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>> IN 2011, A U.S. AIR FORCE
VETERAN AND FORMER FIREFIGHTER
FOUNDED FIRE DAWGS JUNK REMOVAL.
HE STARTED SMALL IN

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INDIANAPOLIS...BUT HAS ROLLED
INTO FORT WAYNE AND BLOOMINGTON
WITH ABOUT A DOZEN TRUCKS AND
AMBITIOUS PLANS TO BE IN EVERY

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CITY IN INDIANA.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME FOUNDER,
OWNER AND CEO BENNETT GROVE THE
SECOND WITH MORE ON THE

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COMPANY'S MISSION AND HOW THINGS
GOT STARTED.
BENNETT, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'VE

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BEEN FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM FOR
MANY YEARS. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
ON HERE WITH YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. YOUR STORY

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IS AN INTERESTING ONE, NOT ONLY
THE GROWTH PIECE, BUT NOW YOU
GOT STARTED. YOU WERE IN THE AIR
FORCE, A FIREFIGHTER IN THE AIR

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FORCE, AND THAT REALLY IS HOW
JUNK FIRE DAWGS JUNK REMOVAL
CAME ABOUT.
>> I WAS IN THE MILITARY, A

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MILITARY FIREFIGHTER. YOU'RE
CALLED A FIRE DOG. WHEN I GOT
OUT OF THE ACTIVE DUTY, CIVILIAN
ON MY DAYS OFF. WE KEPT THE NAME

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WITH IT. SO WE CAN ESTABLISH
THOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT ROOTS IN
THE COMPANY.
>> YOU DO THE WORK AND THE JOBS

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THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS DON'T WANT
TO DO. GIVE US -- IN A NUTSHELL
YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, AND WHAT
YOU PROVIDE TO CUSTOMERS.

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>> ABSOLUTELY. SO, FIRE DAWG
JUNK REMOVAL. WE LIKE TO
CONSIDER WE DO THE TOUGH JOBS
THAT PEOPLE COULD DO THEMSELVES,

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THE TOUGH DIRTY JOBS, BUT JUST
DON'T WANT TO. WE'RE TOUGH DAWGS
THAT GET IT DONE, AND IT CAN
VARY FROM CUSTOMER TO CUSTOMER.

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ANYTHING FROM CLEANING OUT AN
ATTIC, A BASEMENT, COULD BE A
GARAGE CLEANOUT, TEARING DOWN A
SHED, AN OLD HOT TUB, HAUL AWAY

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HEAVY FURNITURE, DO CHARITABLE
DONATIONS, WE TAKE THINGS FROM
CUSTOMERS AND DONATE THEM ON THE
CUSTOMER'S BEHALF AND SENDS THE

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TAX RECEIPT BACK TO THE
CUSTOMER. AND WE ALSO DO GUTTER
CLEANOUTS, AND THOSE TYPES OF
SERVICES, AGAIN, THAT ARE THINGS

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PEOPLE COULD PROBABLY DO
THEMSELVES. IF THEY WANT THEIR
TIME BACK OR DON'T WANT TO
DETAIL WITH THE HASSLE OR THE

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DIRTY WORK, THAT'S WHERE WE COME
IN.
>> YOU CONTINUE TO GROW,
STARTING IN INDIANAPOLIS, YOU

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EXPANDED INTO FORT WAYNE IN YOUR
LATEST MARKET, BLOOMINGTON, TALK
ABOUT THAT GROWTH, REALLY,
WHAT'S FUELING THE GROWTH,

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YOU'VE GOT PLANS TO ADD MORE
MARKETS, AS WELL.
>> YES, SIR. SO, YOU KNOW, FOR
US IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO OUR

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MISSION STATEMENT, TO BUILD
LEADERS AND PURSUE GROWTH WHILE
PROVIDING AWARD WINNING SERVICE.
SO REALLY FOCUSING ON BUILDING

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LEADERS, SO WHEN WE BRING PEOPLE
INTO OUR COMPANY, WE SIT DOWN
WITH THEM, TALK TO THEM ABOUT IF
YOU EVER LEAVE THE COMPANY, WE

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WANT YOU TO LEAVE A BETTER
PERSON THAN WHEN YOU CAME. AND
SO THAT FOCUS ON BUILDING
LEADERS AND PURSUING GROWTH, YOU

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KNOW, ONCE WE HAVE THOSE
LEADERS, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A
PLACE TO GROW INTO. WE HAVE TO
GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES. SO PART

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OF PURSUING GROWTH IS THE GROWTH
OF THE COMPANY, AND OUR SALES.
BUT IT ALSO COMES DOWN TO WE
WANT OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO GROW,

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YOU KNOW, INTRINSICALLY. WE WANT
THEM INTROSPECTIVELY. GROW AS
PEOPLE, LEARN NEW SKILLS. ONCE
THEY DO THAT, THE AWARD WINNING

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SERVICE WILL COME. ONCE WE HAVE
THOSE LEADERS IN PLACE, WE WANT
TO GIVE THEM OUTLETS AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP US GROW

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THE BUSINESS. THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT HAS FUELED OUR EXPANSION
PROJECT. IN FORT WAYNE, THE GUY
LEADING THAT OPERATION HAS BEEN

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WITH THE COMPANY FOR THREE
YEARS. AND THEN OUR TEAM MEMBER
LEADING THE BLOOMINGTON
OPERATION WAS WITH OUR COMPANY

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FOR TWO YEARS, AND CAME THROUGH
OUR TRAINING SYSTEM, SO THAT'S
THAT OUTLET FOR GROWTH. THAT'S
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IN THE STATE,

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AS WELL.
>> YOU HAVE BIG PLANS TO GROW IN
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. UP NEXT,
MUNCIE AND LAFAYETTE, BENNETT

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GROVE, FOUNDER OWNER,
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESS,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING
YOUR GROWTH.