How He Left A Six-Figure Job Through Buying A $500k Gym Franchise w/ Zach Babischkin
Zach Babischkin went from corporate sales and startup logistics to opening a boutique gym franchise in Nashville -- four days after his second child was born. In this episode, he and Brian break down the full acquisition journey: franchise discovery, a year of delays, and what it actually takes to go from W-2 to business owner.
We cover:
- Why they chose a franchise over buying an existing business
- How leasing agents used their LOIs against them
- Surviving a government shutdown, Trump tariffs, and a Nashville ice storm in one deal
- What Brian looks for before backing an operator
- Why 92% of business partners have a bad operating agreement
- The difference between franchise pros and the cons nobody warns you about
- How to build a partnership agreement that holds up when things get hard
- Why Brian tells every 21-year-old to go get a job first
- Balancing a newborn, a new business, and a marriage at the same time
Give this video a watch for a full breakdown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cviipnGtDWI&feature=youtu.be
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