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One of Gorilla's franchisees runs his entire business from a cruise ship in Greece — nine vans, all from his phone. That's not a gimmick. It's the model.

This week the team sits down with Andrew Edwards, owner of Gorilla Property Services, to break down what might be the most overlooked home services franchise in the market: a high-tech, 100% mobile exterior cleaning and maintenance brand built on B2C and B2B recurring revenue.

Gorilla bundles eight essential services — pressure washing, window and gutter cleaning, roof cleaning, dryer vent cleaning, graffiti and snow removal — into a single "one call" relationship, much of it required by insurance carriers and local bylaws. That's demand that doesn't disappear in a downturn.

Andrew is the rare franchisor who's actually been a franchisee — he built and sold a business before reshaping Gorilla into a system designed to make owners better operators, not buy them a job.

In this episode:

• The proprietary, AI-powered CRM (Gorilla Pro) that runs the whole business from a phone
• Why recurring revenue made Jack & Jill's Pinks exit sell for ~10x net
• The B2B vs. B2C cash-flow balance every home services owner needs to understand
• Why this model is largely insulated from AI disruption
• Realistic numbers: per Gorilla's Item 19, Canadian franchisees averaged $666,233 in revenue and $162,388 in net income (Jan–Dec 2024) at a 49% gross margin. U.S. results may differ — see the FDD.

Low investment, highly scalable, home-based, and VetFran-approved. If you've been waiting on BizBuySell for the "perfect business," this is the conversation that reframes the math.

Some markets are already gone — Chicago, Tampa, Boca Raton. Check if yours is still open: 👉 https://www.thefranchiseinsiders.com/gorilla-property-services

The Franchise Insiders works with Franchise FastLane on Gorilla Property Services development. Territory availability and investment details subject to change. This is not an offer to sell a franchise.

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Most people exploring franchise ownership are looking in the same places:

HVAC. Plumbing. Restaurants.

The problem?
That’s where everyone else is looking too.

Meanwhile, there’s a $146 billion industry hiding in plain sight—fragmented, high demand, and built around a better customer experience.

In this episode, we break down one of the most overlooked models in franchising:

• Why the flooring space continues to attract new franchise owners
• How a mobile showroom model changes the traditional retail approach
• What makes this a relationship-driven, consultative business
• How franchisees operate without needing prior industry experience
• The role of simple team structure and outsourced installation
• Why customer experience (not just price) is driving growth in this category
• And how this model compares to other popular service franchises people are chasing today

Here’s the truth:
Nobody grows up dreaming of owning a flooring business…

But smart operators aren’t chasing what’s trendy—they’re looking for proven models, strong support, and real demand.

The challenge?
There are dozens of options in every category, and most won’t fit your goals, your market, or your lifestyle.

That’s where guidance matters.

If you’re exploring franchise ownership and want to understand how to evaluate opportunities like this the right way, this episode is a great place to start.

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What if a federal prison sentence was the beginning of your best chapter?

That's exactly where Tim Doherty's story starts. He joins Jack and Jill Johnson on We Bought a Franchise to share how fitness became his lifeline behind bars, how shame became a mission, and how showing up for one friend with meal prep and training quietly grew into Project Lean Nation — a health and wellness franchise built on discipline, empathy, and second chances.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

Project Lean Nation isn't another meal prep delivery service. Tim breaks down the "everything beyond the meal" philosophy: chef-prepared, dietitian-approved meals paired with nutrition coaching, accountability tools, and technology that transforms daily intentions into measurable results.

We get into the full customer journey — the low-barrier retail entry point, the in-store consultation experience, InBody composition scanning, and a structured nutrition framework that guides real behavior change without gimmicks or pressure.

For anyone exploring health and wellness franchising, we go deep on the business model too:

• Centralized manufacturing that eliminates kitchen complexity
• A lean staffing model built for scalability
• Recurring revenue through membership-based nutrition programs
• Community-first marketing that outperforms pure direct-to-consumer advertising

We also cover why protein-forward nutrition has never mattered more — including the GLP-1/Ozempic weight loss revolution and why preserving skeletal muscle is the longevity conversation your clients are already having.

This episode is for you if you're interested in: Health and wellness franchises | Healthy meal prep businesses | Franchise investing | Nutrition coaching franchises | Redemption entrepreneurship | GLP-1 and muscle health


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