Brian Scudamore

Business leader, Entrepreneur

Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Brian is a serial entrepreneur, known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Since conquering that market, he’s gone on to apply the O2E (ordinary to exceptional) formula to the painting and home-detailing industry with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. Currently, he’s at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia. He’s a respected industry leader and speaker, well-known in the business community for his belief in people and passion for innovation. His companies have made celebrated appearances on ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. Brian’s story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and he contributes regularly to other noteworthy publications. Brian is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, and has attended programs offered by MIT for several years. If he’s not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he’s biking or hanging out with his family in Vancouver, BC.

People. At our headquarters in Vancouver, we have “It’s all about people” in the front entrance of our office, in huge vinyl letters. By posting it on the wall for everyone to see, we're constantly reminded of our commitment to create a people-focused culture. To ensure we're fulfilling this promise, we have created a 101 Life Goals program, which offers employees an opportunity to document and share their biggest, wildest dreams -- and even complete them together. Our Leadership Way takes care of developing people professionally -- we aim to promote from within. By focusing on peoples' personal and professional dreams, we've created a culture where people are happy, hardworking, and hungry for success.

The "Can You Imagine?" wall is all about accomplishing something that seems impossible. By writing down big, hairy, audacious goals where we can see them so we're reminded of what we're working towards, we stay inspired to achieve those blue-sky dreams. The wall came about when a PR Manager at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? imagined that the brand would be on the side of Starbucks cups during the "The Way I See It Campaign." Through her determination, she got our company on the cups, which were distributed to millions around the world. Now, Brian has installed a "Can You Imagine?" wall at his company's headquarters in Vancouver. Staff with big goals are encouraged to write them on the wall -- and celebrate when they're achieved. He has also installed CYI walls in his children's school, and facilitated "dreaming sessions" to encourage children to think outside the box about what they want their futures to look like. "Can You Imagine?" is all about letting yourself envision a bright, bold future and achieving what you thought was impossible.

Business, Entrepreneurship, Franchising, Goal setting and visualization, Leadership, Small Business

Cooking (especially Italian), photography, organizing my schedule down to a "T"