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Advising & Scaling Franchise Brands to $100M+ Exits | Helping SMBs Grow through Franchising | Hobby Rancher & Passive Investor
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Serial franchising entrepreneur, investor, and hobby rancher who advises founders on turning SMBs into sellable, systemized assets. He speaks bluntly about replaceability, margins, and exits, because cashflow without structure is just chaos. Tweets practical, battle-tested franchise and M&A advice with a side of ranch life.
Erik will tell you to make every role replaceable, except his cowboy hat, which clearly has tenure and better ROI than half the org charts he criticizes.
To help founders and franchisors build repeatable, franchise-ready businesses that deliver predictable returns for owners and sustainable income for franchisees, ultimately turning passion ventures into transferable, high-value assets.
Believes that scalability beats ego, franchisee financial health determines true value, and growth without unit economics is a house of cards. Values replaceability, operational rigor, customer experience that feels like a gift, and pragmatic advice over hype.
Deep, hands-on experience scaling franchises and advising on M&A; clear systems-thinking; credibility from multiple ownership experiences; blunt, memorable messaging that cuts through generic startup fluff.
Niche, jargon-heavy framing and occasional bluntness can limit virality; underleveraged content formats (threads, clips, Spaces) given his expertise; sometimes focuses so much on systems he forgets to show the human story behind wins.
Post regular, story-driven threads that break down a single exit or franchise turnaround (numbers, lessons, before/after). Clip podcast/audio into short video bites with captions. Run monthly Twitter Spaces with franchisees and M&A guests. Pin a flagship thread: “How to make your franchisees not broke (and why buyers care).” Use polls, case-study charts, and one personal/ranch photo per week to humanize the brand. Convert threads into an email newsletter to capture leads.
Fun fact: He’s owned 30+ businesses and still finds time to be a hobby rancher, yes, he’ll likely have an SOP for feeding the horses. Follower count: 611; Following: 517; Tweets: 1,049. Top content themes: exits, franchising reality checks, and customer-first service.
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Top tweets show he can spark viral reach (multiple posts with 100k–1.5M+ views) and build platform ideas like \"Instagram for fishing.\"","strength":"Combines domain expertise (fishing) with product instincts—strong storyteller, product-launch experience, viral-thread capability, and a credible personal brand that turns followers into customers.","weakness":"Juggles two worlds (angler and builder) so focus can scatter; blunt takes invite heated replies; may under-invest in audience nurturing (DMs, onboarding) while chasing the next product sprint.","roast":"You’re the only fisherman who reels in a marlin, ships a beta, and tweets the postmortem before the fish has cleared customs—turns out your bait is a Business Model Canvas and you treat trolling as market research.","win":"Launched an iPhone app and earned $26,000 in the first 30 days while building viral, high-reach threads that spotlight both the product and the fishing lifestyle.","recommendation":"On X, lean into hybrid content: weekly \"Catch + Code\" threads that pair a fishing clip with one product or growth lesson; pin the $26K launch thread as social proof; use short videos + screenshots to show the app in action; host monthly Spaces for Q&A and onboarding demos; collaborate with 5-10 fishing creators for cross-promotion; and turn top-performing tweets into micro-campaigns with clear CTAs to the app or mailing list."},"created":1774560379896,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"yonismolyar"},{"user":{"id":"1013599452","name":"Jordan Santiago | Real Estate","description":"RE investor. 200+ deals closed remotely. 2M+ AUM, scaling to 9 figures. Helping others do deals remotely. Follow the journey. Click link in bio 👇🏼","followers_count":7038,"friends_count":907,"statuses_count":124752,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2012549147874746368/zvHDflLe_normal.jpg","screen_name":"TheJSantiago","location":"NYC","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"linktr.ee/TheJordanSanti…","expanded_url":"https://linktr.ee/TheJordanSantiago","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/yGNg8x8QUE"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Serial real estate investor building a remote deal machine — 200+ deals closed and $2M+ AUM with sights set on nine figures. Transparent about wins, losses, and the grind while teaching others how to do deals from anywhere. Follow the journey and learn the playbook.","purpose":"To build scalable, location-independent wealth and a repeatable system that empowers others to close remote real estate deals — turning personal comeback energy into practical mentorship and financial freedom for his community.","beliefs":"Consistency and showing up beat talent alone; transparency and vulnerability build trust; faith and grit are essential in the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship; long-term compounding (in deals and reputation) wins