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📹 From Corporate to Owner Workshop Series - Part 1 - In this interactive workshop, Alan Regala explores four career paths available to high-achieving professionals: advancing in corporate, buying an existing business, starting an independent business, or buying a franchise. Through real-world examples from his journey (Stanford engineer → failed startup → multi-million dollar franchise owner), Alan provides honest comparisons of income potential, time commitment, and risk for each path. The workshop includes interactive self-assessment exercises to help attendees identify which path aligns with their goals for wealth, autonomy, and purpose. This is an abbreviated recording from the live workshop held at TCSP Tennis Center.

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Workshop Highlights:
The Four Career Paths:
• Advancing in Corporate - Pros, cons, and income ceiling realities
• Buying an Existing Business - Independent vs. franchise options
• Starting an Independent Business - Why 80% fail and what it takes
• Buying a Franchise - Proven systems, support, and scalability

Key Topics Covered:
• Financial goals: Cash flow, asset creation, tax benefits
• Lifestyle goals: Autonomy, near-term time, long-term time
• Investment requirements for each path
• Risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Support systems available

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 14 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan addresses a critical question many franchise buyers face: What do you do when your franchisor's systems and processes are incomplete? Drawing from a real coaching client conversation, Alan explores the key differences between emerging and established franchise brands, and why some systems have gaps that franchisees need to fill. He shares the two essential HiPer8™ mindsets for handling incomplete processes—Accountability and Creative Problem Solving—and provides a practical example of solving a cash flow challenge in the home improvement space. Alan emphasizes the importance of building relationships with other franchise owners, taking ownership of your success, and understanding whether an emerging or established franchise is the right fit for your personality and goals.

🔧 Resources & Mentions
• Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
• Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
• Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
• Subscribe to The Franchise Champion Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform
• Leave us a ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ review if you enjoyed the episode—we appreciate your support!

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• Website: https://athletetoowner.com
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alanregala
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
• Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 13 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan interviews Josh York, founder and CEO of GymGuyz, the world's largest in-home personal training franchise. Josh shares his incredible journey from making $150K as a personal trainer at age 17 to building a global franchise empire spanning seven countries and 32 states. He opens up about his unmatched energy and discipline, why he's "one of one," and his philosophy that "pain is part of the process." Josh discusses why semi-absentee franchising doesn't work, the importance of calculated discipline (calling himself "a sniper's best friend"), his approach to building franchise culture through community and leadership, why most people are "soft like marshmallows and fold like cheap chairs," and how GymGuyz is transforming lives from children with disabilities to 104-year-old clients who can plank for a minute.

🔗 Resources & Mentions
Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Josh York - GymGuyz Founder & CEO- https://gymguyz.com
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 12 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan interviews Drew Chrisman, former Ohio State football star and Cincinnati Bengals punter who transformed into a successful franchise owner. Drew shares his incredible journey from being cut double-digit times in the NFL to building Pink Zebra Moving of Greater Cincinnati into a $2M+ business in just 14 months. He opens up about the instability of NFL life, the grit required to keep pushing forward after repeated rejections, and how his entrepreneurial father shaped his business mindset from a young age. Drew discusses Pink Zebra's unique "making moving fun" philosophy (inspired by the Savannah Bananas model), their remarkable growth from 2 trucks to 8 trucks, his approach to building a strong company culture, the importance of franchising support versus going independent, and how the lessons learned from football's constant rejection prepared him for entrepreneurial success.

🔗 Resources & Mentions
Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Drew Chrisman - Pink Zebra Moving, Greater Cincinnati
Pink Zebra Moving website: https://pinkzebramoving.com/hamilton/
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Leave us a ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ review if you enjoyed the episode—we appreciate your support!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 11 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan interviews Matthew Sarkela, a Marine veteran who built a top-performing Dryer Vent Wizard franchise that generates over $1 million annually while working just 2 hours per day. Matthew shares the shocking statistic that there's a dryer fire every 36 minutes in the United States and how his business saves lives by preventing these potentially deadly fires. He discusses his transition from running a Mr. Appliance franchise for 14 years to discovering Dryer Vent Wizard through the Neighborly family of brands. Matthew reveals his strategic growth plan that started with hiring a general manager first, his method of training technicians in pairs, and how he achieved Top Gun winner status every year since opening in 2020. He also shares insights from his military background, draws parallels between mountain biking and business challenges, and offers advice on leveraging franchise systems to accelerate business success.

