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From Marine to Multi-Territory Franchise Owner: Matthew Sarkela’s Dryer Vent Wizard Success Story
Welcome to Franchise Envy, the series where I talk to happy, successful franchise owners living their dream life. In this episode, meet Matthew Sarkela — US Marine Corps rifle instructor turned top-performing Mr. Appliance owner, and now the proud owner of three Dryer Vent Wizard territories.
We talk about:
✅ Why Dryer Vent Wizard is recession-proof & always needed
✅ How every 36 minutes a dryer fire happens (and how to prevent it)
✅ The “Messy Middle” of growing a business and how to survive it
✅ Scaling from 1 van to 5 and hitting $300K+ per van
✅ Finding your General Manager & creating the…
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