Built4Profit Podcast

Built4Profit™ is the podcast for entrepreneurs, franchisees, and franchisors who want to profit with purpose. Each episode uncovers the real stories: the wins, pivots, and lessons that fuel resilient, profitable businesses.

Built4Profit Podcast is a business podcast hosted by IQ4Profit, with 44 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

IQ4Profit hosts Built4Profit Podcast, a business show with 44 episodes published.

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  Episode #32

  The Sales Advice That Changed Everything

  Aug 12, 202621 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail #entrepreneurship #franchisebusiness #floorcoverings #podcast Subscribe to learn the playbooks, sharpen your strategy, and build the business (and life) you actually want. Be a part of The Profit Hub: Join as a Franchisee: https://iq4profit.mykajabi.com/the-profit-hub-brand-1 Learn about Brand Partnerships: https://iq4profit.mykajabi.com/the-profit-hub-brand • Subscribe: @Built4ProfitPodcast • Find IQ4Profit on LinkedIn: /iq4profit/ • Find Elizabeth on LinkedIn: /elizabethrosenbergmm • Find Sha on LinkedIn: /shagrondin • Follow us on Instagram: /iq4profit • Follow us on Facebook: /iq4profit/ On the #Built4ProfitPodcast, Elizabeth and Sha interview Janie Sandberg of Floor Coverings International in Las Vegas/Henderson about building one of the brand’s strongest franchises by leading with core values and accountability. Janie and her husband run their business around three major guiding principles and Janie shares how she developed a pressure-free sales approach despite no sales background. She discusses the challenges of business ownership, including boundaries, workaholism, and “self-confronting,” and explains how entrepreneurship improved their marriage through difficult conversations. Get to know Floor Coverings International: floorcoveringsinternational.com/locations/us/nv/southeast-las-vegas/

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  Episode #31

  The Leadership Lessons That Built a $15M Company

  Aug 5, 202620 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail #entrepreneurship #franchisebusiness #superiorfence #podcast On the #Built4ProfitPodcast, hosts interview Drew Raymond of Superior Fence & Rail about transitioning from a 27-year Marine Corps career to franchising and scaling a fencing business from zero to $15M in three years, with a current pace of $18–$19M. Drew shares leadership principles rooted in structure, process, collaboration, and how reacting calmly to bad news increases transparency and problem-solving. He outlines growth milestones across multiple markets, discusses revisiting operating models to scale further, reflects on purpose after leaving the military, encourages veterans to recognize their transferable strengths, and emphasizes standards like integrity and not tolerating poor performance. Subscribe to learn the playbooks, sharpen your strategy, and build the business (and life) you actually want. Get to know Superior Fence & Rail: Website: www.superiorfenceandrail.com Instagram: /superiorfenceandrailhartford/ - /sfralbany/ Facebook: /SFRConnecticut - /SuperiorFenceAlbany/ - /SuperiorFenceandRailHartford/ - /SuperiorFenceandRailRhodeIsland/ LinkedIn: /superior-fence-rail-western-connecticut/ - /superior-fence-rail-of-albany/ - /superior-fence-rail-of-hartford/ • Subscribe: @Built4ProfitPodcast • Find IQ4Profit on LinkedIn: /iq4profit/ • Find Elizabeth on LinkedIn: /elizabethrosenbergmm • Find Sha on LinkedIn: /shagrondin • Follow us on Instagram: /iq4profit • Follow us on Facebook: /iq4profit/ Chapters: 00:00 Marine To Millions 01:14 Leadership With We 04:14 Handling Bad News 06:05 Choosing The Franchise 07:47 Hiring For Character 11:59 Purpose After Service 15:00 Advice For Veterans 16:42 Rapid Fire

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  Episode #30

  Building the Lifestyle You Desire as a CEO

  Jul 29, 202611 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail #entrepreneurship #businessowner #lifestyle #podcast The hosts discuss how building a business is hard and often delivers less time and money in the early stages, but emphasize it doesn’t have to be “all or nothing.” They encourage entrepreneurs to intentionally build the lifestyle they wanted from the start by carving it out in small increments, focusing on quality time, and avoiding a scarcity mindset around #time and #money. The episode stresses running your own race, leveraging the advantages of business ownership, and using systems and SOPs so the business can function without you. Subscribe to learn the playbooks, sharpen your strategy, and build the business (and life) you actually want. • Subscribe: @Built4ProfitPodcast • Find IQ4Profit on LinkedIn: /iq4profit/ • Find Elizabeth on LinkedIn: /elizabethrosenbergmm • Find Sha on LinkedIn: /shagrondin • Follow us on Instagram: /iq4profit • Follow us on Facebook: /iq4profit/

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  Episode #29

  Why customers buy trust BEFORE they buy YOUR SERVICE

  Jul 22, 202617 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail #entrepreneurship #franchisebusiness #freshcoatpainters #podcast On the #Built4ProfitPodcast, hosts interview Isabel Calero of ⁨@FCPJohnsCreekRoswell⁩ about why painting is ultimately a “trust business”. Isabel shares her transition from 24 years in corporate roles into entrepreneurship with her husband, Diego, and why franchising offered a focused path to grow. She discusses running a family business with trust, openness to feedback, and balancing customer experience with what was contracted. Subscribe to learn the playbooks, sharpen your strategy, and build the business (and life) you actually want. Get to know Fresh Coat Painters: Website: https://freshcoatpainters.com/locations/johns-creek-roswell/ Instagram: /fcpjohnscreekroswell Facebook: /FCPJohnsCreek LinkedIn: /fresh-coat-painters-of-johns-creek-roswell/ • Subscribe: @Built4ProfitPodcast • Find IQ4Profit on LinkedIn: /iq4profit/ • Find Elizabeth on LinkedIn: /elizabethrosenbergmm • Find Sha on LinkedIn: /shagrondin • Follow us on Instagram: /iq4profit • Follow us on Facebook: /iq4profit/

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  Episode #28

  WHY great leaders obsess over BEHAVIORS, not numbers

  Jul 15, 202617 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail #entrepreneurship #franchisebusiness #facefoundrie #podcast On the #Built4ProfitPodcast, hosts interview Hunter Mitchem, a multi-brand operator and franchisee of the year for two brands, about his transition from 17 years in defense and aerospace into the beauty and wellness industry. Mitchem explains how he and his wife/COO Mallory researched market growth, brand leadership, and recurring-revenue models before choosing Face Foundrié, an “exclusive but inclusive” facial concept delivering high-end services in under 60 minutes with flexible drop-ins and a no-stress membership. He shares lessons from franchising and multi-unit operations across eight states, emphasizing people, process, product, and profit, plus transparency, training cadence, role play, and behavior-based management over obsessing on short-term numbers. 👉 Subscribe to learn the playbooks, sharpen your strategy, and build the business (and life) you actually want. Get to know Hunter's Holding: Website: https://www.6gholdings.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/6gholdings?igsh=MXRvcjVrcWRuaGprdQ%3D%3D Hunter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-m-64296a33/ 6g's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6gholdings/ • Subscribe: @Built4ProfitPodcast • Find IQ4Profit on LinkedIn: /iq4profit/ • Find Elizabeth on LinkedIn: /elizabethrosenbergmm • Find Sha on LinkedIn: /shagrondin • Follow us on Instagram: /iq4profit • Follow us on Facebook: /iq4profit/

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