The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast

Todays podcast episode is a special extended highlights reel from the Pet Business Bootcamp I delivered in 2018. You'll here from attendees, speakers and of course, yours truly. This is a 40 minute section of a two day business bootcamp that helped launch, grow and transform many pet businesses that are thriving today. If you want the whole bootcamp recording then grab The Ultimate Pet Business Se...

In this weeks pod I'm looking back 25 years ago to when me, Beth and baby Alex got our first council house together. Times were tough, and we would have struggled even more without the help of family and friends. You probably went through this when you started your pet business. Everything is a struggle, and its incredibly difficult to shake off a scarcity mindset when you don't have very much. I...

What should you charge for your services whe you are starting out? When is the best time to send a price increase letter?  How to tell if your prices are too low?  Should you put your pet business prices on your website?  What should you do with prices BEFORE you take on staff?  All these questions and more, are answered on this weeks Pet Business Pricing Special Episode. Listen in and maketh more...

Did the pandemic leave your pet business exposed? You aren't alone. The 'Rona' magnufied a lot weaknesses in most pet businesses? They suddenly realised there marketing systems were inadequate, they had no savings to fall back on, they were wasting tons money on stuff they didn't need, AND most worryingly, they only had one source of income... Well, never fear, cos in this weeks pod I'm sharing 7...

What's the best way to get your first client as a dog walker? What do you do to boost profits when you go VAT registered? Are TV dog trainers a help or a hinderance to your pet business? What happens when you have days when you doubt yourself? Those are just some of the questions answered on this weeks special LIVE Q and A that I recorded last week. This is a quickfire 30 minute pet business maste...

Does Twitter give you the Halloween jitters? Does your Pet Business appear Ghostly when compared to your creepy competition? Are you trapped in a spooky social-media hell as you try to promote your services on platforms you don't even understand? Then it's time to step into my content-free crypt and check out my hauntingly good Scary Special. You'll discover why you should NEVER sell your promotio...

Does your pet business crummmy cash flow cause you grave concern? Does your boring pet business blend in with the other ghost-like competition? Fear ye not, becuase in this Halloween special, he who must not be named -the pet biz wiz himself - will show you how to AVOID the five common pet business nightmares that will keep you awake at night, stress you silly and turn you into a quivering wreck o...

This weeks guest hails from Paris where grew up helping out in the family brasserie, which was she was expected to take over. Young Izzy had other ideas and went to business school, trained as a pastry chef, then she ran a restaurant and worked as a personal chef in London, before she found her calling and started her own dog business. Discover how Izzy niched down to puppies and now runs a thrivi...

Todays guest is Pamela Lawrence-Tuelon who runs a Daycare in Cambridge with her hubby Clive. Originally an accountant, Pamela ended up changing careers and taking up dog grooming. Thanks to word of mouth the grooming business took off and soon she was full. Then a year later the opportunity came to take over the building her salon was attached to, and so Oakington Daycare was born. Find out how Pa...

This weeks episode is a little different as the Pet Pet Biz Wiz turns roving reporter and I interview a bunch of passionate dog people at the North East Dog Festival. You'll hear from stall holders, speakers and specialists from all fields including Scentventures founder Katie Guastapaglia, my good mate John Paul from JP's Pet Supplies in Sunderland and One of North East Dog Festivals founder Rebe...

Do you find it difficult to ride the highs and lows of running a pet business? Are you living too 'in the moment' and struggle to view individual events as part of the bigger picture? Is everything either a colossal failure or a huge success??? Well, Alex the Video Guy and I are no different, as we share in this weeks pod. Tune in to discover why you need to have some perspective on your pet busin...

Are you a perfectionist pet pro who struggles to put anything out there because you don't think it's good enough? Well, that might feel like the right thing to do...but it's actually costing you a fortune in lost profits. All the big money in my business comes has come from having a 'done is better than perfect' attitude. You'll discover why money is attracted to SPEED, and how moving fast with yo...

