Episodes

Meet Cole who is just 22 years old and runs a Jim's Mowing franchise in New Zealand, he shares tips, tricks and the reality of running a small business.

Interview with Tony from Jim's Hazardous Material Removal shares everything about his business and how he helps people every week in their most trying times. This is a service that everyone needs at some stage, call Jim's on ...

Meet Mitch Blake, who came onto the podcast just under 2 years ago as a franchisee, and now he is a franchisor with Jim's Mowing! Mitch shares his story and information about becoming a franchisee in his region.

Meet Andrew, who left a long-time corporate career to start his own business with a Jim's Mowing franchise. Andrew shares everything you need to know about making the switch! To learn more, call us on 131 546 or www.jimsmowin...

Jim Penman responds to his recent comments in the Daily Mail for some context.

Meet Alan from Jim's Blinds, Shutters and Awnings about all things to do with this division! Alan shares everything you need to know about the franchise and their services that they can offer. To learn more call 131 546 or ww...

September 2025 #ASKJIM with Jim's Group CEO, Jim Penman and Joel Kleber.

Miriam and Ronny joined Jim's Cleaning after running their own cleaning business for 17 years. Here is why they did this and what benefits they have had from joining the Jim's brand. To learn more about Jim's, call 131 546 or...

Thinking of leaving the building game? This is a must listen with Jim's Building Inspections Franchisor, Phil Smallman.

A raw and emotional interview with Jim's Building Inspections franchisee Daniel Hills who shares his full Jim's journey in full! He covers the business, services and also his mental health journey. We thank Daniel for coming ...

Interview with one of our Jim's legends, Bill Cobangolu, who has more than 370 franchisees in his regions and division. Bill shares what makes Jim's unique and also everything you need to know about Jim's Laundry Services. To...

Jim's Scratch and Dent is a new division, however, the franchisees in this division are absolutely over the moon! Meet Con and Jenny who share their journey and what the franchise has been able to do for them and their family...

George from Jim's Mowing is a young dad and shares everything you need to know about how you can work the business around your family.

Enoh did a video back for us in March 2025, so it was great for him to come into the studio and catch up about how his franchise experience has been. He also shares some great customer service tips and insights into the life ...

Meet Sam and Alex who share the Jim's Bathrooms difference and why they chose to be a part of the Jim's family.

We met Cameron back at the new franchisee training, so it was great to be able to catch up with him to talk about how his franchise has been going after a few years.

#ASKJIM August 2025 training replay with CEO, Jim Penman and CMO, Joel Kleber.

Jim Penman, founder of Jim’s Group, joins the Whatever It Takes podcast for a candid conversation on growing from a one-man lawn mowing operation to over 5,500 franchisees. Jim shares lessons on selling without selling, scree...

We caught up with Jacob from Jim's Window and Pressure Cleaning to talk about his business after we caught up with him couple of years ago! A great story with a lot of great business insights as well.

#ASKJIM from our July training with Jim's Group CEO, Jim Penman and CMO, Joel Kleber.

In just two months, Chris from WA has racked up 97 regular clients , serviced over 160 properties , and maintained a perfect 5-star rating with 43 reviews . How? By blending years of management and customer service with a han...

After the tragic loss of his daughter, BJ Wallace didn’t retreathe built something extraordinary. In this deeply personal and energising episode, BJ shares how the lawn care community rallied behind him and helped launch what...

Meet Warren, who shares his flying start to Jim's Mowing after 6 weeks! He tried being an independent first, then a rival franchise and then Jim's Mowing.

Aaron from Jim’s Handyman NZ shares why he swapped tools for freedom, how clients waited 12 months for him, and the real truth behind handyman work and franchise life. ⏱️Timestamps: 0:00 – Loving the lifestyle 2:00 – From bui...