Sofia Franklyn on Call Her Daddy and the Decision That Changed Everything

Sofia Franklyn co-created Call Her Daddy in 2018. Two years later, a contract fight with Barstool ended her partnership, and the show kept going without her.

Six years on, she's telling her side of the story in her new memoir, Daddy Issues. In this conversation, Emma walks Sofia back through the deal, from a $75,000 first contract to the fight over who owns the IP.

They get into what Sofia would do differently, and how she learned to trust herself again after losing control of her own story. Emma also shares how she went into business with her close friend too, and the protections she put into writing from day one.

In this episode, you'll learn: Why the one thing to get in writing before going into business with a friend is a partnership agreement How to weight a partnership by what each person brings, so it holds up when your lives change Why "in perpetuity" should stop you cold in any contract When to get a second opinion, even from advisors with big names How to stop measuring your success against someone else's Daddy Issues is out now, wherever books are sold.