Family-Oriented Business Growers

Join the Parents Growing Cleaning Businesses Facebook group & Get your FREE Save 5 Hours Per Week Time Audit via www.warplan.au Get Gian Shaw's G-CODE Book Here: https://www.gianshaw.com/preorder Justin shares his journey from commercial fishing to starting a pressure washing business, the importance of family time, and the impact of pricing and networking on his business. He also discusses th...

Jake van Orde shares his journey from electrical work to window cleaning, the challenges of starting his own business, and the importance of maintaining top-tier quality work. He emphasizes the value of intentional small business growth and the significance of building relationships with commercial clients. Jake also discusses the effectiveness of upfront pricing and the communication of pane coun...

Emma Arzate shares her journey of starting a maid service business to "help her mom" which has since grown to 70 employees! Along that journey, her mother got cancer, Emma had twins that were born 13 weeks prematurely and all of the "normal" stuff that comes along with growing a family & a business. Listen as she shares how she achieved time freedom through intentional growth and mindset shift...

This episode covers the ABCs of Autism, Business & Cleaning with Gabe Gutierrez & Mark McAuley. Gabe is the founder of SqueegeeU which is an educational resource for both the technical and business aspects of window cleaning as well as it's own podcast. Gabe learnt things the hard way and has a passion for saving others the time & struggle of doing the same. This comes up across each o...

Cole Blakey has built up the social media reputation of his local cleaning business to the point where 20% of new customers recognize him from his social media presence. He also threads the needle between promoting his own business whilst being a brand ambassador for Cigar City Soft Wash and a sales rep for Tucker. His original style of content and the manner in which he injects himself into his b...

It's time to talk about everyone's favourite topic in business: the actual numbers. Maths, spreadsheets, P&L reports; exactly what a hard working parent wants to come home to relax with after a long day of making things clean. But there's no point to all of the other work that you put into your business if, at the end of the day, you're not actually making any money. Join this chat with BAS ag...

Robert Eisenstadt runs a very successful pressure washing business as well as the Commercial Pressure Washing community group (with resources and recently their first live event, link at the end) - but he wouldn't have built it to what it is now if his wife hadn't noticed that the remodeling & carpet cleaning side of their business was losing them about $20,000 per month! And he wouldn't have...

Things were going well in Elijah Langhorne's electrical contracting business. His days were free & easy... Until he met a woman who would change it all! In their decision to marry, Elijah would move states and the business would not move with him. Join us as we discuss how Elijah made the transition to running his business remotely & which systems were key in his ability to do so. From opp...

Joshua Schiffman grew his business by red lining it for 10 years; all growth, no profit. The team that got him there has grown, changed shape & been treated like family. Now each year, every member of the team who hits their key metrics goes on a company trip. Josh talks about how through intentional experiences and gifts, his team is edified and stretched to grow. This is at an impressive sca...

Luke Abbott runs All Clean Power Wash, a multi 7 figure business that serves his family & community. But it wasn't always that way. Luke started with nothing and worked really hard until finally he unlocked an EXTREMELY hard season of his life that acted as the catalyst for his success. He was essentially an absent father for a period of time when his kids were little because his business had...

In the words of Bluey: "This is gonna be great!" Enjoy all of these amazing guests & more in Season III of the Family-Oriented Business Growers Podcast. Join our free Facebook group for Parents Running Cleaning Businesses via www.warplan.au

Joshua Latimer, the founder of WarPlan, Send Jim & in another life able to deliver a pizza in a reasonable amount of time. In this episode he drops non-stop gold about growth through subtraction, F.O.P.O, identity ranges that are keeping you stuck AND the hard truth behind all of that that is REALLY keeping you stuck. Listen to this one more than once and don't forget to give it a great review...

Have you ever thought "no one else can do this the way I can?" JC Chanowsky used to believe that and it was the moment when that belief shifted that EVERYTHING changed in his business. He has now mastered the art of outsourcing and militantly sticks to his own zone of Unique Genius. Not only has this allowed his businesses to thrive, but it also makes it a lot more fun for him in the day to day be...

