Blake has two decades of franchising, and small business ownership experience. He is a Certified Franchise Executive and a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Psychology Program. He has built franchise systems from the ground up, helped found a start-up, assisted hundreds to become small business owners, and he currently owns a small business franchise - FranNet of The Heartland.His free podcast, Heartland Franchise Guy, can be found on all major podcast platforms. Blake’s volunteer experience includes The Business Ethics Alliance, SCORE, Veterans in Business Forum, Bellevue Offutt Rising Professionals, Bunker Labs, Offutt’s Boots to Business program, SourceLink Nebraska, and the Entrepreneurs Education Collaborative.