Best Franchise Brands Podcast

In this episode, I talk with Colt Florence, who is the Senior VP of Franchise Development for Five Star Franchising, about how he got into franchising, the six brands he currently represents at Five Star, commonalities between the best franchise candidates, and what he is most excited about as Five Star continues to grow and expand their opportunities for entrepreneurs.

In this episode, I talk with David Bitan, founder and brand president of Bumble Roofing. David shares his story about how he started his roofing company, why he chose to start franchising and how he was acquired by Empower Brands. He shares stories about their growth, the specifics of the opportunity, and why franchise partners are choosing to be a part of their brand.

In this episode, I talk with Tim Fagan, who is the Brand President of 1-800-WATERDAMAGE and Chad Fallows, who owns two franchise territories in Georgia. They share their stories and the value of being a part of the Belfor Franchise Group and why they are so excited about the future with 1-800-WATERDAMAGE.

In this episode, I talk with Russ Jundt, who is the president of Conserva Irrigation with Empower Brands. Russ shares his start in franchising, the growth of their unique franchise concept, what thye do to give back to Charity: Water and what he is most excited about as their brand continues to grow across the country.

In this episode, I talk with Sean Foley, who is the Brand President of Redbox+ Dumpsters and one of their franchisees, Larry Oglesby, who is located in the greater Athens, Georgia region. They share their stories about how they got started with Redbox+ Dumpsters and with Belfor Franchise Group about a fascinating franchise business model. 

In this episode, Danessa Itaya, Brand President of Bio-One returns to the Best Franchise Brands podcast to share updates on their exciting growth and expansion. Danessa shares details about their growth, how franchisees are living by their motto to Help First, Business Second, and the good they are doing in the communities across the country. You can learn more about Bio-One at: https://bioonefran...

In this episode, I talk with Cory Lyons, who is the Brand President of Koala Insulation, his background in franchising, how he was recruited to lead Koala Insulation, what he is most excited about in the future with Koala, and his experiences with growing the brand with their franchise partners. Check them out at www. KoalaInsulation.com.

In this episode, I talk with Stefan Figley, President of 1-800-PACKOUTS about their franchise which specializes in the contents restoration industry when a disaster happens. Stefan shares recent innovations that have helped 1-800-PACKOUTS franchisees grow and succeed. This franchise offers a very unique business model with top-notch contents restoration services and support their franchise owners...

In this episode, I talk with David Dunsmuir, Brand President of Gotcha Covered about their window covering franchise, how he got started in home improvement and in franchising, and how the franchise has grown over the past several years to be a leader in their industry. David also shares the benefits that franchisees enjoy as they are a part of the Five Star Franchising operational family.

In this episode, I talk with Amy Addington, who is the co-founder and brand president of the Woofies pet care franchise with Authority Brands. Woofies offers pet sitting and mobile pet grooming. Amy shares her story about how they got started, how she got into franchising, and partnered with Authority Brands. She also shares lessons she has learned as they have built their franchise brand and what...

In this episode, I talk with Todd Houghton, who is the brand president of Homewatch CareGivers and Authority Brands. Homewatch CareGivers was started in 1980 and has been franchising for over thirty years. Todd has been the brand president since December of 2022 and shares his story about how he got into franchising, what is most excited about at Homewatch CareGivers, and the opportunity to be a p...

In this episode, I talk with Michael Jacobson, who is the CEO of French Florist about how he acquired an existing florist, built out technology, opened additional stores, and decided to get into franchising. Michael's story and the opportunity that he and his team have created may be just the opportunity that you are looking for as you consider what franchise will be best for you and your future.

In this episode, I talk with Justin Waltz, who became the brand president of the Junkluggers franchise in early 2024. Justin shares his story about how he got into franchising, how he became affiliated with Junkluggers and Authority Brands, what helps their franchisees stand out and get started, lessons he has learned on leading, and what he's most excited about doing now in the Junkluggers franch...

In this episode, we talk with Lance Sinclair about his background in franchising and how he became the brand president of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky, and One Hour Heating and Air with Authority Brands. He shares his story, his philosophy of success, and the four elements of onboarding their franchise partners that help them get off to a great start in their new franchise business.

In this episode, I talk with Ryan Wimpey, who is the Founder and CEO of the Tip Top K9 Dog Training Franchise. Ryan started dog training with his first dog Curly. He became obsessed about dog training and learned how to train him through Curly's behavioral problems that were affecting his relationships and built out a training program with classical conditioning that he started doing full time in...

In this episode, I talk wtih Josh Minturn about his background in franchising up to now where he is a Vice President of Franchise Development for Authority Brands for several specific brands (on this episode we discuss three of them): Mosquito Squad, ASP (America's Swimming Pool Co.), and Doody Calls. We talk about each of these brands, the benefits and vision of being a part of these brands for f...

In this episode, I talk with Bron Launsby, who is the CEO and Founder of Slick City Action Park. Bron shares his story about how he left the corporate world in retail to become a franchisee in a trampoline park concept. He did a lot of research and left the Discovery Day and purchased three locations in 2011 and 2012. He scaled that business to have nine locations. Later, he developed Slick City A...

In this episode, I talk with Tim Conn, Founder and President of Image One Facility Solutions located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. He shares his story about how he got into commercial janitorial services while he was still in high school and why he ultimately decided to franchise their business concept around the country. He shares lessons he has learned (good and bad) along the way and the reason...

In this episode, I talk with Steve Hart, who is the founder and CEO of Property Management Inc (PMI) based in Lehi, Utah. Steve and his partner Christopher Layton started PMI in 2008 and today have over 425 franchise locations around the United States and a few international locations. Steve shares his story about how they got started in property management and how they have built four pillars of...

In this episode, I talk with Jeff Dudan, CEO of Homefront Brands in Huntersville, North Carolina. Jeff talks about how he got into franchising and lessons he has learned about how to help franchisees get off to a great start over the past thirty years in multiple brands. He also details about their five franchise brands (Window Hero, Top Rail Fence, Temporary Wall Systems, The Designery, and Yard...

In this episode, I talk with Paul Flick, founder and President of Premium Service Brands (PSB) on new innovations that are benefitting franchise partners across their nine brands. He shares updates with their customer acquisition app Nesto (which is launching in April of 2024) and the innovative changes they've made with their onboarding and training processes that have benefitted the new 124 fran...

In this episode, I talk with Cliff Kennedy, CEO of FRIOS Gourmet Pops, about how he became a franchisee of FRIOS and then ended up buying out the franchisor. He talks about lessons he has learned from becoming a franchisor, how he supports his franchisees, the benefits of the FRIOS franchise opportunity, and how their organization has grown so rapidly to nearly 100 franchise locations since he bec...

In this episode, I talk with David Sauers, Founder and Co-Owner of Royal Restrooms about their unique franchise concept that has been in business for over twenty years. He shares his story about how they got started, lessons they've learned as they've grown across the country, some of his favorite experiences and memories as the brand has grown, and what he is most excited about seeing implemented...

In this episode, I talk with Doug Smith, Senior Vice President of Franchise Development with Belfor Franchise Group about their numerous brands in the home restoration and home services industries. Doug shares how Belfor got started, how he became involved, why they're growing so quickly, and why the future is so bright in their market niche across numerous brands that have been acquired and devel...

In this episode, Richie Huffman, CEO of Celebree Schools, returns to the Best Franchise Brands podcast to talk about their recent growth and how their vision and strategic growth plan is attracting new franchise partners as they are growing now and into the future. Richie shares his philosophy on personal development and why growing people both big and small is such an important foundation behind...