Episode 15: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin speak with Josh York, Founder and CEO of the in-home personal trainer business, GYMGUYZ. Josh talks about his journey from his parents' dining room table to a million dollar franchise. Find out how confidence, failures and suffering have made him a one of a kind entrepreneur and franchisor. Take a listen and be inspired by Josh's story...

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Timestamps:

* 04:20 - Fred DeLuca mentorship

* 10:00 - Josh's journey to GYMGUYZ

* 14:05 - Numbers for GYMGUYZ

* 22:10 - What Josh sacrificed to grow the brand

* 29:35 - What Josh has learned from failure/losses

* 34:05 - What do you look for in a franchisor and marketing

* 45:00 - What is Josh's ultimate plan with GYMGUYZ

* 48:30 - Gary V podcast

* 53:38 - Significance of August 1st

* 57:00 - Difference b/w leader & boss

* 01:00:37 - Suffering

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Links:

💼 LinkedIn - Josh York

🌐 Website - GYMGUYZ

Connect with Cliff and Justin:

🌐 Website - https://franocity.com/

📷 Instagram -   /franocity

👍 Facebook -   /franocity

💼 LinkedIn -  /cliffnonnenmacher

💼 LinkedIn -   /justinguevara

* Consult with Cliff and Justin @ Franocity

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 14: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin take a look at what's ahead for 2024... what will be the newest trends and what do they predict will be strong markets for franchises -everything from drinks to pets. Take a listen...

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Timestamps:

04:55 - MacDonald's growth

09:55 - Bullish on the beverage industry

17:40 - Bullish on healthcare services

22:30 - Bullish on the meaningful intervention of our kids vs pet services

45:07 - Bullish on home services

46:30 - Passive investments

51:45 - Bullish on chicken

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Links:

* Franocity

* Cliff Nonnenmacher (LinkedIn)

* Justin Guevara (LinkedIn)

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 12: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin take a look at 2023 and review the fall of boutique fitness in 2023, and the rise of the health & wellness space in 2024, and what QSR (quick service restaurant) grew the fastest in 2022 (don't have 2023 numbers, yet) and the QSR that lost the most franchises. Take a listen...

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Timestamps:

* 01:20 - Fall of boutique fitness

* 09:42 - Health and wellness space grows in 2024

* 13:30 - Feminization of men in America

* 22:55 - What QSR brand opened the most locations in 2022

* 26:15 - Growth of Crumbl sustainable?

* 35:00 - QSR brand that lost the most franchises in 2022

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Links:

* Franocity

* Cliff Nonnenmacher (LinkedIn)

* Justin Guevara (LinkedIn)

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 12: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin take a look at 2023 and review the state of interest rates, forecasts for 2024, why DEI policies should die in 2024 and concern over AI in the labor market. Take a listen...

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Timestamps:

* 01:20 - Interest rates reductions

* 05:10 - Forecasts for 2024

* 16:26 - Minimum wage bills

* 19:08 - Death to DEI policies

* 31:45 - Concern with AI

* 51:00 - What businesses won't be hurt by AI

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Links:

* Franocity

* Cliff Nonnenmacher (LinkedIn)

* Justin Guevara (LinkedIn)

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 11: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin talk to Kelsey Stuart, CEO of Bloomin' Blinds, about how his mother started the business, why he chose to franchise the business, and the risks and opportunities of franchising a business. Take a listen...

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Timestamps:

*02:00 - What is Bloomin' Blinds

* 04:30 - How Mom started the business

* 09:22 - Entrepreneurship

* 13:00 - Why franchising - his advice on how to be successful

* 24:00 - Management from a distance is dangerous and expensive

* 33:35 - What are the numbers of Bloomin' Blinds

* 51:00 - Financial future

* 55:30 - Lessons from franchisee failure

* 01:05:30 - FSOs ( Franchise Sales Outsource)

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Links:

🌐 Website - Bloomin' Blinds

💼 LinkedIn - Kelsey Stuart

Connect with Cliff and Justin:

🌐 Website - https://franocity.com/

📷 Instagram -   /franocity

👍 Facebook -   /franocity

💼 LinkedIn -  /cliffnonnenmacher

💼 LinkedIn -   /justinguevara

* Consult with Cliff and Justin @ Franocity

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 10: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin talk to Bary El-Yacoubi, CEO of Send Me A Pro. Bary talks about how he started his first business, Send Me A Trainer, and how it morphed into his latest venture, how proprietary technology stimulated the company's growth, and why dyslexia helped him become the best entrepreneur.

