33. Can Biohazard Cleanup Be Your Next Business?
What happens after the police leave a crime scene? Someone has to clean it up. And for Cindy Thompson, that someone is her.
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🎧 Episode 33- After 22 years in law enforcement, retiring as a police captain, Cindy made a move that surprised almost everyone, including herself. She opened a Bio One franchise with her sister-in-law in Annapolis, Maryland. The business handles crime scene cleanup, hoarding remediation, and gross filth jobs. The work most people can't stomach. For Cindy, it's the perfect second act.
In this episode, she shares what it was like to go from commanding a police district to building a business from scratch, how she turned a profit in year one when everyone told her not to expect anything for five years, and why her law enforcement background gave her an edge she never saw coming.
If you're a driven professional wondering whether your career experience could translate into a franchise that actually fits, this one's for you.
⏱ Video Chapters
0:00 - From Murder Scenes to Profitable Business: Cindy's Story
0:46 - 22 Years in Law Enforcement: From Patrol to Police Captain
3:00 - Why She Knew Early She Wasn't Built for a 9-to-5
5:09 - What Made Her Decide to Retire at 48
6:46 - How Bio One Came onto Her Radar
8:12 - Why It Felt Like the Perfect Transition from Police Work
9:20 - Breaking Down the Two Sides of the Business: Hoarding vs. Crime Scenes
11:00 - What a Hoarding Job Actually Looks Like
14:21 - How the Crime Scene Side Works (and Who Has the Stomach for It)
15:59 - Who Calls Bio One and How They Find Clients
17:26 - Cleaning Boats After the Potomac Plane Crash
18:10 - The MGM Murder at National Harbor
19:36 - Why You Can't Really Advertise This Kind of Business
23:27 - Year One: Terrifying, Exciting, and Profitable
25:33 - The Bio One Franchise Community and Corporate Support
28:00 - Who Else Owns a Bio One (You Might Be Surprised)
30:05 - The Goal: Build a Staff and Step Back from the Field
32:54 - Two Women, One Business, and a Dynamic That Works
36:19 - How Sports Shaped Who She Is as a Business Owner
39:46 - Cindy's Golden Nugget for Anyone Thinking About Franchising
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