My First Million
The Most Hidden Path to Financial Freedom in America
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them.
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Episode 779: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Alex Smereczniak( https://x.com/AlexfromFranzy ) about one of the most overlooked paths to wealth creation.
Show Notes:
() Intro
() Turning $2K into $400K revenue
() A case for franchising
() The blueprint
() How one operator opened 100 franchises
() Another Nine
() Waterloo Turf
() PopUp Bagels
() Red Flags
() Nothing Bundt Cakes, Crumbl Cookie, home services
() Garage Kings
() Senior care
() Funeral homes, crime scene clean up, pet cremation
() Red flags
() The Flynn Group
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Links:
• Franzy - https://franzy.com/
• List of Top Franchise Brands - https://go.franzy.com/download-franzys-top-ten-franchises-of-2026
• WakeWash - https://wakewashwfu.com/
• Dave’s Hot Chicken - https://daveshotchicken.com/
• Another Nine - https://anothernine.com/
• Waterloo Turf - https://waterlooturf.com/
• PopUp Bagels - https://www.popupbagels.com/
• Roark Capital - https://www.roarkcapital.com/
• Nothing Bundt Cakes - https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/
• Benjamin Franklin Plumbing - https://www.benjaminfranklinplumbing.com/
• Garage Kings - https://garagekings.com/
• Bio 1 - https://bio1sd.com/
• Aftermath - https://aftermath.com/
• Flynn Group - https://flynn.com/
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies!
Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //
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