The Franchise Builder

Chaz Wolfe grew up as a young entrepreneur cutting grass around the neighborhood and then bought his first franchise at the age of 24. He owns several locations of Edible Arrangements. He studied for years which company he eventually wanted to franchise with. He shares what led him to Edible Arrangements and walks through his day to day of running his business.

Owning a business is not always easy, but today’s guest Greg Gibson knows all about that. Greg is an umpire for Major League Baseball. He’s also opened his own insurance agency. He talks about how he is able to make a decision in the moment on the field and in business.

Robbie Cornelius is venture capitalist. His businesses Web Asset Group, Southern Web Services, and Southern Web Developers allow people to grow their businesses in a three-fold enterprise. He talks about his 365 days of uninterrupted happiness and how it changed him. He shares how he was able to gain recognition by helping grow his friends’ businesses through using his knowledge of websites and SEO.

Learn more about Robbie on his website: https://www.robbiecornelius.com/

Joe Brikman talks about how his childhood trauma led him to believe there had to be something better. He moved away from home and made it down to Miami. He was homeless, living on the beach and taught himself sales. He is now a veteran real estate professional at Compass. He shares how to get started and what you’ll need to know to get motivated and get going 

Mike Simmons has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and has been featured in Business Insider. He started in the automotive industry, but when he realized that everyone he was working with seemed miserable, he knew he needed a new plan. He talks about procrastinating getting his career started and how he regrets not getting started earlier.

If you’re familiar with Bloomberg Financial, Black Rock, Colombia University then you’ve probably heard of today’s guest: Chuck Garcia. He grew up with a linguistic father and a mother who didn’t speak English. He talks about his experience growing up on an Army base and how it formed him. He shares the skills that got him ahead in life as opposed to succeeding in college.

Today’s guest is the host of “The Root of All Success” podcast. Jason Duncan started out as a teacher, but when his contract wasn’t renewed in the recession, he had to find a new form of income. He founded “Energy Lighting Services or ELS, which became the top LED retrofitting company in North America. Jason talks about his relationship with his mentors and apprentices.

Rob Ball started working in the furniture business with his mom in high school, and he learned the craft of business and leadership. He walks through how he began his first franchise. He talks about the questions you need to ask yourself as soon as you start your business and the importance of finding a great mentor who can lead you to success.

Going into franchising can be daunting. You might be switching from working for a company to working for yourself. Over the course of this show, you will learn what franchising is and how to get started. There are a ton of benefits to franchising that make starting a business easier because you have a built-in structure.