Amrit Dhaliwal · September 9, 2025

Podcast: Investing To Win
September 9, 2025 · 44 min
Disrupting Home Care: Why This CEO Built a New Model 🎧 Introduction: The home care industry hasn’t changed in decades—but Amrit Dhaliwal wasn’t willing to accept that. In this powerful conversation, Garret Wong speaks with the CEO of Wolfinch about redefining elder care…
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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.
Home Care Franchising: Building Ethical, Scalable Elder Care withAmrit Dhaliwal
In this episode of Investing to Win, host Garret Wong sits down with Amrit Dhaliwal to dive into:
- Home care franchising as a scalable, purpose-driven business model
- Rebranding and modernizing elder care services
- Entrepreneurship, franchising, and long-term impact
…and the powerful lessons entrepreneurs, investors, and operators can use to level up their business, leadership, and thinking.
🎥 Prefer watching the conversation? The full video is available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/T3I1yUV32l4&list=UULFRs3SSmwVFbR2QEjIDqU0Ug
This creates a richer experience with facial expressions, visuals, and deeper engagement.
Whether you're a business owner, investor, operator, or someone exploring new pathways to financial freedom, this episode delivers practical, no-fluff insights you can take action on immediately.
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## 🔥 Episode Summary
In this episode of Investing to Win, Garret Wong sits down with Amrit Dhaliwal, founder and CEO of Walfinch, to explore how the home care industry can be rebuilt through ethical franchising, better branding, and a focus on longevity rather than decline.
Amrit shares his unconventional entrepreneurial journey — from hospitality and early franchising to building a national home care brand across the UK. Drawing from firsthand operational experience, he explains why profit is essential to quality care, how outdated perceptions limit innovation, and why dignity and activity must be central to elder care services.
This conversation offers valuable insight for entrepreneurs and investors seeking recession-resistant businesses, while also challenging listeners to rethink what success, care, and “winning” truly mean.
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## 🎯 Key Takeaways
• Rethink home care as an active, dignity-driven service
• Understand why franchising enables industry-wide change
• Recognize profit as a driver of better care outcomes
• Use branding to shift trust and perception in healthcare
• Align business growth with personal purpose
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## 🧠 Topics Covered
• Home care franchising
• Elder care and longevity
• Private vs public care systems
• Branding in healthcare
• Ethical entrepreneurship
• Franchising vs corporate growth
• Technology and data in care
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## 🔍 SEO Keywords
home care franchising, elder care business, healthcare entrepreneurship, franchising model, active aging, longevity services, ethical business, private home care, Walfinch, Amrit Dhaliwal, investing to win, recession resistant business, senior care innovation
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## ⏱️ Timestamps
[00:00:00] – Introduction and Amrit’s background
[00:01:30] – Early entrepreneurship and hospitality
[00:05:55] – Why home care needs to change
[00:09:50] – Private vs public home care
[00:12:40] – Profit, staffing, and service quality
[00:15:00] – Rebranding elder care
[00:20:00] – Why franchising beats corporate scale
[00:24:10] – Cultural attitudes toward elder care
[00:28:15] – Active aging and longevity
[00:31:30] – Technology and data in home care
[00:35:40] – Advice for new franchisees
[00:39:45] – Defining success and winning
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## 👤 About Amrit Dhaliwal
Amrit Dhaliwal is CEO and founder of Walfinch, one of the UK’s fastest-growing home care franchise networks with 30+ territories nationwide. A former franchisee turned franchisor, he’s the author of Time to Thrive: The Home Care Revolution and host of the Walking With Walfinch podcast. Amrit has been named in the Social Care Top 30 and recognised as Emerging Franchisor of the Year.
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## 🔗 Episode Links & Resources
• 🎥 Watch the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/T3I1yUV32l4&list=UULFRs3SSmwVFbR2QEjIDqU0Ug
• Guest Website: https://www.walfinch.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrit-dhaliwal-a436445b/
• Additional Resources:
https://walfinchfranchising.com/Royal Osteoporosis SocietyWellness with Walfinch (YouTube)
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