Careyann Golliver—franchise consultant, business matchmaker, and former franchisor behind the multimillion-dollar brand now known as Ace Handyman Services—shares how she helps professionals transition from corporate careers into business ownership by matching them with the right franchise opportunities.

We cover:

✅ Why buying a franchise isn’t just about food chains (and what most people get wrong)

✅ How to match your skill set, lifestyle goals, and budget to the right franchise model

✅ The financial and emotional upside of escaping the corporate “dragnet”

Whether you're burned out from the 9-to-5 grind or just curious about franchise ownership as a path to freedom, this conversation is packed with real talk, expert insights, and inspiring success stories.

In this episode, we sit down with Ben Kinning—fractional sales leader, trainer, and owner of Sales Geek Denver/Northeast—to explore what it takes to grow a high-performing sales team without burning out the founder.

Ben shares:

✅ How to build and train a sales team that can scale without losing your voice or values

✅ 70% of salespeople—and over 90% of business owners—have never received formal sales training

✅ The expensive mistake businesses make by investing in marketing without matching it with sales infrastructure

If you’re a founder juggling sales yourself—or a growing company ready to add effective salespeople—this conversation is packed with wisdom, real-life stories, and low-risk strategies for doing it right.

In this episode, we sit down with Karl Walinskas, founder and CEO of FedTrax, to provide insight on how small and midsize tech companies can win federal contracts—even without prior government experience. Karl shares his practical, no-fluff approach to business development in the public sector, built on years of helping firms break into elusive government markets in the USA.

We cover:

✅ Why the best opportunities aren’t listed on public sites like SAM.gov

✅ How to stand out in a crowded space where “everyone has AI”

✅ What small companies must understand about timelines, teaming, and setting expectations

If you're curious about selling technology to the federal government, this episode is a roadmap to doing it right—with fewer dead ends and better results.