Journey to Business Ownership - Freedom Friday Podcast

Is Your Business Actually Sellable? What Owners Need to Know Before SellingIn this episode of Freedom Friday on the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Phil Eleson, franchise owner of Murphy Business Sales and Director of Corporate Brokerage Services, to talk about one of the biggest questions business owners should be asking long before they are ready to exit:Is yo...

My Franchise CPAs: Your Secret Weapon Before, During, and After Buying a FranchiseAre you exploring franchise ownership but not sure if the numbers really work for you? Or maybe you're already a franchise owner trying to keep more of what you earn? Either way, this episode is packed with the financial education you didn't know you needed! This week on Freedom Friday at the Journey to Busin...

He Tried Corporate After Selling His Business — The Entrepreneurial Bug Had Other Plans - EOS StoryWhat happens when a serial entrepreneur sells their business, tries the corporate world, and realizes the entrepreneurial bug just won't quit? Seth Pennington found out the hard way — and it led him straight to EOS.Seth, Franchise Business owner with EOS, spent 15 years building and scaling a bus...

SBA Loans Uncovered: What Every Aspiring Business Owner Needs to Know | Freedom FridayAre you dreaming of owning a business but not sure how to fund it? In this episode of Freedom Friday: The Journey to Business Ownership, I sit down with Kurt Hummel, SBA Lending Expert at Central Bank, who has over 23 years of experience helping everyday people get the funding they need to become their own boss....

Would You Work for You? How to Build a Workplace People Want to Stay InWould you work for you? 🤔In this episode of Freedom Friday, I sit down with Dave Strange of Strange HR Consulting to tackle one of the most important questions every business owner needs to ask themselves — and most never do. Dave shares his unlikely journey from carrying $80,000 in cash through the Cincinnati airport to 23 ye...

From Healthcare to Home Inspections | A 23-Year Career ChangeWhat does it take to walk away from a 23-year career… and start over? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with David Powell of Pillar to Post Home Inspectors to talk about his journey from healthcare administration to entrepreneurship. After more than two decades in the hea...

From Pastor to CEO: How Bill Reynolds Trusted God's Plan and Built Something Beautiful | Freedom FridayWhat do you do when the door you thought was your destiny suddenly closes? For Bill Reynolds, founder of Element 502, losing his role as associate pastor wasn't the end — it was the beginning of something he never could have planned on his own. In this episode of Freedom Friday, Bill shar...

He Helped Build Other Companies—Then Built His Own | Mark Douglas’ JourneyOn this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Mark Douglas, a former corporate America professional turned franchise owner with FocusCFO.Mark spent years helping build and grow other companies through commercial banking, healthcare, corporate development, and startu...

From Medical Biller to Multi-Business Owner | Kim Rankin’s Entrepreneur JourneyWhat happens when you realize you were never meant to sit behind a computer all day? In this episode of Freedom Friday on the Journey to Business Ownership Podcast, I sit down with Kim Rankin, broker owner of Rankin-Luxe Realty Group and co-owner of Luxe Cart Co., to talk about her incredible journey from medical biller...

From Pharmacist to Moving Company Owner | Amber’s Journey to Business OwnershipWhat happens when a pharmacist decides corporate America is no longer enough? In this episode of Freedom Friday at Journey to Business Ownership, Patrice Miles sits down with Amber Pfister owner of Square Cow Movers in Louisville, Kentucky, to talk about her incredible leap from pharmacy and real estate investing into b...

Turning Opportunity Into Ownership with BeLocal | David Meek's JourneyWelcome back to Freedom Friday on the Journey to Business Ownership podcast! In this episode, Patrice Miles sits down with David Meek, owner of BeLocal Louisville, to talk about his journey from the mortgage industry into business ownership—and the powerful framework he believes every entrepreneur needs before starting a busines...

Fake It Till You Make It | From Dispatcher to Dumpster FranchiseWhat does it really take to go from employee to business owner—and step into a franchise you never expected? In this episode of Freedom Friday on the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Becca Kaufman, owner of a Dumpster Today franchise, to talk about her unexpected leap from dispatcher to entrepreneur—...

