BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss with Brian Scudamore: An EOFire Classic from 2022

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.

Entrepreneur and author Brian Scudamore pioneered the industry of professional junk removal with 1-800-GOT-JUNK, turning a chore into an exceptional customer service experience. Then scaled that success into two more brands, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Tell yourself the fears and worries you have and write them down. Then, talk to others about how to overcome those fears and worries.

2. You don't need to be the "idea guy". You don't need something original. You just need to be part of a winning team and be the leader and champion of that idea.

3. Determine what's the best for you. Building something from scratch is pretty exciting. But a lot of people just want to win, and the shortcut for that is franchising.

Get Brian's book on Amazon - BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss

Transcript

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0:00.0	Who's ready to rock today, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire,
0:07.6	brought to you by High Level, the All in One sales and marketing platform.
0:11.5	On today's classic episode, we'll be talking about B-Y-O-B, build your own business, be your own boss.
0:16.6	To drop these value bombs, I brought to Brian Scudamore into EO Fire Studios,
0:20.0	entrepreneur and author Brian Scudamore pioneered the industry of professional junk removal
0:24.1	with 1,800 Got Junk. He turned a chore into an exceptional customer service experience
0:29.3	and scaled that success into two more brands, Wow, One Day Painting and Shack Shine.
0:34.4	And today we talk about how you can tell yourself the fears and worries you have and write them down. Then talk to others about how to overcome those fears and worries and be on
0:41.8	your way. And oh, so much more. And the big thing for sponsoring today's episode goes to Brian and
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0:53.1	coaches and agencies, build funnels,
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1:11.0	Fire Nation, success isn't a solo journey.
1:13.6	It's about who you surround yourself with.
1:16.2	That's why I built the Freedom Circle,
1:18.6	a powerful community of entrepreneurs
1:20.4	ready to support, inspire,
1:22.4	and share the ideas that move you forward.
1:25.4	Visit Freedom-Circle.com to learn more.
1:30.7	Brian, say what's up to Fire Nation
1:33.6	and share something that you believe
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