Presents
October 12-14, 2022 | Raleigh, North Carolina
JUNKCON ™ is the premier networking and knowledge-sharing event for the junk removal industry. Gain invaluable insights, make impactful business connections, and bring home actionable techniques to improve your company and increase revenue.
Junk Removal Authority (JRA) created JUNKCON ™ to bring together like-minded business owners to exchange ideas and learn new ways to grow their business, make more money, and live a better life.
JRA is proud to partner with Workiz to present JUNKCON ™ ’22 at the Raleigh Convention Center Oct. 12-14. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with and learn from the most successful minds in junk removal.
❝ There’s so much information that came out of this conference you cannot implement it all. But I think one of the key takeaways is to just take one item and work on it. I guarantee that one item will be worth the cost. ❞
Dan Murdock, Junk Solutions
JunkCon ™ ’22
What You Can Expect
JUNKCON ™ is a must-attend event for anyone looking to start or grow their junk removal business. With more than 500 expected attendees, JUNKCON ™ will bring together the greatest minds in the industry for three days of connecting, learning, and growing. Here’s what you can expect:
Networking
Connect with more than 500 business owners, crew managers, industry experts, and vendors that are expected to converge in North Carolina for JUNKCON™ ’22.
Knowledge-Sharing
Exchange ideas with like-minded entrepreneurs. Learn from one another’s mistakes and discover success stories that can be applied to your own business.
Million-Dollar Advice
Gain first-hand tips and advice from million-dollar junk removal business owners including Junk Removal Authority’s Lee Godbold, Sam Schick, and Christian Fowler.
Tools of the Industry
Learn about the latest software, equipment, and tools that junk removal business owners are using to streamline their workflows and cut costs. Plus, as a JUNKCON ™ attendee, you will gain exclusive access to deals from event sponsors.
Dynamic Speakers
Hear from industry-leading experts and motivational speakers who will spark ideas and motivate you to push harder and dream bigger.
Inspiration
Recharge your entrepreneurial spirit. You’ll leave JUNKCON ™ with a head full of new ideas and a strengthened network of contacts to help you grow your business.
Featured Speakers
Please see below for our featured speakers! To view speakers' topics, please see our tentative conference schedule.
Mike Michalowicz
Keynote Speaker
Mike is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, Fix This Next, and Get Different. He is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a business makeover specialist on MSNBC. He regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate.
By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies.
Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor… and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you.
Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, a powerful method to make any business run on automatic. In his 2020 release Fix This Next, Mike details the strategy businesses can use to determine what to do, in what order, to ensure healthy, fast, permanent growth (and avoid debilitating distractions). His latest book Get Different (released September 21, 2021) will give you the tools to stand out in any market.
Today, Mike leads two new multi-million-dollar ventures, as he tests his latest business research for his books. He is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Mike is a popular main stage keynote speaker on innovative entrepreneurial topics; and is the author of Get Different, Fix This Next, Clockwork, Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.
Mike Michalowicz
Keynote Speaker
Mike is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, Fix This Next, and Get Different. He is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a business makeover specialist on MSNBC. He regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate.
By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies.
Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor… and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you.
Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, a powerful method to make any business run on automatic. In his 2020 release Fix This Next, Mike details the strategy businesses can use to determine what to do, in what order, to ensure healthy, fast, permanent growth (and avoid debilitating distractions). His latest book Get Different (released September 21, 2021) will give you the tools to stand out in any market.
Today, Mike leads two new multi-million-dollar ventures, as he tests his latest business research for his books. He is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Mike is a popular main stage keynote speaker on innovative entrepreneurial topics; and is the author of Get Different, Fix This Next, Clockwork, Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.
