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Thinking about business ownership and wondering whether franchising could be the right path for you?
Powered by Franchising helps aspiring business owners, career professionals, and investors understand how franchise ownership really works—so they can evaluate opportunities with greater clarity and confidence.
Hosted by Laura Rolfe, founder and CEO of Mint Franchise Consultants and a Certified Advanced Franchise Consultant, the show goes beyond franchise sales pitches to explore the decisions, systems, people, and business models behind successful franchise ownership.
Through candid conversations with franchise founders, executives, franchisees, lenders, advisors, and other industry experts; you’ll learn what to consider before investing, how to evaluate franchise fit, what strong franchise systems and support actually look like, and how experienced owners and operators approach growth.
Episodes explore questions such as:
• How do you know if franchise ownership is right for you?
• What makes one franchise a better fit than another?
• What should you understand about funding and financial readiness?
• How do due diligence, validation, and the Franchise Disclosure Document help you make a more informed decision?
• Can you build a business while continuing your current career?
• What separates strong franchise systems and successful owners from the rest?
Powered by Franchising is built around a simple idea: working for yourself doesn’t have to mean working by yourself. Franchising can provide proven systems, established support, and a path to business ownership—but no opportunity is right for everyone. Finding the right fit requires education, thoughtful evaluation, and a clear understanding of your goals, lifestyle, finances, and desired role in the business.
Whether you’re beginning to explore business ownership, comparing franchise opportunities, preparing for due diligence, or thinking about how ownership could support your long-term goals, Powered by Franchising gives you practical insight to help you make better-informed decisions.
Follow Powered by Franchising so you don’t miss new conversations, franchise insights, and practical guidance for your business ownership journey.
Powered by Franchising helps aspiring business owners, career professionals, and investors understand how franchise ownership really works—so they can evaluate opportunities with greater clarity and confidence.
Hosted by Laura Rolfe, founder and CEO of Mint Franchise Consultants and a Certified Advanced Franchise Consultant, the show goes beyond franchise sales pitches to explore the decisions, systems, people, and business models behind successful franchise ownership.
Through candid conversations with franchise founders, executives, franchisees, lenders, advisors, and other industry experts; you’ll learn what to consider before investing, how to evaluate franchise fit, what strong franchise systems and support actually look like, and how experienced owners and operators approach growth.
Episodes explore questions such as:
• How do you know if franchise ownership is right for you?
• What makes one franchise a better fit than another?
• What should you understand about funding and financial readiness?
• How do due diligence, validation, and the Franchise Disclosure Document help you make a more informed decision?
• Can you build a business while continuing your current career?
• What separates strong franchise systems and successful owners from the rest?
Powered by Franchising is built around a simple idea: working for yourself doesn’t have to mean working by yourself. Franchising can provide proven systems, established support, and a path to business ownership—but no opportunity is right for everyone. Finding the right fit requires education, thoughtful evaluation, and a clear understanding of your goals, lifestyle, finances, and desired role in the business.
Whether you’re beginning to explore business ownership, comparing franchise opportunities, preparing for due diligence, or thinking about how ownership could support your long-term goals, Powered by Franchising gives you practical insight to help you make better-informed decisions.
Follow Powered by Franchising so you don’t miss new conversations, franchise insights, and practical guidance for your business ownership journey.
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Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
34 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
129 episodes
since Feb. 13, 2024
episodic
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Franchisee. Independent business owner. Franchisor.
Few entrepreneurs have experienced all three sides of business ownership.
In this episode of Powered by Franchising, Kate Rolfe, CAFC, sits down with Kyle Struebing, Co-Founder of Altered States Wellness, to explore his journey from purchasin…
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Dreaming of owning a franchise but wondering how you'll pay for it? You may have more financing options than you realize!
In this episode of Powered by Franchising, host Laura Rolfe welcomes Michele Simones of Guidant Financial to explore the different ways aspiring entrepreneurs can fund their fr…
Moving is stressful. Moving companies aren’t exactly known for creating unforgettable customer experiences.
Pink Zebra Moving wants to change that.
In this episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe sits down with David Luke of Pink Zebra Moving to explore how this bold brand is bringing p…
One of the biggest misconceptions about business ownership is how long the process actually takes.
Starting from scratch means building everything—from your legal entity, branding and marketing to technology, operations, hiring and customer acquisition.
Buying an existing business may sound fast…
After spending 20 or 30 years building expertise, relationships, and credibility in an industry, what if you could turn all of that experience into a business of your own?
On this episode of Powered by Franchising, I sit down with Jon Bartos, CEO of Dimensional Search, to explore an often-overloo…
What does it take to build a business in an industry people often don’t think about until they desperately need it?
In this episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe sits down with Jeff Yosha of 911 Restoration to explore the restoration industry and the business behind helping homeowners and…
Thinking about owning a business “someday”?
Someday may need to start sooner than you think.
Starting a company from scratch can take a year. Finding the right existing business to acquire can take months—or even years. Evaluating a franchise may take 6–12 weeks, followed by financing, trainin…
Love the product. Buy the business?
Not so fast.
One of the biggest mistakes aspiring entrepreneurs make is assuming that a business they love as a customer will also be a business they’ll love owning.
In this solo episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe challenges the classic advice…
What does business ownership really buy you?
We often measure success by revenue, profitability and ROI. But some of the most valuable returns don't show up on a P&L: time, freedom, flexibility and choices.
After spending a week diving in the Sea of Cortez—swimming with whale sharks, dancing…
What does it take to turn great food into a growing franchise brand? 🥖
On this episode of Powered by Franchising, Laura Rolfe and Kate sit down with Julie Sailers, Franchise Developer for Sourdough & Co., to go behind the scenes of this fast-growing restaurant franchise.
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