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FlowZone Podcast is where high performers, entrepreneurs, and world-class thinkers break down the systems, habits, and mindsets that fuel peak performance — without burnout.
If you want to work smarter, perform better, and live with more energy, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the FlowZone.
How He Turned Australia's Ugliest Industry Into $10M Empire: Jacob Spencer
FlowZone
1 hour 2 minutes
2 months ago
How He Turned Australia's Ugliest Industry Into $10M Empire: Jacob Spencer
Jacob Spencer, owner and managing director of Mobile Skips approaching $10 million revenue, shares the counterintuitive strategy that transformed an "unsexy" industry: deliberately choosing businesses where customer experience doesn't exist. After learning systems mastery at McDonald's and applying it to Australia's $4.95 billion waste removal industry, Jacob reveals why targeting unsexy industries with exceptional service creates unbeatable competitive moats.
00:00 - Why Jacob chose the "unsexy" waste removal industry strategically
04:15 - How McDonald's systems training shaped his franchise philosophy
08:02 - The $4.95 billion Australian waste market and Mobile Skips' positioning
14:00 - Managing franchisee innovation vs. systematic consistency
17:19 - What franchisees must master: the "Celebrity Service" framework
23:25 - The I.A.B.C. trust model that transformed his leadership approach
30:00 - Dealing with toxic rockstars and values-based decision making
38:10 - Jacob's transition from doing everything to leading five experienced leaders
41:16 - How crippling anxiety became his biggest business challenge
46:11 - Tactical anxiety management: cold exposure and distraction vs. intellectualizing
49:07 - The personal story driving his anxiety and how therapy helped
56:32 - Balancing spare time with purpose: Street Enterprise board work
1:00:21 - Building businesses that survive beyond the founder
1:02:15 - The freedom challenge facing successful entrepreneurs
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FlowZone
FlowZone Podcast is where high performers, entrepreneurs, and world-class thinkers break down the systems, habits, and mindsets that fuel peak performance — without burnout.
If you want to work smarter, perform better, and live with more energy, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the FlowZone.