Franchisor Insights Episodes

Jim's Cleaning franchisees make $2 to $3 an hour from each employee and up to $20,000 from a single split, and the division is rebuilding its training around those numbers.

Haydar Hussein is the divisional franchisor of the Jim's Cleaning Group and has been with Jim's since 2001.

He joins Joel Kleber for an October update on a network of about 1,700 franchisees and a goal to pass Jim's Mowing by the end of 2027.

Haydar explains why leads make franchisees lazy and what the best operators do wi...

Mike Davenport ran the Jim's Group training program for many years, moved to Bali, and has now returned to run the course again.

His first session back, the stage flooded and the power went out. Jim Penman found a dry spot and spoke for an hour.

Since then Mike has rewritten the whole course.

Joel Kleber asks him what changed and what new franchisees should expect. The program now runs 2.5 days with around 20 hours of content. Around 100 people attend every three weeks.

Mike explains why the...

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...

Matt tried an independent business first, then decided to give Jim's Window and Pressure Washing a go instead.


He learnt that it was a tough slog as a solo operator and that it would be far easier with the Jim's franchise.


He shares in full his thought process, the pros vs cons, training, revenue and how it works with his family.


Big thanks to Matt for coming on the show.

James Middleton has hit the ground running with Jim's Pool Care and shares how he has exactly done it following the system.


James shares his story about why he joined Jim's, his process, what he loves about the pool industry and how he has built his business during the winter months.


Big thanks to James for coming on.

Jim's Mowing franchisor Jason has invoiced anywhere from $50,000 to $600,000 in a single year across 14 years in the business.


This episode of the Jim's Mowing Podcast covers the questions every prospective franchisee asks: how much you earn, how many jobs come through, and what the whole thing costs.


Jason runs a regional franchisor territory in Canberra and raced as a professional triathlete before buying his own Jim's Mowing franchise.


You will hear why Jim's takes no percentage of y...

Jim's Garage Doors franchisee Mike converts 80 to 90 percent of the leads he receives.


This episode of the Jim's Group Podcast is a full look at the Jim's Garage Doors franchise: what the work involves, what the training covers, and what the income looks like against a salary.


Mike left civil architecture to join Jim's Garage Doors as one of the first franchisees under franchisors Mick and Brian.


He now runs six to ten garage door service jobs a day across his Mickleham territory in Mel...

Robert Young's teams in Wellington and Christchurch are booked months out in a down market while he fields calls from tradies with no work at all.

Robert brought Jim's Building Maintenance and Jim's Handyman to New Zealand five years ago and now runs both divisions as franchisor.

He sits down with Joel Kleber to explain why property maintenance holds up when renovations dry up, and why he believes the only real income security for a tradesman over the next decade is a base of a thousand custom...

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...

Carmen Cook is a regional franchisor for Jim's Cleaning and shares everything you need to know about joining the Jim's Cleaning division.

To learn more, call us on 131 546 or enquire on www.jims.net

Mitch Blake is a Jim's Mowing regional franchisor and shares his update about his region along with some great stories about his franchisees in his region.

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

Eddy Tsai from Jim's Building Inspections Box Hills shares his best business advice for home buyers and what people need to look out for when purchasing a home.

To learn more about Jim's visit www.jims.net

One Jim's Hazmat franchisee did $750,000 in revenue in his second year while taking three months off. In this episode Joel sits down with Gary, the Jim's Hazmat franchisor, and Jason, the national franchise manager, to break down what is one of the fastest growing and least understood divisions inside Jim's Group.

Gary started six years ago working from a corner of his kitchen and now leads 31 franchisees across the country. Jason walks through the three day induction, the 13 services Hazmat fr...

Robert Young brought Jim's Building Maintenance and Jim's Handyman to New Zealand five years ago.

His teams are now the market leader nationally, booked months out in Wellington and Christchurch while independent builders are calling him asking for work.

Robert joins Joel on the Jim's podcast to make the case that property maintenance is the most recession-proof trade business in New Zealand right now, and that owning a customer base of around 1,000 people is the only real protection a tradie ...

What's the real strategy a top Jim's Cleaning franchisee used to build their business? Not ads. Not leaflets.

The unserviced leads report.

In this episode Janille, head trainer for Jim's Cleaning New Zealand, sits down with Joel Kleber to break down how she and her husband went from bookkeeper and construction project manager to one of the top Jim's Cleaning franchises in NZ.

Within the first few weeks they reduced their incoming leads and started cherrypicking from the unserviced leads repor...

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...

A franchisor now gets fined when one of their franchisees underpays staff, even when the franchisor had nothing to do with it. Payday Super kicks in 1 July and means super contributions must clear within 7 days of every pay run, not quarterly.

The salary buffer rule that most employers rely on to stay compliant has changed, and one overtime-heavy week can now trigger an underpayment claim that costs hundreds of dollars per employee.

In this interview, Damien Gooden from ER Strategies (an FCA P...

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.

Ali Olmez, CEO of Jim's Cleaning Group, joined us in the studio to share the Jim's Cleaning Group's plans for 2026.

A must listen for anyone thinking about joining Jim's.

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