The Exit Plan
By Franzy
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Episodes: 56
Description
Every week on The Exit Plan, you get an unfiltered conversation with someone who actually left the 9 to 5 and built something real — how they did it, what it cost them, what they'd do differently, and what the numbers actually looked like. Franchise owners, startup founders, multi-unit operators. Real stories. Real playbooks. No highlight reel. New episodes every Monday.
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$10M From a Franchise Nobody Wanted
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Pizza Empire Hiding in Gas Stations
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May 29, 2026 |
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Scaling 1-800-GOT-JUNK from $10M to $100M
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May 25, 2026 |
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Why KFC, Taco Bell, & Applebee's Share Buildings
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May 22, 2026 |
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The Chick-fil-A Golden Handcuffs
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May 20, 2026 |
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The Massive Aging Crisis Nobody Is Ready For
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May 18, 2026 |
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He Went Bankrupt, Moved With $12K & Built a 116-Location Franchise
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May 11, 2026 |
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5 Franchises You Can Start for Under $150K (That Make Millions)
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May 08, 2026 |
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She Managed $500M Budgets. Then She Left to Run Pool Trucks
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May 04, 2026 |
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I Worked the Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru With a College Degree - Here’s Why.
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Introducing The Exit Plan (Formerly How I Franchised This)
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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There Were Only 3 Dave’s Hot Chicken Locations - That’s When He Went All In
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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He Spotted a Problem Nobody Fixed — Now It's a Franchise
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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From Wall Street to Boulder - How Andrew Pudalov Invented a Food Category and Built a 25 State Empire
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Opera Singer to Crumbl Cookie Franchisee — The Wildest Career Pivot You'll Ever Hear
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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The ONE Question to Ask Before Buying a Franchise
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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The $49M Exit: How Joe Tagliente Sold the Operations but Kept the Land
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Popsicles in Minnesota? How Tamar Brown Turned a Frozen Treat Franchise into a Family Business
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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The Dangerous Question Every Entrepreneur Should Ask
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The 'Secret Sauce' of Scaling: Boxing, Self-Defense, and Viral Brands with Andy Stenzler
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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How to Spot a Winning Franchise with Zack Fishman
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Fired to Franchise Empire: The Orangetheory Origin Story
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Inside an $80M Franchise Operation with Multi-Brand Operator Jon Toy
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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How Eric Martin Went from 9–5 Jobs to Owning a Golf Simulator Business
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Franchise Swiss Army Knife: Peter Kourounis Has Done It All
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Burn the Boats: Turning Down $1M OTE to Build Rolling Suds
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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The Franchise Lawyer’s Playbook: How to Spot Red Flags in an FDD Before You Sign
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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How Buddies Built a Franchise System Where Nearly All Owners Scale Up
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Franchising Wellness: The Founder Story Behind Hydrate IV Bar’s 25+ Locations
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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How Matt Jeffries Left Corporate America and Jumped Into Franchising
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Why Caleb Chose Franzy: A Franchise Leader on the Future of Buying a Business
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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The Mindset Shift That Took Him From 6 to 30+ Units - Brian Beers
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Terrence Murphy: How a Former NFL WR Built a 100 Plus Company Empire with Franchising, VC and Real Estate
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Financing Multi-Unit Growth: How Top Operators Scale Their Franchises
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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From Ice Cream Cones to Exit Plans: A 50-Year Family Franchise Journey
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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From the Marine Corps to Owning Three Tippi Toes Franchises with Joshua Emison
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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What Made Patricia & Felipe Choose Eyelash Extensions Over Everything Else
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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She Sold Her House to Buy a Kilwins Store — Now She Have Six Locations (and 5 More on the Way)
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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From Overseas Upbringing to Franchise Empire | Barry Meisel’s Story
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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From Entrepreneur to Intrapreneur to Franchisee: Cody Weaver’s Story
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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From Dorm Room to National Brand: Michael Sutton on Building Grill Hero
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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From Law Enforcement to Turf Empire: Stephen Tong’s Waterloo Turf Journey
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Inside Franzy: Co-founder Chris Wright on Building, Scaling, and the Future of Franchising
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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From Marine to Multi-Brand Franchise Owner with Calvin Smith
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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From Startup Founder to Franchisee: Our CEO Flips the Script
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Fighter Pilot to Franchisee: Vik Shah
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Buying the Dream: Inside a Franchise Resale Deal from Both Sides
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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From Wall Street to 140 Units: How Kal Built a Multi-Brand Franchise Empire
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Systems, Leadership & Grit: How Adam Contos Built and Backs Businesses
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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From Subs to Scaling: GR Waldrop’s Franchise Playbook
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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From Insurance to Cookies: The Wild Franchise Ride of Taylor & Shideler
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Opening a Milkshake Franchise With No Food Experience - John Bahr (Ep #5)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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#4 Parker Feldmann | KidStrong
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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#3 Bryant Cohen | Pink's Window Services
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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#2 Ian Martens | MosquitoNix
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May 29, 2025 |
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#1 Samantha and Jeff Gossett | KidStrong
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May 15, 2025 |