Lazy Leverage Podcast | #1 franchisee scaled from 0 to 17+ overseas team members

Jon Matzner · Feb 19, 2026

From zero global hires to 17 and counting. One franchisee's playbook for building a world-class remote team

From sign shops to real estate, one of FASTSIGNS' top franchisees sits down with Jon and breaks down how global talent became his biggest competitive advantage. Hear how he thinks about what goes remote versus local, how he went from zero global hires to 17 team members across multiple countries, why he wishes he had started sooner, and what he would tell any franchise owner who is still on the fence.

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