Episode
#12 - The 1-800-GOT-JUNK Story
49:48
Published: Wed Sep 11 2019
Description
Brian Scudamore (@BrianScudamore) is North America’s Junk Man. He turned a $700 pickup truck into one of the world's most successful franchises. Hear how he got started, got on Oprah, stumbled and almost killed his business, and the philosophies he uses to run his multimillion dollar junk empire! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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