Mr Cool: How he built an air conditioning EMPIRE with just $500 in the bank - Episode 16
14 Nov 2017
At the tender age of 19 and with $500 in the bank each, Andrew Ford and his business partner (Kyle Doonan) grew their business from 2 to 85 staff. Ford and Doonan now have 2 company stores, 8 franchise stores and are the largest air conditioning business in WA.
What We Discuss
- Did you start Ford and Doonan out of school/uni or was it a transition from your day job?
- When you first started, how did you generate customers?
- What was your biggest failure?
- What was your biggest success?
- What do you think are the biggest keys to success for you as a business man? Sales ability? Leadership ability? Negotiation ability?
- What are your strengths as a business operator?
- How did you train these strengths?
- What is the future for Ford and Doonan over the next 1, 3, and 5 years?
- What is the project you are most excited about right now?
- How do you invest your money? Any tips?
- Tell us about your bodybuilding hobby. How did this come about?
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