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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 39 MIN

Find Your Franchise Freedom with Chris Hilgers and Peak Franchising

from En Factor Podcast · host Rebecca White

On this episode of The En Factor, we are excited to welcome franchise consultant, founder, and CEO of Peak Franchising, Chris Hilgers. Chris grew up around family businesses much of his early life where he gained firsthand experiences of the entrepreneurial lifestyle and dedication it took to become successful as a business owner. Beginning his professional career in sales, Chris learned a lot about communicating and building relationships with others before he went on to leave the corporate world and start Peak Franchising. Through Peak Franchising, Chris serves others a franchise coach to partner high quality people with the perfect fit of a franchise for them to own and lead. Chris’s extensive background and knowledge of the franchising world, as well as people skills, make this episode a super valuable one with advice on identifying high quality people whether it be hiring employees or partnering with another entrepreneur. Join us and tune into this insight-packed episode with Chris and host Dr. Rebecca White as they explore and dive deep into subject matter including how Chris can help aspiring business owners find the perfect franchise opportunity, as well as what to look out for when researching prospective franchises and reading through franchise agreements. Key Words - Franchise, Consulting   Explore this episode, and many other conversations with entrepreneurs on The En Factor Podcast, here: https://drrebeccawhite.com/podcasts/en-factor   Connect with Chris to learn more about Peak Franchising, as well as his Franchise Investigation Readiness Survey and Franchise Model Fit Quiz, at Peak Franchising’s website, here: https://peakfranchising.com/   Explore Dr. White’s new Entrepreneurial Intelligence (EI) Lab, here: https://drrebeccawhite.com/entrepreneurial-intelligence-lab/   Check out Dr. White’s book, “See, Do, Repeat”, and more from her website, here: https://drrebeccawhite.com/see-do-repeat/

On this episode of The En Factor, we are excited to welcome franchise consultant, founder, and CEO of Peak Franchising, Chris Hilgers. Chris grew up around family businesses much of his early life where he gained firsthand experiences of the entrepreneurial lifestyle and dedication it took to become successful as a business owner. Beginning his professional career in sales, Chris learned a lot about communicating and building relationships with others before he went on to leave the corporate world and start Peak Franchising. Through Peak Franchising, Chris serves others a franchise coach to partner high quality people with the perfect fit of a franchise for them to own and lead. Chris’s extensive background and knowledge of the franchising world, as well as people skills, make this episode a super valuable one with advice on identifying high quality people whether it be hiring employees or partnering with another entrepreneur. Join us and tune into this insight-packed episode with Chris and host Dr. Rebecca White as they explore and dive deep into subject matter including how Chris can help aspiring business owners find the perfect franchise opportunity, as well as what to look out for when researching prospective franchises and reading through franchise agreements. Key Words - Franchise, Consulting   Explore this episode, and many other conversations with entrepreneurs on The En Factor Podcast, here: https://drrebeccawhite.com/podcasts/en-factor   Connect with Chris to learn more about Peak Franchising, as well as his Franchise Investigation Readiness Survey and Franchise Model Fit Quiz, at Peak Franchising’s website, here: https://peakfranchising.com/   Explore Dr. White’s new Entrepreneurial Intelligence (EI) Lab, here: https://drrebeccawhite.com/entrepreneurial-intelligence-lab/   Check out Dr. White’s book, “See, Do, Repeat”, and more from her website, here: https://drrebeccawhite.com/see-do-repeat/

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