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Unpredicted Entrepreneur
by RNCN
Your go-to resource for education and insights on franchising and entrepreneurship. Join us as we share valuable advice and interview franchisees, franchisors, investors, and funding partners to uncover insider knowledge that can help YOU thrive as a franchisee. Whether you're exploring business ownership or looking to grow your franchise portfolio, you'll gain actionable tips and expert perspectives.We're honored to be chosen as one of the Top 20 Franchise podcasts.https://podcast.feedspot.com/franchise_podcasts/
Episodes
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It's Never Too Late to Build the Life You Want
Welcome to Episode 122 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! Hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske sit down with Mark Cunningham, a veteran business owner who left behind a 38-year insurance career to reinvent himself through franchising and entrepreneurship. Mark shares his inspiring journey, his…
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How This Couple Left Corporate America to Build a Life They Love
Welcome to episode 121 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur. In this episode, you’ll learn how leaving corporate franchise leadership can lead to a successful entrepreneurial journey. Discover the realities of building your own business from the ground up. Craig and Kristen Jooste share the raw details...
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The Real Cost of a Bad Lease
Welcome to Episode 120 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur. In this episode, you’ll hear how our special guest, Joseph Gozlan, approached commercial real estate after leaving a career in software engineering. See the critical factors for business success. Joseph shares his experience moving from software...
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From Living in a Shop to Franchise President
Entrepreneurship, franchising, and business growth - Welcome to Episode 119 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! Hosts Roxanne Rapske and Sara Waskow sit down with special guest Andrew Edwards, proud president of Gorilla Property Services. Andrew Edwards shares his inspiring journey from driving 3,000...
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Don’t Build a Business Alone
Welcome to episode 118 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! Discover how SCORE mentorship can empower small business owners and entrepreneurs as hosts Roxanne Rapske and Sara Waskow sit down with Bill Little, chapter chair of SCORE Dallas. With over 25 years in senior leadership at major companies and...
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From Safe Career to Risky Move (Worth It?)
Welcome to Episode 117 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! Join hosts Roxanne Rapske and Sara Waskow as they sit down with special guest Laura Bradburn, owner of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives South Orange County, and known as Laura the Lighting Lady. After nearly 30 years in corporate America, Laura...
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Think You Want Passive Income? Watch This First
Welcome to Episode 116 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! In this episode of Unpredicted Entrepreneur, hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske sit down with Ryan Junk, CEO of Beam Light Sauna and longtime leader in the health and wellness franchising space. With over 30 years of experience, Ryan Junk has...
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One Man's Pet Peeve Resulted in a National Franchise Brand
Welcome to Episode 115 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! In this episode, we’re excited to have Jesse Coslov, founder and CEO of The Dog Stop, as our special guest. Join Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske for an inspiring conversation about entrepreneurship, franchising, and innovation in the booming pet...
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You Don’t Have to Love the Industry
Welcome to episode 114 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur. Today, you'll be hearing about the inspiring story of Joe and Jennifer Worrel, co-owners of Recoat Revolution DFW. After a sudden job loss and a commitment not to uproot their family again, they reassessed their future and chose business…
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Thinking About Buying a Franchise? Watch This First
Welcome to Episode 113 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! In this episode, hosts Roxanne Rapske and Sara Waskow sit down with special guest Shay Kleinschmidt, VP of Lending at FranFund. They dive into today’s lending environment, exploring real-world challenges like rising rates, tighter capital, and...
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Using Transferable Skills to Build a Business That Matters
Welcome to Episode 112 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! If you're looking to be inspired by real stories of business ownership and franchising, you won’t want to miss this conversation. Hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske welcome Stephanie Valadez, Owner and Senior Care Advisor of Assisted Living...
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Culture Over Credentials: The True North Restoration Story
Ready to learn what truly sets successful franchises apart? In episode 111 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur, hosts Roxanne Rapske and Sara Waskow sit down with brothers Justin Donat and Raymond Donat, the founders of True North Restoration, to discuss the real keys to thriving in business ownership…
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From Foster Care to Founder: Building a Business That Gives Back
In this episode of Unpredicted Entrepreneur, Mike Bahun, founder of Fundraising University shares his journey and how he's changing school fundraising. Discover innovative fundraising strategies and practical fundraising tips to help schools with raising money more effectively. This video...
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The Franchise Advantage No One Puts in the FDD
Welcome to Episode 109 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur. Today's episode is a masterclass in entrepreneurial reinvention! Join hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske as they welcome Mike Pearce, founder and Chief Development Officer of Renew Medic, to explore how decades of franchise experience, and a...
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Fixing What Others Replaced: The Idea That Changed an Industry
Discover how Dan Frey turned a career setback into the national franchise The Glass Guru! Learn about entrepreneurship, franchising, and innovation in home improvement in this inspiring episode. In Episode 108 of the Unpredicted Entrepreneur podcast, hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske sit down...
