Free Agent with Meg Schmitz

About Free Agent with Meg Schmitz

Inspiring conversations with real people who took the leap into business ownership, franchising, and freedom. Hosted by franchise guru, consultant and trusted small business advisor, Meg Schmitz. If you're looking to make the next phase of your life the best phase, this podcast is for you. From corporate refugees and executives tired of the desk job life, to entrepreneurs and investors looking for more support in their business journey, you'll hear from real people who stepped into the unknown, took control of their destiny and became their own boss.

Publisher

Meg Schmitz

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Oct 2020

Latest episode

16 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

93 of 227 episodes have a transcript.

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   16 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 8.20 Gary Nelson Saw The Shift Before Most Leaders Did

   Host Meg Schmitz interviews Gary Nelson as he shares insights on rethinking meaningful careers and embracing peace and flexibility over constant striving.

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   2 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 8.25 Building a Business That Doesn't Trap You

   Host Meg Schmitz interviews business strategist Jane Tereba on building an independent business that prioritizes owner freedom and long-term success.

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   25 Jun 2026

   Ep 8.24 The Career Was Safe. The Life Wasn't.

   Stacy Harris did everything she was supposed to do. She built a career in education, followed the responsible path, and checked all the right boxes—until life forced her to start over. In this conversation, Stacy shares how divorce, health challenges, and unexpected opportunities led her from the classroom into entrepreneurship, where she discovered that the relationships she built—not the credentials she earned—became her greatest asset. If you're questioning what's next, this episode is a reminder that sometimes the life you didn't plan for becomes the one you were meant to build.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 8.20 Gary Nelson Saw The Shift Before Most Leaders Did

Published 16 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But anyway, ended up moving from insurance into recruiting and enjoyed that, got to meet a lot of great people and met people in real life. But that led, I was a headhunter. So when you're a headhunter, You've got your candidate. So you're my candidate. I have to present you to Motorola, to Abbott, to Sears, whoever. So I have to make you look better than the other people that they're getting. And they're getting them from the internet. They're getting them from their internal recruiters. They're getting them from other headhunters. So... My skill was in, on paper, making my candidate look good enough to get an interview. […]

Who has been a guest on Free Agent with Meg Schmitz

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gary Nelson
• Jane Tereba
• Zac Jennings
• Bob Dalton
• Jeannie Dougherty

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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