On today’s show, we interview AJ Rodriguez, another one of our successful alumni. He was an intern with us back in 2012 and did a $70,000 plus business.   After finishing school, AJ entered his family business. Today he owns 34 Sport Clips Haircuts locations, 1 Gigi's Cupcakes Bakery, Beyond Parallel Fitness 24/7 & CrossFit gym, and is a landlord/property manager for real estate investment properties.    In this episode, AJ is going to get into some micros of how he got in the franchise business, how to go about buying a franchise if you're interested and how his experience with Student painters helped him become who he is today.    You will learn more about who AJ Rodriguez is and a little bit about his background and origin story.   AJ will talk about how he heard about our program and what made him decide to join, will share more about this experience, his results in the program and some of the most important takeaways he got from it, important lessons he still uses today in his businesses.   You will find out more about how to start and what it takes to become a franchisee.   AJ will share more about how he got involved in real estate investing and how many rental properties he has today.   He will also reveal some key characteristics and habits a successful entrepreneur should have, will talk about why you should cut out the people that aren't positively attributing to your life, the value of the network and the connections you gain through the program, will share his plans for the future and so much more…   Listen now and enjoy! What You Will Learn In This Show: Who is AJ Rodriguez: a little bit about his background and origin story How AJ heard about our program and what made him decide to join Some of the most important takeaways AJ got from our program and still uses today in his businesses How do you start and what does it take to become a franchisee? AJ’s challenges during Covid and how he overcame them How AJ got involved in real estate investing and how many rental properties he has And so much more…   Resources: YEAA Website Leaders Across America AJ’s LinkedIn