{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#297: Alisa Sparks \u2014 From Garage Startup to 22 Locations: How She Built a Luxury Franchise","description":"This week, Mike welcomes Alisa Sparks, Founder & CEO of Linden Creek, a luxury interior design and home staging franchise that has scaled to 22 locations across the country in only three years. Alisa shares how she made the leap from managing military finance budgets to launching a design business out of her garage, and the mindset shift required to go from talented designer to true business owner. The conversation unpacks what it really takes to franchise a business, including the painful process of documenting a 327-page operations manual and why proof of concept matters more than perfection. Alisa gives an inside look at how Linden Creek designs for selling versus designing for living, opens up about the biggest mistake new business owners make, and closes with a powerful take on why confidence to double down is the entrepreneur's greatest asset.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki   Follow Linden Creek: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube   Connect with Alisa: LinkedIn Instagram   Connect with Mike: Linktree   SPONSORS: Social Chameleon | Transform Your Podcast   Want to become a show sponsor or affiliate? Email mike@socialchameleon.us   Copyright \u00a9 2026 Mike\u2019D Up! with Mike DiCioccio | For permission to use this content in any way, please email mike@socialchameleon.us   ","author_name":"MIKE'D UP!","author_url":"https:\/\/mikeduppodcast.com","html":"