24 - 17:23) Commercializing vs Monthly Subscriptions

(17:24 - 18:43) Billing

(18:44 - 20:12) Truck growth

(20:13 - 21:16) Opening up to more service options

(21: 17 - 22:00) Marketing techniques

(22:01 - 22:49) Challenges in the Orlando area

(22:50 - 22:48) When to turn people away

(22:49 - 24:35) Retention rates

(24:36 - 26:13) Advice for people entering the industry

(26:14 - 27:01) Conclusion

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Trash ChatterBy Victoria Conway