All Episodes

27. DoF: I Went on a 3 Week Paternity Leave... and My Business Grew

26. PoF: Why I Rejected a $100K Franchise Buyer

25. DoF: Our New Franchisees Are Growing Faster Than Ever - Our New System

24.PoF: Why Your Second Location Will Underperform Your First (be prepared)

23. DoF: I Finally Joined The Franchise “Broker” World...

22. PoF: My key employee quit after 4 years (it would ruin most businesses)

21. DoF: I’m Having My First Kid - Here’s How I’m Preparing My Business

20. PoF: $1M Cleaning Franchise Owner Explains Why Your Home Service Business Is Stuck

19. DoF: Why I'm Rebuilding My Entire Content Strategy From Scratch

18. PoF: The ONLY 2 Ways to Get Customers For Your Home Service Business

17. DoF: Building A Cleaning Franchise to 100 Locations

16. PoF: Everything You NEED TO KNOW Before Buying a Franchise

15. DoF: How I'm Using Claude to Scale My Cleaning Franchise to 100 Locations

14. PoF: If You’re Ambitious But Feel Stuck, Listen to This

13. DoF: Every Franchise Hits This Breaking Point

12. PoF: The Cleaning Industry Has a Massive Problem Nobody’s Talking About

11. DoF: I Solved The #1 Problem Killing Service Businesses

10. PoF: Why 90% of Home Service Businesses Never Hit $100k

9. DoF: You’re Focused on the Wrong Things In Your Home Service Business

8. PoF: I Made $12.5M - Here Are 52 Hard Lessons I Wish I knew Sooner

7. DoF: Why I’m Rebuilding My Cleaning Franchise's Software Stack

6. PoF: 13 Years Of Cleaning Business Knowledge in 20 Minutes

5. DoF: Franchisee Wanted To Sell After 4 Months

4. PoF: Want to Be the First Millionaire in Your Family? Start Here

3. DoF: I Reject 99% of Franchise Applicants. Here's Why

2. Playbook of a Franchisee: The 5 Levels Of Entrepreneurs (and how to succeed)

1. Diary of Franchise: Building a Fully Remote Cleaning Franchise to 100+ Locations

The Freedom Formula Podcast Returns (Kinda) - Neel's Back!

201. The Final Episode of the Freedom Formula Podcast: The Power of Quitting [Solo Episode with Neel Parekh]

200. Lessons from Interviewing 1000+ Franchise Prospects [Solo Episode with Neel]

199. Building a Hyper Local Newsletter Empire, with TJ Larkin of Local Newsletter Insider

198. From Corporate Ladder to Coaching Freedom: Building a Values-Driven Business with Jim Frawley CEO of Bellwether

197. From Franchise Burnout to a Meaningful Childcare Business with Jay Shah of Marigold Academy

196. How Do I Know If Should Leave My 9-5, Or Stay Put? with Neel Parekh

195. 17 Killer Business Ideas You Can Steal Today From Neel Parekh

194. The Dirty Secret of Franchising & Life Bank Account, an interview with Neel

193. The $2M Scoop: Building a Business from the Ground Up with William Milliken CEO of Swoop Scoop

192. Family Travel & Remote Work: How Eric Dingler Built a Nomadic Life with His Kids

191. Does Big Business Equals to More Freedom? [Dan Andrews, Host of Tropical MBA Interviewing Neel]

190. From Business Management to $3M Senior Care Franchises with Charles Thurston of Wisdom Senior Care

189. Building a Natural Hair Removal Empire Through Franchising with Danielle Correia of SugaringLA

188. Starting With $7 And Building A $1 Billion Real Estate Portfolio, An Interview With Vinney ‘Smiles’ Chopra

187. How to Buy a Private Island in Rwanda, with Kerry-Ann & Patrick of Twin Lakes Recreational Island

186. Building a $1.5M/yr Cleaning Biz in a Town of 50,000, with Stephanie Pipkin of Serene Clean

185. Scaling a Drug Screening Franchisor to 230 Locations, with John Smith from Fastest Lab Franchise

184. Building a $2M Business from the Ground Up with Ian Hecht from Dumpster Rental Enterprises

183. The Golden Triangle of Real Estate, Biz Ownership, and Tax Write-offs, with Beau Eckstein of Business Ownership Coach

