Franchise Empires

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Most startups are doomed to fail. But there’s an alternative route to financial freedom for hungry entrepreneurs. One that involves far less risk, far more work-life balance, and just as much profit. Franchises. Franchise Empires gives aspiring franchise owners the playbook to build a multi-unit franchise empire of their own. Every episode we hear from guests who are building their franchise empire: Franchisees who started with one unit and aren’t stopping until they get to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands more locations. Hosted by The Wolf, you’ll hear exactly how to turn your ambition into tangible actions and take your first steps up the franchise ladder. We’ll break down the steps you need to take open your first franchise, your second location and beyond, along with the many pitfalls to avoid. Wolf answers all your questions about owning and running your franchise, and interviews guests with first hand experience like Greg Flynn, the multi-billion dollar restaurant franchisee, Jamie Weeks, the largest OrangeTheory franchisee in the world who’s launching his own fitness franchise SweatHouz, and Jason McGowan, Co-founder and CEO of Crumbl cookies. Want to get started on your franchise owning journey? Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Interested in participating as a guest at Franchise Empires? Submit your request here!

Recent Episodes
  • S10 E6: From 0 to 350: The Rapid, Explosive Growth of Koala Insulation
    Sep 17, 2024 – 31:12
  • S10 E5: How F45 Training's Unique Fitness Concept Became a Global Phenomenon
    Aug 20, 2024 – 29:29
  • S10 E4: Watch Out Crumbl— Because THIS is Dessert’s Next Big Franchise
    Aug 13, 2024 – 17:16
  • S10 E3: Beyond the Headset: The Sandbox VR Journey
    Aug 6, 2024 – 28:03
  • S10 E2: The 3 Most Interesting Franchises of 2024
    Jul 30, 2024 – 21:32
  • S10 E1: Navigating Motherhood: How New Mom School Prepares Moms for Postpartum Life, with Alexandra Spitz
    Jul 23, 2024 – 40:36
  • Tips from the Top: Expert Franchise Insights
    Jul 16, 2024 – 10:42
  • Tips from the Top: Franchising’s Best Advice
    Jul 9, 2024 – 10:39
  • S9 E10: How Slick City Became an Adventure Park on Steroids
    Jun 25, 2024 – 36:05
  • S9 E9: 130 Units in 60 Months: Inside Soccer Stars’ Booming Franchise Model
    Jun 18, 2024 – 44:02
  • S9 E8: Unpacking beem Light Sauna’s Formula to Success
    Jun 11, 2024 – 43:19
  • S9 E7: How Checkers & Dave’s Hot Chicken Became a National Cult Obsession
    Jun 4, 2024 – 32:21
  • S9 E6: How Dinesh Goswami Acquired 125+ Pizza Huts, Popeye’s, and Taco Bells
    May 28, 2024 – 42:39
  • S9 E5: Mobile Station Mogul: Gas Biz Guy on the Future of the Gas Industry
    May 21, 2024 – 31:42
  • S9 E4: The Visionary Leader Behind Pearle Vision's Eyewear Empire, with Bill Noble
    May 14, 2024 – 43:50
  • S9 E3: Deb Merrill’s Jimmy Johns Journey
    May 7, 2024 – 34:52
  • S9 E2: The King of Chicken and Beef: How Drew Gressett Opened 80+ Zaxby’s and Hat Creek Locations
    Apr 30, 2024 – 36:56
  • S9 E1: How Adam Saxton Turned McAlister’s Deli Into an Unstoppable Franchise Beast
    Apr 23, 2024 – 38:18
  • S8 E10: Listener Mailbag: Negotiating Franchise Agreements, Back Office Solutions, & the Nashville Chicken Wars
    Mar 26, 2024 – 17:13
  • S8 E9: How Lucas Mitchell Bought 20 Five Guy’s With Just $700k
    Mar 19, 2024 – 47:45
  • S8 E8: Stretching the Limits: The Rise of StretchLab, with Steve Hitzemann
    Mar 12, 2024 – 46:27
  • S8 E7: A Bundt Cake Franchise With ~$300k In Profits?!
