Jeff Dudan is a published author, speaker, and servant leader. He is the Franchise Executive for Dudan Partners, a franchise development consulting company that specializes in helping entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses and franchise systems. He is also the founder and former CEO of AdvantaClean, which started out as a student housing painting business, but evolved into a cleanup company when a natural disaster in South Florida presented the business with an opportunity to embrace a greater purpose.
In this episode, we talked about business development, franchising, strategic planning and coaching…
Show notes
- Introducing Jeff Dudan. [1:22]
- Jeff’s unique journey, and how he got to where he is today. [3:35]
- Why balance is an overrated fallacy—and what you should strive for, instead. [11:30]
- Why your purpose in life and where you are in your career should be the primary drivers of your business decisions. [15:01]
- The two most precious assets in life and business, and your real job as a business owner. [19:01]
- How to get in front of and hang out with the people you aspire to be like. [26:32]
- The pros and cons of franchising. [32:10]
- Jeff’s experience on the Undercover Boss TV show. [39:03]
- The biggest way to find a lead source that’s universal across the country, based on Jeff’s experience and observations on hundreds of franchises and businesses. [42:42]
- How the future informs the present, and how you can make more strategic decisions for your business. [45:15]
- How to build a campaign to get great people. [49:47]
- Jeff’s advice and pointers for building a business from the ground up, especially in the home service industry. [56:23]
- Five books on Jeff’s reading list. [1:00:16 ]
- About Jeff’s upcoming book, Discernment. [1:00:55]
- How to get more information about Jeff. [1:02:27]
- Jeff’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [1:03:00]
Resources And People Mentioned:
- Off-Balance On Purpose by Dan Thurman
- SpaceX
- The On-Purpose Person by Kevin W. McCarthy
- McDonald’s
- The E-Myth by Michael Gerber
- Undercover Boss
- Rockbox Fitness
- Netflix
- Gary Vaynerchuk
- Snapchat
- TikTok
- Taco Bell
- Dollar Shave Club
- Principles by Ray Dalio
- Switch by Chip & Dan Heath
- Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
- Scale by Jeff Hoffman & David Finkel
- The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
- Audible
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