Episodes

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 cleaning ...

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 your jo...

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 Melbourne...

We had 120 new franchisees into our training so it was a question-packed #ASKJIM with our new franchisees in training.

As always, Jim delivers honest advice to everyone who asks him a question.

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...

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.

Most small business owners juggle a dozen separate tech bills and hours of DNS and email headaches every week.

Lib from Jim's IT hands them one bill and takes the whole problem off their plate.

Lib runs Jim's IT Abbotsbury and spent 10 years in IT across government, corporate and MSP roles before starting her own business.

Six months into Jim's, he has a perfect run of five-star ratings. In this episode she explains what a managed service provider does for small and medium businesses.

You wi...

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 ...

#ASKJIM replay with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber.

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

James Haywood interviewed by Divisional Franchisor, Sue Thomas, about his experience as a Jim's Life Coaching franchisee.

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

Meet Tyronne De Silva, who was one of our Jim's Lifetime Achievement award winners for his exceptional support to his fellow franchisees.

Tyronne shares his stories and what it takes to be succesful in the Jim's Car Detailing division.

Thanks to Tyronne for coming into the studio and sharing his story.

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

We bought in Dean Gravina from Results Media to share some marketing insights and to also clear up what is happening online with AI search at the moment.

Not only that, we talk about the importance of Google Reviews and why that matters to businesses in 2026.

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

#ASKJIM June 2026 replay with Jim's Group CEO, Jim Penman and Joel Kleber.

Dan Cahill with a divisional update on the Jim's Mowing division.

To learn more about Jim's Mowing, call 131 546 or www.jimsmowing.com.au

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!