Pet Care Rock Stars
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago -Tips and tricks from pet industry professionals to help you start, grow and scale your pet-based business
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Kathryn Cockrell of Happy Hound Pet Sitting
September 12, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBKathryn Cockrell had her first business selling bunnies when she was 12 years old and started her pet sitting business when she was 15. Instead of going to college, she chose to be an entrepreneur and take her pet sitting business to the next level and today she has locations in Alabama and Tennessee. Not only has she expanded her business Happy Hound Pet Sitting to two states, she’s done this while backpacking through Europe, trying (and failing) to fix an Airstream, traveling throughout ...
Handling Business with Brittany Alwerud, CEO of Handlr
August 29, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBOne of the pain points for service providers such as pet sitters and dog walkers is having a system in place that can handle everything that is needed to run the business. Brittany Alwerud not only owns a pet sitting business but has also developed a solution for her business that also helps other service providers to effectively manage their businesses as well. The app is called Handlr and it allows sitters to schedule, take credit cards and allows users to book online directly through H...
Natasha O'Banion, Walk with Renzo and Ruby
August 08, 2019 00:53 - 50 minutes - 70 MBThe guest on Episode 6 Natasha O'Banion, the owner of Walk with Renzo and Ruby, a Washington DC based dog walking company that has grown and scaled through the past four years. During this time, she has managed to be able to do what many business owners have a difficult time doing, being able to run the business without working in the business. She is spending her time traveling around the country in an RV with her family and her business is thriving. Since this interview was recorded, she...
Jay Pattiz, Cats at Home Pet Sitting
August 01, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBJay Pattiz has been in the pet sitting business for over two decades, owning Missouri-based Pampered Pet Sitting along with his wife Jill. He has switched his focus to taking care of cats only, starting another company called Cats at Home Pet Sitting, where he has his wife along with several other team members serving much of West Central Missouri. Topics covered: Jay’s start in the pet sitting industry Changes in the industry since his start Old-school marketing tactics that s...
Special Needs Pet Boarding Expert M. Michelle Nadon of C4P Animal Rescue
July 25, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBMichelle Nadon is the head of C4P Animal Rescue which is an advocacy network that connects animal-loving citizens all across Canada. The C4P Network promotes rescues, fosters and adoptions, keeps readers current on animal issues, and showcases innovations and successes in animal welfare. She also is an expert in special needs boarding. Michelle is also the President and CEO of mediaIntelligence in Canada where she has been the leading provider of strategic recruitment and cutting-edg...
Mushing with Robert Forto of Alaska Dog Works
July 18, 2019 19:34 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBRobert Forto is the creator and host of Dog Works Radio and is the trainer at Alaska Dog Works, where they train not only for obedience but working and therapy dogs as well. He also is part of Team Ineka where he is a dog musher with a 40 dog kennel that he leads in races and expeditions throughout the state of Alaska. What we discussed: Moving to Alaska after living in the lower 48 states Getting started in business and working with his wife Michele in the business Running a business...
Glenn Cooke-Dog Trainer/Podcaster
July 11, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBGlenn Cooke is a true pet care rock star, with a ton of accomplishments throughout his more than 25 years in the pet care industry. His expertise ranges from basic obedience and behavioural problem solving for family pets, seminars for trainers in the dog industry, right through to the highly specialised training and development of law enforcement, detection and sporting dog roles. Glenn is the general manager of Pet Resorts Australia and is the current director of boarding, training, d...
Podcast Trailer- Welcome to Pet Care Rock Stars!
July 05, 2019 21:57 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBEvery Thursday, Pet Care Rock Stars will feature the pet care industry’s top experts who will share their stories on how they were able to grow their business. You’ll also get tips and tricks designed to help you start, grow and scale your pet care business.