All Episodes

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

129. The FINAL EPISODE of the Remote Local Podcast

128. 30 Garage Upgrade Locations Nationwide Using 1 Unique Sales Tactic

127. Selling 200 Stores for Halal Guys, then Buying in and Growing to $15M in Revenue with Paul T Tran

126. From Side Hustle Mobile Car Wash to 8-Figure Mobile Brake Repair with Walker Drewett of NuBrakes

125. Running a $100K/Mo Local Biz Remotely From Japan with Chris Schwab of Think Maids and Inova Local

124. A Remote Local Barber Shop Meets Speakeasy with Ben Davis of The Gents Place

123: From Passive Income to Passionate Pursuits with Brian Luebben

122: From Side Hustle to Retiring a Spouse with Seonaid Beckwith

121. Scaling to 100+ Locations By Going Back To The Basics, with Costa from Costa 10 Min Oil Change

120. SEO Done Easy: How to DIY SEO with Katrin from Lahav Media

119. Going with the Flow with Robby McClung

118. 4 Absolute Worst Businesses to Start in 2023

117. (Rebroadcast of Episode 34) Finding Your Calling, an interview with FBI Agent Turned Serial Entrepreneur Derek Dodds

116. Exiting a Remote Local Tutor Doctor Franchise, feat Jenny Ness-Hunkin

115. Business Models to AVOID and What Makes a Good Business Model

114. Using WFH 9-5 Job to Launch a Maid Service Side Hustle, an interview with Chris Rodriguez

113. Acquiring 9 Businesses for $1M+ in Passive Income, with Ujwal Velagapudi

112. Quitting the 9-5 and Starting a High Ticket Sales Closing Biz, with Jeff Lundeen

111. Scaling a Maid Service Software Company, with President of Launch27 Omar Santana

110. How to have 0 competition: Do Marketing That DOESN'T Scale

109. Turning Digital Cashflow into Real Estate Gold, with Car Wash Guy Kriss Bergethon

108. Achieving Financial and Location Freedom...and What Happens After, with Stephen Heiner

107. 1099 vs W-2: Compliance and Contracts for Cleaning Businesses with Andy Agarwal from CCDRA

106: $500K Consulting Side Hustle with Sean O'Dowd

105. Local SEO for Dummies

104. Coaching Call Series: Taking Your Home Service Biz to the Next Level with Dan Kats of Shorely Clean

103. 2 Years as a MaidThis Franchisee: Dan Blaker of MaidThis Myrtle Beach Shares His Story

102: Top Marketing Tactics in 2023 (Paid, Free, Semi-Free)

101. Journey to Becoming a Franchisor with Shaina Denny of Dogdrop

100. Exiting the Matrix: My 7-Year Travel Journey

99. Community Marketing Using Facebook Groups with Simone of House Mum Home Services

98. Recruiting Top-Level Remote Talent For Your Local Biz, with Anna from Remotivate

97. Early 2023 State of the Union for Remote Local Businesses, with Johnny & Sergio

96. Coaching Call Series: The Power of Niching Down, with Austin of Dalmaidtion Cleaning

95. Little-Known Business Path to a US Visa and Finding the Perfect Franchise Brand, with Patrick Findaro

94. Coaching Call Series: When to Expand to a Second City

93. Neighborhood Blitz: HYPER Target Neighborhoods and Crush Local Marketing

92. Prepare Now for the Next Season In Your Business

91. Slow and Fast Travel: A Conversation with Bunty SomRoy of Red Pine Digital

90. Start a Remote Local Biz in Your Hometown or Elsewhere?

89. Community Marketing Using Facebook Groups, with PJ McGeary of Arbor Trail Cleaning

88. Remote Local Biz State of the Union

87. 5 New Marketing Tactics to Survive a Looming Recession (and Google's SEO Reset)

86. 5 Easy Side Hustles To Make an Extra $500 a Month

85. Inside Tips on Google My Business and Local Services SEO with Daniel Thompson of Salt Water Digital

84. I Spent $50,000 on Business Coaching So You Don't Have To

83. How I Will Increase Sales by $300,000 This Year

82. Staffing Needs as You Grow Your Remote Local Business from 0 to $2M

81. Discovering Investment and Remote Hiring Opportunities in Africa

80. Johnny & Neel Top Books in 2022

79. A Short List of Business Ideas (Feel Free to Steal Them)

78. Scaling Marketing, Sales, and Operations: A Look Inside a Fast-Growing E-Learning Biz

77. Using Israeli Special Forces Tactics to Help You Deal with Risks in Life and Business

76. Motorcycling Through Africa While Running a Remote Local Biz, an interview on the About Abroad podcast

75. Hidden Gems for Remote Talent (and How Much to Pay)

74. Who Should NOT Go into Entrepreneurship

73. Scaling with Partnerships and Extreme Outsourcing, with Jon Matzner

72. Are You a Builder or an Investor?

71. The Exact Tech Stack Needed To Run Your Remote Local Business on Auto-Pilot

70. Do You Have to Like Your Business or Nah?

69. Moving Capital from Active Sources into Passive Investments: Roundtable Featuring Chris Munn and Sergio Silesky

68. Gurus like Grant Cardone and Gary Vee: Love 'em or Hate 'em?

67. 4 Cleaning Biz Marketing Tactics To Help You Make an Extra $10K

66. Key Lessons from a $50K Mastermind

65. Experiencing 24 Hours with an African Hunter-Gatherer Tribe

64. How to Find and Surround Yourself with the Right People

63. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Vacation Rental Cleaning Biz

