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Listen to YAP to profit in all aspects of life - from boosting sales and beating algorithms, to brain hacks and biohacking. Whether you’re launching a startup, scaling your business or simply wanting to expand your sales and marketing skills, each episode delivers actionable advice that WILL help you profit in life. If you want the motivation to level up your entrepreneurship game and work hard - while still prioritizing your mental and physical health - then Listen, Learn and Profit with Young and Profiting Podcast! 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After building and exiting his first franchise business, he saw how confusing, outdated, and commission-driven the franchise-buying process could be. Spotting those gaps led him to build Franzy, a data-driven marketplace that helps aspiring entrepreneurs buy franchises with more transparency. In part 1 of this How We Profit episode, Alex breaks down the realities of raising capital for an unsexy business, why franchising creates more millionaires than most people realize, how he sold 118 franchise locations in a year, and the lessons he learned from scaling. In this episode, Hala and Alex will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:26) Franzy: The Zillow of Franchising (06:49) Why Franchising Creates More Millionaires (12:30) Starting a Business vs Buying a Franchise (16:08) Is Franchising Really Passive Income? (19:09) Alex’s Franchising Journey (35:13) Raising Millions for Unsexy Businesses (39:24) Stepping Down as CEO: The Real Story (45:42) The Cost of Starting Franzy (56:10) Using Data to Create Entrepreneurs (58:32) Franzy’s Revenue, Marketing, and Operations Alex Smereczniak is the co-founder and CEO of Franzy, an AI-driven franchise discovery platform that helps aspiring business owners find and evaluate franchise opportunities. Before Franzy, he co-founded 2ULaundry and LaundroLab, a tech-enabled laundry delivery and laundromat franchise business. He has experience building marketplace businesses, raising venture capital, and scaling franchise systems. Sponsored By: Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/profiting Shopify - Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/profiting. 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