PlanetLaundry Podcast

Mar 01 2025 100 ep. 34 mins 7
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PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association, brings to you our podcast -- articles and interviews to make the pages of our magazine come to life. Subscribe to PlanetLaundry at www.planetlaundry.com/subscribe.

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PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 59: The House That Jake Built: A Conversation with Jake Barone of Laundry House in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mar 01 2025 46 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with store owner Jake Barone, who operates Laundry House in New York City. Barone is an entrepreneur, a real estate and construction expert, and a growth strategist with a passion for developing and scaling ventures at the

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 59: The House That Jake Built: A Conversation with Jake Barone of Laundry House in Brooklyn, N.Y. (VIDEO)

Mar 01 2025 48 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with store owner Jake Barone, who operates Laundry House in New York City. Barone is an entrepreneur, a real estate and construction expert, and a growth strategist with a passion for developing and scaling ventures at the

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 58: Hitting the Spot: A Conversation with Multi-Store Owner Tyler Purcell of The Laundry Spot

Feb 01 2025 33 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with laundry owner Tyler Purcell, who operates multiple laundromats within the Cincinnati market. Tyler is the co-owner of four, family-operated laundry locations, which are all branded as The Laundry Spot. He’s also a w

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 58: Hitting the Spot: A Conversation with Multi-Store Owner Tyler Purcell of The Laundry Spot (VIDEO)

Feb 01 2025 37 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with laundry owner Tyler Purcell, who operates multiple laundromats within the Cincinnati market. Tyler is the co-owner of four, family-operated laundry locations, which are all branded as The Laundry Spot. He’s also a w

Laundry Leaders Unfolded: An Interview with Alex Jekowsky of Cents

Jan 13 2025 59 mins  
In this episode, Alex Jekowsky, CEO & Co-Founder of Cents, and Brian Wallace, CLA President & CEO, discuss the ways innovative technologies from other industries can be applied to laundry, such as upselling through add-ons and gamification. Alex shares the value of branding, advice for customer acquisition and ways to make your store stand out from competitors. This editi

Laundry Leaders Unfolded: An Interview with Mike Schoeb of Alliance Laundry System

Jan 13 2025 42 mins  
Mike Schoeb, CEO of Alliance Laundry Systems, shares what has changed at Alliance in his 17 years and their accomplishments, such as growth outside the U.S., especially in Asia, South America and the Middle East. Mike and Brian discuss trends, such as reinvestment in the industry, attraction of a different type of investor, consolidation of the distribution market, the franchise mo

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 57: From the Heartland: How Travis Reed Built a Laundry Legacy at the ‘Crossroads of America’

Jan 01 2025 47 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with veteran laundry owner Travis Reed, who operates multiple laundromats throughout Indiana. Reed grew up in the business – with his parents purchasing their first laundromat in 1985, right after Travis was born. He wor

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 57: From the Heartland: How Travis Reed Built a Laundry Legacy at the ‘Crossroads of America’ (VIDEO)

Jan 01 2025 49 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with veteran laundry owner Travis Reed, who operates multiple laundromats throughout Indiana. Reed grew up in the business – with his parents purchasing their first laundromat in 1985, right after Travis was born. He wor

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 56: At the Helm: A Conversation with Incoming CLA Chair Rob Maes (VIDEO)

Dec 01 2024 69 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Rob Maes, the owner of Express Laundry Centers, a four-store chain in the Houston area. In 2006, after more than 20 years in corporate America, Maes wanted to start his own business and decided on the laundromat indus

PlanetLaundry Podcast, Episode 56: At the Helm: A Conversation with Incoming CLA Chair Rob Maes

Dec 01 2024 66 mins  
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the official publication of CLA. In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Rob Maes, the owner of Express Laundry Centers, a four-store chain in the Houston area. In 2006, after more than 20 years in corporate America, Maes wanted to start his own business and decided on the laundromat indus