Episode 385 - How to Scale a Pet Business - Five Simple Steps to Success
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Release Date: 01/17/2025
Episode 404 - The Dog Daycare Hiring Playbook with Josh Hightower
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
What do you do when your staff quit without warning - and your Indeed ad pulls in nothing but no-shows and duds? Is your hiring process actually attracting the right people - or just weeding through whoever’s left? And how do some daycares seem to have a pipeline of great candidates - while you’re stuck covering shifts yourself? In this episode, I’m sharing an exclusive snippet from a recent webinar with Josh Hightower, my business partner and the tech whizz behind PetBizSuite. Josh built a hiring funnel out of necessity - back when he was running gyms, sleeping on a mattress in the...
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Episode 403 - Build Your Canine Kingdom: How Eve Molzhon Claimed Her Throne in the Pet Industry (and how you can to at IMPACT 2025!)
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
What can a self-proclaimed Midwest trailer park kid teach you about building a million-dollar pet business empire? What’s the right way to go from garage-grooming to a full-blown dog daycare dynasty? And how can hiring a VA finally give you back your time and sanity? In this week’s episode, I’m joined by special guest and keynote speaker of Impact 2025, Eve Molzhon. Eve shares her “8 Mile” origin story - going from nothing to running four thriving pet businesses with a combined seven-figure revenue. She opens up about how she made the leap from survival mode to CEO, why there’s...
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Episode 402 - Fix Your Prices, Fix Your Pet Business: Dom's No BS Guide to Charging More
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Are you unknowingly sabotaging your profits with outdated pricing? What’s the real cost of keeping your fees just a little higher than your competitors’? And how can a smarter pricing strategy unlock growth, better clients, and a better life? In this episode, I reflect on some of the most common pricing problems I've tackled recently - from daycare owners rotating tiny increases across services, to facilities that are full but still undercharging. I explain why so many pet pros cling to broken pricing models, and why being the “second most expensive” is no badge of honour. If anything...
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Episode 401 - Scripting Success: How to Plan, Prioritise and Grow a Pet Biz That Runs Like Clockwork
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Can you really write the script of your own success story in the pet business world? What would happen if you planned a whole 12 months ahead instead of just 12 days? And how much progress (and profit) are you leaving on the table by winging it month-to-month? In this solo episode, Dom reflects on his time at the Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo in Las Vegas and shares a behind-the-scenes look at how he plans his own success across his multiple pet business ventures. Using real examples from his own journey, Dom lays out how he’s engineered growth and lasting profits with clarity, confidence,...
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Episode 400 - The Secret to Bullet-Proof Business Confidence
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
A short, sweet but very special (400th) episode this week. See, I debated putting together a big montage of past show clips, but in the end I decieded to share an intimate moment from behind the scenes at the recent Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo... You’ll hear two inspiring stories from AJ and Lynnie, staff member and owner of Positively Perfect in Montana, who reflect on how a single conversation from last year sparked a powerful mindset shift around pricing and confidence. AJ explains how she’s already planning to implement seasonal marketing strategies to simplify upsells...
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Episode 399 - Behind the Scenes Stateside with Dom: One Week, Two Masterminds, Unlimited Pet Business Opportunities
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Ever wondered why the top business owners in any industry attend a mastermind every quarter? How can stepping into a hot seat in front of fellow owners change your business perspective? And what surprising lessons do you learn when you stop working in the business and start working on it? In this episode, I’m bringing you along for a unique peek behind the scenes of not one, but two mastermind meetings. In the beautiful city of Annapolis, I hosted my first ever USA Elite mastermind meeting where you’ll get to hear from members like Kim from Fetch Dog Resort, Kim and...
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398 - Pet Care Staffing Summit Secrets: Smarter Hiring, Stronger Teams, Better Business!
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Are you hiring with confidence or just simply hoping for the best? Do you ever worry what would happen if your whole morning crew called in sick? Can you use automation to attract better staff and save your sanity? In this episode, I’m sharing highlights from the first ever Pet Care Staffing Summit - a game-changing event for dog daycare, boarding, grooming, and pet retail businesses that need to build better teams. We hear first from Eve Molzhon who opens up about the chaos that led her to finally bring on a virtual assistant. Next up is Allison Jacobs, who delivers a hard truth about...
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Episode 397 - How to Be Your Dog's Superhero: Behind the Scenes at a Book Club Discussion with Jamie Engerdahl
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Something different in this weeks special episode, where I’m the guest - not the host! Amazing dog trainer Jamie Gerald invited me to join her international dog trainer book club to talk about my very first book, How to Be Your Dog’s Superhero. What followed was a fantastic discussion about why real connection beats control, and how playing with your dog (yes, on your hands and knees!) can radically transform behaviour and bond. I share the story behind writing the book, the early mistakes I made as a dog walker, and why building a superhero-level relationship with your dog...
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Episode 396 - Stop the Pet Biz Payroll Bleed: How to Slash Labour Costs and Boost Profitability with Sean Felty
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Could your staffing costs be draining your profits? How do you scale pet care services without multiplying mistakes? What’s the easiest way to increase profitability without adding more clients? In this episode, I sit down with Sean Felty from Greenlin Pet Resorts - owner of six busy facilities and founder of Next Tree Strategies - to talk about how he’s helping pet care businesses plug their biggest profit leak: labour inefficiency. Sean shares how one payroll misstep at his own company sparked the creation of a labour benchmarking system that’s now saving operators thousands per pay...
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Episode 395: Why a Better Team Means Bigger Profits In Your Pet Business
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Do you want a pet business that makes money without running you into the ground? What’s the difference between a business that grows efficiently—and one that just gets busier? And how can better systems set you free while boosting your bottom line? In this episode, I’m joined by Josh Hightower, who shares how pet business owners can create a scalable, automated hiring funnel that attracts, qualifies, and converts great staff. Josh explains how to treat hiring like a sales process—complete with lead magnets, automation, and pre-qualification steps that save you hours and help you...
info_outline What if you could finally stop being the bottleneck in your own business?
How do you go from being hands-on, and worried about every little detail, to stepping back and still running a well-oiled machine?
What do you need to turn your family pet business into a wealth generating machine?
In this episode, I share the five crucial steps to building a business that grows while allowing you take a back seat.
You need to move on from being someone who is locked in “I do everything myself” chaos, to adding carefully planned systems that will run your business smoothly without having both your hands on the steering wheel, at all times.
You’ll hear about the pitfalls of making yourself “indispensable,” why your staff should love checklists as much as you do, and how one pet pro went from working 12-hour days to running a thriving business while sipping cocktails (OK, maybe tea) on the sidelines.
If you’re ready to scale WITHOUT losing your sanity, this episode is what you need.
Tune in to discover:
* Scaling Smarter – Why systemized businesses grow faster and more sustainably.
* Process Power – How creating repeatable procedures builds client trust and loyalty.
* Service Consistency – Delivering reliable results, even with an influx of clients.
* Enrichment Excellence – How Enrich U helps daycare owners structure and sell
enrichment.
* The Buyable Business – Why a business that doesn’t depend on you is more valuable.
Tune in now and discover how to build a business that runs like clockwork—so you can finally clock out!
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