The Prepared Candidate™ Workshop

What’s Your Next Story?™

Learn online. Think it through live. Connect when you’re ready.

A free, guided workshop for people working out whether franchise ownership is right for them — and what kind of owner they want to become. Twelve short films in four parts, one question after each. No pitch and nothing to buy.

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Step 1 — Watch

Prepared Candidate Resources

Step 2 — Assess

Franchise DNA Quiz

Step 3 — Attend

What’s Your Next Story?™ Workshop

A short preview of what to expect from the workshop.

Choose How to Attend

Two Ways to Take the Workshop

Two formats, both running now: watch the workshop on your own schedule, or join a live session in person.

Watch Anytime

Evergreen. Learn on your schedule.

An on-demand version of the workshop you can watch any time — designed for prospective franchise owners who want to move through the material at their own pace.

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Join Live Online

Live webinar. Think it through in real time.

A live session hosted by Catherine Uhlinger. Two dates confirmed:

St George, Utah — Saturday 12 December 2026, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
1479 E George Washington Blvd, Suite 201, St George, UT 84790

Las Vegas, Nevada — Saturday 23 January 2027. Venue details to follow.

Both sessions are free to attend. Seats are limited.

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What Happens in the Workshop

A structured reflection, not a lecture. Twelve films, four parts, one question at a time.

The workshop is twelve short films in four parts. After each film you write one answer — nothing is graded, and nobody reads it but you.

  • 1

    Part One — The Question

    Why you are here at all. Three films.

  • 2

    Part Two — The Picture

    What you actually want. Where you want to be, and what success genuinely looks like to you. Three films.

  • 3

    Part Three — The Reality

    What you bring, what you can invest, and who is with you on the journey. Three films.

  • 4

    Part Four — The Room

    The turn outward — learning from people who have already done it, and deciding your next move. Three films.

You finish with a written record of what you want, what you can afford, and the next step you are ready to take. It is the same document you would want in front of you in a first conversation with a consultant.

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