The Vorian Standard Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-vorian-standard-a6a6ff3d-e7ab-4af4-9ae3-0cf8e7d45cbc The Vorian Standard is a show about ownership done right. Host Charles Franklin, founder of Vorian Consulting, brings straight talk on buying, building, and running businesses that are built to last; franchise ownership, leadership, and the standards that separate operators who thrive from those who just get by. Every episode hands current and aspiring owners the mindset and the playbook to get built to own. ©2026 Vorian Consulting 02b5a3ff-38ed-5e0e-9414-ffdd6e8603f2 yes en Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:23:18 -0700 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:24:21 -0700 https://vorianconsulting.com/podcast https://img.transistorcdn.com/2GGt4zDrC2iw4CanQNhye-CU-t6KMrFehuQUcVzrmBM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NDcy/YjBjMDE0OTgyZDVj/MDdjMmY0YzhjNTAy/ZTA3NC5qcGc.jpg The Vorian Standard https://vorianconsulting.com/podcast episodic Charles R Franklin The Vorian Standard is a show about ownership done right. Host Charles Franklin, founder of Vorian Consulting, brings straight talk on buying, building, and running businesses that are built to last; franchise ownership, leadership, and the standards that separate operators who thrive from those who just get by. Every episode hands current and aspiring owners the mindset and the playbook to get built to own. The Vorian Standard is a show about ownership done right. business ownership, franchise ownership, entrepreneurship, leadership, small business, buying a business, franchising, business operators, Vorian Consulting, Charles Franklin Charles R Franklin No No Tim Valencia: The Standard for Awarding, Not Selling 2 2 Tim Valencia: The Standard for Awarding, Not Selling full a8e6002d-2b04-45e9-9b27-217ad10366c2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3066df30 Most people in franchise development are trying to sell you something. Tim Valencia is not. In this episode of The Vorian Standard, host Charles Franklin sits down with Tim Valencia, Chief Development Officer of A Better Solution In-Home Care, to talk about a career built on a simple distinction: you do not sell a franchise, you award it.

Charles and Tim go back nearly two decades. This is a candid, relationship-first conversation about what actually makes an owner successful, why capitalization protects people more than it limits them, and how a values-driven approach beats chasing volume. You will hear the real story of A Better Solution, who thrives in this model, why senior care is positioned for years of growth, and how the discovery process and the Franchise Disclosure Document actually work.

Explore whether it is a fit. Book a 15 minute call: vorianconsulting.com/book

Any figures mentioned are for discussion only. Refer to the current A Better Solution Franchise Disclosure Document for official terms.

Chapters (paste at the bottom of the description, or into Transistor's chapters tool):
 00:00 Meet Tim Valencia and A Better Solution
 00:25 Where it started: Play N Trade, Amada, and Franchise Beacon
 02:31 Tim's story: fishing rods, golf clubs, and building things right
 05:28 Awarding a franchise versus selling one
 06:56 Inside A Better Solution and Leah Smith's story
 10:12 Why senior home care, and why now
 11:17 The rock stars ABS is looking for
 12:00 Protecting the franchisee: capitalization and financing
 13:39 Onboarding and hands-on support
 14:45 Why ABS, and the growth ahead
 15:47 The franchise fee and the veteran discount
 18:16 The FDD and Item 19: reading the numbers
 19:36 Final word: is this your time?

]]> Most people in franchise development are trying to sell you something. Tim Valencia is not. In this episode of The Vorian Standard, host Charles Franklin sits down with Tim Valencia, Chief Development Officer of A Better Solution In-Home Care, to talk about a career built on a simple distinction: you do not sell a franchise, you award it.

Charles and Tim go back nearly two decades. This is a candid, relationship-first conversation about what actually makes an owner successful, why capitalization protects people more than it limits them, and how a values-driven approach beats chasing volume. You will hear the real story of A Better Solution, who thrives in this model, why senior care is positioned for years of growth, and how the discovery process and the Franchise Disclosure Document actually work.

