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Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, Coin Laundry Association Director of Membership and Education Danielle Bauer chats with Mike Kelly, director of distribution partnerships at Atmosphere TV, about his company’s services and potential benefits to laundromat owners. Atmosphere is the world’s leading s...

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Larry Adamski, the long-time owner of Muskegon Laundromat in Muskegon, Mich.   At 71, Larry has been a thriving laundry operator for more than 50 years. In this edition, Bob discusses with Larry how today’s laundromats hav...

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Daniel Sofranko, the owner of Perfect Wash – Express Laundry Center, located in Huntington Beach, Calif. This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Continental Gir...

In this episode, you will hear PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interview Chicago laundromat owner Neal Shapiro. In 2014, Neal – and his wife, Kate – purchased their first laundromat in Chicago. Since then, the Shapiros have become fully immersed in the laundromat business. Neal and Kate are members of the Coin Laundry Association and the LaundryCares Foundation. Additionally, Neal is on the Board...

In this episode, you will hear our editor Bob Nieman interview Yvette Morton-Williams, a result-oriented business owner with over ten years in the coin laundry industry. Yvette owns three laundromats in the Atlanta Metro area, is a powerful business leader coming from the pharmaceutical industry, and serves the vended laundry community as one of the newest members of the CLA’s Board of Directors....

In this episode, Brian Wallace, President/CEO of the Coin Laundry Association interviews Jeff Gardner, the Laundry Doctor. You may recognize Jeff as a regular columnist in PlanetLaundry. Jeff is a laundromat owner, pickup-and-delivery business operator, and wash-dry-fold expert.  In this “How’s Business” segment, we learn about Jeff’s origin story as a business owner, how he’s become a student of...

In this episode of the PlanetLaundry Podcast, Editor Bob Nieman interviews "The Laundromat Millionaire" Dave Menz, owner and operator of Queen City Laundry, a chain of full-service full-attended stores in Cincinnati, OH. This podcast is brought to you by Continental Girbau: https://www.cgilaundry.com/ Subscribe to PlanetLaundry at www.planetlaundry.com/subscribe.

Welcome to the Planet Laundry Podcast! This message is brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode you will hear our editor Bob Nieman interview Peter Stern, managing director of Clean Ventures, a newly formed venture capital fund create to attract and invest in growth-stage laundry companies. You can read the entire story, “Venturing in the Futur...

Welcome to the Planet Laundry Podcast! This message is brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode you will hear our editor Bob Nieman interview Tim McNichols of LIG Solutions, the newest healthcare insurance program added to CLA Business Solutions. You can read the entire story, “Here’s To Your Health” in the December 2020 edition of the magazine...

In this episode, the conversation between PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman and Brian Wallace, President/CEO of the Coin Laundry Association, continues in this "How's Business?" segment where questions about the coin shortage and other COVID-19 related issues are discussed.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry editor Bob Nieman interviews CLA's President/CEO about the latest information pertaining to the LaundryCares Foundation, the Coin Laundry Association's 501(c)3 charity, and LaundryCare's mission to foster literacy through everyday spaces such as laundromats.

In this episode you will hear our editor Bob Nieman interview CLA’s President and CEO Brian Wallace in the first installment of a segment we’re calling, “How’s Business,” a laundry industry information update about a variety of important topics pertaining to the vended laundry business.

In this episode you will hear from PlanetLaundry columnist Stephen Bean in his series of articles “The Business Mind”. You can read the full story entitled “Knowing Your Audience is the Key to a Strong Advertising Message” in the October 2020 edition of the magazine.

In this episode you will hear from Dennis Diaz, a digital marketing columnist for PlanetLaundry and owner of SPYNR, a digital marketing agency specializing in laundromats. You can read the full story entitled “Looking Forward by Looking Back” in the October 2020 edition of the magazine.

In this episode we will hear PlanetLaundry columnist Stephen Bean place advertising in the context of applied psychology to demonstrate how our messaging can influence the human mind to deliver exceptional results. You can read the full column entitled “The Formula for Powerful Advertising: Don’t Overlook the Impact of Human Psychology on the Success of Your Promotional Campaigns” in the September...

In this episode laundromat owner Daniel Sofranko, who operates Perfect Wash Express Laundry Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., discusses how he has leveraged the booming tourism industry of his beachfront marketplace to create a successful and profitable niche for his laundry business. Sofranko details the advantages and disadvantages of his operation’s pickup and delivery service, which focuses...

This message is brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode we will hear PlanetLaundry editor Bob Nieman interview laundromat owner Stephen Gramaglia, a professional in the laundry industry who has become a first-time store owner. You can read the full column entitled “The Next Chapter: Laundry Industry Veteran Stephen Gramaglia Discusses His New...

In this episode, PlanetLaundry contributor Dennis Diaz shares his latest story entitled, Building a New Relationship with Consumers: Customer Service in Todays’ Turbulent, Information-Driven World. Dennis Diaz is a marketing expert and owner of Spynr, a digital marketing agency. Dennis will discuss customer service in today’s turbulent, information-driven world. You can read the full story in the...

In this episode, PlanetLaundry columnist Stephen Bean shares the latest installment of his column "The Business Mind" entitled, Understanding Our Economic Behavior: How Our Psychological Makeup Impacts Our Financial Decisions. You can read the full story in the July 2020 edition of the magazine. PlanetLaundry is the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. Subscribe for PlanetLaundry at www.plane...

In this episode we will hear from Jason Rehor, an account executive with Associated Agencies and your representative for CLA Insurance. Jason can be reached at (847) 427-3524, or email: jrehor@associated.cc. You can read the full story entitled “Are You Covered? What Laundry Owners Need to Know About Their Business Insurance During These Difficult Times” in the June 2020 edition of the magazine.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews HR expert Claudia St. John, President of Affinity HR Group for the story "HR in the Age of COVID-19" which can be found in the June 2020 edition of PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews columnist Jeff Gardner for his column "The Laundry Doctor" entitled "Serving in Uncertain Times: The Laundry Doctor Shares His Plan of Attack During the COVID-19 Outbreak" which can be found in the May 2020 edition of PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

PlanetLaundry editor Bob Nieman interviews multi-store owner Michael Finkelstein for the cover story of the May 2020 issue of PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association, entitled "Coping with COVID-19". 

In this pilot episode of the PlanetLaundry Podcast, Editor Bob Nieman interviews Marlena Norris, owner of The Laundry Centers in Atlanta, GA. The entire story consisting of interviews of four laundry owners can be found in the February 2020 Issue of the magazine. Subscribe to PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association, at www.planetlaundry.com/subscribe.