From Corporate Career to Business Ownership
Live Q&A with Lisa Ocker, Senior Editor at FranchiseWire & Will Ulmer, iBoost Talent Founding Franchise Co-Owner, Raleigh, NC
You’ve built a career and gained valuable experience. But what happens when your professional path no longer fits the life you want? Will Ulmer shares his journey from corporate workforce leadership to first-time entrepreneurship. This is a candid conversation about choosing ownership, finding the right partnership and building a business with purpose.
What you’ll learn:
What Sparked Will’s Move Into Ownership
Hear how layoffs, frustration with traditional staffing and a closer look at his personal goals led Will to reconsider what came next.
Why He Chose iBoost Talent
Discover what drew Will to a people-first franchise model, an accessible leadership team and the opportunity to combine staffing, workforce solutions and robotics.
What He’s Learning as a First-Time Entrepreneur
Explore the challenges, support and personal growth behind Will’s transition — and what he would share with someone considering a similar move.
Your Experience Could Be the Beginning of Something New
Before becoming a business owner, Will built contingent workforce programs for Waste Management, Epic Games and FanDuel. He had experience, ideas and the desire to innovate. What he wanted was a way to put those strengths to work on a path that aligned with his life.
Together with Chip Thomas, Will launched iBoost Talent Raleigh South in December 2025. Their partnership brought decades of staffing experience to a model that gives owners more ways to help businesses solve workforce challenges.
Through iBoost Talent and its sister companies, Impact Workforce Solutions and Impact Robotics, owners can bring staffing, workforce management and automation into the same client conversation. Coaching, back-office support and the BoostUP! program help support owners as they build their businesses.
Wondering whether ownership could fit your goals?
Start by exploring what you want from your next chapter. Take the Zorakle Business Builder assessment to better understand your strengths and working style, then connect with our team to discuss the opportunity.
Ready to see what the opportunity looks like in your market?
We are happy to provide a custom staffing market report for your area showing real data around job demand, competition, and revenue potential — so you can explore the opportunity with facts, not guesswork.
If you’ve been thinking about what’s next, don’t wait…reach out to Becca Briley to get more info.
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