Lee Godbold
CEO of Junk Removal Authority
Lee is the Founder and CEO of Junk Removal Authority (JRA), the leading consulting, support, and marketing agency for the junk removal industry. Lee started his career in junk removal as a one pickup truck operation in Raleigh, NC. Through hard work and a lot of trial and error, Lee and his business partner Christian Fowler, quickly grew their company Junk Doctors into a $3.5 million a year operation. After finding the right formula for success, Lee considered franchising the brand. But instead, he charted a different path – one that would help fellow independent business owners grow without the restrictions and royalties of a franchise. That’s how JRA was born. Since welcoming its first client in 2018, JRA has served more than 400 independent junk removal businesses across the United States and Canada. JRA offers a variety of services all backed by Lee’s personal experience and expertise that he acquired while building his own multi-million dollar junk removal business. Services include a startup Business Package, Digital Marketing services, a Contact Center, Virtual Assistant services, purpose-built Junk Removal Trucks, a Video Training Series, Operations Manuals, a Mastermind Group, and one-on-one Business Consulting. In addition, JRA offers free educational resources including how-to articles and more than 500 YouTube videos. In 2021, Lee founded Nth Zone ™ to expand into other industries and continue his mission to help business owners make more money and live a better life. Nth Zone ™ is currently serving clients in HVAC, Roofing and Moving.
Sam Schick
$10 Million a Year
Junk Removal Business Owner
Sam Schick built one of the largest and most successful junk removal operations in the United States. For 15 years, he ran a 25-truck, 100 employee franchise in the Chicago market that brought in more than $10 million dollars per year. Sam began his career in the optical industry, working as Regional Sales Manager for Lenscrafters for more than a decade. Then, at 48, Sam was looking to make a career change and came across the junk removal industry. After extensive research, he purchased a franchise in Chicago and built the business into the 2nd largest junk removal operation in the United States. Now, 15 years later, Sam has sold that company and is sharing the knowledge and lessons he learned as a Junk Removal Authority (JRA) Consultant. Sam likes to say that “JRA is just like a franchise, but without the teeth!” He provides a unique perspective as someone who worked within the franchise system and can show independent business owners how to compete. As a JRA Consultant, Sam leads a Mastermind Group, provides in-person training to Business Package clients and one-on-one Consultation services.
Casey Walsh
Owner + CEO of Stand Up Guys
Casey is a master at branding and maybe the largest independently owned junk removal business owner in the country! In high school, Casey dabbled in his own junk removal business which ignited his passion for entrepreneurship. After debating on going to college, Casey decided to live his entrepreneurial dream and become a full-time business owner instead. Over the last few years, Stand Up Guys has grown to over 37 trucks across 12 different locations!
Bennett J. Grove II
Owner + CEO of
Fire Dawgs Junk Removal
Watch: Interview with Bennett on JRA's YouTube Channel
Bennett Grove is the Founder, Owner and CEO of Fire Dawgs, Inc., one of the largest junk removal companies in the nation. Bennett started Fire Dawgs as a side-business while working as a full-time firefighter. Today, Fire Dawgs is a seven figure, 20+ truck operation with five locations in Indiana. Bennett plans to expand the company into an eight figure business by the end of 2026.
Bennett developed the concept of Fire Dawgs from his service in the military, having served the greatest country in the world for 6 years in the Air Force as a firefighter. After serving in the military, he transitioned his firefighting career to the civilian side working for the Department of Defense as a civilian firefighter. He currently works at Grissom Fire Department on Grissom Air Force Base. With help from his fellow firefighters, the business and concept was launched working off duty days from the firehouse with little cash and part time employees. Today, through ongoing re-investment into the business, he has a management team, lead technicians and a customer service team. Bennett will tell you what he enjoys most about the business is building leaders. However, what he loves the most in life is being a husband to his wife and a father to his two little boys.
Yoni Balan
VP of Business and Partnerships at Workiz
Yoni Balan is the VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Workiz, and a member of the Workiz Management team. He joined the company 2.5 years ago as employee #20 and helped Workiz achieve the successful growth it has experienced since then. Yoni has >15 years of experience building and leading Strategic Partnerships, Channel Sales and Business Development programs, for Fortune 500 companies and leading VC-backed startups. He's also acting as a Business Development Advisor for early stage startups, in the SaaS technology world and in the Medical Device space. Yoni and his team have built an industry leading partner program at Workiz, which consists of top ISVs, Marketplaces and Affiliate partners, which include (among others) Google, Thumbtack, Angi Home Advisor, Intuit Quickbooks and JRA.
