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Scaling with Purpose with Amrit Dhaliwal

Amrit Dhaliwal · May 5, 2025

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Scaling with Purpose with Amrit Dhaliwal

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May 5, 2025 · 30 min

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Key topicsDriving Innovation in Social Care: The Power of a Modern Wellness ApproachAmrit can discuss his vision for reshaping the senior care industry with a focus on wellness and adaptability. Amrit highlights how Walfinch is addressing the evolving needs of older adults, catering to a tech-savvy and active generation, and leading the charge in modernizing a traditionally slow-moving sector. Scaling with Purpose: Lessons from Building WalfinchAmrit shares strategies for scaling a business while maintaining its core values. Drawing on his journey from franchisee to founder, Amrit discusses how he built Walfinch into a network of thriving entrepreneurs and how other business leaders can do the same. From Entrepreneurial Beginnings to Thought Leadership: Building a Legacy Through InnovationAmrit shares his entrepreneurial evolution, from transforming a deli into an award-winning restaurant to founding a franchise network. Amrit offers insights into identifying opportunities, pivoting industries, and using personal experiences to shape a larger mission. View all topics →

About Amrit Dhaliwal

Changing the Face of Franchising in the UK with Walfinch

30+ offices Walfinch network built£2.5M turnover Top franchisee within three yearsMost Influential CEO 2024 London home healthcare2019 Founded Walfinch home-care network

Amrit Dhaliwal is a dynamic entrepreneur and the CEO of Walfinch, one of the UK’s leading home care franchise networks. With a mission to revolutionize both franchising and social care, Amrit combines business expertise with purpose-driven leadership to empower franchisees and provide exceptional care for older adults.

Starting his entrepreneurial journey by transforming an Italian deli into an award-winning restaurant, Amrit learned the value of innovation in building successful businesses. Observing inefficiencies while operating as a franchisee, he founded Walfinch in 2019 to meet the growing demand for quality senior care through a scalable, adaptable, and community-focused model.

Under his leadership, Walfinch is on track to become a £20 million network. Multiple franchisees are projected to surpass £1 million in turnover within their first three years, demonstrating the success of Amrit’s franchise model. His vision emphasizes wellness for older adults, technological integration, and creating opportunities for franchisees from diverse backgrounds.

As a thought leader in franchising and social care, Amrit shares actionable insights on scaling purpose-driven businesses, navigating regulated industries, and aligning entrepreneurial success with meaningful community impact.

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About this episode

Today we dive deep into the art — and challenge — of scaling with purpose. My guest,Amrit Dhaliwal, knows this terrain firsthand. As a former franchisee in the domiciliary care sector, Amrit built his franchise into a £1 million turnover business, developed a core team of 70, and earned the prestigious Franchisee of the Year award — all in just four years.

In this episode, we explore:

✅ What scaling really means (beyond just growth)

✅ How to scale well without losing sight of your mission

✅ Navigating change in today’s unpredictable environment

✅ How to stay anchored to your organization’s purpose even as everything around you shifts

If you’re a leader, founder, or entrepreneur looking to scale — but want to do it intentionally and not just chaotically — this conversation is for you.

Let’s get into it!

Guest: Amrit Dhaliwal