Episodes

Wednesday May 31, 2023
PlanetLaundry Podcast – Excellence in Laundry: An Interview with Waleed Cope
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Waleed Cope, the owner and operator of The Soap Box – laundry, drycleaning and sneaker-cleaning enterprise, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with brothers Lee and Luke Williford, the third-generation operators of The Wash House laundromat chain, based in Raleigh, N.C.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with brothers Lee and Luke Williford, the third-generation operators of The Wash House laundromat chain, based in Raleigh, N.C.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with “The Laundromat Millionaire” Dave Menz – author, laundry coach, and the owner of Queen City Laundry, a chain of full-service stores in Cincinnati, Ohio.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Friday May 26, 2023
PlanetLaundry Podcast – Excellence in Laundry: An Interview with Dave Menz
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with “The Laundromat Millionaire” Dave Menz – author, laundry coach, and the owner of Queen City Laundry, a chain of full-service stores in Cincinnati, Ohio.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Brandon Schlichter, the founder and CEO of Investment Joy. Mr. Schlichter is an investor focused on small, traditional businesses – including laundromats.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Thursday May 25, 2023
PlanetLaundry Podcast – Excellence in Laundry: An Interview with Brandon Schlichter
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.
In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Brandon Schlichter, the founder and CEO of Investment Joy. Mr. Schlichter is an investor focused on small, traditional businesses – including laundromats.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 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 Alex Jekowsky, the CEO and co-founder of Cents, an all-in-one software platform created to help laundromat owners grow, manage, and better understand their businesses.
Alex shares his thoughts on the notions of customer support vs. customer success, how laundromat owners can strengthen their relationships with their customers, where the greatest opportunities lie for today’s laundry operators, and more.
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 Cents.

Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 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 Alex Jekowsky, the CEO and co-founder of Cents, an all-in-one software platform created to help laundromat owners grow, manage, and better understand their businesses.
Alex shares his thoughts on the notions of customer support vs. customer success, how laundromat owners can strengthen their relationships with their customers, where the greatest opportunities lie for today’s laundry operators, and more.
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 Cents.

Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 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 Matt Gabris, a chief safety and environmental executive for the food and beverage industries, as well as industry safety chair for the American Bakers Association.
In addition, he and his wife, Jennifer, are the long-time owners of The Wash Basket, a laundromat based in Central Lake, Mich.
Matt shares his thoughts on business record-keeping requirements, fire safety and prevention, and some of the key areas on which store owners should focus when safeguarding their operations – as well as explaining the critical steps laundry operators should take if an incident were to occur.
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.