{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Feye-on-franchising.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fstrickland-brothers-Z8CEskLj","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Financial Freedom Opportunities in the “Starbucks” of the Oil-Change Business with Strickland Brothers’ Justin Strickland and Lisa Palmer","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5263ee07-afd5-424a-a719-f61d7d11ebb4/1055a270-a5a6-407e-ace8-553f9603afbd/cover-art-2022-03-10t124439-657.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Justin Strickland started in the industry in 2012 as a minimum wage hood technician working for Express Oil Change and Tire Engineers. After a year, he began working for Jiffy Lube as District Sales & Operations Manager. Through the floor level experience with customers, he felt like there was a better way of doing things. And so, he formed a business plan and proposed his idea to several venture capital firms and lenders in which he was denied funding numerous times. Justin's grandfather collateralized the family home to fund his grandson's vision with a $35,000 HELOC loan. From this, the company has grown to nearly 100 open units and 200+ more committed units to open.\n\nLisa Palmer is the Director of Franchise Development for Strickland Brother’s. She has extensive background in sales and marketing, beginning her career with Express Scripts as a proposal writer, before moving to a sales coordinator position. In 2008, she opened her own business, PerforMax Fitness Professionals. She’s also a CycleBar franchisee, owning 2 studios in Charlotte, NC.\n\nLuck is where you’re willing to look. Justin might not have struck fossil fuel but his idea about the oil change business is GOLD!\n\nReady to make your own “luck” through Franchising?\n\nTune in to our Podcast to learn more about everything you WANT and NEED on franchising, investment, financing processes and options.\n\nThis is Eye On Franchising, where we share our vision for your franchise future. \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/lance.graulich\n\nhttps://ionfranchising.com/"}