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The "No Employee" Franchise Model? (Back Nine Indoor Golf Review) Feb 17, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 25 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

 Alan: My guest today is VP of Development for The Back Nine, an indoor golf concept that's exploding across America. In 2023, they had 15 locations. Today they ha...

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Why He Pays a Flat Fee Instead of % Royalties Feb 10, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 24 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: My guest today chased the Canadian dream of pro hockey until 11 concussions forced him to reinvent himself. He went from sales to furniture into Fibre...

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Why Your Corporate Job Is Actually The Risky Option Jan 25, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 22 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: Welcome back to the Franchise Champion Show. If you're sitting in a corporate seat right now looking over your shoulder for the next round of restruct...

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SBA Loans vs. 401k Rollovers: Best Way to Fund a Franchise? Jan 06, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 19 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan: Today's guest is a colleague and friend of mine who has been in franchising for over 30 years. He's owned multiple businesses, both independent and franchise...

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Franchise vs Existing Business: Which Is Safer? Dec 16, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 18 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Welcome, everybody. Good to see some new faces here and some familiar faces as well.

Since we're streaming here, I know we got some people that are going to be tr...

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From Wheelchair Crisis to Founding Liftology: Jennifer & Gordon Raney's Franchise Journey Dec 09, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 17 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: Our next guests are a husband-and-wife team who were multi-million dollar top performers in their previous franchise business, 101 Mobility. After tak...

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From $300K Crisis to $6.2M Success: Building Renew Medic With His Son | Joe Steffens Dec 02, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 16 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: Our next guest has built not one, but multiple multi-million dollar franchise businesses over the past two decades. But what really caught my attentio...

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4 Paths to Financial Freedom: Which Is Right for You? Nov 25, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 15 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

 Alan Regala: Well, thank you all for joining us today. We've got the first of two workshops—From Corporate to Owner. And today is career transition options for gr...

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Emerging vs Established Franchises: What to Expect as a New Owner Nov 22, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 14 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: So I was speaking with a coaching client of mine the other day, and we were talking about the importance of following the systems and processes that t...

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Pain is Part of the Process: GymGuyz Founder Josh York on Building a 7-Country Franchise Empire Nov 11, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 13 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: Today, I'm excited to be joined by Josh York, founder and CEO of GymGuyz, the world's largest in-home personal training franchise. Josh took a simple ...

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From NFL Punter to Pink Zebra Owner: Drew Chrisman's Moving Franchise Story Nov 04, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 12 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Drue Chrisman: I was cut double digits times in the NFL. And so there were a lot of those two days that were really long and just kind of wondering what's going to...

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A Dryer Fire Every 36 Minutes | Matthew Sarkela with Dryer Vent Wizard Oct 29, 2025

This is a transcript from Episode 11 of The Franchise Champion Show. Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Alan Regala: Have you ever thought that helping people that do laundry could be a big business? If you said no, you're not alone. My next guest is killing it in th...

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