The Escape & Empower Franchise Podcast | Buying Your First Franchise
The Escape and Empower Podcast
Ready to escape the corporate grind and empower your future?
Join franchise experts Pete Gilfillan and Dave Greenberg on The Escape and Empower Podcast, your definitive guide to successfully transitioning from corporate employee to thriving franchise owner. Each episode provides honest, actionable insights tailored specifically for busy executives eager to achieve financial stability, build lasting wealth, and gain control over their destiny.
Whether you're exploring franchise ownership for the first time or ready to take the next step toward entrepreneurship, Pete and Dave offer straightforward, no-fluff discussions covering essential topics such as:
- Navigating the franchise buying process step-by-step
- Overcoming common fears and barriers
- Strategies for building wealth through franchising
- Insider advice on choosing the right franchise for your lifestyle
- Real stories and practical wisdom from successful franchisees
- Detailed explanations of franchise disclosure documents (FDD)
- Guidance on financing options and understanding investment costs
- Steps to confidently evaluate franchise opportunities
Empower your entrepreneurial journey today—subscribe and begin building your path to financial freedom and personal fulfillment.
Hosted by franchise industry leaders Pete Gilfillan (HireYourself.com) and Dave Greenberg (EmpoweredFranchisee.com).
The Escape & Empower Franchise Podcast | Buying Your First Franchise
Is There Still Any Income Security in a Job?
Escape and Empower Podcast with David Greenberg and Peter Gilfillan
David Greenberg and Peter Gilfillan dig into a harsh truth: the traditional promise of job security is dead. With mass layoffs, AI-fueled automation, ageism, and global outsourcing accelerating, the corporate ladder has fewer rungs than ever. But there's another way forward—one where you hold the reins.
In this episode, Dave and Pete discuss:
The Illusion of Job Security
From AI adoption to corporate restructuring, today’s managers are being replaced, outsourced, or phased out at record speed.
The Rise of Insecurity in the Workforce
Short-term contracts, gig roles, and delisted pensions are replacing the long-term stability executives once expected.
Ageism and the Corporate Cutoff
Pete shares how hitting his early 50s meant hitting a wall in corporate—and why waiting for a pink slip isn’t a plan.
Entrepreneurship as the Path to Control
They explain how franchise ownership offers a real alternative—income stability, personal freedom, and long-term asset building.
Essential Services and Economic Resilience
From HVAC to health and wellness, Dave and Pete talk about choosing business models that thrive—even in a downturn.
Key Takeaways:
- AI and automation are targeting mid-level management first.
- Layoffs, outsourcing, and temporary gigs are the new normal.
- Ageism is real—and experience alone won’t save your job.
- Owning a business lets you control your income, future, and retirement.
- There’s no better time to start exploring your next move than right now.
“You want security? Then hire yourself. No one can outsource or lay you off from your own business.” — Pete Gilfillan
CONNECT WITH PETER GILFILLAN
Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
CONNECT WITH DAVID GREENBERG
Website: https://empoweredfranchisee.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-greenberg-entrepreneur/
CONNECT WITH PETER GILFILLAN
Meet with Pete: https://www.hireyourself.com/gilfillan/
Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
CONNECT WITH DAVID GREENBERG
Meet with Dave: https://calendly.com/empoweredfranchisee/virtual-coffee-with-dave-the-empowered-franchiee-web
Website: https://empoweredfranchisee.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-greenberg-entrepreneur/