In this episode, CLA President and CEO Brian Wallace sits down with Joel Jorgensen, Vice President of Sales at Girbau North American, to discuss trends in the laundry industry. Jorgensen joined Continental in 1997 as regional sales manager and later served as director of sales and marketing before taking on his current role in 2006. Jorgensen has g…

In this episode, CLA President and CEO Brian Wallace sits down with Joel Jorgensen, Vice President of Sales at Girbau North American, to discuss trends in the laundry industry. Jorgensen joined Continental in 1997 as regional sales manager and later served as director of sales and marketing before taking on his current role in 2006. Jorgensen has g…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with John MacKrell, founder and chief executive officer of HappyNest, a national laundry pickup-and-delivery service brand. MacKrell, a former investment banker and active duty Army officer, started in …

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with John MacKrell, founder and chief executive officer of HappyNest, a national laundry pickup-and-delivery service brand. MacKrell, a former investment banker and active duty Army officer, started in …

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Jason Dodge, the owner of Quick Wash Laundromats, a three-store chain in Milwaukee, Wis. In addition, Jason has been active with CLA’s LaundryCares Foundation – hosting a couple of Free…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Jason Dodge, the owner of Quick Wash Laundromats, a three-store chain in Milwaukee, Wis. In addition, Jason has been active with CLA’s LaundryCares Foundation – hosting a couple of Free…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with John Buni and David Griffith-Jones, co-founders of CleanCloud, which is a leading point-of-sale and pickup-and-delivery software and management system built specifically for the laundry industry. B…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with John Buni and David Griffith-Jones, co-founders of CleanCloud, which is a leading point-of-sale and pickup-and-delivery software and management system built specifically for the laundry industry. B…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Jamie Sewell, the owner of Clean Vibes Laundry Company in Tampa, Fla. Jamie has more than a decade of experience in the commercial laundry industry and has worked with hundreds of laund…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Jamie Sewell, the owner of Clean Vibes Laundry Company in Tampa, Fla. Jamie has more than a decade of experience in the commercial laundry industry and has worked with hundreds of laund…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with multi-store operator Omer Khan, co-owner of Skyline Laundromats, a four-store chain in the Atlanta metro area. Khan has partnered with his father, Abdul, who has been in the laundry bus…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with multi-store operator Omer Khan, co-owner of Skyline Laundromats, a four-store chain in the Atlanta metro area. Khan has partnered with his father, Abdul, who has been in the laundry bus…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Nishant Jain and Thibault Corens, co-founders of Presso, which is a venture-backed company that has been unveiling new garment-care technology for today’s laundromat owners…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Nishant Jain and Thibault Corens, co-founders of Presso, which is a venture-backed company that has been unveiling new garment-care technology for today’s laundromat owners…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Steve Marcionetti, president of Card Concepts Inc. With 25 years in the vended laundry industry, Steve has pioneered products that have helped transition laundry payment be…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Steve Marcionetti, president of Card Concepts Inc. With 25 years in the vended laundry industry, Steve has pioneered products that have helped transition laundry payment be…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with multi-store owner Peter Mayberry, who operates the growing 10-laundromat Anytime Laundry chain, headquartered in Omaha, Neb. Peter shares what to look for in a laundry loca…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with multi-store owner Peter Mayberry, who operates the growing 10-laundromat Anytime Laundry chain, headquartered in Omaha, Neb. Peter shares what to look for in a laundry loca…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Jennifer Whitney, vice president of business development for Eastern Funding LLC, based in New York City. Whitney has been involved in the laundry industry for 25 years – d…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Jennifer Whitney, vice president of business development for Eastern Funding LLC, based in New York City. Whitney has been involved in the laundry industry for 25 years – d…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Sharon Brinks, the owner of The Laundry Station, a laundromat based in Wichita, Kan. – as well as Laundry Express, which is her company’s separate pickup-and-delivery opera…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Sharon Brinks, the owner of The Laundry Station, a laundromat based in Wichita, Kan. – as well as Laundry Express, which is her company’s separate pickup-and-delivery opera…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Mark Csordos, the owner of the Washing Well laundromat in Matawan, N.J. Mark is a longtime entrepreneur who has owned a number of businesses through the years – including a…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Mark Csordos, the owner of the Washing Well laundromat in Matawan, N.J. Mark is a longtime entrepreneur who has owned a number of businesses through the years – including a…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Ryan Spicer, a multi-store operator with locations in the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania markets. Spicer grew up in his family’s bicycle business and also spent 13 …

