From a $1,500 Van Behind Chick-fil-A to a 30-Location Franchise: The Tip Top K9 Origin Story

E300 - From a $1,500 Van Behind Chick-fil-A to a 30-Location Franchise: The Tip Top K9 Origin Story

Published: June 17, 2026

Duration: 56:56

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 Ryan Wimpey started Tip Top K9 with a $1,500 van, trained dogs in a Chick-fil-A parking lot, and had no website - just a business card and a method that actually worked. Today, Tip Top K9 is one of the fastest-growing dog training franchises in America, with 30 locations, 990,000 YouTube subscribers, and average unit volumes over $600K per year on a $48K buy-in. In this episode, Ryan unpacks the full journey: from 12 dogs in a 1,400 square foot newlywed home to a 30,000 square foot headquarters in Tulsa. He explains the classical conditioning tr...