One of the reasons people struggle to go from one-man-band to scaleable pet business, is a poor set up, and lack of systems in the business. There's simply no infastructure in place to deal with delivering more services to more clients. This leads to a stressful business where you - the business owner - are constantly firefighting problems, and stressing about the feast and famine finances. This e...

Jo Loft is an awesome puppy trainer, author of Ban the Bark and in this episode she tells an inspirational story. After leaving school she did a variety of jobs including double glazing salesmen and burger flipper, but at age 18 suffered from agrophobia, depression and anxiety. A doctor suggested getting a puppy to give her some structure and help get outside. Jo and her new labrador puppy went on...

In 2010 Becky Oldfield left an admin job to start her dream dog walking business. She started with leaflets, business cards and within a few weeks gained some fab clients that she still has now! She busied up, took on a staff member and then found she was full, incredibly busy but not earning enough. So, she changed her offering, added new services and niched down to her passion, gundogs! Since th...

Does your pet business deserve gold medals? That's the question being answered in this weeks show. See, success in the Olympics is measured by medals. Gold, Silver and Bronze. Most pet business owners measure success by counting how many FB likes, blog views and Twitter retweets they collect. That is NOT what brings in the bacon. Tune in to find out exactly what you should be measuring to ensure y...

In this weeks show I'm sharing the success secrets that will help you scale up your pet business. Scaling up is NOT just about offering more services and acquiring more clients. If you want more money AND more time off, then you need to scale up with a plan, and a team, and systems that allow you to serve more people WITHOUT you doing all the work. You'll also here the about mistakes I made along...

This weeks guest is Puppy Training Expert Michelle Cleary who runs Cleary Canines in Bristol. After many years working as a primary school teacher Michelle switched careers and become a behaviourist for Bath cat and dog home before started her dog training business in 2015. She had a lot of early success which led to a steller reputation and a full diary. Just 2 years later things had ran out of c...

Today I'm sharing FIVE every day activities you should NEVER take part in, if you want to create a successful, profitable pet business. I'm not talking about the training, grooming, walking etc. I'm talking about all the other actvities you do just because your skint, miserable pet business pals do... Stop doing them and money will start flowing into your pet business. How many are you guilty of t...

If you've ever agonized over a MEGA difficult decision in your pet business then this episode will resonate with you, cos Alex spills the beans about why he's closing his own business, and going into full time employment with one of his long standing customers. We rap about why it's neccessary to be selfish about business, why it's never too late to change direction, AND why you shouldn't try to f...

This week I'm joined by Tony 'Magic Hands' Sherry. Tony tells a fascinating story of how he went from being a burned out chef, to working in a nursing home, which led to a full time intensive care nurse for 28 years! Continued pressure and a bout of depression meant he left that role, and a horse riding injury sent him on a journey of discovery into complementary medicine which led him to him beco...

Are you always 'firefighting' problems in your pet business? Then this weeks episode will help you out. Dom and Alex deep dive into what you need to do when the shit hits the fan in your pet business, as it has in Doms business this week....See all have to deal with unexpected problems in our business now and again..but if you find yourself firefighting ALL THE TIME then something needs to change....

This week Dom and Alex are deep diving into why it's so god damn difficult to get momentum when you start a pet business, or when you launch a new services, or when you try anything new. This applies to podcasting, writing emails or just creating attention grabbing advertising for your services....Everything takes time and it's difficult at the start! This episode will give you the boost you need...

This week Dom is deep diving into the 90 day sprint process he uses to help his private clients smash their business and personal goals. Loosely based on the 12 week year program the PBIC 90 day goals and challenges program will help you achieve at least four times more than you do now, whilst ALSO freeing up more time for yourself and your family. Intrigued how this is possible?  Then check out t...

A BIG mistake pet business owners make is they think things will be easier if only they had one more dog walking client , or they could fill one more training class, or fill one more day at the daycare... I used to think the same thing! In 2018 I was chasing sales and making lots of money, but a lack of strategy and systems meant most of that money flowed straight back out again, leading to me los...