Free Agent with Meg Schmitz

Free Agent is a small-business and franchising ownership podcast hosted by Meg Schmitz, featuring people who left corporate work or started investing to become their own boss. It’s a strong fit for guests who can share practical, credibility-building pathways into entrepreneurship and franchise ownership, with an emphasis on decision-making and systems.

Operators and owners (or prospective owners) with lived experience in franchising or starting/transitioning into business ownership; frequently corporate-to-entrepreneurship backgrounds; people comfortable sharing practical lessons learned.

Business ownership experience (often via franchising), Documented transition from corporate/employee role to owner/operator, Demonstrated operational or personal outcome from entrepreneurship (life design, execution lessons)