The Freedom Formula Podcast: Achieving Financial, Location and Time Freedom

By Neel Parekh

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Achieving the type of “freedom” you're seeking probably has already been done by someone else. So, why not just reverse-engineer the formula instead of re-inventing the wheel? Neel Parekh, CEO of MaidThis Franchise, interviews people who have already achieved Time, Location, or Financial Freedom and dive into their stories. The common thread: how to live life on your own terms.

Episode Date
200. Lessons from Interviewing 1000+ Franchise Prospects [Solo Episode with Neel]
Jun 11, 2025
199. Building a Hyper Local Newsletter Empire, with TJ Larkin of Local Newsletter Insider
Jun 04, 2025
198. From Corporate Ladder to Coaching Freedom: Building a Values-Driven Business with Jim Frawley CEO of Bellwether
May 21, 2025
197. From Franchise Burnout to a Meaningful Childcare Business with Jay Shah of Marigold Academy
May 15, 2025
196. How Do I Know If Should Leave My 9-5, Or Stay Put? with Neel Parekh
May 09, 2025
195. 17 Killer Business Ideas You Can Steal Today From Neel Parekh
May 01, 2025
194. The Dirty Secret of Franchising & Life Bank Account, an interview with Neel
Apr 24, 2025
193. The $2M Scoop: Building a Business from the Ground Up with William Milliken CEO of Swoop Scoop
Apr 16, 2025
192. Family Travel & Remote Work: How Eric Dingler Built a Nomadic Life with His Kids
Apr 09, 2025
191. Does Big Business Equals to More Freedom? [Dan Andrews, Host of Tropical MBA Interviewing Neel]
Apr 02, 2025
190. From Business Management to $3M Senior Care Franchises with Charles Thurston of Wisdom Senior Care
Mar 26, 2025
189. Building a Natural Hair Removal Empire Through Franchising with Danielle Correia of SugaringLA
Mar 19, 2025
188. Starting With $7 And Building A $1 Billion Real Estate Portfolio, An Interview With Vinney ‘Smiles’ Chopra
Mar 12, 2025
187. How to Buy a Private Island in Rwanda, with Kerry-Ann & Patrick of Twin Lakes Recreational Island
Mar 05, 2025
186. Building a $1.5M/yr Cleaning Biz in a Town of 50,000, with Stephanie Pipkin of Serene Clean
Feb 26, 2025
185. Scaling a Drug Screening Franchisor to 230 Locations, with John Smith from Fastest Lab Franchise
Feb 19, 2025
184. Building a $2M Business from the Ground Up with Ian Hecht from Dumpster Rental Enterprises
Feb 12, 2025
183. The Golden Triangle of Real Estate, Biz Ownership, and Tax Write-offs, with Beau Eckstein of Business Ownership Coach
Feb 05, 2025
182. The 4 C’s to Scaling Your Local Business, with Amber Gaige, Founder of Far Beyond Marketing
Jan 29, 2025
181. From Private Equity to Franchising Success [Collin Interviewing Neel]
Jan 22, 2025
180. From Code to Cocktails: Travel Adventures, Culinary Ventures & Startup Lessons with Scott Brills
Jan 15, 2025
179. Building a Cultural Icon: The Broken Yolk Experience, with John Gelastopoulos
Jan 08, 2025
178. Quitting a 6-Figure Salary to Become a Digital Nomad, with Fractional CMO Brian O’Connor
Dec 18, 2024
177. Launching a $2M/yr Airbnb Cleaning Biz, with Logan Campbell of The Dream Clean Team
Dec 11, 2024
176. Acquiring a Dumpster Rental Biz and Scaling it to $750K, with Bodhi Gallo aka Dumpster Rental Guy
Dec 04, 2024
175. Partnering with Jennifer Aniston to Launch a 50 Location Fitness Brand, with Julie Cartwright of Pvolve Fitness
Nov 27, 2024
174. Achieving Multimillionaire Status 4 Times in 4 Different Industries, with Jose Berlanga
Nov 20, 2024
173. From Crystal Meth to Serial Entrepreneur: The Power of Intentional Decisions with Austin Linney
