#196: Starting a Shipping and Freight Franchise with Scott Leishman, USMA ‘77

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott Leishman (USMA ‘77) has over thirty years of experience in B2B sales and marketing. After working for West Point Association of Graduates as Assistant Director of Career Services, Scott decided to buy a shipping and freight franchise with his son.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">InXpress is an international shipping and freight consulting firm and authorized sales partner for world class courier companies including DHL, TNT and TOLL. Since 1999, InXpress has become one of the world's largest franchisers of worldwide express parcel delivery and transportation services. Their international and domestic Express & Freight services operate throughout the US, Asia Pacific, UK, Africa and Europe.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Scott decided to become a franchise owner with InXpress</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Scott is partnering with his son to build the franchise</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The advantages of franchise ownership</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Service Academy graduates excel as business owners</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Scott: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/leish77/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.inxpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">InXpress</span></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott also shares what he is learning from and about his son through the process of establishing the franchise, why it’s a great time to be in the shipping and freight industry, and how he plans to develop and market the franchise. We really enjoyed learning