Rich Walinsky

Rich Walinsky

Rich Walinsky is president of Franchise Traders, Inc. Rich Walinsky specializes in lead generation, and has created a dedicated site, www.FranchiseBuzz.com, to provide information on franchises and generate leads for paid advertisers.

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Holland, PA
Member since April 19, 2010
  • About
Education
1992 Syracuse University , BA , Nutrition Science

I am a(n):

Aspiring entrepreneur

Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Broker of the Year in 2010, Franchise Brokers Association

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to be my own boss, and be in control.

My favorite startups:

Groupon, Amazon, Ebay

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

The most frustrating part of entrepreneurship/innovation is when individuals and select groups fail to understand the vision and possibilities from a given idea or concept. The most rewarding aspect is when they do!

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Being under capitalized.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

First, have an excellent and trust-worthy management team in place. Second, don't micro manage too much.
Third, stick to your plan.

Full bio

Rich Walinsky is a franchise and small business enthusiast.  He serves his clients by helping them find the best franchise opportunities available.  To his credit, he was awarded the "Broker of the Year" in 2010 by the Franchise Brokers Association.  He continues to try and better the entire lead generation industry for franchise consultants and franchises, alike.  Too often, he hears the same complaints that franchise leads generated on the Internet are just too expensive and not worth it.  It is a challenging industry to work in, but he is determined to be the best.  Rich Walinsky's mission is to deliver the highest quality lead, at the most affordabl; price.

Back in May of 2014, Rich Walinsky launched a new lead campaign at his new venture, Great Franchise Leads.  In the first few months, of its' launch, Great Franchise Leads has helped more then 50 franchise consultants receive leads at a much more affordable price then their competitors.  It has been a pleasure helping so many consultants.

Rich Walinsky has just started work on a new franchise lead campaign, Best Franchise Leads.  He will have his own internal team "call-verify" each lead to make sure they have enough liquid capiatl to start a franchise and that they ned help doing so.  Rich sees this as the newest trend in franchise lead generation.

Rich Walinsky will continue his attempts in 2015 to establish new and improved lead campaigns, and at the same time explore new business opportunities.  Rich is currently working on a new campaign, that he hopes will be able to provide a much higher specific and quality lead that is not available in the marketplace today.  Networking is and will continue to be an important part of his business strategy.

Rich Walinsky is also an avid sports fan, and roots in good times and bad for Philadelphia sports teams.  Having two sons, nothing gives him greater joy then to watch one of the Philadelphia sports teams with them.  Rich is also Diabetric, and pays strict attention to his health and fitness.  Ne runs on a daily basis.  It is that mentality that has served him well professionally.