Franchise Unfiltered
How to Take Control of YOUR Life, and Create FREEDOM for Yourself, Through Business Ownership
Tactics and Strategies to help you make moves to get into business for yourself
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
He Built Club Pilates—Now He’s Back to Disrupt Franchising (Again)
What happens when the guy who built Club Pilates, UFC Gym, and a multi-billion dollar franchise empire decides to start over? 👀 Enter Anthony Geisler and Sequel Brands—the “third choice” in franchisi…
Why He Chose Franchising Over Buying a Business (And Won Big)
🚀 Burned out from corporate America, Ryan ditched banking layoffs and the acquisition rat race to take control of his future. Instead of buying a business, he chose a Cabinet IQ franchise — and the r…
Cleaning Crime Scenes & Changing Lives: The Franchise You’ve Never Heard Of
Most people don’t know this franchise even exists—but it’s one of the most impactful and emotionally intense businesses you’ll ever hear about. BioOne franchisees clean up crime scenes, drug houses, …
Is This the Smartest Food Franchise Model in America?
🍕 Is This the Smartest Food Franchise Model in America?
Cascadia Pizza might just be the best-kept secret in franchising.
In this episode, Thomas Reinhard, co-founder of Cascadia Pizza Co., break…
How a $20K Fitness Contest Launched Her Franchise Journey
Raisa Zovklaya didn’t have the money to start a franchise—so she entered a $20K fitness contest. She lost… but kept going anyway. In this episode, Wes sits down with Raisa to unpack her bold leap fro…
He Rebranded a Bug Business into a $31B Empire
In this episode of Franchise Unfiltered, Wes Barefoot welcomes back Andy Fuller, founder and CEO of Mosquito Hunters — now expanded into Pest Hunters and Humbug Holiday Lighting. Andy shares the stor…
He Built a Multi-Million Dollar Franchise, Then Sold It — Here's How
After 14 years of building one of the highest-performing ShelfGenie franchises, Alan Regala sold his business and stepped into a brand-new chapter of life. In this episode of Franchise Unfiltered, Al…
Why This Former Executive Bet Big on Dumpsters—and Won
In this episode of the Franchise Unfiltered podcast, Wes Barefoot sits down with Larry Oglesby—a former corporate executive turned fast-scaling franchisee. Larry shares how he transitioned from a 30-…
Meet the Fitness Franchise That’s Disrupting an Oversaturated Market
Is boutique fitness oversaturated? Discover Strength doesn’t think so — because they’re doing it completely differently.
In this episode of Franchise Unfiltered, Wes sits down with Scott Breimhorst…
This Franchise Is Saving Teen Lives — And It’s Just Getting Started 🚗
In this episode of the Franchise Unfiltered Podcast, Wes sits down with franchise veteran Zach Beutler to talk about his latest venture: Jungle Driving — a groundbreaking driver’s education concept t…
Setback To CEO: The Jaw-Dropping Comeback Story of Tim Dougherty
In this episode of Franchise Unfiltered, Wes sits down with Tim Dougherty, the founder and CEO of Project Lean Nation, for one of the most jaw-dropping comeback stories in franchising.
In 2006, the…
From Teaching to Franchisee: How One Woman Built a Successful Franchise During the 2008 Recession
In this episode of the Franchise Unfiltered Podcast, Wes Barefoot chats with Susan, a former teacher turned franchise owner, who started her Gotcha Covered window treatment business in the middle of …
Modern Fundraising for Schools: Inside the Scalable Franchise Model of Fundraising U
In this episode, Wes sits down with Mike Bahun, founder and CEO of Fundraising University, a fast-growing franchise that's transforming the way schools and sports teams raise money.
Mike shares how…
How Shideler Bennett Built a $12M Crumbl Franchise & SaaS Biz Before 30
In this episode, I sit down with Shideler Bennett, a multi-unit Crumbl Cookies franchisee, SaaS founder, and business builder who scaled a $12 million portfolio by the age of 30. From cold-calling in…
The Franchise Blueprint: Scaling Your Business with Franchising
🚀 Thinking about franchising your business? In this episode of Path to Freedom, I sit down with Tom DeFore, Founder & CEO of Big Sky Franchise Team, to uncover the essential steps to turning your bus…
How This Fitness Franchise Grew to 300+ Locations & Is Just Getting Started
In this episode of The Path to Freedom Podcast, Wes sits down with Rick Mayo, the founder and CEO of Alloy Personal Training. They dive deep into Alloy’s explosive growth in the franchising space, hi…
How to Scale Your Business with a Virtual CFO | Jody Grunden's Expert Strategies
In this episode of The Path to Freedom Podcast, Wes is joined by Jody Grunden, the founder of Summit Virtual CFO by Anders. Jody pioneered the virtual CFO model over 20 years ago and has helped count…
The Profit Formula Every Business Owner MUST Know!
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Episode Summary:
In this…
Housecall Pro: The Must-Have Software for Scaling Your Home Service Business!
In this episode of Path to Freedom, host [Your Name] sits down with Roland Ligtenberg, co-founder of Housecall Pro, to discuss how their cutting-edge software is transforming the home service industr…
How to Buy, Scale, and Sell a Franchise for Millions – Insider Tips!
In this episode of The Path to Freedom Podcast, I sit down with Boris Katsnelson, Managing Director at Black Iron Advisors, to uncover the real playbook for franchise success. Boris shares his unique…