Welcome To The Freedom Formula!

Season 3

March 27, 2024

140. Quitting the 9-5 Cold Turkey and Starting a Local Town Newslette…

In this episode, Ryan Sneddon shares his journey of starting a successful local email newsletter business. He discusses how he came up with the idea, experimented with different business models, and eventually found success w...

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March 13, 2024

138. Quitting a $1M/Yr Salary To Go Surfing Every Day, with Khe Hy, h…

In this episode, Neel chats with Khe, a former finance professional who quit his high-paying job to pursue a more fulfilling life. They discuss Khe's background, his career journey, and the midlife crisis that led him to reev...

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March 6, 2024

137. Going Big And Launching 150+ Locations in 11 Months, with Aaron …

In this episode, Neel chats with Aaron Harper, CEO of Rolling Suds, about his journey in the franchise industry. Aaron shares his background in the film industry and his transition to entrepreneurship. He explains his approac...

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March 1, 2024

136. Quitting the 9-5 and Launching a 7-Figure Fencing Business, with…

In this episode, Neel sits down with Connor Loftus from Mike's Fences and dive into his entrepreneurial journey, exploring the fusion of passion, family influence, and market opportunity that led to the creation of his compa...

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Feb. 21, 2024

135. Launching a Roofing Business to 8-Figures in Year 1, with Cole S…

In this episode, Neel Parekh interviews Cole Simpson, owner of a roofing company, about his journey in entrepreneurship. Cole shares his background and how he got into the roofing business. He discusses the challenges and les...

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Feb. 15, 2024

134. Do You Need $10K/Mo to be "Free"? An Interview with Stephen Hein…

In this episode Neel sits down for the second time with Stephen Heiner, who previously appeared on episode 108 , when he had just newly moved into a Catholic seminary after having been location independent for a decade. This ...

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Feb. 7, 2024

133. Putting In Two Weeks to Go Full-time on his Own Cleaning Busines…

In this episode Neel sits down with Logan Robison who just quit his job in the last few weeks to go full-time on his business. Neel and Logan discuss: - a side hustle he started in February 2020: a photo …

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Dec. 27, 2023

129. The FINAL EPISODE of the Remote Local Podcast

See you guys in the new year with a fresh look!

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Dec. 20, 2023

128. 30 Garage Upgrade Locations Nationwide Using 1 Unique Sales Tact…

In this episode Neel chats with Renee Aafjes of Organized Garage , a company that helps people upgrade their garages to make them look and function better. Neel and Renee discuss: - the unique (and supportive) environment Ame...

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Dec. 13, 2023

127. Selling 200 Stores for Halal Guys, then Buying in and Growing to…

In this episode Neel sits down with Paul Tran , owner of 11 Halal Guys stores in the Orange County, California area. Neel and Paul discuss: - how what you don't know can really be a secret weapon in entrepreneurship …

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Dec. 6, 2023

126. From Side Hustle Mobile Car Wash to 8-Figure Mobile Brake Repair…

In this episode Neel and sits down with Walker Drewett of NuBrakes , a mobile brake-repair business that grew out of a mobile car detailing business he started while going to school. Neel and Walker discuss: - not sitting on …

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Nov. 29, 2023

125. Taking a Local Business Remote with Chris Schwab of Think Maids …

In this episode Neel and sits down with Chris Schwab of Think Maids (remote cleaning business) and Inova Local (a virtual assistant company). Chris originally wanted to get to Japan to be with his long-distance girlfriend and...

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Nov. 22, 2023

124. A Remote Local Barber Shop Meets Speakeasy with Ben Davis of The…

In this episode Neel speaks with Ben Davis of The Gents Place (which he describes as speakeasy meets barber shop meets country club) and Rascal Man about his journey from the corporate life to being a remote local business fr...

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Nov. 15, 2023

123: From Passive Income to Passionate Pursuits with Brian Luebben

In this episode Neel chats with Brian Leubben, host of the Action Academy Podcast and author of the forthcoming book From Passive to Passionate: How to Quit Your Job, Grow Your Wealth, & Turn Your Passions into Profits . Neel...

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Nov. 9, 2022

75. Great Countries to Find Remote Talent

In this episode Neel shares his experience of hiring and working with dozens of remote team members since 2013. He shares: — Which platforms you can use to find remote talent (Upwork, Dynamite Jobs, We Work Remotely) — What c...

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Nov. 2, 2022

74. Who Should NOT Go into Entrepreneurship

In this episode Neel and Johnny answer the question: "Should everyone go into entrepreneurship?" (Short answer: No.) Entrepreneurship has been so glamorized lately that it's made to seem that everyone can and should be an ent...

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Oct. 26, 2022

73. Scaling with Partnerships and Extreme Outsourcing, with Jon Matzn…

In this episode Neel sits down with Jon Matzner to talk about his journey to small business ownership and eventually a type of franchising Jon calls "affiliating." Jon bought a garage upgrade business and grew it really quick...

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Oct. 19, 2022

72. Are You a Builder or an Investor?

In the experimental episode (literally recorded on the road), Neil discusses the differences between being a business builder and a business investor. Neel has long tried to do both, but has recently realized that means he's ...

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Oct. 12, 2022

71. The Exact Tech Stack Needed To Run Your Remote Local Business on …

In this episode, Neel gives reviews of software he has used to run his remote local businesses in a more automated fashion. Neel starts by breaking down software into core vs. spoke. Core software includes companies like Laun...

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Oct. 5, 2022

70. Do You Have to Like Your Business or Nah?

In this episode Neel and Johnny tackle the question of how entrepreneurs feel about what their business does. While Johnny delves into the idea of what your goals/endgame are and how that can create different answers at diffe...

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Sept. 28, 2022

69. Moving Capital from Active Sources into Passive Investments: Roun…

In this episode Neel and Johnny welcome Sergio Silesky and Chris Munn to discuss different ways to deploy cash. Sergio is a business partner of Johnny and is in "cash stack" mode so all the income they are earning is …

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Sept. 21, 2022

68. Gurus like Grand Cardone and Russell Brunson: Love 'em or Hate 'e…

In this episode Neel and Johnny discuss the business of gurus and how they've both changed their attitude on them over time. Johnny was formerly a hater until he himself became a "guru" by sharing information in free and paid...

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Sept. 14, 2022

67. 4 Cleaning Biz Marketing Tactics To Help You Make an Extra $10K

In this episode Neel and Johnny give four proven tactics that they have used to drive hundreds of thousands of dollars of sales for their respective cleaning businesses. Those tactics are: Local Facebook Groups (Johnny explai...

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Sept. 7, 2022

66. Key Lessons from a $50K Mastermind

In this episode Neel and Johnny discuss the benefits of a $50,000+ mastermind that Johnny and his business partner joined. Originally Johnny had hired this company to help with sales and in classic "value ladder" style the co...

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