Christian Fowler
VP + Co-Founder of Junk Doctors
Christian Fowler is Vice President and Co-Founder of Junk Doctors, a $3.5 million dollar per year junk removal business in North Carolina. Christian and co-founder Lee Godbold started the company with just one truck servicing the Raleigh area. Today, the business is a 15-truck operation serving three North Carolina metro locations: Raleigh, Charlotte, and Greensboro. As Vice President, Christian leads the operations and management of the business and plays an integral role in helping the company succeed and grow. In addition to leading Junk Doctors to success, Christian provides advice and leads training sessions for Junk Removal Authority (JRA) Business Package clients.
Ritchie W. Taylor
Partner, Manning Fulton Attorney
For over 20 years, Ritchie Taylor has led the franchise law practice at Manning Fulton where he has represented hundreds of franchisors and franchisees in their franchising activities. Ritchie’s clients benefit from his wealth of experience representing both sector leading franchisors as well as innovating emerging concepts. He has substantial experience representing franchisors in the home services industries. Ritchie represents franchisor clients as their strategic advisor through all phases of growing and protecting their brand and guides clients through mission-critical transactions. Ritchie is a recognized thought leader in franchising across the country. He was one of the first attorneys to ever be designated a Certified Franchise Executive and served on the ICFE Board of Governors. He is routinely recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Whose Who In Franchise Law as well as a top franchise law supplier by Entrepreneur magazine.
Tina Nail
President, Nailed It Business Services, LLC.
Tina Nail spent the first years of her career doing things wrong so she could spend this part of it teaching you to do it right. She started my first business in the late 90's and managed her books just fine. It was pretty simple but that wasn't the case with her 2nd business. In fact, she messed her books up so badly the first year that it cost her $7000 to have them fixed. She decided right then that she was going to learn to manage her finances correctly. After 12 years she got a job managing the books for a large non-profit. Then in 2017, when she needed more flexibility than her job allowed, she started Nailed It Business Services. She wanted to spare other business owners the frustrations I had experienced. Since then she has taught hundreds of people how to use QuickBooks, set up countless new businesses, and currently has about 100 bookkeeping and tax clients. She is also proud to say that she has committed to hiring only members of the military or their family members and currently has two amazing team members. Some of her accomplishments since starting Nailed It Business Services include: Teaching for the local Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Development Center; writing 3 segments for a Chamber of Commerce course, and being published in a national magazine for campground owners.
Michelle Campbell
Director of Strategic Alliances, BNI
Michelle Campbell has a passion for helping entrepreneurs from all industries. Why? She is an entrepreneur herself. She has experienced success along with the occasional setback through her own businesses over the years. Michelle built a successful financial planning practice and grew a firm over the last two decades. In addition, she owns and operates a business franchise in Alaska for over a decade. Her ability to help others through coaching, not telling, is why business owners and sales professionals look to her for support. She is a wife, a mother, an author, and a Michigan State Spartan. Go Green! (Go White!)
Melissa Souto
Customer Service
and Booking Expert
Melissa Souto is Director of Sales and Client Relations for the JRA Contact Center. With more than 20 years of customer service experience, Melissa is an expert on how to interact with customers and book more jobs. Melissa is the architect of the Contact Center's structure and training methods and the author of JRA's proven script on how to answer customer calls. She first came to JRA as a call agent over three years ago. During that time, Melissa took over 2,000 calls a month. She was quickly promoted to manage the Contact Center within her first year and helped grow the department into the massive success it is today. As JRA's in-house customer service expert, Melissa hosts monthly training sessions on "How to Book More Jobs on the Phone." She also provides One-on-One Training to give clients a more in-depth and personalized customer service education.
Rhodney Lamar
Director of Operations at JRA Contact Center
Rhodney Lamar is the director of operations at the JRA Contact Center. Previously. Rhodney worked in Sales and business development for an industry-leading service company in south Georgia. He comes with over 15 year’s of experience in the service industry where he honed the art of leveraging email to build a sustainable book of business.
Andy Weins
Owner, Green Up Solutions
Andy Weins is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, Cardinal Stritch graduate, and Veteran of the U.S. Army. He sets the bar for leadership by providing the blueprint for the overall direction of his companies Green Up Solutions, Camo Crew Junk Removal, and Young Guns. His vision and work ethic give all of his professional pursuits a competitive edge. Through consulting, teaching, and podcasting, he also helps his fellow entrepreneurs develop their own advantage.