On the surface, Benjamin Barlow's story sounds like that of most window cleaners. He got started without much, it was kind of a side hustle and then it became his primary means to feed his family and he committed to the business on a long-term basis. He is very family focused and refused to allow his business to overshadow his identity as a family-oriented man. But this is where Ben's origin story...

In this conversation, Andrew Monnier shares his journey of growing his maid service to over $1 million. He discusses what went right as well as several decisions that turned out to be the wrong move and highlights the value of seeking mentorship to avoid unnecessary pain & suffering. We cover the strategic choices he made, the importance of focus, and the identity shift that transformed his ap...

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & What can we do to carry that “family-focused-feeling-forward” into 2026? Book your FREE Freedom & Profit Quest here: www.warplan.au/coffeesandkrakens Join the FREE Family-Oriented Business Growers Skool group via www.warplan.au Family-Oriented Business Growers on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570934519506

How can your cleaning business better serve your family in 2026 than it did in 2025? What does that look like for you specifically? If you had the extra time, how would you spend it? The great thing about the 3 free & simple systems in today's episode is that even if you are already doing them (and, chances are, you probably have something in place for them) you can still easily improve upon t...

What if your business is in groundhog year? What if you’re in the same position in 12 months time as you are right now? What if your effort, your hard work & sacrifices are made, the business doesn’t change and the only thing that does is that your kids are 1 year older. What if your business STILL wasn’t serving your family the way that you want it to? In this episode, there’s some questions...

From searching the couch cushions for change to feed his family whilst he didn’t know his business was broken to becoming a respected coach who has helped thousands of service businesses to grow, Michael James Johnson has a lot of wisdom to share. In this episode, we focus on family & Michael’s belief that early is better than late when it comes to kids. Get a copy of Michael’s Amazon Best Sel...

Are your systems REALLY broken? Are your beliefs REALLY limiting? To answer those questions, you first need to answer these questions: What is your goal? What is your WHY? By answering these questions, you contextualize what your systems and beliefs ACTUALLY need to be. Maybe you are much closer than you think to where you are meant to be. You don’t need to build a business that serves someone els...

This is kind of like Rock, Paper, Scissors except completely not like that at all. Coffees defeat the Krakens within your business which then makes way for the big dreams by means of the little changes. If you’d like more clarity on this as well as how to get more time and profit in your cleaning business, then listen to the episode. :) Book your 5-Day Freedom & Profit Quest via www.warplan.au...

What is The 5-Day Freedom & Profit Quest? Honestly, it is the coolest thing I’ve ever done in business! This episode gives a detailed breakdown of its origins as well as its format and how you can get extreme value from it. Remember, sometimes when you can’t is why you must. If you enjoyed this episode, then check out the 5-Day Freedom & Profit Quest via www.warplan.au/coffeesandkrakens Jo...

David & Blanca Elam were working 60-80 hours per week in their cleaning business; and the harder they worked, the faster they sank. Listen as David explains what the problem was and what they were able to accomplish once they began fixing the right things in the right order. MASSIVE shout out to David, if you’d like to connect with him, visit https://winningmadeeasy.io/ If you enjoyed this epi...

Last episode we left Shackleton & his crew in October of 1915 after they had survived the Antarctic winter trapped in the ice. This episode picks up from there and we follow their journey as EVERYTHING changes and Endurance is sunk but not lost. Whether you are familiar with the details of the story of Endurance or not, this mini series will inspire you and hopefully will include details that...

Ernest Shackleton’s story is just so amazing. I set out to reference 1 small part of it within a single episode and instead ended up committing to a 3 part Shackleton Series. Whether you are familiar with the details of the story of Endurance or not, this mini series will inspire you and hopefully will include details that you didn’t know as well as ways of thinking about this century old story in...