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Tracey Hamilton of Minneapolis recruits hospitality managers. But her best recruits have been her own two daughters.

Dawn Heller was drawn to the iDropped franchise because of its quick turn-around time and her own background in technology and business.

Amol Kohli has been working in the restaurant industry since he was 15. Now, as an adult, he's a restaurant franchisee. Here's how he climbed the ladder.

Vitality Bowls franchisees David and Irene Tang brought to Indianapolis the açaí bowls they first fell in love with, in Maui.

Travis and Becky Renner have survived the struggles of being both married and business partners in their pursuit to bring a cutting-edge workout program to communities in Arizona and Kansas.

Mary Bigler was a fan of Maui Wowi Hawaiian before she was a franchisee. Today, her enthusiasm has only grown.

Bill Papierniak was a minor league general manager in Richmond, Va. Today, the deals he's inking are with Cartridge World.

Panos Joulios, a career-entrepreneur in the restaurant industry, loves promoting healthy living at his several juice joints across Arizona and California.

Alex Chambers began her UPS career working in her father's store, but now she's in charge.

Government prosecutor April Porter had seen more than enough horrific sex offenses and homicides. She decided to walk away.

Former freelance photographer Brittany DeMaio gets to create moving moments for parents and kids full-time at her Little Nest Portraits franchise.

Josh Carter's Fit Body Boot Camp franchise allowed his passion to become his career.

Ray and Tina Bramble are so successful that they won 2015's IFA's Franchisee of the Year Award.

Georgia man says he hopes to see toxic habits go up in smoke at his new vape shop and lounge business.

Steve Allison and his business partner weren't looking to franchise, but they went for it after Jiffy Lube International made a compelling case.

Joe Chiarello has bought and sold 16 businesses. Today, he's settled down, at least for now, with Murphy Business & Financial Corporation.

After initially rejecting the family business, Justin Ward is now helping hundreds of pet owners as the head of the family franchise while juggling several other business ventures.

Mike Keeney had been working in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years before becoming a Discovery Point franchisee.

John Mansour wanted his 'second act' to be something outside the restaurant field, so he opened his own Cleaning Authority business in Illinois.

The grass is certainly greener in Tom Maurer's world. This long-time landscaper recently received the highest award possible from a fast-growing national lawn-care franchise.

The pavement products and equipment franchise is running smoothly for Darrel Stein.