Brian Scudamore: founder and CEO 1-800-GOT-JUNK?[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]First presented in 1982, this award is conferred con·fer v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers v.tr. 1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her. upon an individual who is currently building a successful business venture. The recipient need not be an IFA Immunofluorescent assay (IFA) A blood test sometimes used to confirm ELISA results instead of using the Western blotting. In an IFA test, HIV antigen is mixed with a fluorescent compound and then with a sample of the patient's blood. member, but must exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. the "entrepreneural sprit" that franchising represents. He or she must demonstrate innovative management skills and be a risk taker tak·er n. One that takes or takes up something, such as a wager or purchase: There were no takers on the bets. taker Noun in a franchise that has been in operation for at least three years, while remaining active in his or her community. When he was just 18, Brian Scudamore Brian Scudamore (born March 16,1970) is the Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. In 1989 Scudamore started a single truck junk hauling business named The Rubbish Boys Disposal Services as a way to pay for university tuition [1]. invested $700 in an old pickup Pickup A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup." Notes: When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their truck and founded The Rubbish Boys, a company that 10 years later became 1-800-GOT-JUNK? As CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Vancouver-based company, Scudamore began franchising his brand and in just five years guided the company to expand to more than 275 franchise locations. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is now the world's largest junk removal service with more than 330 locations in three countries, 45 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and and nine Canadian provinces Noun 1. Canadian province - Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" . Scudamore's public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most tactics drove his business to the state it is today. While creating brand awareness for his company he also generated a positive awareness for franchising. As CEO, he has taken it upon himself to mentor thousands of franchisees and prospective franchise entrepreneurs. The company's corporate headquarters, the Junktion, hosts weekly tours of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? business model and offers a question and answer session guided by Scudamore himself. More than 1,500 individuals have learned about franchising through the tours. In addition to being featured in more than 4,000 news stories for its successes, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has been honored as 97th on the Franchise 500 list and tenth in Franchise Business Reviews' Top 50 list for franchisee satisfaction. Scudamore was inducted into the Young President's Organization in 2004, served on the board of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, won the Fortune Small Business Best Bosses Award and was a finalist in the 2007 Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is a VetFran participant; and Scudamore currently sits on the IFA's Franchisor Forum.
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