Craig Jooste's guest appearances

Craig Jooste

The Franchise Story Podcast

Franchise Canada Chats

Winning On Main Street - Small Business Podcast

The Small Business Safari

Brian Scudamore

Peter Hansen

Bobby Williams

Bedros Keuilian

Kevin Dubois

Dave Thomas

John Evans

Jamie Berube

Cameron Herold

Ron Holt

Brian Holmes

Ryan Kelly

Josh Cohen

Ed Cunningham

Lance Farrell

OwlTail

Craig Jooste is the Co-Founder and CEO of Local Handyman Group, where he developed the model, brand, and franchising systems to take the Local Handyman Group from one location to more than 20 locations across North America. Craig ran operations at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and has extensive experience across the facilities service and consumer services industries. His broad areas of expertise include franchising, franchise viability, brand development, strategic planning, operations management, business development, and business coaching. If you are considering buying a franchise, hear from Craig about how he started and scaled his business. Resources Shared: Handy ManThryv

Craig Jooste is the Co-Founder and CEO of Local Handyman Group, where he developed the model, brand, and franchising systems to take the Local Handyman Group from one location to more than 20 locations across North America. Craig ran operations at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and has extensive experience across the facilities service and consumer services industries. His broad areas of expertise include franchising, franchise viability, brand development, strategic planning, operations management, business development, and business coaching. If you are considering buying a franchise, hear from Craig about how he started and scaled his business. Resources Shared: <ul><li><a href="https://localhandymangroup.com/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=winning-on-main-street&amp;utm_content=episode-notes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Handy Man</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.thryv.com/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=text-link&amp;utm_campaign=winning-on-main-street&amp;utm_content=episode-notes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thryv</a>

Building the Next Great Home Services Franchise-Craig Jooste

Stories from Franchisees &amp; Founders   In this episode, Brian and Erik talk with Craig Jooste, the Co-founder and CEO of Local Handyman Group. Craig is an accomplished entrepreneur and senior executive with more than 15 years of success in franchising multiple brands across the United States and Canada. He was previously a part of the leadership team at 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and Wow 1 Day Painting. The lessons learned from those early days have been extremely valuable as he pivotes his current business strategy to enable sustainable effectiveness in this new reality.   Craig talks about the new SOP, creative ways he’s managed to pivot his business, and how he has been able to set up his franchisees for success. Tune in for a refreshingly positive strategy session and pick up some valuable nuggets of wisdom that you can apply to your own business.    What we talk about:  How the franchises are being impacted by the COVID-19 situation Moving into a new standard operating procedure due to this situation Having different revenue streams and greatly focusing on B2B Lessons learned from the last recession Deciding to get into your own business “If you're open to learning, you just take the good and the bad. And you can apply it to what you're doing.” - Craig Jooste Talking with other business owners about what you CAN do The size and age of the business, and the growth Setting up franchisees for success The role of online marketing “The key thing right now is to step up and show people that you don't have to be just afraid. Like, that's an option. You can cover, you can be afraid, or you can choose to figure out how you can come out the other side better.” - Brian Holmes Having people you bounce ideas off Local Handyman Group’s naming structure    What we mention:  Local Handyman Group 1-800-GOT-JUNK Wow 1 Day Painting 

Stories from Franchisees &amp; Founders In this episode, Brian and Erik talk with Craig Jooste, the Co-founder and CEO of Local Handyman Group. Craig is an accomplished entrepreneur and senior executive with more than 15 years of success in franchising multiple brands across the United States and Canada. He was previously a part of the leadership team at 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and Wow 1 Day Painting. The lessons learned from those early days have been extremely valuable as he pivotes his current business strategy to enable sustainable effectiveness in this new reality. Craig talks about the new SOP, creative ways he’s managed to pivot his business, and how he has been able to set up his franchisees for success. Tune in for a refreshingly positive strategy session and pick up some valuable nuggets of wisdom that you can apply to your own business.  What we talk about: <ul> <li>How the franchises are being impacted by the COVID-19 situation</li> <li>Moving into a new standard operating procedure due to this situation</li> <li>Having different revenue streams and greatly focusing on B2B</li> <li>Lessons learned from the last recession</li> <li>Deciding to get into your own business</li> <li>“If you're open to learning, you just take the good and the bad. And you can apply it to what you're doing.” - Craig Jooste</li> <li>Talking with other business owners about what you CAN do</li> <li>The size and age of the business, and the growth</li> <li>Setting up franchisees for success</li> <li>The role of online marketing</li> <li>“The key thing right now is to step up and show people that you don't have to be just afraid. Like, that's an option. You can cover, you can be afraid, or you can choose to figure out how you can come out the other side better.” - Brian Holmes</li> <li>Having people you bounce ideas off</li> <li>Local Handyman Group’s naming structure</li> </ul> What we mention: <ul> <li><a href="https://localhandymangroup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Local Handyman Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.1800gotjunk.com/ca_en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1-800-GOT-JUNK</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wow1day.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wow 1 Day Painting</a></li> </ul>

75: Setting Franchisees Up For Success During a Crisis at Local Handyman Group, with CEO Craig Jooste

Craig Jooste is the CEO of Canadian brand, Local Handyman Group. In today's episode, we talk to Craig about:- Why he started Local Handyman Group- What the future of the franchise looks like- What he's looking for in a franchise partner...and so much more!

Craig Jooste is the CEO of Canadian brand, Local Handyman Group. In today's episode, we talk to Craig about: - Why he started Local Handyman Group - What the future of the franchise looks like - What he's looking for in a franchise partner ...and so much more!

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