Hero Johns
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Future Franchise Opportunity · Not Yet Available
Veteran-Owned · Est. 2024 · Phoenix, AZ

You served a mission.
Your next one is being built.

Hero Johns is developing the first veteran-led national portable sanitation franchise — a business built around the discipline, logistics skill, and operational precision that service members already carry. The opportunity isn't open yet. We want to hear from you before it is.

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No franchises are currently being offered or sold. See full notice below.
$4B+U.S. Market Size
6.7%Industry CAGR Through 2030
~1,300Operators Nationwide
0National Veteran-Led Brands
Our Story

Built by a veteran. For veterans.

"I wanted to find something viable, impactful, and recession-resistant that could create a direct impact in the lives of veterans and their families. Portable sanitation is that business." — TONY HUDSON, FOUNDER & CEO

After ten years flying as a Weapons System Officer in U.S. Air Force jet fighters, and three decades building businesses afterward, Tony Hudson kept seeing the same pattern: veterans leaving the military with world-class training, then landing in civilian jobs that used almost none of it.

Hero Johns is his answer — a future franchise model built around the parts of military service that translate directly to running a field operation: route discipline, equipment maintenance, logistics coordination, and showing up exactly when you said you would. We're not there yet. We're building it deliberately, the right way, before we open the doors to franchise owners.

Founder Service Record
CommissionUSAF Academy Graduate
RoleWeapons Systems Officer
Time in Cockpit10 Years
Post-Service30+ Yrs Business Leadership
EducationMBA, MS Internet Marketing
Current MissionHero Johns, Founder & CEO
Why This Matters

The transition out of service is harder than it should be.

These are the realities Hero Johns was conceived to push back against — and why business ownership, not just employment, is part of the answer.

43%of transitioning veterans land in jobs that underuse their military training
65%leave their first civilian employer within two years of transition
25%of homeless adults in America have served in the armed forces
1M+veterans are actively searching for meaningful work right now
What We're Building Toward

What a future Hero Johns franchise is designed to offer.

These are the principles guiding how we're designing the franchise system — not current terms, pricing, or commitments. Specifics will be set out in full once a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is available.

PRINCIPLE

Training, not tenure

No prior sanitation industry experience is expected to be required. The model is being built around structured training and certification, not years on the job.

PRINCIPLE

Built for military strengths

Route discipline, fleet maintenance, and field logistics are the daily work of this industry — skills many veterans already carry from service.

PRINCIPLE

A network, not a solo venture

The intent is a connected community of veteran operators supporting one another — not someone going into business alone for the first time.

PRINCIPLE

Financing pathways explored for veterans

We are evaluating financing avenues commonly available to veteran-owned businesses, including SBA programs, as part of how the system is structured.

PRINCIPLE

An essential, steady industry

Portable sanitation is tied to construction, events, and infrastructure work that continues across economic cycles.

PRINCIPLE

A name built on service

Hero Johns is designed from the ground up around veteran identity and leadership — not retrofitted onto an existing brand.

The Market

An industry with no national leader — yet.

Portable sanitation in the United States is a large, steady industry made up almost entirely of small, independent, regional operators. No company has built a national brand in this space, and none has built one around veteran ownership. That gap is the opportunity Hero Johns is organizing around.

$4B+Generated annually in the U.S.
6.7%Projected annual growth through 2030
~1,300Independent operators nationwide
200K+Service members transitioning out yearly

HERO JOHNS IS DEVELOPING ITS EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCES — INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS WITH INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS — AS PART OF BUILDING OUT THE FUTURE FRANCHISE SYSTEM.

Now Hiring · Founding Team

We're hiring the veterans who will build this from the ground up.

Before Hero Johns opens to franchise owners, we're building the founding executive team — the people who will design the operations, training, and franchise system behind it. Two roles are open now, both offering founding equity.

View Open Positions
Executive · Phoenix, AZ Founding COO — Portable Sanitation Operations
Executive · Phoenix, AZ Chief Development Officer / VP Franchise Development
Before It Launches

Be the first to know when this opportunity opens.

Hero Johns is not yet offering or selling franchises. We're gathering interest from veterans, military spouses, and supporters so that when the franchise system is ready — and a Franchise Disclosure Document is available — you hear about it first.

  • No cost, no obligation, and no franchise application — this is simply an interest list.
  • You'll be among the first contacted once official franchise information is available.
  • We'll never sell or share your information.
  • Joining this list does not reserve a territory, a price, or a position of any kind.
Pre-Launch Interest List

Tell us a bit about you.

No franchises are currently being offered or sold. This form only adds you to a list to be notified if and when official franchise information becomes available, which will be made solely through a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) in compliance with applicable law. Submitting this form does not constitute an application, a reservation, or an offer of any kind.
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You're on the list.

Thank you for your interest — and for your service. We'll be in touch if and when official franchise information becomes available.

Important Legal Notice

This website provides general information about Hero Johns and a possible future franchise opportunity. No franchises are currently being offered or sold, in any state, and nothing on this site is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise.

Any future offer or sale of a Hero Johns franchise will be made only through a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), delivered in compliance with the FTC Franchise Rule and all applicable state franchise registration and disclosure laws. No franchise terms, fees, costs, royalties, territories, or earnings of any kind have been established or disclosed, and any figures referenced on this site describe the general industry only, not any specific franchise opportunity, investment, or potential return.

Submitting the form above adds you to a pre-launch interest list only. It is not an application, reservation, deposit, or commitment of any kind, by Hero Johns or by you, and creates no rights or obligations for either party.