Nov 13, 2024
172. From Travel to Triumph: Building a Real Estate Empire Abroad with Sarah Weaver
Nov 06, 2024
171. Building Relationships that Drive Recurring Revenue with Parker Terle of MaidThis Phoenix
Oct 30, 2024
170. Should you start a business around your passions? with Sofie Couwenbergh, former travel blogger
Oct 23, 2024
169. From Power Washing to Power Marketing: Prioritizing Business Development with Chase Lord
Oct 16, 2024
168. Focusing on the Fundamentals for Business Success with Brian and Jen Boyle of MaidThis Salt Lake City
Oct 09, 2024
167. Selling A Cleaning Biz & Launching a LatAm Recruiting Agency, with Ed Rodriguez
Oct 02, 2024
166. Following Your Curiosity and Running a $7M Home Health Business, with Nik Hulewsky, host of Nikonomics Podcast
Sep 25, 2024
165. Leaving the 9-5 to start a Remote Cleaning Business (and Airline Points Hacks), with Matt Brazis of MaidThis Tampa
Sep 18, 2024
164. How to Know if Franchising Is Right for You, with Adam Goldman Franchise Coach
Sep 11, 2024
163. The Hidden Secrets of the Franchise World, with Tim Michaels
Sep 04, 2024
162. From Employee to Entrepreneur: Building a Business with Orlando MaidThis St. Pete Clearwater
Aug 28, 2024
161.Getting Lifestyle Freedom By Living Through Your Values, with Trenton Hughes of Unfounded Ventures
Aug 21, 2024
160. From Corporate Ladder to Entrepreneurial Freedom with Winslow Marshall, Neoteric Brands CEO
Aug 14, 2024
159. Embracing the Unknown: Launching a Cleaning Business with Akila, MaidThis McKinney
Aug 07, 2024
158. Scaling Success: Leveraging Franchises for Entrepreneurial Growth with Erik Van Horn
Jul 31, 2024
157. Remote Cleaning Businesses And Why They’re Awesome [Nik interviewing Neel]
Jul 24, 2024
156. From Employee to Franchisee: The All-In Commitment Journey with Nautical Bowls CEO, Bryant Amundson
Jul 17, 2024
155. Traveling the World, Building a Business in the Digital Nomad World with Freddy Lansky
Jul 10, 2024
154. From 9-5 Engineer to Starting 20+ Companies, with serial entrepreneur Ray Blakney
Jul 03, 2024
153. The #1 Mindset Shift Needed for New Entrepreneurs, with ex-Special Forces Mindset Coach Itamar Marani
Jun 26, 2024
152. Scaling a Coding School to 70 Locations (While Keeping Work-Life Balance), with Hansel, CEO of TheCoderSchool
Jun 19, 2024
151. “The Step-Path To Quitting Your Job & Living Abroad, with Jeff Hill of Hill Financial Group”
Jun 12, 2024
150. Running an Anti-Human Trafficking NGO & Entrepreneurial Values, with Buddy Rathmell
Jun 05, 2024
149. The “Mental” Game of Lifestyle Design by the Numbers, with Ben McAdams of Profits Collective
May 29, 2024
148. Running a 1000 ATM Machine Empire, with ATM Guy Mitchell Sorkin
May 22, 2024
147. The Ultimate Lifestyle Design Playbook, with Lifestyle Design Coach Bobby Hobert
May 15, 2024
146. Lifestyle Design & Living The Luxury Life on $8K/mo, with Jesse Schoberg CEO of DropInBlog
May 08, 2024
145. From Living in Chile to Working On A Zoo, an entrepreneur journey with Peter Murphy Lewis
May 01, 2024
144. Talking Shop with $1.5M/yr Cleaning Company Legend Ryan Knoll from TidyCasa
Apr 24, 2024
143. Doing Less and Making More - Selling a $4MM/yr business to Become a Full-Time Meditation Teacher, with David Lahav
Apr 17, 2024
142. Selling Water Beds and Scaling Multiple Businesses with “Output Thinking”, with CEO Coach John Seiffer
Apr 10, 2024
141. Quitting Silicon Valley to Spend 5 Years Spearfishing, an interview with Jon Stenstrom
Apr 03, 2024
140. Quitting the 9-5 Cold Turkey and Starting a Local Town Newsletter, with Ryan Sneddon