182. The 4 C’s to Scaling Your Local Business, with Amber Gaige, Founder of Far Beyond Marketing

181. From Private Equity to Franchising Success [Collin Interviewing Neel]

180. From Code to Cocktails: Travel Adventures, Culinary Ventures & Startup Lessons with Scott Brills

179. Building a Cultural Icon: The Broken Yolk Experience, with John Gelastopoulos

178. Quitting a 6-Figure Salary to Become a Digital Nomad, with Fractional CMO Brian O’Connor

177. Launching a $2M/yr Airbnb Cleaning Biz, with Logan Campbell of The Dream Clean Team

176. Acquiring a Dumpster Rental Biz and Scaling it to $750K, with Bodhi Gallo aka Dumpster Rental Guy

175. Partnering with Jennifer Aniston to Launch a 50 Location Fitness Brand, with Julie Cartwright of Pvolve Fitness

174. Achieving Multimillionaire Status 4 Times in 4 Different Industries, with Jose Berlanga

173. From Crystal Meth to Serial Entrepreneur: The Power of Intentional Decisions with Austin Linney

172. From Travel to Triumph: Building a Real Estate Empire Abroad with Sarah Weaver

171. Building Relationships that Drive Recurring Revenue with Parker Terle of MaidThis Phoenix

170. Should you start a business around your passions? with Sofie Couwenbergh, former travel blogger

169. From Power Washing to Power Marketing: Prioritizing Business Development with Chase Lord

168. Focusing on the Fundamentals for Business Success with Brian and Jen Boyle of MaidThis Salt Lake City

167. Selling A Cleaning Biz & Launching a LatAm Recruiting Agency, with Ed Rodriguez

166. Following Your Curiosity and Running a $7M Home Health Business, with Nik Hulewsky, host of Nikonomics Podcast

165. Leaving the 9-5 to start a Remote Cleaning Business (and Airline Points Hacks), with Matt Brazis of MaidThis Tampa

164. How to Know if Franchising Is Right for You, with Adam Goldman Franchise Coach

163. The Hidden Secrets of the Franchise World, with Tim Michaels

162. From Employee to Entrepreneur: Building a Business with Orlando MaidThis St. Pete Clearwater

161.Getting Lifestyle Freedom By Living Through Your Values, with Trenton Hughes of Unfounded Ventures

160. From Corporate Ladder to Entrepreneurial Freedom with Winslow Marshall, Neoteric Brands CEO

159. Embracing the Unknown: Launching a Cleaning Business with Akila, MaidThis McKinney

158. Scaling Success: Leveraging Franchises for Entrepreneurial Growth with Erik Van Horn

157. Remote Cleaning Businesses And Why They’re Awesome [Nik interviewing Neel]

156. From Employee to Franchisee: The All-In Commitment Journey with Nautical Bowls CEO, Bryant Amundson

155. Traveling the World, Building a Business in the Digital Nomad World with Freddy Lansky

154. From 9-5 Engineer to Starting 20+ Companies, with serial entrepreneur Ray Blakney

153. The #1 Mindset Shift Needed for New Entrepreneurs, with ex-Special Forces Mindset Coach Itamar Marani

152. Scaling a Coding School to 70 Locations (While Keeping Work-Life Balance), with Hansel, CEO of TheCoderSchool

151. “The Step-Path To Quitting Your Job & Living Abroad, with Jeff Hill of Hill Financial Group”

150. Running an Anti-Human Trafficking NGO & Entrepreneurial Values, with Buddy Rathmell

149. The “Mental” Game of Lifestyle Design by the Numbers, with Ben McAdams of Profits Collective

148. Running a 1000 ATM Machine Empire, with ATM Guy Mitchell Sorkin

147. The Ultimate Lifestyle Design Playbook, with Lifestyle Design Coach Bobby Hobert

146. Lifestyle Design & Living The Luxury Life on $8K/mo, with Jesse Schoberg CEO of DropInBlog

145. From Living in Chile to Working On A Zoo, an entrepreneur journey with Peter Murphy Lewis

144. Talking Shop with $1.5M/yr Cleaning Company Legend Ryan Knoll from TidyCasa

143. Doing Less and Making More - Selling a $4MM/yr business to Become a Full-Time Meditation Teacher, with David Lahav

142. Selling Water Beds and Scaling Multiple Businesses with “Output Thinking”, with CEO Coach John Seiffer

141. Quitting Silicon Valley to Spend 5 Years Spearfishing, an interview with Jon Stenstrom

140. Quitting the 9-5 Cold Turkey and Starting a Local Town Newsletter, with Ryan Sneddon

139. How to Test New Biz Ideas and Then Go All In, with Jon Matzner from Sagan Passport

138. Quitting a $1M/Yr Salary To Go Surfing Every Day, with Khe Hy, host of the Examined Life Podcast

137. Going Big And Launching 100+ Locations in 11 Months, with Aaron Harper CEO of Rolling Suds Franchise

136. Quitting the 9-5 and Launching a 7-Figure Fencing Business, with Connor Loftus

135. Launching a Roofing Business to 8-Figures in Year 1, with Cole Simpson

134. Do You Need $10K/Mo to be "Free"? An Interview with Stephen Heiner

133. Putting In Two Weeks to Go Full-time on his Own Cleaning Business, with Logan Robison

132. Traveling the World with your Family, Total Location Freedom w/ Martijn Reintjes

131. Launching an Investor-Backed Call Center for Cannabis, with Donald Spann

130. Interviewing With Purpose & Pivoting Fast, with Danny Miranda