Alberto Mijarez
Passionate Leader, Employee Experience & Development
Alberto has spent almost a decade in the HR/Recruiting world, with the last 6 years being in the junk removal industry for the Chicagoland market. Through his roles as People & Culture Manager, General Manager and Director of Training & Development - he helped lead the charge in taking the business from 80 employees to 200+ during his tenure! The key to finding and maintaining quality employees starts by being a servant leader who: hires right, trains right and treats right. He strongly believes that the truck team members are the key to the success of the business and to always follow the motto that “the customer experience should never exceed the employee experience.”
Ricardo Hernandez
Owner, JunkGuys DFW
Ricardo is a 15-year junk removal business expert who owns and founded the JunkGuys brand nationwide. He has also been labeled as the “original YouTuber” for junk removal for the last 12 years and his over-the-top videos have been an inspiration for many entrepreneurs looking to start a junk removal service. With over 2,500 YouTube videos streamed to date, many junk removal companies have tried to duplicate and use his YouTube channel as a platform to help grow their own business. He was the first to start the Mini dumpster service as well as the Brotherhood and Mentorship program for junk removal owners. He has managed to build a successful business by marketing 100% organically and he has never paid a penny for online lead ads. “Marketing organically has been a huge part of my business and is why I have been profitable and able to grow my business to the level it is today.”
Denise Sparks
Owner, Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling
Denise Sparks, owner of Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling, began her career in 1993 in Alton, IL. Known as "THE QUEEN OF JUNK" by her peers, she has been serving Illinois and Missouri for 29 years. Since its founding, Sparks Junk Removal has kept its promise of good quality, friendly, professional, and trustworthy junk removal and trash hauling service for residential and commercial customers. Denise's vision is for all women in the junk removal industry to be recognized as major leaders in the playing field, to know their value, and to continue being strong and passionate about their junk removal business.
Toby Stubbs
President, Wisdom Insurance
Nobody knows the junk removal insurance market better than Toby Stubbs. Toby is president of Wisdom Insurance Agency. He and his team specialize in the junk removal industry, helping business owners manage their risks and get the coverage they need at cost-saving rates. He has also developed a Driver Safety Program to help lower insurance rates across the junk removal industry. Toby began his insurance career in 2004 working for a middle-market commercial insurance agency in the Chicago suburbs. He currently resides in the Chicagoland area with his wife Sue and two children Thomas and Libby. He enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, golfing, and attending sporting events.
John Aguirre
Owner, Happy Junk Removal
After years of working a corporate job, John decided to give entrepreneurship a shot. After running a power washing, hood cleaning, and parking lot sweeping business, he found his calling in junk removal. In 8 years he has built a million-dollar business with Happy Junk Removal in Mesa, Arizona. John enjoys mentoring and talking with other junk removal business owners about systems and processes to improve their profitability. John has mentored several successful junk removal start-up companies by sharing his process and approach to junk removal.
Joe Weidman
Owner, JUNK Relief Chicago
Joe started Junk Relief more than 15 years ago and has worked with more than 50,000 homeowners and businesses throughout the Chicagoland area. His passion for starting a business in junk removal stemmed from seeing the need to do things differently. Joe prides himself on his company's model to provide unexpectedly professional service. With core values like Ownership, Professionalism, and Open Communication, he has led his company to become the largest locally-owned junk removal company in Chicago.
Drew Douglass
Owner, Junk Dawgs
In just two years, Drew Douglass has built Junk Dawgs into a growing 4-truck operation serving California’s Inland Empire region. Drew began working for a moving company and noticed that many customers also needed junk removal services. He approached his employer about providing the service but was turned down. That’s when Junk Dawgs was born. Despite having no previous business experience and being just 23 years old, Drew is rapidly growing his company. Earlier this year, his brother was able to quit his teaching job to come on board as a co-owner and vice president of Junk Dawgs.
Lee Godbold
CEO of Junk Removal Authority
Sam Schick
$10 Million a Year
Junk Removal Business Owner
Casey Walsh
Owner + CEO of Stand Up Guys
Bennett J. Grove II
Owner + CEO of
Fire Dawgs Junk Removal
Yoni Balan
VP of Business and Partnerships at Workiz
Christian Fowler
VP + Co-Founder of Junk Doctors
Ritchie W. Taylor
Partner, Manning Fulton Attorney
Tina Nail
President, Nailed It Business Services, LLC.
