Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 9, 2004

BRIAN SCUDAMORE – 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

BRIAN SCUDAMORE is Founder & CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. He founded Rubbish Boys in 1989 and has been its President ever since. Scudamore formed and became President of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in October 1998 as part of his plan to create a North American-wide brand in the junk removal industry. Under his leadership, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has earned kudos in the media for system wide growth: Profit 100 Fastest Growing Companies, CNN, Success, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and USA Today. He has held a 2-year board position with the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, has been nominated as Entrepreneur of the Year Birthing of Giants (2002), and has been a contributor to the community as a mentor involved with Junior Achievement. Mr. Scudamore also holds a board position with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation Profile
TWST: Why don't we begin with an overview and history of 1-800-GOT-JUNK

and then give us a picture of things as things are now, just to set the

stage for our readers?

Mr. Scudamore: Sure.