Pet Butler CEO Matt Boswell – Episode #30
August 1, 2010 by Steven Diamond
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An entrepreneur takes the vision of an idea and turns it into reality. Matt “Red” Boswell has been doing just that all his life. Founder and CEO (Chief Excrement Officer) of Pet Butler, the nation’s largest pet waste cleanup service, Boswell created a unique and somewhat wacky business concept with a mission to make the lives of pet owners more convenient, enjoyable, and safe, and to benefit animals, the environment and local communities, which has turned into a hyper-growth, multi-million dollar franchise with over 140 locations in 28 states across the United States.
His success has sparked national attention as Boswell has been featured across the country as the marketing and business guru behind his extraordinary concept, Pet Butler, in The New York Times, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Paul Harvey, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Franchise Times, ABC, Yahoo!, Entrepreneur and numerous other publications.
Pet Butler is only the beginning for Boswell, a young entrepreneur who has accomplished all of this under the age of 40, as he plans to create other subscription-based home service business opportunities using the same business model Pet Butler is built on. These businesses will be for individuals, like Boswell, who want to break free of the business rat race and create true financial freedom and a lifestyle to go with it.
For more information on Matt Boswell or Pet Butler: http://www.petbutler.com/pbx/
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This successful guy filed a personal bankruptcy recently.
Really? I wasn’t aware… well the truth is that bad things do happen to good people sometimes. Especially in this economy. I’m sure he’ll bounce back. We wish Matt all the very best.
Matt No Longer Owns Pet Butler. He sold it to Jerod that owns Handyman.
Then he filed Bankruptcy, all the Franchises are still up and running with great success.
Hi Claire,
Thanks for the update. It’s good to know.
I’m happy to hear that the franchises are still going strong! I think they are great and I know it’s been a difficult time for everyone. I’ve received several angry emails about Matt from people wanting me to remove the broadcast. But at the time I interviewed him he was the owner and I think there are some good lessons for us all to learn from this. It’s tough out there right now. For everyone. Myself included. Life doesn’t always go as we planned. However, those who succeed in this world are usually the one’s with the personal fortitude to weather the storms. I’m sure Matt never wanted to file for bankruptcy. Who does?
It’s a hard choice to make and I’m sure, like many right now, he did what he had to do.
So I feel the episode should remain on my site. Here’s wishing all the Pet Butler people only the best!
Steven
I have to tell you that most of the Pet Butler franchises have folded and/or are not doing well at least as far as a Pet Butler business owner. Nationwide I believe there is less than 10 of them left. They are not doing well outside of a couple of the strongest one’s that survived. I guess where I feel bad is……what the heck happened to all of the money that was charged to those franchisees for initial start up costs of $25K-$30K a piece? I mean are you kidding me?? If he had the 100+ franchises he claimed on his web site and various press releases…what the heck did he do with all of that money? True enough no one wants to file bankruptcy but the people I feel bad for are the one’s who invested and lost their $25K-30K…..I do not feel bad for this guy that somehow made all that money disappear through just bad business decisions or whatever the reason.
Jack Ryan makes some very good points. I first heard of Pet Butler around 2005. The company was getting quite a bit of coverage in the biz mags at that time. I thought it was a good concept but probably limited in its application. I think the franchise cost was then around $40-45K, so “what happened to the money?” is an excellent question. It appears Pet Butler is now owned or operated by a small Seattle firm called HomeTask. Matt Boswell is doing “business coaching” through a firm called ActionCOACH. I did see an article earlier this year (unfortunately, I did not save the link), that stated very few of the PB franchises were still in operation.
Thanks Doug for your honest comments.
I am painfully aware that this situation has occurred. As a result, we “vet” people more closely before we allow them on the show. I thank you for taking the time to post your thoughts.
Warm regards,
Steven
Tripped across this conversation while trying to clean up things on the net. I just bought the franchise rights to North Texas, which included the Dallas/Ft.Worth MetroPlex, so I am up to speed on Pet Butler.
Jerrod Sessler of HomeTask.com is in fact the new Franchisor. There are currently 43 franchisees and growing. My background includes being a Franchisor for 20 years and I find Pet Butler to be a great concept with good support from the Franchisor.
Matt Boswell is gainfully employed in the area and consults with us on a regular basis. If you would like additional information, contact me at don@texaspetbutler.com or the Franchisor, Jerrod Sessler; jared@hometask.com
Thanks.