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Franchise QB is a business podcast hosted by Mike Halpern. It has 116 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Welcome to the Franchise QB podcast where we empower entrepreneurs to WIN BIG in franchising.  Hosted by Mike Halpern, a 20-year franchising veteran and entrepreneur, we huddle up weekly to educate our audience about the most successful small business model ever created: Franchising.  Our mission is for listeners to achieve their American Dreams as new franchise owners.  Let’s get started! 

business ·en-us ·116 episodes

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Episode 116: The "Recession-Proof" Secret: B2B Junk & Valet Trash | Build Recurring Revenue

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Episode 115: The "Hidden Gem" Biz Model With 77% Retention | Building a Billion Dollar Franchise

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Episode 114: Scale Fast: The Low-Cost Franchise with Global Backing

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Episode 113: The 80 Million Senior "Silver Tsunami" Franchise Investment Growth Opportunity

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Episode 112: Franchise Secrets: Why The Melting Pot Still Dominates Casual Dining

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Episode 111 | Truck Leasing for Franchise Owners | How to Launch Your Fleet with $0 Out of Pocket

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Episode 110: Franchise Growth Secrets | The 4 Pillars of a Franchise | Former RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos

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Episode 109: Why Harvard MBAs Left Finance for Thrift Stores Franchising

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Episode 108: BYou Laser Clinics: Capturing the $27B Beauty Boom Franchise Opportunity

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Episode 107: Recession-Proof Investing: Building a Commercial Security Empire with FlyLock Franchise

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Episode 106: LIME Painting—Mastering the $100M+ High-End Home Improvement Market

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Episode 105: DoodyCalls | The $$ Multi-Million $$ Earnings World of Pet Waste Franchising

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Episode 104: AI Futureproof | Building a Handyman Multi-Million Dollar Empire with Colin Sprake

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Episode 103: Why The Red Chickz is the Next Billion-Dollar Chicken Brand | Spencer Sabatasso, VP of Development

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Episode 102: Scott Oaks, Vice President of Franchise Development- Comfort Keepers

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Episode 101: Elliot Cole, Fantasy Claw Arcade

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Episode 100: President & COO at Buzz Franchise Brands

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Episode 99: Aaron Cash, Co-Founder and President- Garage Living

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Episode 98: Curt Skallerup- Founder and CEO, Larks Entertainment

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Episode 97: Sean Oatney, Chief Development Officer- Fat Patty's

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Episode 96: Charles Bonfiglio, Founder and CEO- Tint World

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Episode 95: Amber Gaige- Chief Marketing Advisor, Far Beyond Marketing

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Episode 94: Coaches Corner Featuring Glen Whaley, CFC- Whaley Investments

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Episode 93: Jeremy Ames- CEO, Guidant Financial

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Episode 92: Roman Maliszewski- Founder and CEO, Tapster

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Episode 91: Wade Brannon, CEO- Pigtails & Crewcuts

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Episode 90: Denise Tran- CEO and Founder, Bun Mee

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Episode 89: David Craghead, Chief Franchise Expansion Officer- Franserve

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Episode 88: Stephanie Knepp- CEO, Sit Still Kids Salons

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Episode 87: Ford Saeks- Entrepreneur and Business Growth Accelerator

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Episode 86: Jimi Gibson, VP of Brand Communication @ Thrive Agency

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Episode 85: John Gelastopoulis- Founder of Broken Yolk Cafe

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Episode 84: Leigh Feldman- CEO, Youth Franchise Brands

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Episode 83: Canopy Lawn Care- Hunt Davis (CEO), Ben Wright (COO) and Jack Humbert (SVP Franchising)

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Episode 82: Chad Wright, Director of Franchise Development- HomeFront Brands

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Episode 81: Lonnie McGowan, Multi-Unit Franchise Owner- Image Studios

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Episode 80: Dan Feltman- Co-Founder and VP of Franchising with The Garage Floor Company

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Episode 79: Greg Macchia- Owner, Franchising First

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Episode 78: Corey Criss- Franchise Training Director, The Dog Stop

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Episode 77: Lance Ingram and Tim Lovett- Co-Founders of Waterloo Turf

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Episode 76: Scott Breimhorst, VP of Franchise Development- Discover Strength

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Episode 75: Bryant and Hampden Keil- Multi-Unit Franchisees w/ Potbelly

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Episode 74: Josh Wise- CEO, Grassroots Turf

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Episode 73: Matt Forbush- Founder and CEO, Zignyl

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Episode 72: Dennis Schooley- Founder, Schooley Mitchell

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Episode 71: Mike Aiello- Director of Franchise Development, Top Rail Fence

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Episode 70: Eric OConnor- VP of Franchise Development, PickleRage

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Episode 69: Nancy Baio, Director of Development- The Designery

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Episode 68: Keenan Fisher, Managing Partner- Tommy Guns Original Barbershop

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Episode 67: Frank and Kacie Radochonski- Pop's Beef

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