Explore whether it is a fit. Book a 15 minute call: vorianconsulting.com/book

Any figures mentioned are for discussion only. Refer to the current A Better Solution Franchise Disclosure Document for official terms.

Chapters (paste at the bottom of the description, or into Transistor's chapters tool):
 00:00 Meet Tim Valencia and A Better Solution
 00:25 Where it started: Play N Trade, Amada, and Franchise Beacon
 02:31 Tim's story: fishing rods, golf clubs, and building things right
 05:28 Awarding a franchise versus selling one
 06:56 Inside A Better Solution and Leah Smith's story
 10:12 Why senior home care, and why now
 11:17 The rock stars ABS is looking for
 12:00 Protecting the franchisee: capitalization and financing
 13:39 Onboarding and hands-on support
 14:45 Why ABS, and the growth ahead
 15:47 The franchise fee and the veteran discount
 18:16 The FDD and Item 19: reading the numbers
 19:36 Final word: is this your time?

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:22:30 -0700 Charles Franklin Charles Franklin 1238 Most people in franchise development are trying to sell you something. Tim Valencia is not. In this episode of The Vorian Standard, host Charles Franklin sits down with Tim Valencia, Chief Development Officer of A Better Solution In-Home Care, to talk about a career built on a simple distinction: you do not sell a franchise, you award it.

Charles and Tim go back nearly two decades. This is a candid, relationship-first conversation about what actually makes an owner successful, why capitalization protects people more than it limits them, and how a values-driven approach beats chasing volume. You will hear the real story of A Better Solution, who thrives in this model, why senior care is positioned for years of growth, and how the discovery process and the Franchise Disclosure Document actually work.

Explore whether it is a fit. Book a 15 minute call: vorianconsulting.com/book

Any figures mentioned are for discussion only. Refer to the current A Better Solution Franchise Disclosure Document for official terms.

Chapters (paste at the bottom of the description, or into Transistor's chapters tool):
 00:00 Meet Tim Valencia and A Better Solution
 00:25 Where it started: Play N Trade, Amada, and Franchise Beacon
 02:31 Tim's story: fishing rods, golf clubs, and building things right
 05:28 Awarding a franchise versus selling one
 06:56 Inside A Better Solution and Leah Smith's story
 10:12 Why senior home care, and why now
 11:17 The rock stars ABS is looking for
 12:00 Protecting the franchisee: capitalization and financing
 13:39 Onboarding and hands-on support
 14:45 Why ABS, and the growth ahead
 15:47 The franchise fee and the veteran discount
 18:16 The FDD and Item 19: reading the numbers
 19:36 Final word: is this your time?

]]> senior home care franchise, A Better Solution, Tim Valencia, franchise development, awarding franchises, veteran franchise, franchise opportunity, business ownership, The Vorian Standard, Charles Franklin No Most People Wait for Confidence. Owners Move on a Standard. 1 1 Most People Wait for Confidence. Owners Move on a Standard. full 458b0645-fc49-42c3-aa0a-bed6fd29feea https://share.transistor.fm/s/341ba3c0  Most people wait for confidence. Owners move on a standard instead. In the debut episode, Charles lays out what a "standard" really is; a decision you make in advance about how you'll operate and tells the story of the candidate who checked every box but wasn't a fit, the deal he walked away from, and how holding that line became the foundation of everything he built after. This is the standard Vorian Consulting is built on. 

]]>  Most people wait for confidence. Owners move on a standard instead. In the debut episode, Charles lays out what a "standard" really is; a decision you make in advance about how you'll operate and tells the story of the candidate who checked every box but wasn't a fit, the deal he walked away from, and how holding that line became the foundation of everything he built after. This is the standard Vorian Consulting is built on. 

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:10:42 -0700 Charles R Franklin Charles R Franklin 186  Most people wait for confidence. Owners move on a standard instead. In the debut episode, Charles lays out what a "standard" really is; a decision you make in advance about how you'll operate and tells the story of the candidate who checked every box but wasn't a fit, the deal he walked away from, and how holding that line became the foundation of everything he built after. This is the standard Vorian Consulting is built on. 

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