Podcast
Free Agent
Inspiring Conversations With Real People Who Took The Leap into Business Ownership, Franchising, and Freedom
Inspiring conversations with real people who took the leap into business ownership, franchising, and freedom. Hosted by franchise guru, consultant and trusted small business advisor, Meg Schmitz.
If you’re looking to make the next phase of your life the best phase, this podcast is for you.
From corporate refugees and executives tired of the desk job life, to entrepreneurs and investors looking for more support in their business journey, you’ll hear from real people who stepped into the unknown, took control of their destiny and became their own boss.


Host Bio
Meg Schmitz is a franchise consultant with over 20 years experience helping people who want to own their own business, guiding them towards the franchise business models that are a perfect fit for them. Meg works with corporate refugees, executives, entrepreneurs and investors who want to go into business for themselves, but not by themselves.
Mission of the Podcast
The mission of Free Agent is to share inspiring conversations with real people who took the leap into business ownership, franchising, and freedom.
From corporate refugees and executives tired of the desk job life, to entrepreneurs and investors looking for more support in their business journey, the podcast aims to spotlight real people who stepped into the unknown, took control of their destiny and became their own boss.
Latest Episodes

Lynn Corazzi On Leveraging Data & Bringing Corporate Finance to Small Businesses
If there was only one thing small businesses could learn from corporate, it’s how they make use of financials to help a company expand its

Chad Coe On The Business Ownership Secrets Of A Confident Leader
The people who leave corporate and become free agents understand they have power. Instead of having a corporation dictate what they can or cannot do,

How Candace Spears Shifted Out of a Corporate Identity & Created a Path to Freedom
Going from being a highly successful and accomplished corporate executive to a free agent isn’t just a career change, it’s a complete mindset shift. It’s

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone and Onto Your Runway to Success w/Patricia Leonard
So many people have the potential to be free agents, but they never take the leap because it feels intimidating and overwhelming. That’s because we

Discovering the Franchise Opportunity For You w/Kirk Gramoll
When we make the leap from corporate into free agency, the first big decision we have to make is the kind of business we want

Dave Paeske On His Business Ownership Journey & Why He Chose the Franchise Model
Free agency is a powerful vehicle for freedom and an opportunity to be more instrumental in the customer’s happiness and satisfaction than we could ever
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