more than short-term flexes.","facts":"Fun fact: Jordan has closed 200+ deals remotely, manages $2M+ AUM while publicly scaling toward nine figures, has 7,038 followers, and has tweeted 124,752 times (yes, really).","strength":"Relentless consistency and volume of content, proven deal track record, credibility as a remote-deal specialist, resilient comeback story, and the ability to teach and inspire through candid storytelling.","weakness":"High output risks burnout and scatter; emotional transparency can invite criticism or over-scrutiny; heavy tweeting sometimes dilutes flagship messaging and monetization funnels.","roast":"You’ve tweeted 124,752 times — at this rate your keyboard will need a 401(k) before your portfolio hits nine figures. Also, you close deals remotely but still answer DMs like you’re waiting for a pizza delivery confirmation.","win":"Rebuilt after a major loss to scale back up: 200+ remote deals closed, $2M+ AUM, and a public comeback that’s multiplied impact (and net worth) massively since those videos.","recommendation":"Turn frequent posts into strategic funnels: publish case-study threads breaking down 1 deal per thread (numbers, process, lessons); pin a clear lead magnet (deal checklist or mini-course) and promote it in short video clips; host weekly X Spaces Q&A to convert listeners to followers; collaborate on threads with other RE creators and post testimonial screenshots; repurpose top tweets into a newsletter and short-form video snippets; maintain a consistent posting cadence but consolidate CTAs so every tweet nudges people toward one conversion point."},"created":1774559922742,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"thejsantiago"},{"user":{"id":"387053022","name":"Sam 🛍️","description":"Partner at Optizio | Building Shopify apps: @DiscountKit, Stackable Discounts | Insights on building apps with all the latest tools.","followers_count":1601,"friends_count":980,"statuses_count":2424,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1616020236863422464/2msf330K_normal.jpg","screen_name":"SammyIsseyegh","location":"London","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"discountkit.app","expanded_url":"https://discountkit.app","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/cHgkymkXvn"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Sam 🛍️ is a product-first entrepreneur building Shopify apps (Discount Kit, Stackable Discounts, Code Bulk) and sharing practical, technical playbooks on using the latest tools. He celebrates the Shopify community, ships features that just work, and quietly wins by turning simple ideas into recurring revenue. Expect clear product updates, growth metrics, and helpful walkthroughs.","purpose":"Build reliable, low-friction commerce tools that let merchants and devs move faster — shipping pragmatic apps that solve real problems and scale without drama.","beliefs":"Community > hype; product-market fit beats fancy marketing; simplicity is a feature; ship early, iterate quickly; transparency about metrics and learnings helps everyone grow.","facts":"Fun fact: Code Bulk is quietly growing by 100–200 brands per month with $9.99/month pricing (first 500 codes free) and generates many of its own app store reviews via the review request API. Also: one of Sam's tweets about the theme code editor hit ~32k views — he knows how to catch developer attention.","strength":"Practical product instincts (low churn, low support), strong technical knowledge of Shopify, ability to launch valuable features (Discount Kit LIVE), excellent community ties and credibility with platform folks, and a metrics-driven mindset that turns small wins into sustainable growth.","weakness":"Tends to under-invest in deliberate audience-building and storytelling — great product signals but modest personal brand amplification; can lean so product-first that marketing and community rituals are left to chance.","recommendation":"Pin a signature case-study thread (e.g., 'How Code Bulk scaled to 100–200 brands/month — thread') and turn product updates into short, visual threads and demo GIFs. Post consistent 'build in public' threads with concrete numbers, playbooks, and code snippets. Host occasional Spaces or AMAs with merchants and devs, collaborate with Shopify devs/influencers for RTs, and ask customers to share screenshots/reviews you can quote-tweet. Use clear CTAs (signup, demo, tutorial) and repurpose threads into short videos for higher reach.","roast":"You celebrate a mystery package from Shopify like it’s an Oscar — meanwhile your apps quietly babysit hundreds of merchants every month and still charge less than a coffee. Humble pricing, undefeated results; you could monetize a TED talk but you’d rather ship another bugfix at 2am.","win":"Turning Code Bulk into a low-churn, self-sustaining app that attracts 100–200 new brands per month while demanding almost no support — the kind of product-market-fit win founders dream about."