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Escape and Empower Podcast | Buy Your First Franchise
Learn everything you need to know about buying your first franchise.
If you are ready to escape the corporate grind and empower your future with franchise ownership, join the top 2 franchise consultants in the USA on the Escape and Empower Podcast.
Join franchise experts Pete Gilfillan and Dave Greenberg on The Escape and Empower Podcast, your definitive guide to successfully transitioning from corporate employee to thriving franchise owner. Each episode provides honest, actionable insights tailored specifically for busy executives eager to achieve financial stability, build lasting wealth, and gain control over their destiny.
Whether you're exploring franchise ownership for the first time or ready to take the next step toward entrepreneurship, Pete and Dave offer straightforward, no-fluff discussions covering essential topics such as:
- Navigating the franchise buying process step-by-step
- Overcoming common fears and barriers
- Strategies for building wealth through franchising
- Insider advice on choosing the right franchise for your lifestyle
- Real stories and practical wisdom from successful franchisees
- Detailed explanations of franchise disclosure documents (FDD)
- Guidance on financing options and understanding investment costs
- Steps to confidently evaluate franchise opportunities
Empower your entrepreneurial journey today—subscribe and begin building your path to financial freedom and personal fulfillment.
Hosted by franchise industry leaders Pete Gilfillan (HireYourself.com) and Dave Greenberg (EmpoweredFranchisee.com).
Escape and Empower Podcast | Buy Your First Franchise
“Leaders without time to lead?” Why ownership restores authority and balance
Escape and Empower Podcast with Pete Gilfillan and Dave Greenberg
In this episode, Pete and Dave react to “Where Have All the Managers Gone?” and unpack the reality many executives live today: you are accountable for outcomes without the authority or time to actually lead. They contrast that with franchise ownership, where you set priorities, control your calendar, and build saleable equity instead of surviving the next restructure.
In this episode, Pete and Dave discuss:
Leadership without authority
Being responsible for results while approvals, politics, and shifting priorities block real decisions.
Constant restructuring and layoff risk
Flattened orgs, AI efficiencies, and budget moves that put experienced leaders on the bubble.
24/7 workload and no time to coach
Meetings and inbox overload that crowd out the one thing leaders want to do most: develop people.
Career control through franchising
Owning the playbook, setting the pace, and building a team you actually have time to lead.
Work life balance by design
From Fun Fridays to summer Mondays, how ownership lets you plan family, health, and recovery time.
Destiny on your terms
No forced relocations, no surprise role changes, and growth that matches your ambition.
Key takeaways:
- If you feel like a leader without time to lead, the system is the problem.
- Restructures and age bias create real risk for seasoned executives.
- Franchising trades capped pay and politics for equity, control, and scalability.
- Your corporate skills transfer directly: team building, KPIs, execution of systems.
- Start parallel paths now so HR does not decide your future.
“Well, if you’re risk averse, why do you stay in that job that you have a high likelihood of getting laid off?” — Pete Gilfillan
CONNECT WITH PETER GILFILLAN
Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR
Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
CONNECT WITH DAVID GREENBERG
Meet with Dave: https://calendly.com/empoweredfranchisee/virtual-coffee-with-dave-the-empowered-franchiee-web?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR
Website: https://empoweredfranchisee.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-greenberg-entrepreneur/