Host
Allison Kneib
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The Franchise Skeptics Podcast
(We got into this knowing full well we may be sued.) The Franchise Skeptics Podcast is an informative and irreverent look at some of the worst franchises offered to middle-class investors. Not full of the toxic positivity which drives people into financial ruin, we tear apart the business models of franchises such as Snap-On Tools, Mathnasium, and more, and explain why these are... at best... risky investments. Season One of The Franchise Skeptics Podcast will be 11 full episodes and a teaser, with most episodes featuring a single company (PuroClean, Subway, Stanley Steemer, more) and our analysis as to why we are skeptical about it. "Don't Buy a Job!"
Contributors
Co-host
John Thornton
Entrepreneur, business analyst, and researcher, a person of Scottish descent and Calvinist disposition, John is perfectly suited to look a 'good opportunity' in the eye and tell you why it is anything but.
Founder of The Franchise Skeptics LLC, John performs independent business analysis on the more than 3,500 franchises available across the United States. Completely independent and uncompromised, TFS receives no revenue or commission from any franchisor: we work solely for the person being sold, in many cases, a 10-year indentured servitude contract by providing them with a personalized review of their chosen franchise(s), seeing if the franchise investment will financially help them attain their goals.