Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast - Epsidoe 117
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Release Date: 07/08/2020
Episode 234 - Six Money Repelling Mistakes Pet Business Owners Make During a Recession
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Just because there's a cost-of-living crisis, inflation is sky-high and we are rapidly rolling towards recession, it DOESN'T mean you can't increase prices and make more money in your pet business. I started my first 'premium' pet business slap bang in the middle of the last recession in 2011. And I did this by charging twice as much as my competitors.... ...So, in todays episode I'm sharing six ways you can make more money in your pet business even when there's a recession. And I'm highlighting the Six mistakes that all skint pet business owners are guilty of making. You'll...
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Episode 233 - How to Remotely Run and Scale a Successful Pet Business with Isabel Alvarez Arata
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This weeks guest Isabel Alvarez Arata was born in Equador, moved to Florida as a child, and was surrounded by animals including rescue cats and even a monkey! She adopted her first dog aged 17 - a rescue called Baci, which means kisses. She studied French and Business, and ended up being an English teacher in France aged 23. On her return to the USA she worked in a bank, in sales and in the hospitality industry. She adopted another dog aged 27 but struggled to find a pet carer, so started her own pet care business in Northern Virginia in March 2008, and had taken on staff member by...
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Episode 232 - The Easier way to Build a Six-Figure Pet Business
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Everyone has a different definition of what is means to have a successful pet business. Some people want staff, some people want awards and recognition, and for others it's the mythical six-figure income level. However, it might surprise you to learn that not all six-figure plus pet business owners are happy. Many have a very high turnover, lots of staff, loads of clients but little actual profit left over for the business owner. It's crucial your thriving pet business grows profitably for you the business owner. So, in todays show I'm going to break down the easier way...
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Episode 231 - Quitting the Rat Race and Starting a Dream Dog Grooming Business with Little Critter Whisperer, Lucy Hawke
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In just two years Lucy Hawke has transitioned from a full-time teaching role, to starting a side hustle pet care business, then she niched down to her true passion, which is guinea pigs and little critters, which led to her writing a book, The Healthy, Happy Guinea Pig Guide Book. Lucy finally left teaching role, retrained as a groomer, and moved with her partner 77 miles to a new location where she now runs Dinky Doodles Professional Styling, a mobile, niched grooming business for doodle owners in Deal. To top it all of, she got married three days after we recorded this...
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Episode 230 - The 2022 Pet Business Seminar Tour is Coming to Florida
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Dom has a BIG annoucement today as he's doing two LIVE seminars this year and YOU are invited. One is Wrexham, Wales on August 21st hosted by Karen Boyce of Beastly Thoughts Dog Training, and the other in Florida on October 15th, hosted by Doug Keeling of Bad to the Bone Pet Care. You can book an early-bird ticket for the Grow Your Pet Business FAST! Seminar in Florida by going to
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Episode 229 - Living the Pet Business Dream with Doug Keeling of Bad to the Bone PetCare
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This weeks guest Doug 'the dog guy' Keeling is a shining light in the pet industry. A self-confessed loner and nerd, Doug moved around a lot as a kid and ended up bonding hugely with his dogs. A passion for travelling led to him training to be an airline pilot at college, that was until he tried flying the plane...hen ended up working in a computer repair shop and a grocery store before getting a job and quickly working his way up to co-owning an antique and estate sale company. He left and got a degree in business management and also a dog, which led to him putting an advert out to...
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Episode 228 - How to Read Your Pet Business Half-Term Report Card
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This week Dom shares the half-term report card for his own business, including the good, the bad and the pugly... You'll discover what went well, what went badly and how he measures success in his business and personal life. This is a raw and real episode where Dom goes deep into the mistakes he's made, and how he is fixing them. If you've struggled in the first half of 2022, and you're worried about how you'll be paying for Christmas presents in six-months time, then this podcast will show you how to assess where you are now, AND how to plot a new pathway to a better, more successful...
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Episode 227 - From Single Mum to Super Successful Dog Groomer Business with Kirsty Jackson
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Today I'm speaking to one of my Elite members Kirsty Jackson who has an inspirational pet business story to share. Kirsty studied business at university, and was enjoying her 3rd year placement when she fell pregnant with her son Riley. Now, Kirsty is a self-confessed dreamer, but also fiercly ambitous and she was driven to go back to uni to finish her placement so she could build a better life for her and Riley. She was offered a job at the same firm she did the placement, where she stayed foe a while, then she tried some different jobs until one day her partner Tom suggested she tried...
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Episode 226 - Growing and Selling Your Dog Training Business, with Laura Ward of Minds Alike Animal Behaviour
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This weeks guest is awesome animal behaviourist, and one of my Diamond coaching clients, Laura Ward. A childhood love of animals led to Laura leaving school and becoming a Vet Nurse, a career she held for 10 years. In that time she also nurtured a love of dog behaviour, and eventually she left employed life to start her own training business. Steady referrals from her network of Vet colleagues meant the new business thrived, and pretty soon she had a full diary and was hiring other trainers to help with demand. Laura is a self confessed 'people pleaser', and not wanting to...
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Episode 225 - The Perfect Puppy to Portugal Project! Bonus Episode
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Grab your dog leads and your passport because this special episode will take you to Portugal and back again, via car and boat! The training side of Dom's pet business recently completed a special assignment, that involved collecting a Giant Snauzer puppy puppy from the breeder, raising, training, socializing and loving him for six weeks, and then transporting him to his new owners in Portugal. Tune in to get live updates from the mammoth puppy to Portugal adventure. Check out Dom's bestselling Puppy book, The Perfect Puppy Project on Amazon
info_outlineEarlier this year I created INSPIRE - The online pet business success summit. I was joined by five special guests who shared everything from how to create effective video, to how to get your business featured in the paper, how to write a book to how to create an app to grow your dog training business. It was EPIC! And today I'm sharing the FIVE success secrets that you can implement in your pet business TODAY. Go to www.growyourpetbusinessfast.com/challenge