Brian Scudamore

Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

It Started with a Vision: Business Lessons from 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

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Brian Scudamore is the Founder & CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. He is an entrepreneur recognized for his passion, vision, and faith in people. Scudamore is widely known as the pioneer of the professional junk removal industry in North America. He started his business in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 18, and later went on to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a way to expand operations. Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has 1000 trucks on the road throughout some 180 locations in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Scudamore and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? have received wide recognition in the media and business community, making appearances on Dr. Drew’s Clutter Cleaners, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, CNN, ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and The View. Scudamore was also a guest on the Oprah show in 2003. His impressive story has been told in Fortune Magazine, Business Week, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is currently the starring junk removal attraction on the hit A&E reality show, Hoarders. Other television appearances include Canada Sings and Undercover Boss. In addition to interviews and guest appearances, Scudamore writes on building a business and entrepreneurism in many national magazines, including a monthly column in PROFIT Magazine.

In 2004, he was inducted into the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and served as a board member for the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO). In 2007, Scudamore was honored to have been named the International Franchise Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Other accolades include Fortune Small Business’ Best Bosses Award, The Globe & Mail’s Top 40 under 40, and a three-time winner of a prestigious “Best Company To Work For” award.

As a public speaker, Scudamore has brought his entrepreneurial success story to many conference stages, including the Fortune Small Business Magazine’s national conference. A strong believer in personal and professional development, he graduated from MIT's four-year Birthing of Giants program, and has subsequently completed several years of MIT’s BOG’s alumni program, Gathering of Titans. He is also a participant in a nine-year executive education program at Harvard University through YPO Presidents’ University.

Brian Scudamore Speech Topics

Teaching Old Industries New Tricks

To most people, entrepreneurship means being on the cutting edge of the next bubble-du-jour--creating a product that no one knows they need, getting three rounds of financing, then going under while the founders cash out. But old industries, proven industries, are ripe with potential. Everyone can reinvent not just their company, but their entire industry in a way that redefines strategy and competition. In this talk, Brian Scudamore, the founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT JUNK? shares the business ideas that helped his company thrive in one of the oldest industries in the world--taking out the garbage. How did he grow from a single truck to become the only for-profit global player in a field where there is no obvious competitive advantage? Scudamore's business blueprint created a company that redefined an entire industry, and allowed him to become the dominant player. In a fun, entertaining and energetic keynote, Scudamore outlines how anyone can approach their company and industry with the same revolutionary zeal and fervor that made his company an unlikely success.

It All Started with a Vision: Business Lessons from 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

Brian Scudamore walks you through 20 years of exhilarating growth at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to show you what it takes, day to day, to build a world-class brand, whatever your company. It boils down to vision, people and systems. Scudamore tells you what vision really means, explaining how to create, as he did, a "painted picture" of a company's future successes, and how to make that picture a reality. How does his animating philosophy -- "It's all about people" -- affect the bottom line? Positive, proven and practical, Scudamore's talk offers plenty of take-aways, but also a sense that businesses today can -- and must -- strive to become better every day.

It's All About People: Culture, Attraction and Retention Lessons from 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

Why is 1-800-GOT-JUNK? routinely named one of the best companies to work for in Canada? In this talk, Brian Scudamore takes an in-depth look at how to build a company around the right people, how to find and evaluate them, and how get the most from them. "It's all about people." Scudamore has harnessed a unique set of attraction, selection and retention tools that have created a workforce second to none. This is a definitive look at why employees are the cornerstone of your business -- of any business. Three Steps to Free Press Learn how 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has received its glowing press profile -- the most effective, cost-friendly way to get its brand out. Scudamore shows you how easy it is for any company to attract a ton of positive media attention, sharing anecdotes, strategies and bottom line results.

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"The 7 traits of super staff" -- by Brian Scudamore, Canadian Business Magazine

"Collaboration: The enemy advantage" -- by Brian Scudamore, Canadian Business Magazine

"A Cache of Cash Cleaning Up Other People's Trash" -- The New York Times

"Rubbish Boy Turned Junk Into His Career" -- USA TODAY

"Trash Is His Treaure" - SUCCESS Magazine

"Cash From Trash" -- Fortune Magazine

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