Mar 27, 2024
139. How to Test New Biz Ideas and Then Go All In, with Jon Matzner from Sagan Passport
Mar 20, 2024
138. Quitting a $1M/Yr Salary To Go Surfing Every Day, with Khe Hy, host of the Examined Life Podcast
Mar 13, 2024
137. Going Big And Launching 100+ Locations in 11 Months, with Aaron Harper CEO of Rolling Suds Franchise
Mar 06, 2024
136. Quitting the 9-5 and Launching a 7-Figure Fencing Business, with Connor Loftus
Mar 01, 2024
135. Launching a Roofing Business to 8-Figures in Year 1, with Cole Simpson
Feb 21, 2024
134. Do You Need $10K/Mo to be "Free"? An Interview with Stephen Heiner
Feb 15, 2024
133. Putting In Two Weeks to Go Full-time on his Own Cleaning Business, with Logan Robison
Feb 07, 2024
132. Traveling the World with your Family, Total Location Freedom w/ Martijn Reintjes
Jan 24, 2024
131. Launching an Investor-Backed Call Center for Cannabis, with Donald Spann
Jan 17, 2024
130. Interviewing With Purpose & Pivoting Fast, with Danny Miranda
Jan 10, 2024
129. The FINAL EPISODE of the Remote Local Podcast
Dec 27, 2023
128. 30 Garage Upgrade Locations Nationwide Using 1 Unique Sales Tactic
Dec 20, 2023
127. Selling 200 Stores for Halal Guys, then Buying in and Growing to $15M in Revenue with Paul T Tran
Dec 13, 2023
126. From Side Hustle Mobile Car Wash to 8-Figure Mobile Brake Repair with Walker Drewett of NuBrakes
Dec 06, 2023
125. Running a $100K/Mo Local Biz Remotely From Japan with Chris Schwab of Think Maids and Inova Local
Nov 29, 2023
124. A Remote Local Barber Shop Meets Speakeasy with Ben Davis of The Gents Place
Nov 22, 2023
123: From Passive Income to Passionate Pursuits with Brian Luebben
Nov 15, 2023
122: From Side Hustle to Retiring a Spouse with Seonaid Beckwith
Nov 08, 2023
121. Scaling to 100+ Locations By Going Back To The Basics, with Costa from Costa 10 Min Oil Change
Nov 01, 2023
120. SEO Done Easy: How to DIY SEO with Katrin from Lahav Media
Oct 25, 2023
119. Going with the Flow with Robby McClung
Oct 18, 2023
118. 4 Absolute Worst Businesses to Start in 2023
Oct 11, 2023
117. (Rebroadcast of Episode 34) Finding Your Calling, an interview with FBI Agent Turned Serial Entrepreneur Derek Dodds
Oct 01, 2023
116. Exiting a Remote Local Tutor Doctor Franchise, feat Jenny Ness-Hunkin
Sep 27, 2023
115. Business Models to AVOID and What Makes a Good Business Model
Sep 13, 2023
114. Using WFH 9-5 Job to Launch a Maid Service Side Hustle, an interview with Chris Rodriguez
Sep 06, 2023
113. Acquiring 9 Businesses for $1M+ in Passive Income, with Ujwal Velagapudi
Aug 30, 2023
112. Quitting the 9-5 and Starting a High Ticket Sales Closing Biz, with Jeff Lundeen
Aug 23, 2023
111. Scaling a Maid Service Software Company, with President of Launch27 Omar Santana
Aug 16, 2023
110. How to have 0 competition: Do Marketing That DOESN'T Scale
Aug 09, 2023
109. Turning Digital Cashflow into Real Estate Gold, with Car Wash Guy Kriss Bergethon
Jul 26, 2023
108. Achieving Financial and Location Freedom...and What Happens After, with Stephen Heiner
Jul 19, 2023
107. 1099 vs W-2: Compliance and Contracts for Cleaning Businesses with Andy Agarwal from CCDRA
Jul 12, 2023
106: $500K Consulting Side Hustle with Sean O'Dowd
Jul 05, 2023
105. Local SEO for Dummies
Jun 28, 2023
104. Coaching Call Series: Taking Your Home Service Biz to the Next Level with Dan Kats of Shorely Clean
Jun 21, 2023
103. 2 Years as a MaidThis Franchisee: Dan Blaker of MaidThis Myrtle Beach Shares His Story
Jun 14, 2023
102: Top Marketing Tactics in 2023 (Paid, Free, Semi-Free)
