The Pet Business Hiring Podcast

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ Having employees steal our clients is one of the biggest fears I hear from other pet business owners, so in today's episode I talk about how you can p...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ Having your business continue operating successfully while you're on vacation is a dream for many of us, so in today's episode I tell you the story of...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ What happens when a tech professional starts a dog walking business and realizes the pet care industry deserves better software? In this episode of th...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Morgan Allen has grown K9's in Camo Pet Care faster than any other pet business I have seen in my 12 years in the pet care industry! In this interview, we dig into how Morgan has grown her pet sitting and dog walking business from 0 clients to a bustling business...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   There are a lot of factors that go into figuring out how much to charge for pet sitting and dog walking, and as you'll see in this episode, my thought process has changed a lot on this over the years. Watch my how to guide on pricing here: How Much to Charge for...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   In this episode of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast, I sit down with Matthew Kutas to talk about his 30 years of experience hiring, leading, and building teams in the pet industry. We dive into the realities of managing people, what separates strong employees from...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Change is inevitable in life and business, and when you embrace it you can use it to fuel successful evolutions! In this week's episode of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast, Carla McClellan from Tallahassee Lassie Pet Care talks about how she went from social work...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Today we are celebrating my Doug the Dog Guy YouTube channel reaching 9,000 Subscribers by answering the questions you all submitted related to hiring and building a pet sitting team! Stayed tuned for another Q&A video including all of the non-hiring related...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Nicole Packin has built 2 successful pet business over the last 20+ years, and now she's on to her next venture - Healthy Hounds Fitness Club in Boulder, CO! In this interview, we talk about how Nicole overcame fear to build her first pet care team in Miami, and...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Today we are taking a trip down memory lane with a recap of the first 20 episodes of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast! I give you my biggest hiring lessons from each episode in this recap, and talk about ideas for the future of the podcast! Please remember to foll...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Jessica Abernathy has been in the pet care industry for over 20 years and is known as the "Original Chicago Cat Sitter!" She started her first pet sitting business while she still owned her beauty salon, and over the years she has started and scaled several other...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Lauri Partanio is the owner & founder of Professional Pets Florida, a team of pet sitters and dog walkers servicing the Eastern side of Tampa, FL. In this episode, we talk about how Lauri has been able to maintain a great work-life balance through delegating...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Savanna Westwood is the owner of The Savvy Sitter, a team of pet sitters and dog walkers in the Winter Garden and Windermere areas of Orlando, FL! Savanna is also the President and Co-Founder of the Florida Pet Services Association, a non-profit on a mission to p...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Caring for "challenging" dogs can be...challenging! But Susan Aceti from Challenging Dogs Pet Care in Laurel, Maryland has figured out the perfect system to meet the dogs where they're at while keeping her team safe in the process. In this episode, Susan gives us...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Hiring your first team members can be very daunting, and it's natural to have a lot of questions! In this episode, Rebecca Ann Paulsel from the Golden Leash Dog Walking & Pet Sitting in Houston, TX asked me her top questions as she prepares to hire for the fi...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Growth just for the sake of growth will lead to a business without purpose. Before you hire and start growing a team, ask yourself two questions: 1. "What purpose does growing a team truly serve other than just having a larger business?" 2. "Am I ready to show up...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   In this inspiring interview, we talk about exactly what it takes to build a LARGE pet care business from scratch. Daniel Reitman, owner & founder of Dans Pet Care in Long Island, NY, started with one pet sitting client when he was a part-time veterinary assis...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Jess Mather, owner & founder of Pet Pals Dog Walking & Pet Sitting in Roanoke, VA, came on the Pet Business Hiring Podcast to talk about how she utilizes her personal network to find good team members, and the things she does to show them they are valued,...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Have you wondered how meet & greets and new pet introductions work when you have a team? Amber Van Denzen, owner of Atta Boy! Animal Care in Lakeland, FL, changed her "Meet & Greets" to "New Client Consultations," and she explains exactly what these consu...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Kim Tank, owner of Apronstrings Pet Sitting in Contra Costa County, has had employees for longer than anyone else in the business. Kim started hiring W2 employees for her pet sitting business over 30 years ago, and she's been paying them hourly instead of per vis...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Thank you so much to Shannon Hendon from Ocala Pet Sitting for coming on to share how she has overcome fear countless times in her life and business. Fear is the main thing that holds most business owners back, but Shannon's joy and business are proof of what's p...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Thank you so much to Andrea from Top Tails of Greensboro for coming on to talk about how she has created systems that make hiring and scaling easier, and bought back her time. Get in touch with Andrea Pollina: https://toptailsofgreensboro.com/ https://www.instagr...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Thank you so much to Jon from Jon Loves Dogs in West Orange, NJ for coming on the Pet Business Hiring Podcast to talk about how he went from working as a recruiter in the corporate world to owning a pet sitting business and growing a team of pet sitters and dog w...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Thank you so much to Collin and Meghan Funkhouser from the Pet Sitter Confessional podcast and Funky Bunch Pet Care in Missouri for coming on the Pet Business Hiring Podcast to talk about how their hiring process has evolved over the years! Get in touch with Coll...

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Thank you so much to Morgan Weber, owner of Lucky Pup Adventures in Sioux Falls, SD for talking to me about how to adopt a CEO mindset on the Pet Business Hiring Podcast! Get in touch with Morgan: https://luckypupadventures.com/ https://memoryflame.co/ https://wo...