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Jim's Podcast
by Jim's Group
Jim's does podcasting as well? Yes, we do! The official podcast of Australia's largest franchise, the Jim's Group. Hosted by Joel Kleber with episodes frequently featuring Jim's Group CEO & Founder, Jim Penman plus other members of the Jim's Family. Our podcast episodes consist of our Facebook live show called #ASKJIM, franchisee and franchisor interviews plus a lot more! We also have a large number of video episodes that can be found on our YouTube channel as well. To learn more about the company and Jim's story visit www.jims.net
Episodes
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Jim's Cleaning franchise: $2 an hour staff vs $20,000 splits
Jim's Cleaning franchisees make $2 to $3 an hour from each employee and up to $20,000 from a single split, and the division is rebuilding its training around those numbers. Haydar Hussein is the divisional franchisor of the Jim's Cleaning Group and has been with Jim's since 2001. He joins Joel...
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He runs his Jim's Mowing franchise from a different country every month?
Julian runs a Jim's Mowing franchise in Sydney South and travels to a different country every month. He batches three to four weeks of work, then flies out for five to seven days.He is nearly four years in. Around 70 regular lawns, plus 20 to 30 gutter jobs on a six to twelve month cycle. Most of...
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Inside the New Jim's Training Program with Mike Davenport
Mike Davenport ran the Jim's Group training program for many years, moved to Bali, and has now returned to run the course again. His first session back, the stage flooded and the power went out. Jim Penman found a dry spot and spoke for an hour. Since then Mike has rewritten the whole course.…
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#ASKJIM Q & A Replay from September 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
#ASKJIM Q & A Replay from September 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber.
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How window cleaners can pre-book $108K without a single new lead - Interview with Skagen Fielding
A Jim's Window and Pressure Cleaning franchise doing $96,000 a year could start year three with $108,000 of work already booked. No new leads. No extra ad spend. Skagan shows exactly how.Skagan runs his own Jim's Window & Pressure Cleaning franchise in Queensland and took over as regional...
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His heart surgeon said Jim's Mowing added 10 years to his life
Harry Parker bought a Jim's Mowing franchise at 69. Two years later, his heart surgeon told him the work had added 10 years to his life. He works about 32 hours a week, runs 87 regular clients and mows alongside his daughters.In this episode of the Jim's Mowing podcast, Harry explains how he grew...
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#ASKJIM Facebook Live Q & A with Jim Penman Replay September 2026
#ASKJIM Facebook Live Q & A with Jim Penman Replay September 2026
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Knocked back for a pay rise, so he bought a Jim's Mowing franchise
Nathan asked his boss for a pay rise after getting married. The answer was no, so he quit and bought a Jim's Mowing franchise in Melbourne. Twelve months later, he earns 10 times what he made as a plumbing labourer.Nathan grew up helping his dad, a Jim's Mowing franchisee for 28 years, and never...
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Jim's Mowing franchise review two years in with Garry from the Gold Coast
A $12 lead turned into a customer worth $70,000 a year for Jim's Mowing franchisee Garry. This episode of the Jim's Mowing Podcast is a two year update from the Gold Coast. Garry first appeared six weeks in, after 25 years in IT sales. He now services 55 regular clients plus real estate work and…
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A Jim's Mowing franchisee did $450k in his first year?
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…
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Leaving the defence force and joining Jim's Pool Care? Interview with James Middleton
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…
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I tried independent, then went with Jim's Window & Pressure Cleaning - Interview with Matt Deal
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...
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14 years with Jim's Mowing: franchisee to franchisor - Interview with Jim's Mowing
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...
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Jim's Garage Doors franchise review from a franchisee
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...
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#ASKJIM from our August 2026 new franchisee training with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
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.
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Builders earn twice as much with us. Robert Young explains
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…
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Jordans Mowing shares his story and how he has built a massive following online!
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.
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Why small businesses are ditching 12 IT bills for one
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...
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27 years in Jim's Mowing, why do I stay? Interview with Grant Osborne
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...
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18 Month Update with Mitch from Jim's Mowing (Income/Profit)
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…
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#ASKJIM Q & A with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber - July, 2026
#ASKJIM replay with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber.
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From Pet Patrol to Dog Wash to Franchisor in 5 Years
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...
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From Anytime Fitness to Jim's Cleaning Franchisor, Interview with Carmen Cook
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
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"Coaching, literally saved my life" - Interview with James Haywood from Jim's Life Coaching
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
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Why did Tyronne De Silva win our Jim's Lifetime Achievement award? He reveals why!
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...
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Jim's Mowing Franchisor shares his regional update and some great stories about his franchise owners progress
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
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AI, Marketing and the importance of Google Reviews for franchisees
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.
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Jim's Building Inspector shares all! Interview with Eddy Tsai from Jim's Building Inspections Box Hill
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
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#ASKJIM June 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
#ASKJIM June 2026 replay with Jim's Group CEO, Jim Penman and Joel Kleber.
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Jim's Mowing Divisional Update with Dan Cahill, June 2026
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
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10 years with Jim's Car Detailing! Why does he stay? Interview with Tebeen
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.
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The first 6 weeks in Jim's Mowing as a franchisee, what is it really like?
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
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10 years with Jim's Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing! Interview with Gus Barrilarro
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!
