PlanetLaundry Podcast

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Chris Ward, the president and founder of 4WARD Energy Solutions, a national energy consultancy based in Houston. 4WARD is part of the CLA Business Solutions program – with Chris and his team helping Coin Laundry Association members navigate the ever-changing landscape of the deregulated energy industry.

The two discuss the current state of the energy markets, which have seen some laundry owners reporting utility costs that have doubled and, in some cases, tripled in certain areas – while also sharing best practices for taking control of a laundromat’s energy costs.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace, who has served laundry operators for more than 30 years through his work at the CLA. The two discuss some of the leading trends impacting and reshaping the laundromat industry in 2023 and beyond.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman interviews Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace, who has served laundry operators for more than 30 years through his work at the CLA. The two discuss some of the leading trends impacting and reshaping the laundromat industry in 2023 and beyond.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with 2022 CLA Member of the Year Colleen Unema of Brio Laundry in Bellingham, Wash. – who will be launching her new project, Brio Laundry University, for the laundromat industry early next year.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with 2022 CLA Member of the Year Colleen Unema of Brio Laundry in Bellingham, Wash. – who will be launching her new project, Brio Laundry University, for the laundromat industry early next year.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Alex Smereczniak, co-founder and CEO at LaundroLab – a laundromat franchise concept – and 2ULaundry, which is the business’ pickup-and-delivery component.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com.

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Alex Smereczniak, co-founder and CEO at LaundroLab – a laundromat franchise concept – and 2ULaundry, which is the business’ pickup-and-delivery component.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com.

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Mark Vlaskamp, the managing partner at The Folde, a pickup-and-delivery-focused laundry service, based in Houston and Austin, Texas. The Folde operates self-service laundromats that double as private, overnight production facilities for the company’s pickup-and-delivery service.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Mark Vlaskamp, the managing partner at The Folde, a pickup-and-delivery-focused laundry service, based in Houston and Austin, Texas. The Folde operates self-service laundromats that double as private, overnight production facilities for the company’s pickup-and-delivery service.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com

Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association.

In this episode, PlanetLaundry Editor Bob Nieman chats with Bryan Maxwell, senior laundry specialist for Western State Design, a major laundry distributor based in Hayward, Calif.

Maxwell has served laundromat entrepreneurs and the industry for more than 30 years – and, despite his impending retirement from WSD, plans to stay involved in the business through the operation of his own vended laundry.

Over the years, Bryan has selflessly given back to the industry by serving on the Boards of Directors for both the Coin Laundry Association and the CLA’s former Northern California affiliate group.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. We invite you to listen to more PlanetLaundry Podcasts at https://planetlaundry.podbean.com/.