In this episode of Million Dollar Flip Flops, Rodric sits down with Mark Regan — co-founder of Poop Away, a residential and commercial pooper scooper service that turned a $5 Craigslist ad into a thriving national franchise.

Mark’s story is part hustle, part humor, and full of hard-earned lessons. What started as a wild idea between two furniture salesmen became a systemized business that now gives others the chance to find freedom through franchising.

Together, Rodric and Mark dig into:

• 💩 How a simple idea — “we’ll take the poop away” — became a six-figure business.
• 💡 The moment they invested in coaching and why it changed everything.
• ⚙️ How emotional detachment and outside perspective helped them scale.
• ❤️ Why success built on service creates deeper satisfaction than money ever could.
• 🚀 How franchising turned a small local business into a nationwide opportunity.

Mark also opens up about growing up in poverty, discovering the power of sales, and why he believes anyone can create freedom if they’re willing to work hard, stay humble, and take action — even if it starts with something as unglamorous as picking up after dogs.

Favorite Quote:

“Having a coach who’s emotionally detached from the business is worth its weight in gold. He’s the eye in the sky — he sees what we can’t.”

Connect with Mark:

🌐 poopaway.com/franchise

📱 Facebook: facebook.com/callpoopaway

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-regan-02578661/

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Ready to transform your business and your life while making a difference? Grab your copy of *Million Dollar Flip Flops*—the ultimate guide to creating a life and business that feels just as good as it looks. And here’s the best part: 100% of the proceeds go directly to our foundation, Send a Student Leader Abroad, with a goal of sending 1,000,000 deserving kids on life-changing trips around the world.

As a thank you for your support, we’re offering exclusive bonuses available only for our podcast listeners. These bonuses are packed with extra tools and resources to help you implement the principles from the book faster and more effectively.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights, impact a young leader’s life, and be a part of something bigger.

Click the link, order your copy, and claim your listener-only bonuses today!

Together, let’s change lives—one trip at a time.

www.MillionDollarFlipFlops.com/book

**P.S.** Every book you buy gets us one step closer to sending 1,000,000 kids on life-changing adventures. Let’s make it happen!

• The most important shift in business isn’t software, hustle, or the next hire — it’s identity (owner vs. operator).
• “Herb’s Burger Shack” vs. McDonald’s: why systems, not a superior burger, scaled a global enterprise.
• The Operator’s Trap: “no one can do it like me,” “I can’t afford help,” and becoming the most expensive employee in your own company.
• Growth makes operator-mode more miserable (busy at $2M; drowning at $10M).
• Owners still feel fear — they act anyway and optimize for a better quality of problems.
• The Expensive Prison you built: every “I’ll just do it” brick locks you in; structure is the escape hatch.
• Bottom line: become the architect, not the bottleneck. That’s where freedom, scale, wealth, and health coexist.

• 00:03 — Why the biggest lever is identity, not software or hustle.
• 01:07 — The “same year 45 times” warning.
• 01:31 — Herb’s Burger Shack vs. McDonald’s (systems & real estate > burgers).
• 03:46 — Operator belief loop: “No one will do it as well as me.”
• 04:14 — Case study: $7M builder who approves everything and eats zero family dinners.
• 05:00 — 80% psychology, 20% strategy; owners act in spite of fear.
• 06:08 — “The Expensive Prison” you constructed with every “I’ll just do it.”
• 08:12 — The ask: will you keep flipping burgers, or build a franchise?
• 08:33 — DM @RodricLenhart with your takeaways.

• “If you’re still thinking like an operator and not an owner, you’ll default to firefighting.”
• “McDonald’s isn’t a burger company — it’s a systems and real-estate company.”
• “Most entrepreneurs don’t own businesses — they own prisons.”
• “Be the architect, not the bottleneck.”

DM @RodricLenhart on Instagram with your biggest owner-shift takeaway from this episode. If this hit home, share it with a builder who’s still stuck in operator mode.

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Ready to transform your business and your life while making a difference? Grab your copy of *Million Dollar Flip Flops*—the ultimate guide to creating a life and business that feels just as good as it looks. And here’s the best part: 100% of the proceeds go directly to our foundation, Send a Student Leader Abroad, with a goal of sending 1,000,000 deserving kids on life-changing trips around the world.

As a thank you for your support, we’re offering exclusive bonuses available only for our podcast listeners. These bonuses are packed with extra tools and resources to help you implement the principles from the book faster and more effectively.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights, impact a young leader’s life, and be a part of something bigger.

Click the link, order your copy, and claim your listener-only bonuses today!

Together, let’s change lives—one trip at a time.

www.MillionDollarFlipFlops.com/book

**P.S.** Every book you buy gets us one step closer to sending 1,000,000 kids on life-changing adventures. Let’s make it happen!

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In this episode of Million Dollar Flip Flops, Rodric sits down with Garr Russell — serial entrepreneur, author of My His-Story, and champion for Christian entrepreneurs. Garr’s journey from a failed anniversary trip to leading a 67-location RV rental franchise is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and faith-driven business.

Together, they dive deep into:

• How a failed RV weekend and a Craigslist ad revealed massive untapped demand.
• Why RV rentals are about much more than camping—serving as housing for utilities, insurance claims, and events.
• The bear-through-the-skylight moments that taught Garr how to turn repairs and insurance claims into profit centers.
• His Covid comeback: quitting drinking, reclaiming sales and marketing, and scaling from 12 to 67 locations in under two years.
• How his passive owner model creates income, depreciation, and personal-use flexibility for investors.
• The mindset that drives it all: “Life happens for us, not to us.”

00:45 – Launch-day vibes; intro to Garr

03:57 – The Craigslist “proof of demand” moment

06:52 – Non-tourist use cases: utilities, insurance housing, events

07:38 – Why franchise (legal & strategic); early network effects

09:21 – The hard parts: repairs, claims… and a bear story

12:09 – From passive to explosive growth; “Covid comeback”

15:29 – Where to find Garr + free books

16:01 – Passive RV owner program & depreciation benefits

17:07 – Question for next guest: “Where is your hope?”

17:37 – Setback → blessing: fired in 2007 for sharing faith → legal entrepreneurship path

19:19 – My His-Story and reframing “to me” into “for me”

20:56 – Practical hope building: inventory your past comebacks

22:39 – Why 20–25 minutes wins for podcasts/YouTube

“Life happens for us, not to us.”

“Hope is never lost—stack the times you already made it through.”

“We’re not just ‘camping.’ We’re providing homes-on-wheels for dozens of real-world needs.”

• Instagram: instagram.com/garrjrussell
• Facebook: facebook.com/garr.russell
• YouTube: youtube.com/@garrjrussell
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/garrrussell
• Website: garrrussell.com — books, podcast, and franchise info

Book Mentioned: My His-Story

Rodric’s Book Plug: 100% of proceeds from Million Dollar Flip Flops go to Send a Student Leader Abroad.

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