},"created":1774559565535,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"sammyisseyegh"},{"user":{"id":"1401871654377099264","name":"Mutee | YouTube Automation","description":"🎬 Helping creators build faceless YouTube channels 🏢 Strategy for brands scaling with content DMs open — Mentorship & Systems 🚀","followers_count":10128,"friends_count":146,"statuses_count":4521,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1890713240067575808/QmNOvyXw_normal.jpg","screen_name":"MuteeAutomation","location":"","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"whop.com/facelessempire…","expanded_url":"https://whop.com/facelessempirebymutee","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/SITOBHSYMq"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Mutee is a systems-first YouTube automation coach who helps creators and brands build faceless, revenue-generating channels. He packages niche research, scripts, voice AI and simple editing into repeatable blueprints and sells mentorships and systems. DMs are open for niche-specific blueprints and hands-on help.","purpose":"To democratize scalable, passive income on YouTube by turning niche ideas into repeatable, faceless content systems that anyone (or any brand) can run and scale without being on camera.","beliefs":"Data > ego: choose evergreen niches, simple packaging, and high-retention formats over flashy personalities; automation and AI are tools to amplify creators, not replace strategy; teachable systems beat one-off hustle.","facts":"Fun fact: Mutee has over 10,128 followers and 4,521 tweets, once spent 4 hours just crafting prompts for a psychology channel blueprint that he showed can earn $22K–$66K/month. He’s also highlighted case studies like a kids channel hitting 721K subs with only 24 videos.","strength":"Expertise in niche selection and systemization, clear monetization-first mindset, practical tool stack (ChatGPT, ElevenLabs, Midjourney/Leonardo, CapCut), and highly engaging content that drives DMs and conversions.","weakness":"Can come off overly transactional or repetitive with constant DM CTAs; heavy reliance on automation/AI risks producing generic content if creativity and human insight aren’t constantly injected; managing inbound DMs at scale could bottleneck growth.","recommendation":"Pin a high-value lead magnet (e.g., a one-page blueprint or sample script) and turn it into a simple signup link; run weekly X Spaces or short live case-study breakdowns to convert lurkers; post threaded case studies with screenshots (subs, views, RPM) to build social proof; use short native videos/teasers of channel results and a consistent CTA like ‘DM SCRIPT’ but funnel to an email or gated doc to scale without drowning in DMs.","roast":"You call it ‘faceless’ YouTube automation, but we all know your real hustle is teaching AI to be your brand’s personality — soon your coffee mug will have a LinkedIn profile too.","win":"Built/scaled blueprints shown to produce massive outcomes—examples include a kids animation case reaching 721K subscribers with 24 videos and a psychology channel concept pulling 4.1M views in 28 days with $22K–$66K/month estimated earnings."},"created":1774559137415,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"muteeautomation"},{"user":{"id":"1569598304190889985","name":"Mike Scully","description":"- Building my AI Agency to $1M/month 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟧 - Helped 200+ people build an AI business. - Learn for Free: https://t.co/vNLCwc2P87","followers_count":58924,"friends_count":488,"statuses_count":26263,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1569598662254141443/i1Oa4ok6_normal.jpg","screen_name":"Mike_Scully_","location":"Book a call 👉","entities":{"description":{"urls":[{"display_url":"ai-business-playbook.crd.co","expanded_url":"https://ai-business-playbook.crd.co/","indices":[104,127],"url":"https://t.co/vNLCwc2P87"}]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"casually-convert.com/ai-vsl","expanded_url":"https://casually-convert.com/ai-vsl","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/mTr7D9RKyW"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Serial hustler building an AI agency toward $1M/month while handing out practical playbooks for free. Audience-first, results-driven, and brutally honest about what real freedom looks like. Turns Reddit threads, ChatGPT prompts and landing page formulas into revenue engines.","purpose":"To scale an AI-powered business that creates repeatable income models and to teach others how to do the same — turning curious builders into paying founders and operators.","beliefs":"Believes in pragmatic hustle over glamour, that clear frameworks beat vague motivation, and that knowledge should be accessible (hence free guides). Values measurable results, fast iteration, and using attention (tweets, threads, virality) as the gateway to real businesses.","facts":"Fun fact: Mike has tweeted 26,263 times, helped 200+ people build AI businesses, and will DM you a free ChatGPT copywriting guide if you comment “Chat”. Also, one of his tweets about income realism hit ~2.65M views.","strength":"Extreme consistency and virality (huge reach with repeat viral posts), practical frameworks that convert (landing page formula, year-planning playbook), a proven track record helping 200+ founders, and a strong product-first mentality (agency + guides).","weakness":"Can come off blunt or polarizing (calls $10k/month \"survival\"), occasionally prioritizes scale and velocity over community nuance, and gates some value behind DMs which fragments lead capture and misses audience-building opportunities.","recommendation":"Pin a high-value thread that captures your flagship funnel (free ChatGPT guide → email capture → onboarding sequence). Convert DM-gated freebies into an automated landing page to collect emails, run periodic 5–7 tweet mini-courses that end with a clear CTA, collaborate with 2–3 adjacent creators monthly, and experiment with short video clips/X Spaces to humanize the brand and boost conversions.","roast":"You call $1M/month a target, but you’ve already mastered micro-ambitions — like turning Reddit skimming and 26k tweets into the art of convincing strangers to DM you for PDFs. Keep scaling; one day your travel budget will fund the jet you name after your viral take.","win":"Built a sizable audience (~59k followers) and a reproducible teaching funnel that helped 200+ people start AI businesses, plus a single tweet that exploded to ~2.65M views — proof your blunt truths hit hard."},"created":1774558954264,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"mike_scully_"},{"user":{"id":"242088970","name":"Leila Hormozi","description":"Founder & Chairwoman @acquisition l Building the business that builds businesses l Wife who likes to bake l 100% human | Sign up to my newsletter 👇🏻","followers_count":230792,"friends_count":69,"statuses_count":17880,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1905604048709189633/y8jPdzy5_normal.jpg","screen_name":"LeilaHormozi","location":"Las Vegas, NV","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"leilahormozi.com/subscribe","expanded_url":"https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/7KgbGFUnEx"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Founder & Chairwoman who builds the businesses that build businesses — ruthless about execution, soft about baking. A no-nonsense growth operator who turns plans into results and invites you to subscribe to her newsletter. 230,792 followers and 17,880 tweets later, she’s equal parts strategist and oven-wrangler.","purpose":"To create repeatable systems and companies that scale, teach founders how to execute through discomfort, and democratize high-leverage business knowledge so more people can build meaningful, profitable enterprises.","beliefs":"Discipline beats mood; authenticity costs you some fans but gains the right ones; competence builds confidence; uncomfortable conversations produce better outcomes than silence; systems > inspiration for sustainable growth.","facts":"Fun fact: she’s a wife who likes to bake (it’s literally in her bio). She describes herself as \"100% human,\" follows only 69 accounts despite 230,792 followers, and has tweeted 17,880 times — so she bakes, builds, and talks a lot.","strength":"Relentless execution, clarity of message, high credibility in business-building, consistent content that drives virality and engagement, and an ability to make hard advice feel practical and actionable.","weakness":"Brutal candor can alienate softer audiences; tendency to prioritize execution over nuance; risk of burnout from doing too much personally; polarizing takes that attract strong love or strong dislike.","roast":"She says 'fuck your mood' and follows a plan — then bakes a pie to celebrate the plan’s success. Basically, her emotions have a scheduled meeting with her KPI dashboard and are required to RSVP.","win":"Built Acquisition into a platform that helps founders scale and amassed a highly engaged audience (230K+ followers) with repeatedly viral, no-fluff advice that converts readers into customers.","recommendation":"On X, double down on short case-study threads that break down deals and tactics step-by-step, pin a clear newsletter CTA, post more bite-sized video POVs (30–90s) showing behind-the-scenes of deals or daily routines, host regular X Spaces Q&As with founders you’ve helped, and create a recurring hashtag/series (e.g., #AcquisitionPlaybook) so followers know exactly when to expect high-value content. Reply-to-implementation posts from followers to turn fans into advocates."},"created":1774558788262,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"leilahormozi"},{"user":{"id":"1455618360591405061","name":"Kai Cromwell | Shopify SEO","description":"Founder @ New Seas, the Shopify SEO Agency for 7-9 figure brands | SEO Coach @ Daily Mentor 👉 Wanna Rank Your Brand #1 on Google & ChatGPT? Tap the link","followers_count":12242,"friends_count":478,"statuses_count":7790,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1859764463253024768/4CzLSNRD_normal.jpg","screen_name":"KaiCromwell","location":"Los Angeles, CA","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"newseas.co","expanded_url":"https://newseas.co/","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/tBs3NwF6KZ"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Founder of New Seas — the Shopify SEO agency for 7–9 figure brands — and SEO coach at Daily Mentor. Kai is a results-first growth hacker who turns SEO tactics into real revenue and isn’t afraid to DM you a playbook. Bold, direct, and obsessed with ranking brands #1 on Google (and with ChatGPT).","purpose":"To scale e-commerce brands by turning SEO into predictable revenue, while productizing and teaching high-leverage SEO processes so teams can execute faster and smarter.","beliefs":"Persistence beats polite passivity; audits should be actionable not bloated; real SEO is measured in money keywords and revenue, not vanity metrics; sometimes you pay for results (yes, even backlinks) if the ROI’s there; knowledge should be