Franchisee Interviews Episodes

How does a Jim's Bathrooms franchisee grow to $3 to 5 million in revenue in about two years? Sam joins Joel Kleber on the Jim's Podcast to break down the systems, people and mindset behind his bathroom renovation franchise in Melbourne.Sam started with one territory in Dandenong. A year later he added Glen Waverley, then Ringwood. His three teams now complete 10 to 15 bathrooms a month, with each job taking 2.5 to 4 weeks from demolition to handover. Joel saw the process firsthand when Sam's tea...

Jack started a Jim's Mowing franchise from scratch in Brisbane's north.

Nearly two years later, he has doubled his regular clients from 30 to 60 and works a four day week on the tools.His biggest growth driver is BNI, a structured referral networking group. Jack joined before he even had his trailer.

One referral from a landscaping company in his chapter turned into maintenance work on a 300 house development, worth about $100,000 over two years between work done and work projected.

His cost:...

Julian runs a Jim's Mowing franchise in Sydney South and travels to a different country every month.

He batches three to four weeks of work, then flies out for five to seven days.He is nearly four years in. Around 70 regular lawns, plus 20 to 30 gutter jobs on a six to twelve month cycle.

Most of those clients have been with him almost the whole time.He did not start here. His first year was six days a week, driving 30 minutes for any lead that came through, taking every job going just to buil...

A Jim's Window and Pressure Cleaning franchise doing $96,000 a year could start year three with $108,000 of work already booked. No new leads. No extra ad spend. Skagan shows exactly how.Skagan runs his own Jim's Window & Pressure Cleaning franchise in Queensland and took over as regional franchisor a year ago. In 12 months, he has grown the region from around 10 franchisees to 20. On this episode of the Jim's Group podcast, he explains why rising Google and Meta costs mean franchisees need more...

Harry Parker bought a Jim’s Mowing franchise at 69. Two years later, his heart surgeon told him the active work may have added 10 years to his life. Harry now works about 32 hours a week, serves 87 regular clients and mows alongside his daughters. In this episode, he explains how he grew revenue by 30% in 12 months without adding clients, earns more through services such as aeration, lawn feeding, pruning and weed control, and uses Microsoft Copilot to write quotes and plan efficient mowing runs. He also shares his $120-per-hour quoting rule, subcontracting approach and advice for new Jim’s Mowing franchisees.

Nathan asked his boss for a pay rise after getting married.


The answer was no, so he quit and bought a Jim's Mowing franchise in Melbourne.


Twelve months later, he earns 10 times what he made as a plumbing labourer.


Nathan grew up helping his dad, a Jim's Mowing franchisee for 28 years, and never planned to follow him.


At 27, with a new mortgage and bills to pay, he changed his mind.


In this episode of the Jim's Mowing podcast, Nathan walks through his first year as a lawn mowing ...

A $12 lead turned into a customer worth $70,000 a year for Jim's Mowing franchisee Garry.


This episode of the Jim's Mowing Podcast is a two year update from the Gold Coast.


Garry first appeared six weeks in, after 25 years in IT sales.


He now services 55 regular clients plus real estate work and is bringing on his first employee.


He explains why he has no interest in running his own Google or Facebook ads, why his franchise fee and lead fees are his entire marketing budget, and how h...

Jim's Mowing franchisee Enoh forecast $170,000 to $180,000 in his first year.


He invoiced $450,000.


This episode of the Jim's Mowing Podcast is a 12-month update.


Enoch runs Jim's Mowing Reservoir Central and, with his partner Bianca, Jim's Cleaning Preston East.


He came from real estate and built a property presentation niche, working with agents to get homes ready for market through landscaping, turf, pressure washing, gutters and window cleaning, plus interior cleaning through the...

Jordan's Mowing, aka Jordan Rogerson, shares his story on the Jim's Podcast and also about how he creates content.

Jordan's videos have already had a million views online as he is documenting his journey of being a Jim's Mowing franchisee.

Grant Osborne has run his Jim's Mowing franchise for 27 years.

