In this episode, John Sparrow, founder and CEO of Go Oil Canada, explains how his company was established following his participation in the 55-hour pitch competition led by North Forge and quickly flourished into a Canada-wide business. He discusses with Mariette Mulaire and Chuck Davidson about his contactless business model and how it has served him well during this pandemic as this new normal is arising. In fact, this past April, John notes that they broke a new record for oil changes. They serviced the same amount of oil changes in under 15 days than they would have typically done in 3 months.
Go Oil Canada is a Winnipeg start-up company that now franchises across Canada. They have expanded to 14 vans in Canada and are also expanding to the United States. This upcoming fall, the company plans to launch a subscription-based approach that charges clients based on the kilometres driven.