44. Brian Scudamore — 1-800-GOT-JUNK

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English - July 07, 2021 04:57 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 203 ratings
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He attended 14 schools in 10 years and has nothing to show for it but a kindergarten diploma.

Well... a kindergarten diploma and a half-a-billion dollar company with three brands and 5000 employees across all its franchises.

His dad's impressed. At least, he's impressed now.

But when Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, announced he was leaving college to drive a junk truck, his father, a liver surgeon, didn't jump for joy.

On this episode of HawkeTalk, Brian discusses his journey from driving a beat-up pickup to becoming an entrepreneurial wizard.

Listen in as Brian and Erik chat about...

- Why school isn't all it's cracked up to be

- Starting a business from scratch

- Brian's big break

- What is making franchising sexy again

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