From Professional Snowboarder to CEO: Building a $5 Million Junk Removal Business with Barry Hartman

Podcast: The Business Development Podcast · Kelly Kennedy

Opublikowano: 2026-11-01

From Professional Snowboarder to CEO: Building a $5 Million Junk Removal Business with Barry Hartman When Barry Hartman left professional snowboarding to start a junk removal company, a Vancouver newspaper summed up his career change with a headline: “Professional snowboarder drops sponsors to become garbage man.” Barry would have preferred entrepreneur, but the description wasn’t wrong. He was hauling garbage. After earning $200 for a few hours helping with a weekend junk removal job, he had spotted an opportunity. What looked like a side gig could become a business, and the marketing skills he had developed through snowboarding could...