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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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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.
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 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 Waleed Cope, owner and operator of The Soap Box – which is a laundry, drycleaning and sneaker-cleaning enterprise, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Waleed shares his thoughts on the importance of customer support, texting to build business, and today’s evolving laundromat industry – as well as explaining how he got involved with cleaning sneakers and what it’s like to live life as a “laundry pirate.”
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: go.speedqueencommercial.com/routine.
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 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 Waleed Cope, owner and operator of The Soap Box – which is a laundry, drycleaning and sneaker-cleaning enterprise, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Waleed shares his thoughts on the importance of customer support, texting to build business, and today’s evolving laundromat industry – as well as explaining how he got involved with cleaning sneakers and what it’s like to live life as a “laundry pirate.”
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: go.speedqueencommercial.com/routine.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 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 Chris Ward, the president and founder of 4WARD Energy Solutions, a national energy consultancy based in Houston. 4WARD is part of the CLA Business Solutions program – with Chris and his team helping Coin Laundry Association members navigate the ever-changing landscape of the deregulated energy industry.
The two discuss the current state of the energy markets, which have seen some laundry owners reporting utility costs that have doubled and, in some cases, tripled in certain areas – while also sharing best practices for taking control of a laundromat’s energy costs.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 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 Chris Ward, the president and founder of 4WARD Energy Solutions, a national energy consultancy based in Houston. 4WARD is part of the CLA Business Solutions program – with Chris and his team helping Coin Laundry Association members navigate the ever-changing landscape of the deregulated energy industry.
The two discuss the current state of the energy markets, which have seen some laundry owners reporting utility costs that have doubled and, in some cases, tripled in certain areas – while also sharing best practices for taking control of a laundromat’s energy costs.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 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 Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace, who has served laundry operators for more than 30 years through his work at the CLA. The two discuss some of the leading trends impacting and reshaping the laundromat industry in 2023 and beyond.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 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 Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace, who has served laundry operators for more than 30 years through his work at the CLA. The two discuss some of the leading trends impacting and reshaping the laundromat industry in 2023 and beyond.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
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 2022 CLA Member of the Year Colleen Unema of Brio Laundry in Bellingham, Wash. – who will be launching her new project, Brio Laundry University, for the laundromat industry early next year.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
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 2022 CLA Member of the Year Colleen Unema of Brio Laundry in Bellingham, Wash. – who will be launching her new project, Brio Laundry University, for the laundromat industry early next year.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
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 Smereczniak, co-founder and CEO at LaundroLab – a laundromat franchise concept – and 2ULaundry, which is the business’ pickup-and-delivery component.
We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com.