About this episode

Andrea and George Savard share their experiences navigating the challenges of owning a small business and dealing with expropriation in Milton.

What does it actually cost a small business to lose its building? Andrea and George Savard — co-owners of Firepower Training in Milton — spent 10 years navigating an expropriation that reshaped their business, their finances, and their view of the town they helped build. In this episode, Steve sits down with the Savards (George is also a 28-year Toronto firefighter) to unpack their journey from a Cambridge boxing gym to commercial ownership, multi-residential investing, and back to leasing — and what they learned the hard way about real estate, town politics, and building a business worth selling. Check out Firepower: https://teamfirepower.com > Why a member list isn't a sellable business > The $500K mistake their ego almost cost them > What expropriation actually feels like (vs. what you're told) > Lease vs. own commercial real estate — the honest pros and cons > Self-managing a triplex and a 10-plex while running a full-time gym > Why Milton's small business owners feel pushed out VIDEO SECTIONS & TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro 1:38 – Meet Andrea & George Savard from Firepower 4:42 – From Cambridge boxing gym to a Milton CrossFit + boxing hybrid 7:43 – The…

People in this episode

Host: Steve

Guests: Andrea Savard, George Savard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Firepower Training, Nipissing

Places: Milton, Cambridge, Main Street

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