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Breaking the Golden Handcuffs: Mudar’s Leap Into Ownership
Ready to break free from the corporate world and redefine success? In Episode 107 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur, hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske sit down with Mudar Sapatwalla, CEO and owner of TeamLogic IT of HEB (Hurst Euless Bedford), to explore his remarkable journey from nearly 30 years…
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From Stuck to Strong: How Tonya Rebuilt Purpose Through Franchising
Have you ever looked around and thought, “I can’t do this anymore?” That was the reality for our guest, Tonya Middleton, who faced underemployment, raising four kids, and feeling isolated in a new state. In this episode, Tonya shares her inspiring journey from feeling stuck to reigniting her...
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How A Tiny Room Became A Million Dollar Brand
In Episode 105 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur, we sit down with Brigham Dallas, the owner and CEO of Hello Sugar, for a conversation packed with hustle, innovation, and an incredible story of growth. Discover how Brigham went from selling golf balls at age 7 to running the largest worm distribution...
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How a Wedding Pizza Sparked a National Brand
Welcome to Episode 104 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! In this episode, hosts Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske sit down with Christian Buck (COO), Thomas Reinhard (CFO), and Cal Freatman (CEO), the founders behind Cascadia Pizza, a food truck turned franchise success story! Discover how Christian’s...
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Burnout to Breakthrough: How Rod Rebuilt His Business and Himself
Welcome to Episode 103 of Unpredicted Entrepreneur! In this must-listen podcast, we’re diving into franchising, small business ownership, and entrepreneurship with our incredible guest, Rod Floyd of CMIT Solutions of Arlington. Rod opens up about his journey from corporate layoffs at Verizon to...
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How This Couple Pivoted Into a Booming Fence Business
Discover the truth about franchising and business ownership! In this episode of Unpredicted Entrepreneur, Sara Waskow and Roxanne Rapske talk with Joe and Mandy Chapman, owners of Stand Strong Fencing of Fort Worth, about their journey from the mortgage industry to running a thriving fencing...
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The Hidden Cost of Choosing the ‘Cheapest’ Franchise
"People get caught up in paying a royalty, thinking of it as an expense. It's really an investment. You're able to leapfrog years of trial and error. I'll give you an example. The typical non-franchised home service business has an average revenue of $100,000to $200,000 the first year, whereas in…
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The Right Partner Can Change Everything
“My father used to say, ‘Never go into business with a partner, much less a family member.’ And to some degree, he's right. But look, business is hard. It's hard to get something off the ground by yourself. You need to have other people with skin in the game. I think in our situation, a lot of...
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From Wall Street to Community Wellness: Reinventing Success
"If you’re pursuing a business, it's going to take some steps of faith. If you have the opportunity to do something from the start, like I did, I had to get a lot of black eyes, bloody noses, and stubbed toes, all to put myself in a position where I can educate someone on a clear path. So I do...
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The Secret to Making a Lasting Impression in Business
"As a business owner, you have to be willing to invest in yourself. We have budget and line items for social media, marketing, office supplies, for our lawyers, and different things, but we don't necessarily have a budget for our clothes and how we show up. You might have logo-branded material,...
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From Home Schooling to FRANCHISE CEO: The 3 Biggest Surprises
"As an emerging brand and a relatively new business (I started the company in 2021), it's been incredibly valuable to partner with franchisees who bring such diverse experience and expertise from their respective backgrounds. One of the things I love most is the collaboration. We work closely...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 96: HR Tips Every New Franchise Owner Should Know
“A lot of people go into franchising thinking there's the corporate structure of who you're franchising with, which is true and it's great, and franchising is a great model, but you still have this one problem you forget you have to deal with. It's called people. People are not easy. There's not…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 95: Surviving Year One: Lessons from New Business Owners
“We're so different. If you built us from the ground up right now, you couldn't make us any more different than we are. Yet, we make great business partners because we have a common goal. One of the things that I always try to coach people on, when I'm talking to them about leaving corporate...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 94: How Modern Franchises Generate Wealth
“Our investment is $59,500.00. That’s for a 10-year franchise agreement. It gives you the rights to market anywhere in the U.S. Our franchisees are allowed to have 200 protected businesses at any one time in our CRM system, so that way they're protected. No other franchisee can target those...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 93: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Franchise Marketing
“I like to give everyone a checklist of the basics of marketing. I think you should have a one-liner. You should know how to talk about your business in a way that makes people shut up and listen. Everyone wears a sign that says, ‘Make me feel special.’ Rather than cramming your brand down...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 92: From Touring Musicians to Franchise Leaders: Kay and Joseph Barker’s Entrepreneurial Adventure
“We’re continuing to open up studios of our own. We just opened up a studio in Indianapolis that's ours. We're opening up a second one in Indianapolis this year. Courtney and Dustin, our first franchisees to sign on, opened their second studio the day after we opened our studio in Indianapolis.…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 91: Escaping the Golden Handcuffs
“For almost two years, I had this constant back and forth of not feeling fulfilled. I didn't necessarily feel as happy as I once was growing my career in the corporate world. But then I had this other side of me thinking I had nothing to complain about. I had a fairly senior position. I was very...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 90: From Childhood Friends to Successful Business Partners
