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Empires

Patrick Buckley

Empires explores the top brick & mortar businesses through stories, and interviews of multi-unit franchise operators, founders, and executives. empirespod.substack.com

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42 эпизода

  1. The Pickleball Franchise Boom - Where is it Now? 52:30
  2. From Quiznos Employee to 10+ Unit Restaurant Owner 47:41
  3. How Slick City Puts up 7 Figure EBITDA 48:18
  4. From Borders to Wahlburgers - Lessons in Brick & Mortar 1:08:28
  5. The Franchise Being Built by Sean Thomas (Grandson of Wendy’s Founder, Dave Thomas) 50:13
  6. Building Tint World: The Makings of an Auto Empire 1:34:29
  7. From Raising Cane's to The Coop: The Economics of Chicken Tenders 1:09:02
  8. Why Handel's is the #1 Ice Cream Business in America 1:38:20
  9. How One of the Largest Family Owned Fast Food Empires Was Built (265+ units) 1:21:15
  10. The Bagel Wars: How H&H Is Scaling Without Private Equity 1:19:07
  11. The Evolution of Subway - Bill Mathis (3 unit owner) 1:03:56
  12. The Iconic New York Slice Shop That's Franchising (Prince St. Pizza) 1:20:40
  13. Building Jersey Mike's - 25 Unit Operator 1:09:29
  14. Inside the Largest KidStrong Empire (60+ Units) 1:09:19
  15. Franchising the Farm: Area 2 Farms 1:15:38
  16. The Booming Business of Bundt Cakes 25:06
  17. What It’s Really Like To Operate Chick-Fil-A (2-Unit Owner) 2:09:04
  18. How a Soviet Refugee Built a $12M Restaurant Empire 1:03:37
  19. How Wingstop Became an Empire 40:26
  20. From Dutch Bros Barista to $20M Exit | Darren Spicer (Clutch Coffee Founder) 1:19:36
  21. He Quit His Job to go all in on Club Pilates 1:00:33
  22. From One Motel to Billions: The Patel Hotel Empire 32:15
  23. The Man Trying to Save Frozen Yogurt Franchising 59:36
  24. He's Building a Dessert Truck Empire (70+ territories) 1:04:34
  25. The Ex-Private Equity Analysts Building a Meineke Empire (25+ locations) 48:12
  26. He Built a Dunkin' Empire (100+ locations) 42:45
  27. How Private Equity Thinks About Franchising — With Wonder’s Adam Lewin 53:03
  28. The Economics of Hotel Franchises - Keni Patel 58:16
  29. He Built a Wingstop Empire (then launched his own brand) 56:52
  30. He's Building a Sauna Spa Empire (6+ locations) 52:22
  31. Why Drive-Thru Coffee Brands are Becoming Empires 54:28
  32. Why Swig is Becoming an Empire (ft. Swig's 1st Investor) 1:07:43
  33. He's Building a Dave's Hot Chicken Empire (25+ Stores) 55:47
  34. He's Building a Testosterone Clinic Empire (5+ Locations) 1:00:11
  35. They're Building a Thrift Shop Empire 1:13:22
  36. The #1 Dog Grooming Franchisee in America - Jacob Lee 1:07:04
  37. He Built and Sold His Wingstop Empire (20+ Stores) 58:02
  38. He Owns a Little Caesars Empire (33+ Stores) 1:18:02
  39. How Philz Coffee Became an Empire (ft Philz co-founder) 1:02:01
  40. How He Built an OrangeTheory Empire 1:19:25
  41. Why He's Building a Crumbl Empire (13+ stores) 1:03:09
  42. How He Built a 25+ Unit Mathnasium Empire 50:48