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Rune Sovndahl – Fantastic Services – From Entrepreneur To Franchisor

by Russ Turner
March 21, 2023
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Rune Sovndahl is a Danish entrepreneur and co-founder of Fantastic Services, a London-based company that provides a wide range of home services, including cleaning, gardening, and handyman services. He was born in Denmark in 1980 and has been living in London since 2009.

Before founding Fantastic Services, Rune worked in the finance industry, where he gained experience in accounting and financial analysis. He then went on to co-found Fantastic Services in 2009, along with Anton Skarlatov, with the aim of revolutionizing the home services industry and making it more accessible to customers.

Under Rune’s leadership, Fantastic Services has grown to become one of the UK’s leading home services companies, with a team of over 3,000 professionals and a customer base of over 500,000. The company has also expanded into several other countries, including Australia and the USA.

Rune is known for his innovative and entrepreneurial approach to business, having developed several cutting-edge technologies and systems to help streamline Fantastic Services’ operations. He is also a vocal advocate for the importance of customer service, and the company has won numerous awards for its commitment to customer satisfaction.

Overall, Rune Sovndahl is a successful entrepreneur and business leader who has built a thriving company based on his creativity, innovation, and customer-centric approach. He is committed to making a positive impact on the home services industry and is constantly seeking new ways to improve and grow Fantastic Services.

“The lesson I learnt the hard way was that we had to invest a lot of time to teach people to be leaders"

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Rune Sovndahl: From Entrepreneur To Franchisor

Rune Sovndahl started Fantastic Services in 2009 with his CO-founder Anton Skarlatov. In the beginning, the company had just a couple of cleaning teams, but he shares that “the work environment was chaotic, to put it mildly”. A couple of years later, the company invested heavily in making technology for automation which brought structure to the turbulent workdays.

The way they do business today is much smarter and leaner. They use а custom-built CRM system, and apps and all their customers can book more than 100 services, such as cleaning, gardening, pest control and handyman in less than 30 seconds.

“We had to fail a lot. We had to fail to succeed” says Rune.

With a global network of more than 530 franchisees, the company’s co-founder explains: “Our franchise partners don’t have to fail as much as we did to create a powerful and profitable business. They don’t have to go through the bumpy road because we built them a perfectly automated super path to success.”

Going down the franchise route

When you build a brand from scratch, there are countless challenges that entrepreneurs are apt to encounter. Rune’s case was no different: “The lesson I learnt the hard way was that we had to invest a lot of time to teach people to be leaders. We can see that it is changing now, but back in 2009, it was really hard to find someone who could set their own goals and chase them. Investing in people is one of the main goals of Fantastic Services.” He also added that building strong relationships is critical to success: “Fantastic Services taught me to not just make relationships but take care of them. Leading a business is about leading people. We fail, succeed and grow together.”

Another particularly important thing he learnt is that automation is vital. He invested millions in a custom-built automation booking system and two award-winning apps, making the whole process of booking services, managing schedules, and communicating with customers smooth and seamless.

Rune’s company revolutionised the way people book services, and we made a significant impact on the whole property-maintenance industry. Automation is something everyone is seeking these days and Fantastic Services have started investing in technology and automation years ago. “Our values and our technology is what attracts most of our franchisees,” claims Rune.

 “We chose to go down the franchise route because we had everything needed to turn Fantastic Services into the global multi-service franchising company that is today. Firstly, we had a scalable business model, able to be represented in almost any locations. Secondly, we had the demand for our services and thirdly, our business model was proven as profitable,” he adds. the final part, which made Franchising so attractive, we the ownership the franchisees take in providing a good service.

Challenge after challenge

In the property-maintenance industry, just like in any other, there are peaks and valleys. The economic turmoil, caused by the coronavirus outbreak, hit almost every business, more or less.

“ The  first month of Covid-19, we lost nearly 50% of our domestic cleaning bookings. We launched Fantastic Services during the 2009’s recession and we knew that we had to act quickly and adapt to the “new normal. Instead of stepping back, we developed new services and we launched FantasticAcademy.com – a platform where we share all the knowledge and expertise we’ve gained over the past decade and those turn out to be a great success. While our competitors were closing down, we were providing Antiviral Sanitisation services to thousands of clients and growing our franchise network by signing more than 10 Area Development contracts,” shared Rune Sovndahl.

“Look, running a business is not a simple task,” says Rune. “I believe that our ability to pivot quickly as roadblocks come around has played a significant role through the journey to where I’m today.” The advice that he wants to give to all young entrepreneurs is to “always think big”: “When I say big, I don’t mean to start a business just for the novelty of running a big, successful company. I mean that you have to put yourself out there, to think about the end goal when making decisions in the very first minute, and every minute afterwards.”

As a franchisor, he often self-examines himself: “I regularly do introspection on the company’s culture, asking myself questions like: ‘Does our culture promote enough innovation?’, ‘Do we inspire and motivate our franchise partners?’, ‘How can we make their workday even more organised?’ I think every person has to sometimes sit down and think not about the usual daily tasks but the things, ensuring that the brand remains reputable and stable during fast-expanding cycles.”

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