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Ryan Spicer, a multi-store operator with locations in the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania markets. Spicer grew up in his family’s bicycle business and also spent 13 …

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Kent Wales from Spokane, Wash. He and his wife, Monica, are the owners of Happy Laundry & Dry Cleaning – a company that specializes in commercial laundry, personal laundry,…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Kent Wales from Spokane, Wash. He and his wife, Monica, are the owners of Happy Laundry & Dry Cleaning – a company that specializes in commercial laundry, personal laundry,…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Amy Martinez-Monfort, founder and CEO of Tampa Laundry Company. Amy is a Florida native who attended Florida State University for her undergraduate degree and the Universit…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Amy Martinez-Monfort, founder and CEO of Tampa Laundry Company. Amy is a Florida native who attended Florida State University for her undergraduate degree and the Universit…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Alaa Elbanna, co-owner of Bubbles Are Us, a five-store chain in the New York/New Jersey area – in which he has been a partner with his father for the last 20 years. In addi…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Alaa Elbanna, co-owner of Bubbles Are Us, a five-store chain in the New York/New Jersey area – in which he has been a partner with his father for the last 20 years. In addi…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Joe Dan Reed, the owner of the Splash ’Em Out laundromat chain in Lexington, Ky. Splash ’Em Out is a nine-store operation, serving the greater Lexington area, which also fe…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Joe Dan Reed, the owner of the Splash ’Em Out laundromat chain in Lexington, Ky. Splash ’Em Out is a nine-store operation, serving the greater Lexington area, which also fe…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Ross Dodds, co-owner of Luxe Laundries, a 13-store laundromat chain serving the greater Los Angeles area. In addition, Luxe is opening a new 6,000-square-foot facility dedi…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Ross Dodds, co-owner of Luxe Laundries, a 13-store laundromat chain serving the greater Los Angeles area. In addition, Luxe is opening a new 6,000-square-foot facility dedi…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace, who has served laundry operators for more than 30 years through his work at the CLA. The two discuss some of the p…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace, who has served laundry operators for more than 30 years through his work at the CLA. The two discuss some of the p…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Craig Dakauskas, senior vice president of Alliance Laundry Systems. This is Craig’s second stint with Alliance. He served as the company’s national sales manager from 2002-…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Waleed Cope, the owner and operator of The Soap Box – laundry, drycleaning and sneaker-cleanin…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Waleed Cope, the owner and operator of The Soap Box – laundry, drycleaning and sneaker-cleanin…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with brothers Lee and Luke Williford, the third-generation operators of The Wash House laundromat c…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with brothers Lee and Luke Williford, the third-generation operators of The Wash House laundromat c…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with “The Laundromat Millionaire” Dave Menz – author, laundry coach, and the owner of Queen City La…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with “The Laundromat Millionaire” Dave Menz – author, laundry coach, and the owner of Queen City La…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Brandon Schlichter, the founder and CEO of Investment Joy. Mr. Schlichter is an investor focus…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this special episode, recorded in San Diego at CLA’s 2023 Excellence in Laundry Conference, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Brandon Schlichter, the founder and CEO of Investment Joy. Mr. Schlichter is an investor focus…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Alex Jekowsky, the CEO and co-founder of Cents, an all-in-one software platform created to help laundromat owners grow, manage, and better understand their businesses. Alex…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Alex Jekowsky, the CEO and co-founder of Cents, an all-in-one software platform created to help laundromat owners grow, manage, and better understand their businesses. Alex…

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Matt Gabris, a chief safety and environmental executive for the food and beverage industries, as well as industry safety chair for the American Bakers Association. In addit…