Episode 281 - How to Exchange Free Pet Sits for An International Lifestyle with Jori and Austin from Nomads and Pawpads
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Release Date: 02/03/2023
Episode 360: Pet Passion to Profit: Bill Betts’ Journey from Police Officer to Pet Business Guru
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Todays awesome guest is Bill Betts who runs Pet Passion to Profit, a coaching group for dog groomers. Bill used to be a policeman but left the force in 2021 after mental health struggles. Whilst in the force he had been helping his wife Emma out with her busy grooming business A to Z Animal Care. He joined a business accelerator program in 2020 which sparked an entrepreneurial shift, and set him off in a coaching direction, which led to his current role as a business coach to dog groomers all over the U.K. Tune in to discover; Bills Business Journey: Hear how he...
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Episode 359 - Old School Marketing Magic: Five Classic Techniques to Grow Your Pet Business
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Does marketing your pet business make your feel overwhelmed and overworked? Are you tired of running ever faster on the social media treadmill, but getting ZERO return? Would you like to learn a better, easier way to market your pet business, that your competitors would NEVER do? Then you are in luck, because in this weeks episode I am sharing five 'Old-School' marketing methods that you can start using TODAY to help you more easily attract better clients. Tune in to discover; The Power of Networking - How to do networking that works for YOUR business. Find the white-hot...
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Episode 358 - Behind the Scenes at The 2024 Pet Business Success Summit - Part Deux!
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
What were the big pet business boosting takeaways that the attendees learned at IMPACT 24? You'll find out in this weeks show, because this is part 2 of the behind the scenes at the Pet Business Success Summit! Tune in to discover; How to Systemize for Success: How speaker Adam Delderfield wowed the crowed with his customer journey map Canine Wedding Niche: How PBIC Marketer of the Year inspired attendees with her new business Social Media Success: Attendees learned how to write like they speak, which will improve all content Pet Biz Origin Story Secrets: Why your origin...
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Episode 357: Behind the Scenes at IMPACT 24!
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
It's time to go behind the scenes at the IMPACT 2024 Pet Business Success Summit! You'll hear from the attendees and speakers about the amazing seminars, networking opportunities, the actionable plan they took away, and the 'feel-good' factor that only happens at a Dom Hodgson IMPACT event! Grab your ticket for next years IMPACT by clicking now Get ready to discover; * Why Batman, Spiderman, Supergirl and the Hulk turned up at IMPACT 2024... * Why you need a 'Superhero' origin story, that tells clients WHY you do, what you do... * How Adam Delderfield blew everyone with his...
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Episode 356 - The 2024 Pet Business Marketer of the Year: The Heats are On!
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
IMPACT 24 is here which means that ambitious pet business owners from all over the world will make the pilgrimage to the Grand Hotel to enjoy two full days of pet business marketing magic in the wonderful city of Sunderland! It also means the Pet Business Inner Circle marketer of the year will be crowned, so in this weeks show I'm going to share the presentations from the six awesome pet business owners who entered the competition. You'll hear from; * Caroline Sammon from Rebarkable adventures as she shares how she took the lessons learned at IMPACT 23 to Disnify her...
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Episode 355 - Dom's Speaker Journey, Eight Years Running LIVE Pet Business Events
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
We are one week away from IMPACT 24, so I thought I'd share a behind the scenes look at what went down over the last 8 years of my speaker journey. Tune in to hear more from; * My first presentation from my first Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Bootcamp back in 2017 (hear how BAD I was!) * In 2018 I delivered two bootcamps, a dog walkers and a dog trainers special. You discover why niching is the way forward in your business. * There is one BIG difference between dog trainers who are super successful and those that aren't. I share that secret in this snippet from the dog...
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Episode 354 - Designing a Disnified Pet Business – A Look Back at IMPACT 23
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
June sees the return of IMPACT - The Pet Business Success Summit, and this year it’s a superhero themed event as Pet Business Owners from all over the world 'Assemble' in Sunderland to learn how to upgrade to 'Superhero' levels of excellence... So, in the coming weeks, as the event of the year gets nearer, Dom will be sharing some behind the scenes his IMPACT 24 prep. To get you warmed up for that, in this weeks show he's sharing the opening presentation from last years IMPACT event, which was the Disnify Your Pet Business Success Summit. Dom started the show by talking about how you can...
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Episode 353 - Dom's Mid-Year Pet Business Review
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
We are approaching the half-way point of the year, which means it's time for Dom to conduct a mid-year review of his business. What has been a spectacular success, and what was a phenomenal flop? Did Dom hit his targets or was the first half of 2024 a muddle of marketing mistakes? Tune in to discover; How to build a business around the kind of life you want to live (and how long it took Dom to do that) Why Segmentation is the watchword for Dom's promotions this year Why Dom had to re-arrange his working week, in order to maintain his productivity streak How to make...
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Episode 352 - Introducing PetBizSuite! The CRM Sales Engine Your Pet Business Needs
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
When someone lands on your website, are they greeted with educational information that positions you as an expert, moves them closer to the sale AND makes them feel at ease because they've found the expert they are looking for? If not, then that might explain why your adverts and social media activity aren't converting into sales. Truth is, most pet business websites are a hot mess of overwhelming options that do little to NOTHING to grow the business. And if you aren't collecting contact details and doing email follow up then you are missing out on LOTS of future sales...
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Episode 351: The Secret to a Systemized, Scaleable, Fully Automated Pet Business
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Do you have a system to track your customer journey? So, new clients, existing clients and lapsed clients all get the right marketing message? Did you know you can automate this process with a CRM system like PetBizSuite? Most pet business owners never experience the freedom that comes when you add automation to your marketing machine, and in this weeks episode, Dom and Josh Hightower talk about the quick and easy automations you should add to your business, and how PetBizSuite can save a ton of time and energy because it comes pre-loaded with these automations. Tune in to...
info_outlineGrab your passport and get ready to up sticks and leave home, as we set off on a jetset interview with Jori Kerr and Austin Andrews who run Nomads and Pawpads.
These guys have a totally different business model to anyone I've ever spoken to before, as they essentially trade free pet sitting services for luxury accomodation in amazing locations, all over the world.
Joria and Austin both grew up with a passion for the outdoors, animals and travel, they hooked up during the pandemic and had the goal of building a relationship, AND a business, around there shared passion for travel. Then Jori found the website Trusted House Sitters, and so Nomads and Pawpads was born.
They originally wanting to travel internationally, but decided to do some local house sits to build a reputation, and that kickstarted the venture.
Soon after they did there first international sit looking after two dogs and cats in an Eco Tourism resort in Grenada. Since then have done 18 pet sits in total, and international sits in 9 countries including cat sitting in Berlin, a month-long sit in Gibralter, and two puppy sit in Hawaii!
In this enlightening episode you will discover;
- How Jori and Austin conduct a meet and greet over Zoom so they ensure they are a good fit for the pets and clients they work with.
- What character traits you need to succeed as an international house sitter
- How they have worked brand partnerships and affiliate sales into the educational content they put out on TikTok and Instagram.
- What hard costs are involved in being an international pet sitter (remember you DON'T get paid for the sit)
- How international pet sitting allows you to experience local culture that you wouldn't see any other way.
- Why you need to 'trust your gut' when you are taking on an international pet sitting job if it doesn't feel right, and how they now take jobs based on places they want to visit.
And much, much more.
This was a FUN episode to record and you'll find Jori and Austins story really inspiring!
You can check out Jori and Austins website here
Check out there Instagram page here
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