Ep. 126 – Playing the Pet Care Long Game: How Pat Hall Built a Premium Dog Daycare Over 20 Years
Why do some pet business owners survive for twenty years while others disappear after two or three? What does it really take to build a business that clients trust, staff stay with, and competitors struggle to copy? And if you’re feeling frustrated because growth is taking longer than you’d hoped, could it be that you’re actually closer than you think? In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom sits down with Dog Daycare Success Academy member Pat Hall to talk about his twenty-year journey building Dog Daze in South Carolina. From starting out as a kennel…
Ep. 125 – How to Extract Your Unique Business DNA: The Secret Weapon AI Simply Can’t Copy
Are you worried that AI is going to make every pet business sound exactly the same? Have you ever wondered why some facilities become the obvious choice in town while others struggle to stand out, even when they offer similar services? And what if the real competitive advantage in the years ahead isn’t better technology but being more human? In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom dives into one of the biggest topics affecting the pet industry right now: AI. After catching up with the PackPro team about safer playgroups, staff development and the future…
Ep. 124 – The Missing Piece in Your Dog Daycare Marketing Message: Why Personality is Your Greatest USP
Are you putting out plenty of marketing but still struggling to attract the kind of clients you actually want to work with? Do you ever feel like your business sounds exactly the same as every other daycare, boarding kennel or pet resort in town? And what if the problem isn’t that you need to create more content but that you need to put more of yourself into it? In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom looks back on the Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo West in Phoenix and shares some of the biggest lessons he’s…
Ep. 123 – Behind the Scenes at the Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo West in Phoenix!
Why do some pet business owners seem to make years of progress in a matter of months while others stay stuck wrestling with the same problems year after year? What separates the owners who go back from an industry event fired up and ready to change things from the ones who fill a notebook with ideas and never actually do anything with them? And what if the biggest thing holding your business back right now isn’t a lack of knowledge, but a lack of implementation? In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom reports live from…
Ep. 122 – The Costly Social Media Mistake That Keeps Your Daycare Empty: How to Turn Content Into Clients
Are you posting constantly on social media but not seeing enough actual enquiries or bookings? Do your posts get likes, comments, and the occasional “cute dog!” yet somehow your calendar still isn’t as full as you want it to be? And what if the real problem isn’t your content quality but the fact you don’t have a strategy behind it? In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom records live from the buzzing Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo West in Phoenix before sitting down with content marketing strategist Steven Inala-Reedy from A Content Space for a…
Ep. 121 – Strategy vs Tactics: Why So Many Dog Daycare Owners Stay Busy, But Never Really Grow Their Business
Are you constantly “doing stuff” in your business but still not moving forward the way you hoped? Have you ever spent hours tweaking social media, software, websites, or marketing only to realise nothing fundamentally changed? And what if the real problem isn’t that you need more tactics but that you don’t have a clear strategy guiding them? In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom breaks down one of the biggest problems holding pet business owners back: the confusion between strategy and tactics. Broadcasting ahead of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo West in Phoenix, Dom…
