Jolene Tate is a Franchise Owner of HireQuest Direct, a women-owned staffing agency with 14 locations across Tennessee, Arizona, and Indiana. Over the past 20 years, she has expanded her business from a single Nashville office into one of the top-performing franchises in the HireQuest network. Jolene is also the Founder of the Women in Networking Construction group, which supports women in the industry.
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Entrepreneurs often find themselves stretched thin, managing rapid growth, navigating toxic partnerships, and sacrificing personal well-being for business survival. When the hustle culture starts to cost more than it delivers, how can business owners scale without burning out or compromising their values?
After enduring a difficult partnership breakup, personal bankruptcy, and a divorce, experienced franchise owner Jolene Tate rebuilt her business from the ground up. Embracing entrepreneurial peer support, building systems for multi-location oversight, and redefining her leadership style helped her regain control. Jolene advises leveraging employee referrals for recruitment, researching franchise markets, and hiring outside traditional markets to bring deeper meaning and resilience to your company culture.
In this episode of The Decision, Robert Hartline and Eric Jackson interview Jolene Tate, Franchise Owner of HireQuest Direct, about building a franchise business with resilience and heart. Jolene shares how skydiving helped her rediscover personal balance, how EO forums build trust, leadership, and growth, and her approach to building an internal culture.
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