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The Freedom Formula Podcast: Achieving Financial, Location and Time Freedom

The Freedom Formula

Achieving the type of “freedom” you're seeking probably has already been done by someone else. So, why not just reverse-engineer the formula instead of reinventing the wheel?

Neel Parekh, CEO of MaidThis Franchise, interviews people who have already achieved Time, Location, or Financial Freedom and dives into their stories. The common thread: how to live life on your own terms.

Recent Episodes

April 24, 2024

144. Talking Shop with $1.5M/yr Cleaning Company Legend Ryan Knoll from TidyCasa

Ryan Knoll and Neel Parekh discuss their backgrounds and experiences in the home service industry. They talk about their early days, growth trajectories, and the marketing tactics that worked for them. They emphasize the imp…
April 17, 2024

143. Doing Less and Making More - Selling a $4MM/yr business to Become a Full-Time Meditation Teacher, with David Lahav

In this episode, Neel chats with David Lahav, a former locksmith company owner turned meditation teacher. They discuss David's journey in entrepreneurship, his mindset shift towards finding purpose and freedom, and the role …
April 10, 2024

142. Selling Water Beds and Scaling Multiple Businesses with “Output Thinking”, with CEO Coach John Seiffer

In this episode, Neel Parekh sits down with John Seiffer, author of Output Thinking and founder of CEO Bootcamp. They discuss John's entrepreneurial journey, starting with a failed waterbed store business in the 70s. They ex…
April 3, 2024

141. Quitting Silicon Valley to Spend 5 Years Spearfishing, an interview with Jon Stenstrom

In this episode, Neel reunites with his old friend Jon to discuss Jon's unique lifestyle and career transitions. Jon shares his journey from being a residential advisor to working in startups and spearfishing. They delve int…
March 27, 2024

140. Quitting the 9-5 Cold Turkey and Starting a Local Town Newsletter, with Ryan Sneddon

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 …
March 20, 2024

139. How to Test New Biz Ideas and Then Go All In, with Jon Matzner from Sagan Passport

In this episode, Neel sits down with Jon Matzner about his entrepreneurial journey and the launch of Sagan Passport. Jon emphasizes the importance of iterative experimentation and finding variations on a theme. He shares his…

Recent Blog Posts

A New Kind of Freedom with Stephen Heiner

I’ve known Stephen Heiner for several years now, and have already welcomed him to the podcast once before.  Since the last time I spoke with him his life has changed, a lot. And by a lot I mean he went from a serial entrepreneur living m…

Martijn Reintjes Travels the World with His Family and You Can Too

I love talking to people who have achieved time, location, and financial freedom, and Martijn Reintjes has done just that.  Originally from the Netherlands, I met Martijn about a year and a half ago in Mexico. At the time, he was about to go t…

For Danny Miranda, Fluidity is Key

I’ve been podcasting since 2021 and one show that has always stood out is the Danny Miranda Podcast. I’ve tuned into countless episodes, and am always impressed with the caliber of guests he manages to bring on. He has managed to bag pe…