Nick Lopez, founder and CEO of Lime Painting, joins us to share his journey of expanding Lime into a national company via franchising by paying particularly close attention to the values and culture of the company. Nick’s journey in the franchise world started when he founded a painting company
Bret Chevrier owns a franchise business that most people underestimate. It’s one of the biggest low-investment sleeper franchises out there because it can scale in a big way. The franchise is ShelfGenie, and Bret is a top-performing franchise owner. Bret takes us through his journey from banking to franchise
Ben Crawford’s journey is one for the ages. Ben built a wildly successful real estate and construction company – and was recognized as Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of The Year and featured on Inc.’s 500 fastest growing companies – and then it all changed when The Great Recession arrived.
A special treat is stored in us in this episode because the dynamic duo who are successful franchise owners will grace us with wisdom today. From teaching high school students Spanish to building and running a successful multi-unit operation, Amy and Jesse Hudson share their journey about building a
The best way to grow and franchise your brand is to use the roll-up strategy. You roll everything up, acquire new locations by making deals, and you plug-and-play. You’re combining smaller companies in the same industry under one roof. You’re cutting down on costs and increasing revenues. That’s the beauty
Chris Kenny, the CEO of Level 5 Capital Partners, takes us inside his world of creating some of the most well-built franchise brands in the industry, including Restore Hyper Wellness, Big Blue Swim School, Heyday Skincare, KidStrong, and Level 5’s newest brand, GoDog. You’ll hear Chris explain how a
When you’re doing a deep dive on a franchise, one of the key sources of information is the Franchise Disclosure Document (aka the FDD). In short, the FDD discloses 23 items of information to prospective franchise owners. Its purpose is to disclose information in the franchise agreement in an easier
Want to know how you can take your franchise business to the next level and become a high-performing franchisor and franchise owner? Here to help you find out is serial franchise entrepreneur Erik Van Horn. Erik is the Co-founder of Front Street Equity Partners and podcast host of Franchise
From technology to trampoline parks…Alan Wilson shares his journey about getting in early with Sky Zone and how he now owns multiple units. When Alan Wilson decided to stop climbing the corporate ladder and start building his own business, the franchise he found was in its early days. Not
From banking executive to successful multi-brand franchise owner, Tony Cortina walks us through how he made the transition from the corporate world into full-time entrepreneurship by purchasing multiple existing franchise sales. Tony started his entrepreneurial journey by acquiring a Cleaning Authority franchise. A few years later he acquired sixteen