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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
“Fear is Lying to You”—Why Executives Need to Build Their Own Freedom
Escape and Empower Podcast with David Greenberg and Peter Gilfillan
In this episode of Escape and Empower, Pete and Dave open up about the corporate chains they spent decades carrying and the turning points that pushed them toward entrepreneurship. From missed family moments to constant relocations to the realization that W-2 security is an illusion, they walk through the emotional and practical journey of breaking free. They also reveal how executives can leverage their corporate skills to build a business, reclaim their time, and earn the three freedoms that franchising provides: financial freedom, time freedom, and lifestyle freedom.
In this episode, Pete and Dave discuss:
• The Corporate Reality Check
Pete and Dave break down what it really means to give twenty years to corporate life: constant relocations, missed family milestones, burnout, and a career path controlled by someone else’s agenda.
• When Loyalty Becomes a Liability
They discuss how W-2 jobs create chains disguised as stability, and why even top-performing executives eventually face restructuring, pressure, and burnout.
• The Turning Point Moments
Both share the personal mirror moments that forced them to confront the truth: corporate life wasn’t sustainable and wasn’t theirs to control.
• How Executives Can Transition into Ownership
They explain how leadership skills, financial discipline, and operational experience translate directly into franchise success—even in industries you’ve never worked in.
• The Three Freedoms You Can Only Get as an Owner
Financial, time, and lifestyle freedom become possible only when you control your income and schedule. Pete and Dave explain how business ownership makes each one achievable.
Key Takeaways:
• Fear is loud, but facts win when you learn the franchise process
• You don’t need industry experience—your corporate skills translate directly
• Ownership gives you financial security that W-2 jobs can’t
• Time freedom is about choice, not working less
• Lifestyle freedom lets you live on your terms—not a company’s terms
“Fear is false evidence appearing real. Replace fear with facts, and everything changes.” — David Greenberg
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/