Official California Detailing: How Much Should You Pay Employees, Building Systems, Budgeting Finances + Payroll, And More

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Dustin Wharton, owner of Official California Detailing (OCD) based out of San Diego, California. Dustin has been detailing for almost 17 years and has scaled his detailing and ceramic coating business to 465 five star reviews with 3 full employees. On the podcast Dustin talks about what he looks for in a employee, budgeting finances and payroll, daily routine as a detailing business owner, social media, and more. Time Stamps:(0:00) - Intro(1:52) - Start Of The Detailing Journey(13:54) - Finances and Payroll(25:40) - What To Look For in a Employee(37:30) - Creating Systems and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)(46:58) - Dustin's Daily Routine(53:11) - How Social Media Helps With Business(58:46) - Contracting Film(1:01:28) - Still Offering Mobile Detailing(1:05:08) - Selling Higher End Services in 2025Official California DetailingWebsite - https://www.officialcaliforniadetailing.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/official_california_detailing/Belk Detailing LLCWebsite - https://www.belkmobiledetailing.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/belkmobiledetailing/Road to $1 Million YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Roadto1MillionDetailingInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadto1milliondetailing/