Hire Yourself Podcast

First off, our guest would like you to know that you can clean windows in the winter. His location in Michigan does it all the time. Window cleaning is a year-round franchise.

He also wants everyone to know that only professionals can clean a window. You can wash a window, Fish Window Cleaning takes it to the next level.

Randy Cross from Fish Window Cleaning joined Pete on this week's podcast episode an provided a lot of information about how Fish started, what they are doing today, and what's next for franchising in general.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

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📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

All franchise concepts have a start somewhere. At one time there was the first fast food restaurant, the first boutique fitness place, and the first pet daycare franchise.

Paul Davis was the first in its space back in 1966 and it's still growing today!

Not only does it have a history of success, but it has the ability to claim the sexiest of franchising terms: recession-resistant.

Nat and Pete talk with Mike Hopkins and Jacqueline Fairfax from Paul Davis about the business and how it has been successful.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

Another annual episode on the HIRE YOURSELF podcast! Each year Pete and Nat discuss what franchising concepts they think will be popular during the upcoming year.

Take a listen to two guys with a ton of franchising experience banter on where they thinking the market winners will be based on their years of experience in the business.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

Goals are super important. Just ask any of the World Cup teams!

But they are also important to any businessperson to find success. Nat and Pete talk about goals on the podcast at least once per year, and we want to kick off 2023 with our favorite goals episode, plus a new discussion about the guy's favorite goal-setting tool from 2022.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

Investors are always looking for franchise concepts that are recession resilient. What about a franchise that was born in one, survived, and grew to multiple brands.

The guest this week is Lance Freeman, and he explains why Xponential Fitness is a juggernaut that will make it through recessions.

Lance is the only three-time guest on the podcast and each time he comes on he easily displays why Xponential is a leader in the franchise boutique fitness model

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

One of our most downloaded episodes was from early 2020 with Shirley Kefgen from FranFund and as 2022 was closing out we wanted to bring her back to talk about all the ways you can fund your franchise today. A lot has changed in that past two years!

We also talk favorite book, best advice, what franchising looks like in 2023, and have a visit from Nat's dog.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

We recently had a guest discussing Blingle and even before that, we had the CEO and COO of Horsepower Brands on the podcast. But with their spectacular growth and goals, we needed more from them.

We have Turp Ricketts, VP of Franchise Development, to discuss the Horsepower Brands portfolio and his most recent acquisition of a bear on this episode.

This franchise group is on fire right now, providing support to franchisees, and they have a big goal of 25 by 25. Learn more about that on this episode.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

Would a sophisticated investor rather invest in a Disney park or a carnival?

You probably don't have to think to long about that. You are obviously a sophisticated investor, so you chose Disney.

Peter Barkman from BrandONE is on this episode to tell you about the franchise brand that is easily a Disney park as compared to its competitors.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

Our guest this week has been in franchising for many years and has just started with BrandONE and their emerging franchise 1800 Striper. You may have to read that title twice! 

She talks about her path through franchising and how striping may not be sexy, but as Pete says, "The business might not be sexy, but the results are."

Learn about this brand and how Heather flopped into franchising.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR

Franchising isn't for everyone. But for a lot of people, it can be a fantastic way to secure their wealth and future. Often people get in their own way when it comes to franchising, whether it is fear or lack of capital. 

We go through the top reasons we see people missing out on investment opportunities and how they can overcome them.

CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/

CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR