Why This $10,000 Franchise Beats Multi-Million Dollar Competitors | Julian Good

Founder Talk with Alex Sheridan · Sep 8, 2026 · 59m

Julian Good runs a Chick-fil-A that pulls in roughly $8 million a year, stays closed every Sunday, and can't be sold or passed down to his kids.

Alex Sheridan talks with Julian Good, owner and operator of Chick-fil-A St. Charles, about the $10,000 franchise fee, the 15% Chick-fil-A takes off revenue, and why the operator model looks nothing like any other franchise. They also get into Chick-fil-A's two-sentence corporate purpose, why automation can quietly gut a business built on people, and what Julian eats to stay lean working in fast food six days a week.

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