In this episode he explains why going out on your own is harder than most people expect.Grant works the Hunter region, the mining capital of Australia, where he has broken into commercial and industrial contracts long held by large national firms. He shares how Jim's franchisees band together to win schools and big sites, why brand recognition beats a better mower, and how the network generates around 1.1 million new leads a year wi...

Eighteen months into his Jim's Mowing franchise, Mitchell Dennis was pulling $5,000 weeks through spring, about $1,000 a day. Mitchell left a trade as a technician, found Jim's Mowing on Seek, and started with just 22 regular clients.

Today he runs a round in the low 70s across the hilly, big-block suburbs around Belgrave, and he is hiring casual help to get through his next spring. In this episode he is straight about the numbers.

What a real spring looks like, why his costs ran to more than ...

Dog Wash has the most unserviced leads in the entire Jim's Group. Demand has gone up dramatically, and one franchisee has grown so much she turned her leads off and now takes referrals only.

In this episode, host Joel Kleber talks with a Jim's Dog Wash franchisee, Dot Powers about her five-year journey from Jim's Petrol to Dog Wash to a newly appointed franchisor role in the Wollongong region.

You will hear:

Why demand for Dog Wash outstrips supply right now

How customer service and referral...

Tebeen Jaf just completed 10 years with Jim's Car Detailing, doesn't take leads but shares why he stays with Jim's!

Tebeen is one of the most in-demand car detailers in QLD and it's easy to see why based on his passion for what he does!

Big thanks to Tebeen for jumping on the podcast.

Meet Mark Vaughn, who has just started his Jim's Mowing franchise and shares what it has been like.

He shares how he uses AI to help with quotes and advice, plus other great new starter information.

To learn more about Jim's Mowing, visit www.jimsmowing.com.au

Meet Gus, who just surpassed his 10 years with Jim's Window & Pressure Cleaning.

Gus started his franchise at 50 years of age after being burnt-out at work and hasn't looked back!

A great listent to anyone thinking it's too late!

Damian Bush felt fit, coached footy, hit the gym, and weighed 80kg. Then a routine check found his resting heart rate sitting at 137 and he was in emergency heart surgery the next day.

Damian has been a Jim's Mowing franchisee in Tasmania for nearly 10 years and supports the Tassie network alongside running his own crew. He joins Joel on the Jim's Mowing podcast to share the health scare that nearly took him out, and the business systems that kept his income running while he recovered.

The con...

Laura, Andreas, Peter and Sam from Jim's Building Inspections have a chat about how they run their business, the industry and how being a franchisee has been for them personally in this open franchisee roundtable.

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Meet Craig Smith, who is a star Jim's Carpet Cleaning franchisee in Mildura.

He shares his journey, passion for mental health and some great local marketing strategies that he used to build his business.

In this episode of the Jim’s Podcast, Ibrahim Mousalli shares how he went from bricklayer to building a thriving 5-star cleaning business in under two years.

He breaks down what sets him apart in a competitive industry — from delivering high-quality service to using social media and word-of-mouth to generate consistent work without relying on paid leads.

We also explore his mindset on competition, handling rejection, and building a business that runs beyond just himself.

Michael spent 32 years in the corporate world, then jumped into a Jim’s Mowing franchise.

In his first 12 months he built a standout business. 126 reviews, 4.9 stars, multiple staff. Then he doubled down and bought a second franchise with Jim’s Window and Pressure Cleaning.In this episode, Michael shares how he scaled so fast. Turning one lead into a major aged care account, training staff for consistent five-star work, quoting faster using customer videos, and building a bundled services plan ...

In this episode, Tom breaks down the real difference between going independent and plugging into an established brand. He shares how he went from signing up to every lead app under the sun to managing a flood of enquiries. And why, within his first 2 to 3 weeks, he’d already quoted $200k to $300k worth of work.We also get into:Why he watched Jim’s for 5 years before making the jump.What changed immediately once the brand was on the shirt.How he approaches pricing when you’re no longer racing to ...

11-year Jim's Mowing Peter Rogers shares all things Jim's Mowing and running a business.

He gives great insights into the day-to-day of a franchisee and how to succeed in the industry.

To learn more about Jim's call 131 546 or www.jims.net

Jim's Mowing has a new divisional franchisor!


Meet Dan Cahill who shares his story and his plans for the division.