Jun 07, 2023
101. Journey to Becoming a Franchisor with Shaina Denny of Dogdrop
May 31, 2023
100. Exiting the Matrix: My 7-Year Travel Journey
May 24, 2023
99. Community Marketing Using Facebook Groups with Simone of House Mum Home Services
May 17, 2023
98. Recruiting Top-Level Remote Talent For Your Local Biz, with Anna from Remotivate
May 09, 2023
97. Early 2023 State of the Union for Remote Local Businesses, with Johnny & Sergio
Apr 26, 2023
96. Coaching Call Series: The Power of Niching Down, with Austin of Dalmaidtion Cleaning
Apr 19, 2023
95. Little-Known Business Path to a US Visa and Finding the Perfect Franchise Brand, with Patrick Findaro
Apr 12, 2023
94. Coaching Call Series: When to Expand to a Second City
Apr 05, 2023
93. Neighborhood Blitz: HYPER Target Neighborhoods and Crush Local Marketing
Mar 29, 2023
92. Prepare Now for the Next Season In Your Business
Mar 22, 2023
91. Slow and Fast Travel: A Conversation with Bunty SomRoy of Red Pine Digital
Mar 15, 2023
90. Start a Remote Local Biz in Your Hometown or Elsewhere?
Mar 07, 2023
89. Community Marketing Using Facebook Groups, with PJ McGeary of Arbor Trail Cleaning
Feb 22, 2023
88. Remote Local Biz State of the Union
Feb 15, 2023
87. 5 New Marketing Tactics to Survive a Looming Recession (and Google's SEO Reset)
Feb 08, 2023
86. 5 Easy Side Hustles To Make an Extra $500 a Month
Feb 01, 2023
85. Inside Tips on Google My Business and Local Services SEO with Daniel Thompson of Salt Water Digital
Jan 25, 2023
84. I Spent $50,000 on Business Coaching So You Don't Have To
Jan 18, 2023
83. How I Will Increase Sales by $300,000 This Year
Jan 11, 2023
82. Staffing Needs as You Grow Your Remote Local Business from 0 to $2M
Jan 03, 2023
81. Discovering Investment and Remote Hiring Opportunities in Africa
Dec 27, 2022
80. Johnny & Neel Top Books in 2022
Dec 14, 2022
79. A Short List of Business Ideas (Feel Free to Steal Them)
Dec 07, 2022
78. Scaling Marketing, Sales, and Operations: A Look Inside a Fast-Growing E-Learning Biz
Nov 30, 2022
77. Using Israeli Special Forces Tactics to Help You Deal with Risks in Life and Business
Nov 23, 2022
76. Motorcycling Through Africa While Running a Remote Local Biz, an interview on the About Abroad podcast
Nov 16, 2022
75. Hidden Gems for Remote Talent (and How Much to Pay)
Nov 09, 2022
74. Who Should NOT Go into Entrepreneurship
Nov 02, 2022
73. Scaling with Partnerships and Extreme Outsourcing, with Jon Matzner
Oct 26, 2022
72. Are You a Builder or an Investor?
Oct 19, 2022
71. The Exact Tech Stack Needed To Run Your Remote Local Business on Auto-Pilot
Oct 12, 2022
70. Do You Have to Like Your Business or Nah?
Oct 05, 2022
69. Moving Capital from Active Sources into Passive Investments: Roundtable Featuring Chris Munn and Sergio Silesky
Sep 28, 2022
68. Gurus like Grant Cardone and Gary Vee: Love 'em or Hate 'em?
Sep 21, 2022
67. 4 Cleaning Biz Marketing Tactics To Help You Make an Extra $10K
Sep 14, 2022
66. Key Lessons from a $50K Mastermind
Sep 07, 2022
65. Experiencing 24 Hours with an African Hunter-Gatherer Tribe
Aug 24, 2022
64. How to Find and Surround Yourself with the Right People
Aug 17, 2022
63. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Vacation Rental Cleaning Biz
Aug 10, 2022
62. How to Choose Your Opportunity Vehicle Wisely
Aug 03, 2022
61. Exiting One Business to Pursue Another
Jul 27, 2022
60. The #1 Best Place I Find Remote Team Members, feat Dan Andrews from the TropicalMBA Podcast
Jul 20, 2022
59. Leveling Up Your Life Using 8 Pillars
Jul 13, 2022
58. Market Your Local Services Business, with SME Mike Grigery
Jul 06, 2022
57. Build a Brand By Sharing What You've Learned in Business Life
Jun 22, 2022
56. Remote Working Destinations: Trends, Underrated Spots, and General Digital Nomad Knowledge Bombs with Mitko Karvoshki
Jun 15, 2022
55. The Tech Stack You Need for a Remote Local Business
Jun 08, 2022
54. Making $10k From Scratch, with New Co-host Johnny Robinson
Jun 01, 2022
53. David Lahav Returns for His Final Episode with the Remote Local Podcast
May 25, 2022
52. Recession Prep for Your Remote Local Business
May 18, 2022
51. Should You Buy a Franchise or DIY? Keith Levenson of AC Inc Weighs In
May 11, 2022