62. How to Choose Your Opportunity Vehicle Wisely

61. Exiting One Business to Pursue Another

60. The #1 Best Place I Find Remote Team Members, feat Dan Andrews from the TropicalMBA Podcast

59. Leveling Up Your Life Using 8 Pillars

58. Market Your Local Services Business, with SME Mike Grigery

57. Build a Brand By Sharing What You've Learned in Business Life

56. Remote Working Destinations: Trends, Underrated Spots, and General Digital Nomad Knowledge Bombs with Mitko Karvoshki

55. The Tech Stack You Need for a Remote Local Business

54. Making $10k From Scratch, with New Co-host Johnny Robinson

53. David Lahav Returns for His Final Episode with the Remote Local Podcast

52. Recession Prep for Your Remote Local Business

51. Should You Buy a Franchise or DIY? Keith Levenson of AC Inc Weighs In

50. 4 Remote Local Business Models That I Love, feat. SqueegeeGod Johnny Robinson

49. Run Your Biz On Autopilot Using EOS Lite Pt 2

48. Run Your Biz On Autopilot Using EOS Lite Pt 1

47. The Digital Nomad Life: A Report from the Front Lines

46. Multiple Remote Local Exits, Including a Fully-Remote Call Center: an Interview with Donald Spann

45. Thinking About Exiting Your Business

44. Running a $1.5M SaaS While Nomading Around the World: an Interview with Amar Ghose of ZenMaid

43. Stranded On A Desert Island for 10 Days: Five Unexpected Business Lessons

42. Develop a Superpower: Dealing With Angry Customers

41. Acquiring 5 Local Businesses To Build a Remote Local Empire, an interview with Mike Loftus

40. The Hiring Funnel & Metrics - Your Ultimate Hiring Flywheel Pt 3

39. Where to post your job ad for maximum exposure - The Ultimate Hiring Flywheel Pt 2

38. Building Your Ultimate Hiring Flywheel - Part 1

37. How To Buy a Local Business In Another State And Run It Remotely, an interview with Chris Munn

36. Running a 7-figure Agency From Around The World, an interview with Jodie Cook

35. Identifying Your Limiting Beliefs and Why Working Less = More Growth

34. The Spiritual Entrepreneur 2: Interview With Derek Dodds, Federal Agent Turned Entrepreneur

33. Pt 2: Applying The “One Big Secret” to Our Podcast - Live Brainstorm Session

32. Pt 1 - The One Big Secret of Successful Local Biz Entrepreneurs

31. Remote Window Cleaning Biz - Interview with 'SqueegeeGod' and Sergio Silesky of Orange Window Cleaning

30. Being Off The Grid Completely for 3 Months - How To Get Your Biz To Run 100% Without You

29. Pt 2 - Neel & David's Reflections Of Their Year

28. Pt 1 - New Year's "Resolutions" Suck - How To Plan Cool Sh*t for Next Year

27. How To Make Business Decisions When You're Feeling Emotional or Triggered

26. How To Use Social Media Challenges To Level Up

25. How to Handle The Stress of Running A Local Business (Remotely!)

24. Do You Have An Abundance Or Scarcity Mindset?

23: How You Can Easily Find a Local Business to Buy

22. The #1 Secret To Having Your Business Run On Its Own

21: Building Your Marketing Engine When You Have A Brand-New Local Business

20: Franchising vs Starting Your Own Biz: An Interview With Giuseppe Grammatico, the Franchise Guide

19: Best Timezones To Live In For Your Work Style

18: Does living in a 'small market' hinder your entrepreneurial growth?

17: How To Analyze Local Business Competition In Your Market

16: From Getting Laid Off to Building 4 Multi-Million Dollar Companies - Interview with Rohan Gilkes

15: How Meditation & Spirituality Can Level Up Your Entrepreneurial Journey

14: Reaching 'Financial Retirement' by 28 and Traveling The World - An Interview with Cam Woodsum of FreedomIsEverything.com

13: Dating While Traveling

12: Moving from Solopreneur to CEO

11: Coliving Houses - The Best Way To Find Your Community & Tribe

10: Acquisitions Pt 3: How To Value Local Businesses and Close the Sale

09: Thinking About Your Business As An Asset

08: Acquisitions Pt 2 - Structuring The Deal To Buy A Local Business

07: From Venture Capital to Running a Remote Local Business - Neel's Story

06: Acquisitions Pt 1 - Buying a Business vs Starting From Scratch

05: How To Meet People While Traveling

04: Quitting Your Corporate Job To Work On Your Side Hustle Full-Time

03: Key Benefits Of Remote Life

02: What makes a business a good fit to be 'remote local'?

01: Pilot Episode - What Is A Remote Local Business?

Trailer Episode: Welcome to the Remote Local Podcast!