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Jim's Dog Wash - Interview with Divisional Franchisor, Sharon Connell
Thinking about joining Jim's Dog Wash? This is the interview for you! Sharon Connell, tells you everything you need to know about starting a Jim's Dog Wash franchise and who succeeds.
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Jim's Life Coaching with 3 coaches sharing what they know on how you can improve your life!
Hear from Sue, James and Craig who are coaches with our Jim's Life Coaching division. They share a lot of free knowledge and have a great free 60-minute introduction call offer at the moment. To claim it, just call 131 546.
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Lloyd Richardson: how he tripled Jim's Bookkeeping in 7 years
Lloyd Richardson took over Jim's Bookkeeping in 2018 with around 20 franchisees. Seven years later, the division has more than 67 franchisees, 9 regional franchisors, and just became the first division in the network to earn the 50-franchisee plaque on the Jim's training room wall. Lloyd is a...
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How a Jim's Hazmat franchisee did $750k in year two
One Jim's Hazmat franchisee did $750,000 in revenue in his second year while taking three months off. In this episode Joel sits down with Gary, the Jim's Hazmat franchisor, and Jason, the national franchise manager, to break down what is one of the fastest growing and least understood divisions...
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Jim's Handyman NZ - Robert Young: how to recession-proof a trade business in NZ
Robert Young brought Jim's Building Maintenance and Jim's Handyman to New Zealand five years ago. His teams are now the market leader nationally, booked months out in Wellington and Christchurch while independent builders are calling him asking for work. Robert joins Joel on the Jim's podcast to...
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Jim's Cleaning NZ - The Unserviced Leads Strategy That Built a Top Jim's Cleaning Franchise
What's the real strategy a top Jim's Cleaning franchisee used to build their business? Not ads. Not leaflets. The unserviced leads report. In this episode Janille, head trainer for Jim's Cleaning New Zealand, sits down with Joel Kleber to break down how she and her husband went from bookkeeper…
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Jim's Mowing - 10 years a franchisee. One check-up changed everything.
Damian Bush felt fit, coached footy, hit the gym, and weighed 80kg. Then a routine check found his resting heart rate sitting at 137 and he was in emergency heart surgery the next day. Damian has been a Jim's Mowing franchisee in Tasmania for nearly 10 years and supports the Tassie network...
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#ASKJIM May 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
#ASKJIM May 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
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$19,800 Fine for Not Updating a Website Nobody Uses Formula - Interview with Jay Westbury CEO of the FCA
A franchisor recently copped a $19,800 fine for failing to update an entry on a government website nobody uses. Jay Westbury is the CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia. He returns to the show to walk through the regulatory changes hitting Australian franchising right now. The episode covers...
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Jim's Cleaning - Yash hit 3x the income guarantee in his first month
What does the first 30 days as a Jim's Cleaning franchisee actually look like? For Yash, it looked like three times the income guarantee, six staff hired, and not a single leaflet dropped. Yash came into Jim's Cleaning with six years of marketing experience and a plan to run his own lead...
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Payday Super starts 1 July: what every franchise needs to do now
A franchisor now gets fined when one of their franchisees underpays staff, even when the franchisor had nothing to do with it. Payday Super kicks in 1 July and means super contributions must clear within 7 days of every pay run, not quarterly. The salary buffer rule that most employers rely on to...
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Jim's Electrical - $620 a month, 50 leads. The maths every sparky needs to see
Independent electricians in Australia are paying $4,000 to $5,000 a month to generate roughly half the leads Jim's Electrical delivers for $620. Cam Scott has run Jim's Electrical for 18 years and sits down with Joel to lay out the real numbers behind the division. He covers the fee structure…
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Jim's Hazardous Material Removal - From Aldi to $250k: Sean's first year with Jim's Hazmat
Sean went from 10 years managing an Aldi supermarket to $250,000 in his first year as a Jim's Hazmat franchisee, with no trade background and no prior business experience. Sean joins Joel on the Jim's Group Podcast to break down how he built one of the fastest-growing runs in the Jim's Hazmat...
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Jim's Building Inspections Roundtable Discussion with 3 Franchisees!
Laura, Andreas, Peter and Sam from Jim's Building Inspections have a chat about how they run their business, the industry and how being a franchisee has been for them personally in this open franchisee roundtable.
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Jim's Cleaning Group - CEO, Ali Olmez shares the Groups plans for 2026
Ali Olmez, CEO of Jim's Cleaning Group, joined us in the studio to share the Jim's Cleaning Group's plans for 2026. A must listen for anyone thinking about joining Jim's.
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#ASKJIM March 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
#ASKJIM March 2026 with Jim Penman and Joel Kleber
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Jim's Cleaning - Will they overtake Jim's Mowing by the end of next year? Interview with Haydar Hussein.
Haydar's back for 2026 with a whole bunch of updates about the Jim's Cleaning Group. To learn more about joining us, visit www.jims.net
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jim's does podcasting as well? Yes, we do! The official podcast of Australia's largest franchise, the Jim's Group. Hosted by Joel Kleber with episodes frequently featuring Jim's Group CEO & Founder, Jim Penman plus other members of the Jim's Family. Our podcast episodes consist of our Facebook live show called #ASKJIM, franchisee and franchisor interviews plus a lot more! We also have a large number of video episodes that can be found on our YouTube channel as well. To learn more about the company and Jim's story visit www.jims.net
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