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From Family Construction to a National Repair Franchise Sep 29, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 57 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: My guest today watched his neighbors write big checks to replace things on their homes that didn't actually need replacing. And that observation b...

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What They Don't Tell You About Franchise Ownership Sep 22, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 56 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: My guest today is back for the second time. He walked away from 14 years of coaching college tennis to buy a Square Cow Movers franchise, and s...

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Who Are You Without The Job Title? Sep 15, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 55 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: My guest today spent over two decades in the highest seats of corporate HR, six times as a sitting Chief Human Resources Officer, including work f...

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How to Buy a Franchise After a Layoff: Her ERA Group Story Sep 08, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 50 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: My guest today left a long, successful career in corporate logistics after a layoff she never saw coming. Just a few weeks into her ERA Group franc...

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Time Magazine Winner Built a Chess Franchise Sep 01, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 53 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: My guest today didn't come from business or education. He came from a completely different world and stumbled into building something Time magazin...

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Franchise Ownership Wasn't What I Expected Aug 25, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 52 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: There's a version of franchise ownership that gets sold on the internet. You buy into the brand, you follow the playbook, you turn the key, and yo...

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Why Franchise Failure Rarely Looks Like Failure Aug 18, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 51 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan Regala: There's a question I get from almost every person I talk to. Sometimes they ask it out loud. More often, they don't. But it's sitting there, undern...

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The Right Franchise Search Starts With You Aug 11, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 50 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan: Here's the way that most people start exploring franchising. They open Google, ChatGPT, or Claude, and they ask, "What are the best franchises to buy righ...

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Bringing Your Spouse Into The Franchise Decision Aug 06, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 49 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan: I had a client who was ready to sign a franchise agreement. He had done all the work, coaching calls, franchisor presentations, validation calls, financia...

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5 Franchise Due Diligence Mistakes Nobody Warns You About Jul 29, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 48 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan: In 15 years of franchising and franchise coaching, I've watched people lose time, money and real opportunities to the same five mistakes. And the thing th...

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Four Disqualifiers Before You Buy a Franchise Jul 22, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 47 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Not everyone is cut out for this. Business ownership will knock you down, repeatedly. I'd rather tell you that now than have you find out after you've signed a...

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Is Your Franchise Coach Selling or Educating? Jul 17, 2026

This is a transcript from Episode 46 of The Franchise Champion Show.

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Alan: One of the first questions I get from almost every person I talk to is: how do you get paid? And it's the right question to ask. I'm going to answer it h...

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