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Latest Episodes:

Best Business Entity for Laundromats: LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp

Best Business Entity for Laundromats: LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp

Sole proprietorship, LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp — which business entity actually makes sense for a laundromat owner? Ian Gollahon walks through every structure he's personally owned and breaks down when each one is the right call.This episod...

Published

May 18, 2026

Duration

17:20

Bonus: Laundromat Millionaire Recast from 10/30/2025

Bonus: Laundromat Millionaire Recast from 10/30/2025

Before Liberty Laundry hit $2.5 million in revenue in 2025, Ian Gollahon was selling billboards. This is a recast of his original interview on the Laundromat Millionaire Show — the conversation that started the Laundromat Ownership Podca...

Published

May 11, 2026

Duration

01:24:05

Sharon Brinks on Laundromat Employee Theft, Speed Queen POS Integration, and Beating Cancer

Sharon Brinks on Laundromat Employee Theft, Speed Queen POS Integration, and Beating Cancer

Sharon Brinks bought a run-down zombie mat in 2014 as a single mom looking for extra income. Today she owns two Speed Queen Touch laundromats in Wichita under the Laundry Station brand — and her store was the proving ground for the Wash...

Published

May 5, 2026

Duration

01:18:40

Stop Pushing Delivery Before You Are Cashflow Positive

Stop Pushing Delivery Before You Are Cashflow Positive

Episode DescriptionIn this special crossover episode, the tables are turned and our host Ian Gollahon (co-founder of Wash Dry Fold POS (WDF POS) gets interviewed by Steve Marcionetti on the Drive Time podcast. Together, they explore the...

Published

Apr 28, 2026

Duration

36:57

Laundromat Valuation: Assets, Leases, and Real Estate

Laundromat Valuation: Assets, Leases, and Real Estate

How much is a laundromat actually worth? In this kickoff to our valuation series, which runs alongside the CLA’s Full Cycle magazine, Ian Gollahon breaks down the two most critical pillars of your investment: Assets and Leases vs Real Es...

Published

Apr 14, 2026

Duration

29:05

Laundromat Maintenance and Repair Ticketing System

Laundromat Maintenance and Repair Ticketing System

Laundromat Maintenance and Repair Ticketing SystemFrustrated by "no work good" post-it notes and the "headache" of tracking down model numbers in cramped crawl spaces? In this episode of Laundromat Ownership, host Ian Gollahon sits down...

Published

Mar 30, 2026

Duration

28:46

The CLA's Journey from Planet Laundry to Full Cycle

The CLA's Journey from Planet Laundry to Full Cycle

Is the "coin-op" era officially over? In this episode of the Laundromat Ownership Podcast, host Ian Gollahon sits down with Matt DeWolf, the Editor-in-Chief of the CLA's (previously known as the Coin Laundry Association) newest media ven...

Published

Mar 16, 2026

Duration

37:02

From Poverty to Laundromat Millionaires: Scaling with Dave & Carla Menz

From Poverty to Laundromat Millionaires: Scaling with Dave & Carla Menz

In this episode of Laundromat Ownership, Ian Gollahon sits down with the industry’s "Power Couple," Dave and Carla Menz, the minds behind the Laundromat Millionaire brand.Dave shares his powerful journey from growing up in extreme povert...

Published

Mar 2, 2026

Duration

01:06:50

The Power of Machine Start Integration with Steve Marcionetti of CCI

The Power of Machine Start Integration with Steve Marcionetti of CCI

In this episode, Ian Gollahon sits down with Steve Marcionetti, President of Card Concepts Inc. (CCI), to discuss the evolution of laundromat technology—from the "wild west" of early card systems to the sophisticated AI-driven kiosks of...

Published

Feb 17, 2026

Duration

37:29

Best Friends and Business Partners: Part 2 - Overcoming Existential Threats

Best Friends and Business Partners: Part 2 - Overcoming Existential Threats

Best Friends and Business Partners: Part 2 – Overcoming Existential ThreatsIn this conclusion to their decade-long retrospective, Ian Gollahon and Brian Henderson get real about the "scary moments" that nearly sank the ship. From the lit...

Published

Feb 1, 2026

Duration

33:23

About your host:

About your host:

Ian Gollahon is the co-founder of Liberty Laundry (a 3-store laundromat chain grossing over $2.5M annually) and Wash-Dry-Fold POS (a laundromat software company serving operators in all 50 states). Having interviewed more than 3,000 laundromat owners and operators, Ian maintains a pulse on the industry through a deep network of laundromats and vendors nationwide.

Stop chasing trends. Start making profits.

“Keep it simple” and just "collect the coins"? Is that how you want to live your golden years? Not us. This podcast focuses on systems that have helped owners scale to 7-figures in profits and beyond. Owning a laundromat doesn't mean you have to work there forever.

This show treats laundromats as what they really are: cash-flow businesses that live or die by structure, not slogans. Episodes dig into metrics, margins, risk managmement, pricing, hiring, training, and operational SOPs. Build generational wealth without generational hassle.

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