    Mar 5, 2024 – 15:31
  • S8 E5: Listener Mailbag: Your Hottest Franchising Questions Answered
    Feb 20, 2024 – 32:41
  • S8 E4: The Hand and Stone Massage Franchise Who Has Built a $80m/year Empire
    Feb 13, 2024 – 47:38
  • S8 E3: When a Fad Turns into Failure: How to Defeat the Franchise Hype Cycle, with Dru Capenito
    Feb 6, 2024 – 47:39
  • S8 E2: AMA with The Wolf of Franchises
    Jan 30, 2024 – 21:38
  • S8 E1: The Family Who Owns 78+ McDonald’s
    Jan 23, 2024 – 01:04:38
  • S7 E12: A Look Back at 2023's Greatest Moments
    Dec 19, 2023 – 29:06
  • S7 E11: The Portfolio Franchise Company Dominating the Home Services Industry & Building a Home Services Empire
    Dec 12, 2023 – 39:26
  • S7 E10: From College to Business Partners - Lessons from 5 Territory Owner Group of Ace Handyman Service
    Dec 5, 2023 – 45:50
  • S7 E9: From Motherhood to Magnolia: The Inspiring Journey of Magen Bynum, Founder of Magnolia Soap
    Nov 28, 2023 – 35:52
  • S7 E8: Rolling Suds’ Squeaky-Clean Saga Towards Franchise Success, with Aaron Harper
    Nov 21, 2023 – 01:00:43
  • S7 E7: Creating a Differentiated Franchise - Carmelo Marsala, Founder of Spray-Net
    Nov 14, 2023 – 43:43
  • S7 E6: From Delivery Boy To Domino’s Franchisee (And Mahana Fresh Founder) - Dave Wood’s Journey
    Nov 7, 2023 – 45:19
  • S7 E5: Franchising’s Hottest Takes, with Erik van Horn of “The Franchise Secrets Podcast”
    Oct 31, 2023 – 53:37
  • S7 E4: How Hoppin’ Became America’s First Self-Serve Bar Franchise, with Rich Moyer
    Oct 24, 2023 – 31:50
  • S7 E3: The Only Pharmaceutical Franchise— With Multi-Unit Owner, Jim Kodman
    Oct 17, 2023 – 31:02
  • 10 of the Most Fascinating Franchise Facts
    Oct 10, 2023 – 21:58
  • S7 E1: How Pickleball Became America’s Hottest New Franchise Opportunity, with Joe Sexton
    Oct 3, 2023 – 54:51
  • S6 E14: From 12 to 140+ Locations: The Franchisee Who Skyrocketed Orangetheory to Fame
    Sep 28, 2023 – 51:31
  • S6 E13: Transforming the Tanning Industry, with Lauren Rampello Becotte of Pure Glow
    Sep 26, 2023 – 40:34
  • S6 E12: King of Franchises: The Man Who Owns 2400+ Fast Food Locations
    Sep 19, 2023 – 38:16
  • S6 E11: Ron Holt on Fun, Franchising, and Disrupting the Moving Industry
    Sep 12, 2023 – 40:30
  • S6 E10: How Top Rail Became the Fastest-Growing Fencing Franchise in the US
    Sep 5, 2023 – 28:24
  • S6 E9: Building a Dessert Empire - Meet Dan Reese of Milkshake Factory
    Aug 29, 2023 – 55:20
  • S6 Ep8: 6 Brands, 1 Vision: Inside Jeff Dudan's Home Front Revolution
    Aug 22, 2023 – 48:54
  • The #1 Software Platform for Building Your Future Franchise (Solo Edition)
    Aug 15, 2023 – 12:27
  • S6 Ep6: Helping People, Helping Pets— Scenthound’s Membership-Based Grooming Empire
    Aug 8, 2023 – 43:34
  • S6 Ep5: Sweetgreen - From A College Project to Billion Dollar IPO
    Aug 1, 2023 – 50:34
  • S6 Ep4: How Peter Taunton Built a 9-Figure Franchise (And Why He’s Doing It Again)
    Jul 25, 2023 – 37:22
Recent Reviews
  • The Mighty Van Halen ! !
    What a Slick podcast
    Listened to the Slick City podcast and now I’m hooked! Looking forward to listening to more and going to Slick City too!!
  • Boyen168
    Great podcast, a lot of value
    Love this show. Just don’t understand the music mid podcast while you’re talking.
  • Cute Pandazzz
    FIX THE AUDIO
    I love Cali Coffee but the interview was painful to listen to because of your audio. it sounded like they were talking in an empty room with echo. Also as the host you need to stop using the word “like” as you are talking. I know it’s a hard habit to break but good interviewers don’t do that. I did enjoy hearing from the Cali owners as this is my favorite coffee place.
  • MelissaDflip
    Great content!
    Really enjoying the in-depth interviews and convos on this podcast! As an experienced marketer of franchises and now a new AR and franchisee - I’ve loved all of the key learnings here.
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