In this episode of Business Finance in Soul, Garr Russell, a faith-driven entrepreneur and CEO of Fireside RV Rental, shares his journey of building a thriving franchise, integrating faith into business, and achieving financial freedom. Discover growth strategies, leadership insights, and the importance of authenticity in today’s business world. Learn how to balance financial caution with aggressive expansion and the power of community in entrepreneurship.

00:00 Faith and Business Integration
05:07 Pain to Purpose
10:04 Authenticity and Community Building
15:27 Scaling Fireside RV and Vetting Franchisees
20:37 Financial Security and Franchisee Support
27:50 Decision Making and Core Principles
35:02 Balancing Expansion and Caution
41:27 Advice for Bootstrapping Entrepreneurs
48:34 Defining Financial Freedom
51:15 Family in Entrepreneurship
55:28 Focusing on Others, Not Self

• Embrace authenticity and integrate personal values into business practices.
• Prioritize community building over purely transactional relationships.
• Balance financial aggressiveness with data-driven decision-making.
• Reinvest profits into staff development and mindset training.
• Gamify the sales process and view rejections as learning opportunities.

• My Wheel Estate Story (Book by Garr Russell) https://mywheelestatestory.com/
• RV Rental Secrets Podcast (Hosted by Garr Russell) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rv-rental-secrets/id1702778689
• Fireside RV Rental: https://firesidervrental.com/
• Disc Profile Test https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc

• Garr Russell: https://www.garrussell.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrrussell/

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