Legal Mistakes: What You MUST Know Before Starting a BusinessStarting a business is exciting… but it can also be risky if you don’t do it the right way. In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with seasoned business attorney David Cooper to talk about what most entrepreneurs don’t think about before they take the leap—and how those mista...

From Scrapping Junk to SEO Business Owner | Rick Lucas’ Unexpected JourneyWhat if getting laid off was the best thing that ever happened to you? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Rick Lucas, owner of Louisville SEO Strategies, to talk about his unconventional path into entrepreneurship. Rick didn’t start with a business plan o...

Break Out or Stay Stuck? | The Decision That Changes Everything What if the biggest thing standing between you and business ownership… is a decision? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Robert Hatfield, founder of Breakout Creative, to talk about what it really takes to break out of a career that no longer fits—and build somethi...

Firefighter to Serial Entrepreneur | Building Multiple Businesses with Ken SchreinerWhat does it really take to build not just one… but multiple successful businesses? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Ken Schreiner — owner of Front Runner Real Estate, partner in White Oak Mortgage, and founder of AJ Schreiner Spirits — to tal...

She Left Corporate to Launch “DoorDash for Gas” | Sarah Settle of Juiced FuelWhat happens when the entrepreneurial itch never really goes away? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Sarah Settle of Juiced Fuel Louisville to talk about her journey from 20 years in insurance and financial services back into business ownership. After...

From Biotech Sales to Business Coaching | Aaron Reynolds on Accountability, Freedom & OwnershipWhat happens when a successful career no longer feels aligned? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership podcast, Patrice Miles sits down with Aaron Reynolds of Focal Point Coaching and Training to talk about his journey from 25 years in biotech sales, sales leadership, and...

From Detective to DumpStor | Brad’s Journey from Law Enforcement to Business OwnershipIn this Freedom Friday episode of Journey to Business Ownership, Patrice Miles sits down with Brad Heath, owner of DumpStor, to share his powerful transition from law enforcement and detective work into entrepreneurship. After seven years in law enforcement, including serving as a detective in the Atlanta area, B...

Take the Leap While You’re Young | The ReliaBuild StoryMost people in their 20s are figuring out their first job. Camila and Blake were building a business. Think you’re too young to start a business? Think again. In this Freedom Friday episode, Camila Acevedo and Blake Noe share how they launched ReliaBuild in their 20s and chose ownership over waiting for “someday.” If you’ve ever told yourself...

From Wall Street to Fencing: Vince Schweinhart’s Leap into Business Ownership | Freedom FridayIn this Freedom Friday episode of Journey to Business Ownership, Patrice Miles sits down with Vince Schweinhart, owner of Top Rail Fence in Louisville, Kentucky. Vince’s path to entrepreneurship is anything but typical—Princeton economics, investment banking in New York, oil & gas/energy transition wo...

From Steel Industry to Selling Businesses: Phil Eleson’s Franchise Freedom Story | Freedom FridayWelcome back to Freedom Friday on the Journey to Business Ownership podcast! 🎙️In this episode, Patrice Miles sits down with Phil Eleson, franchise owner with Murphy Business Sales, to talk about the leap from employee to entrepreneur—and what it’s really like to help business owners prepare for an exi...

Webinar: 3 Paths to Business Ownership: Start, Buy, or Franchise In this Freedom Friday episode of Journey to Business Ownership, Patrice Miles hosts a practical webinar on Exploring Options Outside of the Traditional Job Market—and breaks down the three main paths to business ownership:✅ Start a business from scratch (and how to reduce risk by validating the “first dollar”)✅ Buy an existing bus...

In this Freedom Friday episode of the Journey to Business Ownership Podcast, host Patrice Miles sits down with Molley Ricketts, founder of Insipio Workforce Solutions, for an honest conversation about how a 2008 layoff became the unexpected turning point that led her to business ownership. After building a career across banking, recruiting, and human resources—including enterprise-level experience...

From Factory Floor to Franchisee of the Year: Matt Hall’s Clean Eatz Story | Freedom FridayIn this Freedom Friday episode of Journey to Business Ownership, host Patrice Miles sits down with Matt Hall, franchise owner of Clean Eatz, to share how he went from 30 years in automotive manufacturing—starting on the factory floor at 18—to becoming a back-to-back Franchisee of the Year winner. Matt opens...