Michelle Campbell
Director of Strategic Alliances, BNI
Stefanie Watkins
NAPO NC President
Melissa Souto
Customer Service
and Booking Expert
Rhodney Lamar
Director of Operations at JRA Contact Center
Andy Weins
Owner, Green Up Solutions
Alberto Mijarez
Passionate Leader, Employee Experience & Development
Ricardo Hernandez
Owner, JunkGuys DFW
Denise Sparks
Owner, Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling
Toby Stubbs
President, Wisdom Insurance
John Aguirre
Owner, Happy Junk Removal
Jamar Christian
Owner, Junk Removal Rangers
Joe Weidman
Owner, JUNK Relief Chicago
Drew Douglass
Owner, Junk Dawgs
Schedule
Below is a tentative schedule of JUNKCON ™ '22. Stay tuned for our Breakout Session Topics to be announced later this summer. Please note that events, speakers, and topics are subject to change.
Kick off the conference with live music, drinks, and camaraderie with your fellow JUNKCON ™ attendees! This is the ULTIMATE networking event for the junk removal industry. Mingle with our featured speakers, meet fellow attendees and enjoy live music by local favorite The Shakedown Band. Admittance to the Networking Reception requires an additional ticket and includes two drinks per ticket. You can purchase tickets on our registration page.
The Shakedown Band
Visit our Exhibitor Hall at the Raleigh Convention Center to learn about services, tools, and organizations that can help your business grow. Some exhibitors will offer special discounts to JUNKCON ™ attendees.
Mezzanine – Raleigh Convention Center
Enjoy complimentary breakfast with JRA’s Lee Godbold, Sam Schick, and other featured guests and speakers. By Invitation Only.
Networking Room – Raleigh Convention Center
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Achieving the American Dream: How to Grow Your Business, Make More Money and Live a Better Life
Lee Godbold, Founder of JUNKCON™, Junk Removal Authority, Junk Doctors, and Specialty Truck Bodies
Every great American business begins with just the spark of an idea. It’s the job of an entrepreneur to fan that flame to full fruition. Lee Godbold has a proven record of turning ideas into reality – from building his own multi-million dollar junk removal company to creating the industry’s first franchise alternative model (Junk Removal Authority), and launching JUNKCON™ last year. In sharing his story, Lee will inspire you to dream bigger and push harder to achieve his vision of the American dream – to grow your business, make more money, and live a better life.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Q+A with Bennett Grove and Casey Walsh
Bennett Grove, Owner + CEO of Fire Dawgs Junk Removal
Casey Walsh, Owner + CEO of Stand Up Guys
Running a junk removal business can be extremely lucrative and fulfilling, but it also has its hardships. Join Casey Walsh of Stand Up Guys and Bennett Grove of Fire Dawgs for an in-depth Q+A session to learn about their junk removal experience.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Take this time to network with attendees or visit our Exhibitor Hall
Growing Your Business with Workiz: Schedule Jobs, Dispatch, Invoice, and Get Paid All in One Place
Yoni Balan, VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Workiz
Christian Fowler, VP of Junk Doctors
It’s difficult to manage all of the moving parts of your business, especially as your company grows and you have multiple teams on the road. Disorganized calendars, confusing scheduling processes, and multiple means of booking are just a few examples of common inefficiencies that lead to costly mistakes and leave money on the table.
Yoni Balan is the VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Workiz, and a member of the Workiz Management team. He joined the company 2.5 years ago as employee #20 and helped Wokriz achieve the successful growth it has experienced since then, Yoni has > 15 years of experience building and leading Strategic Partnerships, Channel Sales and Business Development programs, for Fortune 500 companies and leading VC-backed startups. He’s also acting as a Business Development Advisor for early-stage startups, in the SaaS technology world, and in the Medical Device space.Yoni and his team have built an industry-leading partner program at Workiz, which consists of top ISVs, Marketplaces, and Affiliate partners, which include (among others) Google, Thumbtack, Angi Home Advisor, Intuit Quickbooks, and JRA.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Proven Methods to Lower Your Truck Insurance Rates
Tony Stubb, Wisdom Insurance
Lee Godbold, CEO of Junk Removal Authority (JRA)
Careless junk removal truck drivers across the nation are causing you to pay higher insurance rates, but lowering your rates is possible! Junk removal coverage specialist Toby Stubbs of Wisdom Insurance and JRA founder Lee Godbold will demonstrate how you can implement a new driver safety program to lower your insurance rates.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Concession stands will be open with food available to purchase. You can also dine at one of the many restaurants located in downtown Raleigh.
