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Here it is, the whole scoop on how I went from 1 quick lube as a side business to owning 20, creating a brand, and franchising - selling over 160 franchise locations in the past 2 years.
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Costa Kapothanasis
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Costa Kapothanasis
@CostaKapo
💼 Fastest growing oil change only QL in USA 🇺🇸 ⚙️🛢 Costa Oil™ @CostaOilCo 🦞 Formerly Portland ME 🦀 Now DC @CostaOils Racing | Over 200 Franchises sold
- I’m literally scheduled to buy a Jaguar F-Pace tomorrow and I am strongly considering cancelling the transaction
- This post has gone viral on each of the major platforms with varying text but overall the same sentiment. I’ve shared it with the franchisees and our corporate employees - something like this doesn’t go viral unless it hits a nerve that is so common it relates to everyone.
- Replying to @theonewhoistobe and @brianbeersI own an oil change business lol
- Replying to @NallysmomA brand that’s meant for Bond villains. Peak British aesthetic
- More, like - if this is the direction Jaguar wants to go its almost certain they are no making good business decisions in other aspects of the business such as engineering and service. But your take is certainly something insecure folks would care about
- I would vote for @AndrewYang in the general election and I’ve never voted for a Democrat for federal office. I know I’m not the only one, and I feel like no one is talking about this. #businessowners
- This is the car that gets Cody in the playoffs
- My business is 1 of 10 business that will be in Gary Vaynerchuks book Crushing It! I wrote a book in 2017 how I started my business and how I did it with no money. My business does 5 million in revenue. Much due to Crush It! My book is "Zero Down Business" amazon.com/dp/1542310768/…
- Replying to @TWlegion and @GolfonCBSI still blame her for taking peak tiger from us
- I owned a Pizzeria for a year, we ordered from US Foods not Sysco, but its the same thing. With something like pizza, your core product needs to be proprietary but yes, the fries, the wings, all of the secondary stuff which shouldnt be what is bringing people into your place were
- Replying to @Audrey27716Sometimes these guys rely on ignorance and it can blow up in their face
