Can a High Salary Keep You Stuck in a Career You’ve Outgrown? We often evaluate leaving as risky while treating three more years of the current situation as neutral. It isn’t neutral. Staying is also a decision with consequences, both good and bad. By Joanna Murray • 6 min read
Business Ideas Is Schooley Mitchell a Good Franchise for Experienced B2B Professionals? Schooley Mitchell gives experienced B2B professionals the opportunity to build a home-based consulting business around the skills they already have. Franchisees focus on developing client relationships while corporate experts handle the detailed analysis required to uncover savings. By Joanna Murray • 7 min read
Business Education Am I Too Old to Change Careers? If you’re in your 50s or beyond, you may wonder whether a career change is still realistic. Here is the short answer: You are not too old to change careers. By Joanna Murray • 7 min read
Business Ideas Is Homewatch CareGivers a Good Senior Care Franchise to Own? Founded in 1980, Homewatch CareGivers provides customized in-home care for older adults, people living with disabilities and individuals recovering from an illness or hospitalization. By Joanna Murray • 6 min read
Business Education Who Are You When You're Not Your Job Title? Rebuilding Your Identity Before You Leave Corporate Rebuilding your identity does not require dismissing everything you accomplished. Your title mattered. Your achievements mattered. But your résumé is a record of what you've done so far. It is not a boundary around what you can become going forward. By Joanna Murray • 6 min read
Business Ideas What is the Best Franchise for an Executive Looking for a Scalable Home-Service Business? Floor Crafters offers a mobile model with no retail showroom, residential and commercial customers, subcontracted installation, franchisor-supported marketing, and the ability to scale through multiple territories. By Joanna Murray • 6 min read
Business Ideas Which Pet-Related Business Should I Open? More than half of U.S. households own at least one dog, and approximately 80% of Millennials are living the dog life. The U.S. pet industry has also grown into an approximately $158 billion market. By Joanna Murray • 4 min read
Business Ideas Franchise Spotlight - Freshslice Pizza With 0% royalties and stores under 1,000 square feet this is a different kind of QSR. This week, I’m spotlighting Freshslice Pizza, a brand I met with in Seattle. I don't usually suggest food brands to my clients, but this one is different. It's By Joanna Murray • 2 min read
Business Education The Question I Ask Before We Ever Talk About Franchises Most people expect our first conversation to be about brands. Investment levels. Industries. “What’s hot right now.” It never is. Before we talk about any franchise, I ask one simple question: “What do you want your life to look like in 3-5 years?” Not your income. Not your By Joanna Murray • 1 min read
No Evidence of Disease - and a Question That Matters This week, I received the words every cancer patient hopes to hear: “No evidence of residual, recurring, or metastatic disease.” Six months after finishing treatment, that sentence landed with a wave of relief I don’t think I can fully put into words. Gratitude. Exhaustion. Joy. A deep exhale. Cancer By Joanna Murray • 1 min read
Go Back to Who You Were Before the World Told You Who to Be I recently attended a conference where my good friend and mentor, Will Huffhine, spoke. He said something that has stayed with me long after the applause faded: Go back to who you were as a kid to find your superpower. Not your résumé. Not your job title. Not the version By Joanna Murray • 2 min read
Is AI Taking Your Job? Here’s the Solution 🤖➡️💼 We’ve all seen the headlines - massive layoffs across tech, finance, marketing, and even law. What’s driving it? Artificial Intelligence. AI is changing the rules of the game, automating tasks once thought immune to technology. The truth is, no sector is completely safe. But there is a solution - one By Joanna Murray • 1 min read
