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PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association, brings to you our podcast -- articles and interviews to make the pages of our magazine come to life. Subscribe to PlanetLaundry at www.planetlaundry.com/subscribe.
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Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
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 Ryan Spicer, a multi-store operator with locations in the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania markets.
Spicer grew up in his family’s bicycle business and also spent 13 years in the nightclub industry, before getting into the laundromat business. Additionally, he is one of the newest members to the Coin Laundry Association’s Board of Directors.
Ryan discusses growing up in an entrepreneurial family, what attracted him to the laundry industry, and how to source new locations and successfully scale a laundromat business – as well as sharing his thoughts on the importance of the LaundryCares Foundation.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
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 Ryan Spicer, a multi-store operator with locations in the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania markets.
Spicer grew up in his family’s bicycle business and also spent 13 years in the nightclub industry, before getting into the laundromat business. Additionally, he is one of the newest members to the Coin Laundry Association’s Board of Directors.
Ryan discusses growing up in an entrepreneurial family, what attracted him to the laundry industry, and how to source new locations and successfully scale a laundromat business – as well as sharing his thoughts on the importance of the LaundryCares Foundation.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
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 Kent Wales from Spokane, Wash. He and his wife, Monica, are the owners of Happy Laundry & Dry Cleaning – a company that specializes in commercial laundry, personal laundry, and drycleaning services.
Wales also is an Eagle Scout with a lifelong passion for leadership. What’s more, he purchased his first business after playing Robert Kiyosaki’s board game, “Cashflow” – where he frequently won the game by purchasing “coin-operated businesses.” Interestingly, Kent’s first corporate job was with Boeing as an industrial engineer.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.
This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Speed Queen.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
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 Kent Wales from Spokane, Wash. He and his wife, Monica, are the owners of Happy Laundry & Dry Cleaning – a company that specializes in commercial laundry, personal laundry, and drycleaning services.
Wales also is an Eagle Scout with a lifelong passion for leadership. What’s more, he purchased his first business after playing Robert Kiyosaki’s board game, “Cashflow” – where he frequently won the game by purchasing “coin-operated businesses.” Interestingly, Kent’s first corporate job was with Boeing as an industrial engineer.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.
This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Speed Queen.
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
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 Amy Martinez-Monfort, founder and CEO of Tampa Laundry Company.
Amy is a Florida native who attended Florida State University for her undergraduate degree and the University of Florida for law school. She practiced law with Carlton Fields in Tampa before beginning a career in sales and marketing with Eli Lilly. In 2015, Amy started Tampa Laundry Company, a full-service laundry and linen company. And, three years later, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce named Tampa Laundry Company its Small Business of the Year.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.
This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Speed Queen.
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
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 Amy Martinez-Monfort, founder and CEO of Tampa Laundry Company.
Amy is a Florida native who attended Florida State University for her undergraduate degree and the University of Florida for law school. She practiced law with Carlton Fields in Tampa before beginning a career in sales and marketing with Eli Lilly. In 2015, Amy started Tampa Laundry Company, a full-service laundry and linen company. And, three years later, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce named Tampa Laundry Company its Small Business of the Year.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.
This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Speed Queen.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
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 Alaa Elbanna, co-owner of Bubbles Are Us, a five-store chain in the New York/New Jersey area – in which he has been a partner with his father for the last 20 years. In addition, Alaa also sits on the Board of Directors for the LaundryCares Foundation.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.
This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Speed Queen.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
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 Alaa Elbanna, co-owner of Bubbles Are Us, a five-store chain in the New York/New Jersey area – in which he has been a partner with his father for the last 20 years. In addition, Alaa also sits on the Board of Directors for the LaundryCares Foundation.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.
This edition of the PlanetLaundry Podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Speed Queen.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
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 Joe Dan Reed, the owner of the Splash ’Em Out laundromat chain in Lexington, Ky. Splash ’Em Out is a nine-store operation, serving the greater Lexington area, which also features a robust wash-dry-fold and pickup-and-delivery business.
Reed shares his thoughts on the importance of branding, what he looks for in a winning laundromat location, how pickup and delivery is changing the game, the keys to success in today’s laundry business, and much more.
We hope you enjoy this conversation, and we invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
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 Joe Dan Reed, the owner of the Splash ’Em Out laundromat chain in Lexington, Ky. Splash ’Em Out is a nine-store operation, serving the greater Lexington area, which also features a robust wash-dry-fold and pickup-and-delivery business.
Reed shares his thoughts on the importance of branding, what he looks for in a winning laundromat location, how pickup and delivery is changing the game, the keys to success in today’s laundry business, and much more.
We hope you enjoy this conversation, and we invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com.