Hi everyone.

In this episode of Looking Forward, we ’re going to focus on the future and the many OPPORTUNITIES offered by the booming pet industry, including for entrepreneurs and investors. We'll also hear some really funny anecdotes about what crazy things can happen if you work in a pet store. (Hello, pythons and guinea pigs!)

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we discussed several topics, including how the pet industry has changed over the years, how big the industry is and who owns pets, what trends we’re seeing in the industry now in both the U.S. and elsewhere around the world, and what impact COVID-19 has had on all of this. We also got a few tips about pet adoption and begin to look at what the future of the pet industry may look like.

In Part 2, I'm again conversing with an outstanding expert, a man who’s spent 55 years working in the pet industry! He’s Phil Cooper. With experience at all levels of the pet industry, Phil Cooper has done it all. He’s been a retailer and a multi-unit store operator. He had the very first pet superstore in the USA. He’s been part owner of an 80-year-old pet distribution company in Australia, and he was also the highest volume pet product rep in the United States for many years.

Phil has done everything from importing containers to opening United States’ offices for overseas firms. He has traveled the world buying and selling pet products. And he has specialized in building small pet product companies into large firms.

Currently, Phil owns and operates petindustryexpert.com, which offers a variety of business services to pet companies both small and large. His business is very active in licensing new pet items, launching new pet companies, consulting to major consulting firms, selling to national accounts, rescuing pet firms, and rebuilding old brands.

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