Before the podcast network, before the businesses, Jeremy Hanson drove a truck-washing route through the Wisconsin winter. Twenty hour days in snow and single digit temperatures, pressure washer lines freezing solid, soaked…
Listen to the episode"It'll only take an extra ten minutes." Jeremy Hanson shows how that one sentence can cost a 22-technician company $154,440 to $228,800 a year and up to $1.14 million over five.
Listen to the episodeThinking about starting a service business in 2026? The data says this is YOUR year—and waiting could cost you the market. In this episode, entrepreneur and podcaster Jeremy Hanson breaks down the…
Listen to the episodeThe best leaders sometimes get labeled the bad guy. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, that label gets pulled apart. Firing a long-time employee, raising prices when costs jump,…
Listen to the episodeIt is not the weather. It is not the slow season. It is not the competitor with the newer truck. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, the silent killer…
Listen to the episodeFiber is being built across the country, and there are not enough people who can splice it. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, fiber optic splicing is treated as…
Listen to the episodeAn idea is not a business until somebody pays. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson — Episode 2 of the “10 Steps to Know You’re Ready” series — validation…
Listen to the episodeThe kitchen is the business. If the layout is wrong, every ticket is slower and every shift is hotter than it needs to be. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy…
Listen to the episodeYour mouth is a tool. Used well, it leads. Used sloppy, it costs jobs, trust, and the room. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, “speaking success” is not a…
Listen to the episodeIf you look like every other truck on the block, you compete on price. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, differentiation is the work of becoming the obvious choice…
Listen to the episodeThe number in the daydream is never the number on the receipt. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, startup cost is treated as the whole stack: registration, tools, insurance,…
Listen to the episodeA truck and a logo are not proof. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, ten steps to test whether a home service idea can live in your actual town…
Listen to the episodeSomebody has to clean the cans. In this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, trash bin cleaning is treated as a real service business: what it can pay, what it costs…
Listen to the episodeWicked Movie: We dive into the debate surrounding the upcoming Wicked movie and its cultural impact. Plus, excitement builds for Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King prequel Black Bears in Missouri - An-in-depth…
Listen to the episodeWork, Risk, Politics & the People Who Keep America MovingIn this episode of Optimized Entrepreneur with Jeremy Hanson, Jeremy returns to the microphone for a wide-ranging conversation about entrepreneurship, American workers, economic…
Listen to the episodePractical insight on business, money, systems and life from Jeremy, delivered without fluff.