50. 4 Remote Local Business Models That I Love, feat. SqueegeeGod Johnny Robinson
May 04, 2022
49. Run Your Biz On Autopilot Using EOS Lite Pt 2
Apr 28, 2022
48. Run Your Biz On Autopilot Using EOS Lite Pt 1
Apr 27, 2022
47. The Digital Nomad Life: A Report from the Front Lines
Apr 20, 2022
46. Multiple Remote Local Exits, Including a Fully-Remote Call Center: an Interview with Donald Spann
Apr 06, 2022
45. Thinking About Exiting Your Business
Mar 30, 2022
44. Running a $1.5M SaaS While Nomading Around the World: an Interview with Amar Ghose of ZenMaid
Mar 23, 2022
43. Stranded On A Desert Island for 10 Days: Five Unexpected Business Lessons
Mar 16, 2022
42. Develop a Superpower: Dealing With Angry Customers
Mar 09, 2022
41. Acquiring 5 Local Businesses To Build a Remote Local Empire, an interview with Mike Loftus
Mar 02, 2022
38. Building Your Ultimate Hiring Flywheel - Part 1
Feb 23, 2022
39. Where to post your job ad for maximum exposure - The Ultimate Hiring Flywheel Pt 2
Feb 23, 2022
40. The Hiring Funnel & Metrics - Your Ultimate Hiring Flywheel Pt 3
Feb 23, 2022
37. How To Buy a Local Business In Another State And Run It Remotely, an interview with Chris Munn
Feb 16, 2022
36. Running a 7-figure Agency From Around The World, an interview with Jodie Cook
Feb 09, 2022
35. Identifying Your Limiting Beliefs and Why Working Less = More Growth
Feb 02, 2022
34. The Spiritual Entrepreneur 2: Interview With Derek Dodds, Federal Agent Turned Entrepreneur
Jan 26, 2022
33. Pt 2: Applying The “One Big Secret” to Our Podcast - Live Brainstorm Session
Jan 19, 2022
32. Pt 1 - The One Big Secret of Successful Local Biz Entrepreneurs
Jan 12, 2022
31. Remote Window Cleaning Biz - Interview with 'SqueegeeGod' and Sergio Silesky of Orange Window Cleaning
Jan 05, 2022
30. Being Off The Grid Completely for 3 Months - How To Get Your Biz To Run 100% Without You
Dec 29, 2021
28. Pt 1 - New Year's "Resolutions" Suck - How To Plan Cool Sh*t for Next Year
Dec 22, 2021
29. Pt 2 - Neel & David's Reflections Of Their Year
Dec 22, 2021
27. How To Make Business Decisions When You're Feeling Emotional or Triggered
Dec 15, 2021
26. How To Use Social Media Challenges To Level Up
Dec 08, 2021
25. How to Handle The Stress of Running A Local Business (Remotely!)
Dec 01, 2021
24. Do You Have An Abundance Or Scarcity Mindset?
Nov 24, 2021
23: How You Can Easily Find a Local Business to Buy
Nov 17, 2021
22. The #1 Secret To Having Your Business Run On Its Own
Nov 10, 2021
21: Building Your Marketing Engine When You Have A Brand-New Local Business
Nov 03, 2021
20: Franchising vs Starting Your Own Biz: An Interview With Giuseppe Grammatico, the Franchise Guide
Oct 27, 2021
19: Best Timezones To Live In For Your Work Style
Oct 20, 2021
18: Does living in a 'small market' hinder your entrepreneurial growth?
Oct 13, 2021
17: How To Analyze Local Business Competition In Your Market
Oct 06, 2021
16: From Getting Laid Off to Building 4 Multi-Million Dollar Companies - Interview with Rohan Gilkes
Sep 29, 2021
15: How Meditation & Spirituality Can Level Up Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Sep 22, 2021
14: Reaching 'Financial Retirement' by 28 and Traveling The World - An Interview with Cam Woodsum of FreedomIsEverything.com
Sep 15, 2021
13: Dating While Traveling
Sep 08, 2021
12: Moving from Solopreneur to CEO
Sep 01, 2021
11: Coliving Houses - The Best Way To Find Your Community & Tribe
Aug 25, 2021
10: Acquisitions Pt 3: How To Value Local Businesses and Close the Sale
Aug 11, 2021
09: Thinking About Your Business As An Asset
Aug 04, 2021
08: Acquisitions Pt 2 - Structuring The Deal To Buy A Local Business
Jul 28, 2021
07: From Venture Capital to Running a Remote Local Business - Neel's Story
Jul 21, 2021
06: Acquisitions Pt 1 - Buying a Business vs Starting From Scratch
Jul 14, 2021
05: How To Meet People While Traveling
Jul 07, 2021
04: Quitting Your Corporate Job To Work On Your Side Hustle Full-Time
Jun 30, 2021
03: Key Benefits Of Remote Life
Jun 23, 2021
02: What makes a business a good fit to be 'remote local'?
Jun 23, 2021
01: Pilot Episode - What Is A Remote Local Business?
Jun 23, 2021
Trailer Episode: Welcome to the Remote Local Podcast!
Jun 23, 2021