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Many of my franchise candidates thought a corporate career would be their ticket to real financial security. Some got that […]
I love my franchise owner network. From the time I first became interested in the franchise brand I signed with, […]
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For more than 20 years, I climbed the corporate ladder in a Fortune 50 company. I gained all the trappings […]
I’ve always loved sailing. In my twenties, I spent several months traveling the world as part of a working boat […]
a red book titled "risk assessment" sits on top of financial forms next to a stack of 100-dollar bills, a calculator, and reading glasses
If you’re serious about franchise ownership, you’ll eventually get to the due diligence phase, when it’s time to get down […]
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I became a franchise owner 12 years ago. And 5 years after that, I became a franchise consultant. I’ve built […]
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When I was 45, franchising was on my radar. After all, I grew up in a family with three generations […]
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I recently met with a candidate who’d been relying on AI for his franchise selection process. He told me he’d […]
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Twelve years ago, I made the best career decision of my life. I bought into an area developer contract with […]
a mug of coffee sits next to a napkin containing the text "the only thing scarier than change is regret"
When I first started thinking about leaving the corporate world, I was terrified. I had grown up in a family […]
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