He Quit Corporate for $14/ Hour...Then Built A Thriving Laundry Business
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Episode 15: Ben Deckey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-deckey/) talks to Ayad Mirjan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayadmirjan/) about his journey of building Orange Bag Laundry from a residential service to a nationwide B2B logistics and laundry company. They discuss insights on automation, hiring, scaling, and maintaining quality in a competitive industry.
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Ayad Mirjan is the owner of Orange Bag Laundry, which he founded in 2019, although his journey in the laundry industry began in 2017. Initially starting as a residential laundry service, Ayad’s business has pivoted to focus predominantly on commercial laundry services, catering to hotels, spas, and gyms across the United States.
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Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction and guest background
- 05:24 Investing in automation and scaling operations
- 07:42 Hiring and team management strategies
- 13:54 Automation and AI in laundry processing
- 17:33 Growth plans and national expansion
- 22:14 Work-life balance and personal insights
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