packaged and shared to accelerate growth.","facts":"Fun fact: Kai closed deals after 23 and 62 follow-ups, wrote a 3,376-word training doc for new SEO writers, and runs a 3-page audit process that replaces bloated 20-page PDFs.","strength":"Relentless follow-up and sales instincts, clear case-study driven storytelling, high-volume content that converts (lead-gen via gated docs), strong productization of expertise, and a knack for rapid, measurable SEO wins.","weakness":"Tone can be polarizing and come off abrasive to some audiences; heavy DM-gating can create friction at scale; tendency to emphasize fast wins may underplay longer-term brand/organic strategy; risk of overpromising in headline-driven content.","recommendation":"On X: publish step-by-step tweetstorms of 1-3 client case studies with screenshots and exact metrics (pin one), repurpose the 3,376-word doc into a multipart thread that teases tactics then links to a gated landing page, automate DM deliveries to reduce friction, run weekly Spaces or short videos dissecting a live audit, share repeatable templates (HARO pitches, outreach scripts), collaborate with complementary founders for cross-promotion, and use client testimonials + short before/after visuals to amplify credibility.","roast":"You follow up until someone tells you to f*ck off — which is less a sales strategy and more an extreme sport. Congrats: you’ve turned persistence into a power tool and a public service for people who still ignore polite emails.","win":"Built New Seas for 7–9 figure Shopify brands and took 123 money keywords to #1 in just 40 days — plus closed stubborn deals after 23 and 62 follow-ups, proving the ROI of relentless outreach."},"created":1774558674478,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"kaicromwell"},{"user":{"id":"1373715912759652354","name":"Junaid Dar","description":"Founder & CEO @Bitwardinvest and @SeedHunterHQ, Crypto Enthusiast, Entrepreneur","followers_count":20078,"friends_count":28,"statuses_count":1579,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1905263799181193217/999svmIN_normal.jpg","screen_name":"JunaidDar85","location":"Dubai","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"junaidinvest.com","expanded_url":"http://www.junaidinvest.com","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/smweeEwunl"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Entrepreneur","description":"Junaid Dar is a crypto-native founder and CEO who blends market-savvy commentary with startup-level hustle. He turns macro events into bite-sized trading insights that move conversations and portfolios. His timeline reads like a live trading desk crossed with a pitch deck.","facts":"Founder & CEO of Bitwardinvest and SeedHunterHQ; 20,078 followers, following just 28 accounts, and 1,579 tweets. Top tweet performance: ~3,206 likes and 17k+ views on market-moving commentary (e.g., PPI reaction).","purpose":"To build and scale investment platforms that demystify crypto markets while positioning himself and his companies as go-to sources for timely, actionable market insights and dealflow. He aims to bridge founders, capital, and traders in the crypto ecosystem.","beliefs":"Data-driven decision making, market efficiency tempered by bold risk-taking, and the power of clear, fast communication. He values credibility, speed, and the entrepreneur’s grind—belief that conviction + execution beats endless debate.","strength":"High signal-to-noise market analysis delivered concisely; founder cred that attracts both retail and professional attention; ability to turn macro events into viral, actionable content; consistent engagement and strong timing on big themes (BTC, ETH, CME gaps, rate moves).","weakness":"Can lean heavily on market hot takes that attract polarizing replies; low reciprocal networking (follows only 28) can make him seem unapproachable; content risks becoming repetitive if he relies solely on headline-driven posts without deeper storytelling or multimedia variety.","recommendation":"Diversify content formats and deepen audience hooks: (1) Post 1–2 weekly long-form threads breaking down a market call (with charts) to capture shareable, evergreen value. (2) Use short video explainers (30–90s) to humanize the brand and boost algorithmic reach. (3) Host weekly X Spaces or AMAs with founders/investors to convert listeners to followers. (4) Pin a trade thesis or portfolio update and run occasional polls to increase replies and algorithmic lift. (5) Collaborate with complementary creators and tag projects to broaden reach beyond core crypto followers.","roast":"You follow 28 people but expect everyone to follow your market mood swings — it’s like running a hedge fund and a nightclub guest list at the same time. Calm down, Junaid: not every CME gap needs a tweet storm.","win":"Built two crypto-focused companies (Bitwardinvest & SeedHunterHQ) and cultivated a highly engaged audience of 20k+ — regularly producing viral market commentary (e.g., accurate CME gap call and high-engagement macro tweets) that moves markets and minds."},"created":1774558646137,"type":"the entrepreneur","id":"junaiddar85"}],"activities":{"nreplies":[],"nbookmarks":[],"nretweets":[],"nlikes":[],"nviews":[]},"interactions":null}},"settings":{},"session":null,"routeProps":{"/creators/:username":{}}}
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