How to Leverage Email Marketing to Get Commercial Clients – Rhodney Lamar, Main Stage
The Types of Insurance You Don’t Know About That Will Save You and Your Junk Removal Business – Toby Stubbs, Room 204
How to Strategically Grow Your Business Through Franchising – Ritchie Taylor, Room 203
Optimizing Your SEO – Garrett Zafuto, Room 201
Use this time to visit the Exhibitor Hall and network with attendees before making your way to the next session.
How to Avoid 20 Years of Mistakes – Joe Weidman and Sam Schick, Main Stage
How Sonoma Strong Built a Massive Junk Removal Youtube Channel – Matt and JoJo, Room 203
Getting the Most Out of Each Phone Call – Melissa Souto, Room 201
7.5 Ways to Grow Your Business Through Networking – Michelle Campbell, Room 205
Get to Know Your Local Professional Organizer: A Way to Increase Your Bottom Line – Stefanie Watkins, Room 204
Use this time to visit the Exhibitor Hall and network with attendees before making your way to the next session.
Junk Removal HR: Hiring, Managing, and Retaining Good Employees
Representatives from ADP
Finding and managing good employees can be grueling work, even for the toughest junk removal business owners. As a global leader in payroll and HR solutions, ADP has the answers and advice you need to make employment management easy for both you and your employees. ADP is trusted by more than 920,000 clients worldwide and is the industry-leading expert in online payroll and HR solutions, taxes, compliance, benefits administration, and more. Learn from their team of small business experts and discover valuable solutions for your junk removal business.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Q&A Panel: Masterminds of Junk Removal
Broaden your perspective from our Q&A panel of trail-blazing junk removal business owners. They’ll answer your questions and share their hard-earned advice on how they are building successful businesses.
- John Aguirre, Happy Junk Removal in Mesa, Arizona
- Jamar Christian, Junk Removal Rangers in Orlando, Florida
- Drew Douglass, Junk Dawgs in Redlands, California
- Denise Sparks, Sparks Junk Removal & Hauling in Alton, Illinois
- Joe Weidman, JUNK Relief Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Visit our Exhibitor Hall at the Raleigh Convention Center to learn about services, tools, and organizations that can help your business grow. Some exhibitors will offer special discounts to JUNKCON ™ attendees.
Mezzanine – Raleigh Convention Center
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
If You Build It, They Will Come: Creating Capacity for Your Junk Removal Business to Flourish
Sam Schick, $10 Million a Year Junk Removal Business Owner
You can’t run an eight-figure junk removal business with one truck and no team. Sam Schick knows that firsthand. In 15 years, Sam and his team built a 25-truck, 100-employee junk removal company that serviced 26,000 customers annually and brought in over $10 million in revenue per year. Sam will share his specific insights of how to listen to your business and when to build capacity in all aspects of your company. Through Sam’s demonstrated method on capacity planning, you will discover how to prepare your business for accelerated, but sustainable growth. Topics covered include: Customer Capacity, Scheduling Capacity, Pricing Capacity, Management Capacity, Staffing Capacity, Business Hours Capacity, Truck Capacity, Sales Capacity, Physical Office/Warehouse Capacity, and Marketing Capacity.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Take this time to network with attendees or visit our Exhibitor Hall
Turn to Your Neighbor and Discuss
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Profit First: How to Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
Mike Michalowicz, Author and Entrepreneur
Learn how to channel your normal entrepreneurial behaviors to drive profitability. Mike is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and the author of Profit First, a game-changing method that can transform your business from a cash-eating monster to a money-making machine. As a business grows, it often faces the dilemma of expenses increasing at the same rate as sales. This can make profit seem elusive. While most business teachings will tell you the solution is to change your habits, Mike believes that’s unrealistic. Instead, Profit First focuses on changing the structure around you so you can channel any former “bad habits” into your biggest ally. If you employ the system and keep doing what you’ve always done, you will start driving profits 24 hours after the JUNKCON™ presentation.
