{"podcast":{"title":"Power Your Voice","slug":"power-your-voice-7761199","podcast_index_feed_id":7761199,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/607210/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/607210","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/7/1/1/b711d0333906f1a2d959afa2a1bf1c87/Untitled_design.png","author":"Delaine Blazek","episode_count":18,"summary":"Power Your Voice is a podcast for entrepreneurial women building serious businesses and ready for more honest conversations about money, leadership, and power. Hosted by Delaine Blazek, a clinical counselor turned Chief Commercial Officer and coach, this show blends business strategy, mindset, and lived experience to tackle the real-world challenges women face as they build successful companies. From revenue and decision making to boundaries and identity, the conversations go where women are often expected to stay quiet. Each episode delivers honest conversations, practical insights, and grounded guidance to help you scale your business while staying fully aligned with your values, voice, and vision. You are not alone on this journey, and you do not need to become someone else to succeed. If you are ready to step into the next level of success and build a business (and life) you actually want, you're in the right place.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:17:59.514677+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-your-voice-7761199"},"episode":{"title":"Franchise or From Scratch: How to Choose the Right Path with Catherine Knabb","slug":"franchise-or-from-scratch-how-to-choose-the-right-path-with-catherine-knabb","published_at":"2026-07-07T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-your-voice-7761199/franchise-or-from-scratch-how-to-choose-the-right-path-with-catherine-knabb","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-your-voice-7761199","url":"https://8b27d3eb-8d25-41d5-868b-74c81251735b.libsyn.com/franchise-or-from-scratch-how-to-choose-the-right-path-with-catherine-knabb","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/8b27d3eb-8d25-41d5-868b-74c81251735b/Franchise_or_From_Scratch_How_to_Choose_the_Right_Path_with_Catherine_Knabb.mp3?dest-id=5288890","summary":"If you have ever wondered whether to buy a franchise or build a business from scratch, this episode is your starting point. In this episode, I sit down with business ownership architect Catherine Knabb to break down one of the most common questions entrepreneurs face: how do you choose the right path forward? We get into what separates successful franchise owners from those who struggle, why most people coming from corporate miss the sales piece entirely, and the one thing you should never automate before you have figured out the manual process first. We also talk about what it really means to build a business and not just another job, and Catherine closes with why strong communities are built on strong small businesses. Watch the Power Your Voice podcast for the full conversation on how to create, grow, and scale a business that works for you. Catherine Knabb is a Business Ownership Architect who helps people Create, Grow, and Scale businesses. After nearly 30 years helping large organizations improve systems and execute major initiatives, Cath now helps entrepreneurs and professionals strengthen their Personal Economy through business ownership, referral-based growth, and scalable business systems. Whether someone is researching franchise or independent business ownership, growing an existing business, building strategic partnerships, or preparing to scale, Cath helps them design the right path forward. She is the owner of Knabb Consulting and leads Network in Action business exchange teams in Memphis and online. Connect with Catherine Knabb: Website: https://knabbconsulting.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareerFranchiseOwnership Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ X: https://x.com/catknabb LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherineknabb/ Knabb Consul…","meta_description":"If you have ever wondered whether to buy a franchise or build a business from scratch, this episode is your starting point. In this episode, I sit down wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2364,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-your-voice-7761199/episodes/franchise-or-from-scratch-how-to-choose-the-right-path-with-catherine-knabb/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-your-voice-7761199/franchise-or-from-scratch-how-to-choose-the-right-path-with-catherine-knabb.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}