About this episode

Jordy McNamara discusses his transition from tech to pet care and how his software helps pet businesses grow.

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ What happens when a tech professional starts a dog walking business and realizes the pet care industry deserves better software? In this episode of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast, I sit down with Jordy McNamara, founder of Care by Critter and the creator of Critter, a powerful new platform designed specifically for pet care businesses. We discuss Jordy's unique journey from the tech world to pet care, what he learned while building a dog walking company, and how those experiences inspired him to create software that helps pet businesses better understand their data, improve client retention, automate marketing, and scale more effectively. Check out my YouTube channel and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/dougthedogguy Download my FREE guides and templates, get on my email newsletter, and schedule personalized pet business coaching at: https://dougthedogguy.co/ Please remember to follow the podcast and give it a 5 star rating…

People in this episode

Host: Doug Keeling

Guest: Jordy McNamara

Topics covered

• data utilization
• pet care industry
• software development
• client retention
• marketing automation
• business growth

Keywords

• pet business
• data
• software
• dog walking
• marketing
• client retention
• business growth

Sponsors

Critter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Care by Critter, Critter, Pawsitive Hiring Course, YouTube, Pawsitive Hiring Academy

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