Attendees will receive a free copy of Mike’s book Profit First and can have it signed by him immediately after his presentation.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
At this time, we will be taking a group photo of everyone at JUNKCON™ ’22! Please come to the Main Stage area for a quick photo.
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Concession stands will be open with food available to purchase. You can also dine at one of the many restaurants located in downtown Raleigh.
Get More Jobs, Increase Profits, Reduce Expenses – Christian Fowler and Sam Schick, Main Stage
87,000 Reasons You Need to Nail Your Bookkeeping – Tina Nail, Room 205
Recycling and Warehouse Operations – Andy Weins, Room 203
Workiz Best Practices for Junk Removal Businesses – Yoni Balan, Room 204
The Staffing Problem: How to Find New Employees – Alberto Mijarez, Room 201
Use this time to visit the Exhibitor Hall and network with attendees before making your way to the next session.
Ricardo Hernandez, Owner of JunkGuys DFW and the “Original YouTuber” in Junk Removal
Ricardo is a 15-year junk removal business expert who owns and founded the JunkGuys brand nationwide. He has also been labeled as the “original YouTuber” for junk removal for the last 12 years and his over-the-top videos have been an inspiration for many entrepreneurs looking to start a junk removal service. With over 2,500 YouTube videos streamed to date, many junk removal companies have tried to duplicate and use his YouTube channel as a platform to help grow their own business. He was the first to start the Mini dumpster service as well as the Brotherhood and Mentorship program for junk removal owners. He has managed to build a successful business by marketing 100% organically and he has never paid a penny for online lead ads. “Marketing organically has been a huge part of my business and is why I have been profitable and able to grow my business to the level it is today.”
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
Use this time to visit the Exhibitor Hall and network with attendees before leaving JUNKCON™ ’22!
Main Stage – Raleigh Convention Center
❝JUNKCON ™ was awesome. It was really cool to interact with other guys in the industry from all over the country. Everyone is so encouraging and uplifting. It’s just a great environment. ❞
Joseph Lambert, Joseph’s Junk Removal
Hotel + Travel
JUNKCON ™ '22 will take place at the Raleigh Convention Center (RCC) in the heart of downtown Raleigh, NC. The centrally located facility is within walking distance of award-winning restaurants, nightlife, music venues, shops, and parks. To see all that downtown has to offer, check out the Visit Raleigh website. A list of suggested attractions will be provided prior to the conference.
Raleigh Convention Center
Hotel Accommodations
The Raleigh Convention Center is conveniently located next to several downtown hotels. The nearest accommodations include the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, the Raleigh Marriott City Center, and the Residence Inn by Marriott Raleigh Downtown.
Please note that the special-rate block of rooms at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel is sold out.
Nearest Airport
If you are traveling by air, the nearest airport is Raleigh–Durham International, located about 25 minutes from the Raleigh Convention Center and Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. Please note that shuttle services will not be provided. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel to and from events.
Our Sponsors
JUNKCON ™ ‘22 is proud to partner with the following sponsors to make this event possible. Sponsorship benefits include opportunities to present, exhibition booth space, event registration, and more. To become a JUNKCON ™ sponsor, contact Matt Merry at 919-617-1975 or matthew@junkra.com.
JUNKCON ™ FAQs
Please see below for frequently asked questions about JUNKCON ™ '22. If you have any other inquiries about the conference, please contact the event's coordinator Matt Merry at matthew@junkra.com.
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JUNKCON ™ ’21 Highlights
Last year, Junk Removal Authority hosted the first-ever JUNKCON ™. The one-of-a-kind event received an enormous response and had to be moved from its original location at JRA Headquarters to an event space in Raleigh. With just two months of planning, the inaugural conference brought more than 130 junk removal business owners, team members, and industry experts together for two days of learning and networking. We are thrilled to be able to expand the event this year to a much larger audience and with more speakers, educational topics, and exhibitors.
❝ It’s hard to pinpoint everything I’ve learned. I’ve taken in so much information. The opportunity to exchange ideas with the other business owners, and the advice we’ve gotten from the speakers … those things are going to stick with me. I’m eager to learn more. ❞
Brent Dirden, Trash N Dash