🔗 Resources & Mentions
Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Matthew Sarkela - Dryer Vent Wizard Raleigh-Cary-Durham- https://www.dryerventwizard.com/locations/raleigh
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 10 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan interviews Anže Kos, a retired Slovenian professional basketball player who competed across multiple countries and was named league MVP in Sweden's 21-22 season, where he set a personal scoring record of 51 points in a single game. Now known as the Flow State Master Coach and founder of Aconic, Anže specializes in helping athletes achieve peak performance through mental, emotional, and spiritual mastery. He shares what flow state really is (the optimal state of human performance where you're fully present and "in the zone"), how to train it through the 8 keys of mastery, and practical techniques like emotional anchoring that apply to both sports and business. Anže discusses why emotions are like an extra battery when channeled correctly, how to control both positive and negative emotions during high-pressure moments, the importance of embodying leadership through service without expecting anything in return, why following your curiosities reveals your purpose, and how he trains professional basketball players (including NBA and Euroleague athletes) to consistently access flow state on demand.

🔗 Resources & Mentions
Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Anže Kos - The Hoopers Awakening: https://thehoopersawakening.com
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Leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review if you enjoyed the episode—we appreciate your support!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 9 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan breaks down the fundamentals of franchising by exploring three distinct business growth models: independent expansion, dealerships, and franchising. He explains why franchising is more than just McDonald's, revealing that food-based franchises represent only one-third of franchises in the United States. Alan shares fascinating comparisons between In-N-Out's 424 locations (built independently since 1948) versus McDonald's 44,000+ worldwide locations, and discusses surprising franchise opportunities from tire shops to biohazard cleanup services. He also shares his personal franchise journey, revealing how the franchise that became his best fit was actually the last one on his list—leading to 14 years as a top performer and a successful multi-million dollar exit.

🔗 Resources & Mentions

Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Subscribe to The Franchise Champion Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform
Leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review if you enjoyed the episode—we appreciate your support!

Connect on Social Media:
Website: https://athletetoowner.com
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alanregala
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 8 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan interviews Sarah Wills of Spray-Net, whose family consulting company was decimated when artificial intelligence eliminated 98% of their industry overnight. Sarah shares her incredible journey from building a $1.7M Scrum Master consulting business to watching it crumble in the post-AI world, then rebuilding through franchising. She opens up about her personal transformation from 270 pounds to becoming a national Sambo champion, and how martial arts mindset helped her turn around a struggling franchise operation. Sarah discusses her dramatic business turnaround—going from a 10% closing ratio to 55% in just three months, building a two-month backlog, and the unconventional marketing strategies that worked in a "post-trust society." Learn about Spray-Net's proprietary coating technology, their partnership with Lowe's, and how Sarah's background in Agile methodology and process improvement translated perfectly to franchise success.

🔗 Resources & Mentions
Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Sarah Wills - Spray-Net Durham, North Carolina
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Leave us a ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ review if you enjoyed the episode—we appreciate your support!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteToOwner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthleteToOwner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 7 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan takes viewers inside Training Mate's Dallas headquarters for an exclusive tour and interview with founder and CEO Luke Milton. Luke shares his journey from professional rugby player to building a fitness franchise focused on genuine community over just workouts. He opens up about wanting his "team back" after rugby and creating the belonging he couldn't find elsewhere. Luke explains how Training Mate breaks down intimidation barriers in group fitness, their unique approach to creating personal experiences for 36 people simultaneously, and how they execute real community building through events where members actually date, marry, and hire each other. The episode covers their 13-year track record starting from a 2,000 square foot West Hollywood studio, their expansion strategy, the financial success possible without trust funds, and why Luke believes there's no limit to success for community builders in this model.

🔗 Resources & Mentions
Athlete to Owner Franchise Coaching: https://athletetoowner.com
Schedule a free consultation: https://athletetoowner.com/ready
Download "The Franchise Fit Playbook" for free: https://athletetoowner.com/playbook
Luke Milton - Training Mate Founder & CEO
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleteowner/
Email: [email protected]

⭐ READY TO EXPLORE FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Alan helps successful professionals find the perfect franchise match and prepare for championship-level success. As a franchise coach, he works one-on-one with qualified candidates to navigate the entire franchise selection process—completely free of charge. Visit https://athletetoowner.com to get started on your path to greater autonomy, wealth, and purpose through business ownership.

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🎙️ Episode 6 - In this episode of The Franchise Champion Show, Alan interviews Jessi Chichelli, who transformed from a 26-year corporate retail career into a multi-brand franchise owner. Jessi shares her journey from Budget Blinds to adding The Designery, achieving over $1 million in revenue with a single territory and becoming a "unicorn" in her system. She discusses the challenges of corporate bureaucracy that led to her franchise exploration, how she built Budget Blinds into a million-dollar business, and her strategic decision to expand vertically with kitchen and bath remodeling when horizontal expansion wasn't possible. Jessi opens up about managing two franchise brands simultaneously, the renovation challenges of adding a showroom, achieving $300K in sales within four months of opening The Designery, and valuable advice for professionals considering franchise ownership later in their careers.

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