“I think our biggest aha moment was when we were trying to figure out the right profile of candidates to join HOMEstretch. For us, it ultimately boiled down to the people themselves. Part of what we wanted to do at the outset was create a really dynamic culture where everybody believed in our...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 89: Led by Faith
“It is so long. But it was sure worth it. It's similar to taking a personality test where you’re trying to figure out what will work. Initially, I thought I would have to do something in insurance. That's what I have a background in. And then you said something to the effect that my new business...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 88: Conquering Real Estate Challenges
“Talk to other business owners in your area to learn about permitting and their experiences. Understand your local fire code requirements and ADA regulations, as these vary by state. If you're in a hurricane-prone area like I am, you may need extra insurance coverage. I also planned for at least...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 87: The Unstoppable Franchisee
“What I love to share is that high success in franchising only happens when you pick the right business. Do the self-introspection first. Do the modeling. Very few people have purchased a business before. They don't know all the different things they need to consider. We take them through 10 to…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 86: Much Given, Much Expected
“Every moment of my life, from being a practicing lawyer to coming here and working in a gas station where I was breaking down boxes, cleaning and stocking the shelves, I was never bummed out. I knew this was a learning opportunity for me. I learned about the community and building customer...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 85: Stop Chasing Two Rabbits
“During that time, we didn't just build out Massage Envy. The free cash flow allowed us to make other real estate and private equity investments. I firmly believe that a business is a vehicle to help you generate other income-producing assets. Some people aim to simply replace working for the man...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 84: Who’d Sign One of Those?
“After 25 years of working for some pretty big global corporations, you’re working for a business, but they're more like institutions than they are businesses. It sometimes feels like you're dealing with a lot of conceptual aspects of how this giant machine operates, and you're pretty far away…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 83: Financial Agility
“You mentioned the SCORE Methodology. Can you give us a brief overview of what that is? Back to the notion of a symphony. Every family we work with is different. We work with a lot of entrepreneurial families and all of those businesses run a little bit differently on their cashflow schedules,...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 82: A Sweet Family Business
“I worked for Corporate America for approximately 10 years. I started as an accountant, and a senior financial analyst auditor, working salary-based. I kept seeing everyone else that I would train get certain promotions. I would ask why I wasn’t being considered for a promotion. The response was...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 81: Hindsight is 20/20
“We ended up with a much larger facility than the model called for. It was one of the earlier locations. I think it was the third location in the system. The facility has a grandiose look and feel with a lot of cut glass. One of the attractive things was that a typical facility today has the...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 80: Embrace the Suck
“When someone you’re seeking advice from gives it to you, listen to what they're saying. Be willing to listen. Being in this industry, I’ve learned people really want to help. They want to help and they want to see you grow. I want all of my business owners to be in the multimillion-dollar range...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 79: Overcoming Skepticism
“I would recommend looking at multiple different business opportunities so you get a basis for comparison, particularly if you're new to owning a franchise or a small business. If this is something you haven't spent an extensive amount of time on, you have no basis for comparison. It’s important…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 78: A Model Built to Scale
“In the first year, I did $1.3 million in revenue with a 37% net profit. So I was somewhat patting myself on the back, but behind the scenes, I was working 19-20 hours a day, six days a week, I'd work half a day on a Sunday, sleep in a little bit, get some rest and do it all over again. I grew…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 77: Swing for the Fences
“I want to point out something in regards to what you were just saying about the consumer and what you look for as a consumer. I believe this is important for any stay-at-home parent who’s listening. I think a lot of times people who've been home with their kids might assume that since they’ve…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 76: Mistakes Made = Tuition Paid
“I had zero business background when I was starting out. I went to a number of people and asked them for their book list. I let them know I was starting my own law firm and I asked for the top books they’d recommend. If a book was recommended more than once, it went to the top of the list. I read…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 75: The Extra Degree
“The 212 Degree concept probably entered my life a decade before I started my business. I remember being in Las Vegas getting some copies made at Kinko’s for a trade show and saw this book called 212 Degrees. I thought it looked interesting and picked it up. The name of my company is Image 212.…
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 74: The Franchisee Mindset
“I am absolutely passionate about the pet space because of Mercedes and Bugatti. I love technology and what I have built. I absolutely love coming to work every day. I think that that's the core difference - I love it! I love working with our franchise owners. I love the creativity they come up...
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Unpredicted Entrepreneur Episode 73: Family First
“There's a group of about eight of us that try and get together once or twice a month on a Zoom call. We discuss our frustrations, what's working, what's not working, where we're finding new opportunities, everything business-related. It's great because you can feel like a lone ranger as a...
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Your go-to resource for education and insights on franchising and entrepreneurship. Join us as we share valuable advice and interview franchisees, franchisors, investors, and funding partners to uncover insider knowledge that can help YOU thrive as a franchisee. Whether you're exploring business ownership or looking to grow your franchise portfolio, you'll gain actionable tips and expert perspectives.We're honored to be chosen as one of the Top 20 Franchise podcasts.https://podcast.feedspot.com/franchise_podcasts/
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