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Charles Bonfligio came to Fort Lauderdale with just two suitcases and a dream to work in the car modification business. Now over 40 years later, Charles owns 10 automotive franchises in South Florida, has 150 operational locations with over 100 more on the way, and he generates a whopping $100M annually doing what he loves— car window tinting.

Charles’ venture into business ownership began as a child when he lived in Brooklyn, NY. He grew up with a father who has an entrepreneurial spirit and operated a clotting factory. His father taught him everything about running the business, from sweeping the floors to fixing sewing machines. He then opened up his own factory after graduating high school and he also co-owned a popular pizza shop around the corner from the empire state building.

Having realized these early ventures were inspired by others though, Charles always had the desire to start a business from his own passion in car customizations such as car window tints. At 21 years old, he decided to sell his Corvette for extra cash and move down to Florida to start out on a path of his own.

This isn’t to say that Charles didn’t run into a few hiccups in the process. He faced two major obstacles in his window tinting business when landlords in Florida only wanted to serve established brands and banks were hesitant to loan to startups. To overcome this, he pivoted into franchising, which allowed him to gain access to business loans and better lease locations.

In this episode, learn how to grow a business in window tinting into thriving franchise locations, use the success of franchising to invest in real estate, and the blueprint he used in his quest for owning a company built on passion.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Start
00:52 – Snippet of a franchisee location
01:09 – Tint World (in a nutshell!)
01:38 – Scale of operations
02:10 – All thanks to his teenage “love”
03:24 – Tint packages
03:53 – No blades near your car… ever!
04:22 – A whopping 20 service categories
04:53 – Life before Tint World
06:05 – Best-selling vs. Most profitable
06:52 – Revenue and margins
07:50 – Fan blitz
10:28 – Start with little to no capital
12:32 – PPF is for every model
13:08 – The breakeven point
13:34 – Buying (and elevating) an opportunity
14:45 – Top-tier training and support
15:39 – Welcome to HQ!
15:59 – Find people who love to help
16:54 – Marketing strategy
17:47 – Mindset shifts can be tough
18:26 – Your team will build YOUR business
18:57 – First in, last out… since day 1!
19:40 – Onboarding journey
20:33 – Scaling to 150 locations
22:08 – Got it. Want it. Willing to do it?
22:59 – Outgrowing the old HQ
23:29 – A new HQ with a Tiki bar?!
24:07 – It’s what you do that matters
24:44 – “Get yourself a wingman!”
25:29 – Learn the ropes first
25:52 – A downside? An opportunity!
26:30 – Stepping back is the goal
27:44 – Manualize everything
28:45 – Pain of regret vs. Pain of losing
29:55 – Build (and keep!) your momentum
30:55 – Ditch the shiny objects!
32:11 – Marry the right person
34:26 – What customers really want
35:25 – So, why go beyond automotive?
37:43 – Always forward, never back
38:41 – Franchisees CAN sell!
39:34 – Loving isn’t enough, level up!
40:26 – Outro

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