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Joining the show today is Brandi Kloostra, Digital Marketing Director at FranWorth and creator of the Digital Marketing Road Trip. Brandi shares how to plan, budget, and create a strategy for your brand’s own road trip. Thanks to Thryv, Consumer Fusion, and AnswerConnect.   Shout-outs today to Mike McDowell and Fernando Meza.   For a list of a...

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, September 15, 2021   Thanks to MFV Expositions / International Franchise Expo and iPost. 

It’s National Small Business Week! And Matthew Gourgeot of Thyrv joins us to discuss Customer Experience for small business owners, particularly franchisees. We’ll chat about giving Emerging brands the same great customer experience that Enterprise or Legacy brands receive!   Shout outs today to Matt Haller, FranWorth, #MUFC, and Scott Greenberg!   Thanks to Constant Contact, IFA’s VetFr...

It's the latest instalment in our series on The Culture of Franchising. My guests today are Tray Doster of Zaxby's, Brynn Gibbs of Consumer Fusion, and Keith Gerson of FranConnect all discussing the Culture of their brands as well as their take on the Culture of the Franchise space. We captured these conversations at the 20th Multi-Unit F...

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, September 8, 2021   Thanks to MFV Expositions / International Franchise Expo and Suttle-Straus.    

MasterMind Minutes with Gary Occhiogrosso Today’s guest:  Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Café   Learn more from Gary at Franchise Growth Solutions

Today, it’s the latest in our series on The Culture of Franchising. My guests are Amanda Dempsey of Kent Franchise Law Group, Richie Huffman of Celebree School, and Emily George of Franchise Business Review. We captured these conversations at the 20th Multi-Unit Franchising Conference. We’ve had a pretty horrible couple of weeks in America, but the comeback...

Joining the show today: Matt Haller, Jennifer Brandeen, and Rikki Amos from the International Franchise Association.  The team shares the most critical issues affecting franchising such as the PRO Act, Joint Employer, and an upcoming new economics report that will be shared with business owners about the value of the Franchise model.    We also chat about th...

Today’s guest is Mandy Rowe of True REST Franchising. What exactly is Float Therapy? How can it help consumers in these extremely stressful times and how can this new business model simultaneously serve entrepreneurs?   For more info, reach Mandy on LinkedIn or on TikTok.    Thanks to Location3, Suttle-Straus, and iPost.  

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, August 25, 2021.   In the news this week: Dutch Bros Coffee Red Robin, Paul Murphy III Donato's Pizza Brinker International, Wyman Roberts Maggiano's Raising Cane's, Todd Graves Burger King, Tom Curtis Qdoba, Eric Williams @properties, Natalie Hamrick Big Chicken, Sam Stanovich Potbelly, David Daniels Mo'Bettahs, Rob Ertmann Vitality Bowls, John Masca...

Podcast host Jack Monson joins Mike McDowell, Certified Facebook Ad Buyer & Business Manager, to discuss Facebook tips for Franchises courtesy of Social Joey. This week’s topic: Facebook Workplace is back, and this time it might be a valid replacement for your old intranet, Zoom, Slack, and more. With working remotely becoming a more permanent reality, it might make se...

Jennifer Herskind, CMO, Propelled Brands brings over 20 years of experience in marketing with a demonstrated capacity to solve problems with fresh, insight-driven strategic solutions and scale for growth. Her broad background includes all marketing disciplines and strong cross-functional knowledge of all business fundamentals. She has a successful track record of transforming brands and...

Joining us today are Brian and Felicity Curin, founders of Little Kitchen Academy. We discuss combining their passion and skills in the culinary arts + experience in franchising and small business ownership. The brand also has innovative ways of teaching valuable life skills in this unique Montessori-inspired cooking academy for kids ages 3 through 19. Thanks to Benetrends Financial, iPost, and An...

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, August 18, 2021     In the news this week: McDonald's Nation's Restaurant News Wendy's, Todd Penegor REEF Technology Big Chicken, Josh Halpern Shaquille O’Neal Best Life Brands, JJ Sorrenti Boost Home Healthcare, Bill Porrock School of Rock, Stacey Ryan Jill Livick, Nicole Canale Pokeworks, Steve Heeley, Mike Wu Freddy's, Scott Redler Edible, Ang...

Podcast host Jack Monson joins Mike McDowell, Certified Facebook Ad Buyer & Business Manager, to discuss Facebook tips for Franchises courtesy of Social Joey. Mike shares news of Facebook's new Bulletin which can be compared to a blog or newsletter for your franchise brand. How can this new platform help educate team members and customers about your franchise...

Angela Olea, RN, is the CEO and founder of Assisted Living Locators. Today she is sharing trends she’s seeing in both franchising and the senior care space.  Her embrace of change, use of new technology, and partnerships with other types of franchisors is moving the brand forward in this rapidly expanding space.   Thanks to Suttle-Straus, iPost, and Franchise Update M...

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, August 11, 2021.   In the news this week: Panera Brands, Panera Bread, Niren Chaudhary Caribou Coffee, John Butcher Einstein Bros. Bagels, José Alberto Dueñas Honor Home Instead ServiceMaster Brands Roark Capital TrueBlue Total House Care, Sean Fiztgerald HomesRenewed Coalition, Louis Tenenbaum Pita Pit, Chris Fountain Foodtastic, Peter Mammas Beyond...

MasterMind Minutes with Gary Occhiogrosso Today’s guest:  Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick   Learn more from Gary at Franchise Growth Solutions

Today’s guest is Ted Asbury, Executive Vice President of Franchise Strategy at Location3. Ted shares his thoughts on the benefits of cross-functional alignment within the franchisor organization as well as tips for building relationships in the industry and finding the right agency partners for your brand.   Thanks to Citrin-Cooperman, iPost, and Benetrends.

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, August 4, 2021 In the news this week: The Department of Labor Matt Haller, International Franchise Association Service Master Brands, Elane Stock Two Men and a Truck, Jon Nobis Church’s Chicken Loyalty Brands, John Hewitt Little Medical School Ruby Tuesday, Jenifer Boyd Harmon PuroClean, Steve White Franchise Business Review, Emily...

Matthew Montoya, Channel Enablement and Marketing Manager of Constant Contact joins the show to share current trends in online branding & lead generation for franchises. Now that activity is picking up for many small businesses, are some local owners taking their eye off the marketing ball?   And, is email marketing dead? No, but BAD email marketing IS dead!     Thanks...

On Mondays, podcast host Jack Monson joins Mike McDowell, Certified Facebook Ad Buyer & Business Manager, to discuss Facebook tips for Franchises courtesy of Social Joey. Mike shares multiple items this week including news of Instagram's new affiliate marketing tool for Influencers and how this could also be used for Franchisees. We also discuss Facebook...

Here is Jack Monson’s monthly column in Franchise Dictionary Magazine for August, 2021.   And, shout out to Kristen Pechacek, Sherri Fishman, and the International Franchise Association's Marketing & Innovation Committee for their persistence in moving our industry forward!  

Best-selling author Stan Phelps is back on Social Geek to talk about his latest project, Pink Goldfish 2.0: Defy Normal and Exploit Imperfection. Stan shares the concepts behind the "Pink Goldfish" including that our flaws actually make us awesome and help us escape the sea of sameness. We also chat about his "Goldfish Tank" concept and Social Geek's favorite ide...

MasterMind Minutes with Gary Occhiogrosso Today’s guest:  Steven Montgomery, Founder and CEO of That 1 Painter   Learn more from Gary at Franchise Growth Solutions