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Aaron Harper

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
705 total appearances

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The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

It's a whole business, literally.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

And my experience in franchise development, which is franchise sales, that was what I did.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

Those 300, I guess it would be,

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

450 units that I sold before I launched Rolling Suds for two different brands, I awarded every single one of those units myself.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

So every franchisee that bought those territories, I talked to them from the time that they were introduced to the time that they closed the deal before they go to the operations team.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

That's literally my background in franchising.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

That's how I got started.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

That's what I know.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

So we are fortunate to work with some incredible franchise brokers in the space.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

And so for those who don't know, a franchise broker is like a real estate agent for franchises.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

So you go to them, you say, hey, my investment level is $250,000.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

I'm industry agnostic, but I like senior care and home services.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

And then the franchise broker then knows brands and presents them three options.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

Then the franchise broker is compensated when the deal closes.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

We pay them a portion of the fee that we're paid by the franchisee.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

When I had done two brands prior to this one,

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

the franchise brokers that I know and that they trust me, they're like, Aaron, I'll sell whatever you want me to sell.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

Like, I know that you're going to A, close deals and B, support franchisees in a way that makes me look great.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

And so whatever you're attached to, I'm in.

The Vault Unlocked
How to Build a Franchise Empire Without Starting From Scratch

And so part of the reason I decided to leave the company I was working at, even though I was literally going to make seven figures by staying at that company annually,