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Timestamps:

01:33 - Bary's beginnings

09:13 - Finding independent contractors to work with Send Me A Pro

13:12 - Keeping customers

21:44 - Why franchising?

28:04 - Send Me A Pro franchise numbers

33:52 - Upbringing and partnership with brother

38:00 - Dyslexia

46:03 - How do you keep yourself healthy/grounded?

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Links:

🌐 Website - Send Me A Pro

📷 Instagram - @baryceo

💼 LinkedIn - Bary El-Yacoubi (LinkedIn)

Connect with Cliff and Justin:

🌐 Website - https://franocity.com/

📷 Instagram -   /franocity

👍 Facebook -   /franocity

💼 LinkedIn -  /cliffnonnenmacher

💼 LinkedIn -   /justinguevara

* Consult with Cliff and Justin @ Franocity

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 9: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, this holiday season Cliff and Justin discuss the attitude of gratitude as it relates to owning your own business - stay positive and remain optimistic, habits of negative people and how to avoid this cycle.

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Timestamps:

00:56 - Amy Nixon Twitter comments

05:55 - Affordability is at it's worst

08:05 - Small business optimism

14:45 - Post-COVID world

26:50 - 8 habits of negative people

34:30 - How to avoid the cycle of negativity

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Links:

* Franocity

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 8: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin discuss WeWork's recent filing for bankruptcy and its founder, Adam Neumann, who left the company in shambles. Although WeWork never made a dollar, Neumann's worth is more than a billion dollars. This bankruptcy will affect commercial and residential real estate leaving thousands of property owners with more empty space. Take a listen...

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Timestamps:

02:00 - What inspired Adam Neumann

05:00 - How WeWork failed

23:52 - What Adam Neumann is doing now - FLOW

34:15 - Real estate today

44:30 - Franchising communal work space - salon vs office shared space

52:35 - Services as a franchise that don't fail

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Links:

* Franocity

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 7: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin discuss talk to Zachary Beutler, founding partner at HorsePower Brands, which owns and operates eight franchise brands. Zach's incredible story includes growing up as an entrepreneur, becoming a franchisor in his early 20's, going through bankruptcy, and the success he's had building HorsePower Brands.

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Timestamps:

02:26 - Zach's journey to franchising

05:22 - What Zach learned from failures

08:00 - How he met his business partner

15:13 - Why home services franchising

25:00 - Criteria for vetting brands

27:15 - Exterior lighting brand

33:00 - How HorsePower builds their brands

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Links:

* HorsePower Brands

* Franocity

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.

Episode 6: On this episode of Pursuit of Profit, Cliff and Justin discuss the 2023 hype cycle around semaglutides, health, fitness and medical services and how it's playing out in franchising - what's working and what's not. Take a listen...

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Links:

Franocity

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Timestamps:

04:04 - What's boring is sexy

08:24 - Tried and True brands vs. Hype Cycle brands

21:30 - Health/medical brands that are growing and why

29:27 - Hub and spoke business

38:15 - Fitness & franchising (ex. Planet Fitness)

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Welcome to "Pursuit of Profit," the raw and unfiltered podcast where Cliff & Justin pull no punches to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and franchisees on their journey to create wealth, financial abundance, and ultimate personal growth. If you're seeking sugar-coated advice and constant reassurance, this podcast may not be for you. But if you crave unapologetic honesty and a dose of tough love, then you've come to the right place.