Ian Carroll

This is the story of franchising and it is the bedrock of the American economy in a lot of ways because it's a fundamental way that people... start a business and not only change their own lives and their family's lives, but also elevate their community. Franchising, unfortunately, has taken a pretty dark turn in the last 10 years.

This is the story of franchising and it is the bedrock of the American economy in a lot of ways because it's a fundamental way that people... start a business and not only change their own lives and their family's lives, but also elevate their community. Franchising, unfortunately, has taken a pretty dark turn in the last 10 years.

This is the story of franchising and it is the bedrock of the American economy in a lot of ways because it's a fundamental way that people... start a business and not only change their own lives and their family's lives, but also elevate their community. Franchising, unfortunately, has taken a pretty dark turn in the last 10 years.

And we are going to come back to that theme over and over and over again throughout this story. Because as Urban Air expanded, lawsuits started to flood in because of the way that things were being done. And Michael Browning has had some choice words that are posted on his website to say about those lawsuits. But as we dig this story open, you'll see that Michael Browning's words are

And we are going to come back to that theme over and over and over again throughout this story. Because as Urban Air expanded, lawsuits started to flood in because of the way that things were being done. And Michael Browning has had some choice words that are posted on his website to say about those lawsuits. But as we dig this story open, you'll see that Michael Browning's words are

And we are going to come back to that theme over and over and over again throughout this story. Because as Urban Air expanded, lawsuits started to flood in because of the way that things were being done. And Michael Browning has had some choice words that are posted on his website to say about those lawsuits. But as we dig this story open, you'll see that Michael Browning's words are

Well, I'll just read them for you. Quote, Right on, Michael. Good to know. It's also good to know that, let's just say we have documentation that seems to imply that that Skyrider attraction, that zipline type of thing that that poor girl fell off of, that was not originally created by Urban Air. And there's documentation that seems to imply that, in fact, Michael Browning Jr.,

Well, I'll just read them for you. Quote, Right on, Michael. Good to know. It's also good to know that, let's just say we have documentation that seems to imply that that Skyrider attraction, that zipline type of thing that that poor girl fell off of, that was not originally created by Urban Air. And there's documentation that seems to imply that, in fact, Michael Browning Jr.,

Well, I'll just read them for you. Quote, Right on, Michael. Good to know. It's also good to know that, let's just say we have documentation that seems to imply that that Skyrider attraction, that zipline type of thing that that poor girl fell off of, that was not originally created by Urban Air. And there's documentation that seems to imply that, in fact, Michael Browning Jr.,

shall we say, filed patents after signing a confidentiality agreement with the original company that founded it, Leap of Faith Adventures. If you search the internet for Leap of Faith Adventures today, you will find just about nothing because Leap of Faith Adventures no longer exists. And that's another dig for another time.

shall we say, filed patents after signing a confidentiality agreement with the original company that founded it, Leap of Faith Adventures. If you search the internet for Leap of Faith Adventures today, you will find just about nothing because Leap of Faith Adventures no longer exists. And that's another dig for another time.

shall we say, filed patents after signing a confidentiality agreement with the original company that founded it, Leap of Faith Adventures. If you search the internet for Leap of Faith Adventures today, you will find just about nothing because Leap of Faith Adventures no longer exists. And that's another dig for another time.

But let's just say that the emails, correspondences, and documentation that we have kind of implies what might have happened to Leap of Faith Adventures. Because when you're founding a national chain of adventure parks, you need all kinds of cool rides and attractions and stuff for the kids to do, like rock walls and zip lines and crazy trampolines spin around tumblers and stuff like that.

But let's just say that the emails, correspondences, and documentation that we have kind of implies what might have happened to Leap of Faith Adventures. Because when you're founding a national chain of adventure parks, you need all kinds of cool rides and attractions and stuff for the kids to do, like rock walls and zip lines and crazy trampolines spin around tumblers and stuff like that.

But let's just say that the emails, correspondences, and documentation that we have kind of implies what might have happened to Leap of Faith Adventures. Because when you're founding a national chain of adventure parks, you need all kinds of cool rides and attractions and stuff for the kids to do, like rock walls and zip lines and crazy trampolines spin around tumblers and stuff like that.

And it sounds pretty dangerous because it can be, right? And when you take your kid out to a park like that, you're expecting them to be providing the safety so that your kids can have a fun, safe time out. Once Michael Browning Jr. had expanded his empire of trampoline and adventure parks all around the nation, he realized that he was onto something and he could expand and do even more.

And it sounds pretty dangerous because it can be, right? And when you take your kid out to a park like that, you're expecting them to be providing the safety so that your kids can have a fun, safe time out. Once Michael Browning Jr. had expanded his empire of trampoline and adventure parks all around the nation, he realized that he was onto something and he could expand and do even more.

And it sounds pretty dangerous because it can be, right? And when you take your kid out to a park like that, you're expecting them to be providing the safety so that your kids can have a fun, safe time out. Once Michael Browning Jr. had expanded his empire of trampoline and adventure parks all around the nation, he realized that he was onto something and he could expand and do even more.

So following a trend that is rampant in private equity right now, in 2021, Browning decided to scale up following a hot new trend in private equity that gets referred to as platforms, where the

So following a trend that is rampant in private equity right now, in 2021, Browning decided to scale up following a hot new trend in private equity that gets referred to as platforms, where the