Best Franchise Brands Podcast

In this episode, we talk with Paul English, President of Refresh Renovations, which originated in New Zealand and Australia and has now spread to the United Kingdom and the United States. Paul shares the story of how Refresh Renovations got started, the benefits of the franchise brand, and why entrepreneurs are finding the home renovation business to be such an exciting opportunity today.

In this episode, I talk with Josh York, CEO and Founder of GYMGUYZ about how he started his franchise in his parent's living room and has grown it into one of the largest in-home workout and personal training brands in the world with locations offering personal training in over 1,000 cities in the United States. Josh started the GYMGUYZ business in 2008. However, it was many years prior that he be...

In this episode, we talk with Paul Hanson, President of Epcon Communities, a franchise that specializes in building 55+ communities. This franchise is an ideal fit for custom home builders who want to scale their business bigger and have the support to select the best sites with designs and floor plans that have been proven to be best-sellers in markets across the US. Paul shares the Epcon Communi...

In this episode, I talk with Paul Flick, the president and founder of Premium Service Brands in Charlottesville, Virginia. Paul discusses how he got started in franchising, what differentiates his nine brands within the Premium Service Brands family, and shares details about their discovery and training processes. With over 1,100 franchise partners across nine brands, Paul has led the collective t...

In this episode, I talk with Cheeky Monkeys founders Shazad Ali and Saima Khan about how they started their brand in the UAE and how it is now expanding across the world. They share their story, the appeal of their brand, how their discovery process works, and what new franchise partners experience as they launch their new Cheeky Monkeys locations.

In this episode, I talk with Aaron Cash, who is the President and Co-Founder of Garage Living. He shares their origin story and how they've expanded and grown through franchising. He also shares details about the remarkable work that they do in "transforming garages from the floor up", their discovery process, and their ideal candidate. He shares details about their Item 19 and how they train and...

In this episode, I talk with Bob Lewis, who is founder and president of Closet and Storage Concepts about the start of his business in 1987 and how they started franchising in 2000. We also talk about their acquisition of More Space Place in 2013 as well as the opportunities available for franchisees today. Closet and Storage Concepts designs, sells, and installs space-saving home furnishings prod...

In this episode, I talk with Director of Brand Management Alyssa Wilson-Corcione of the Science Made Fun (Hi Tech Hi Touch) Franchise about their education franchise and the benefits of working with schools to provide scientific discovery opportunities for children. Hi Tech Hi Touch started in 1992 and started franchising the Science Made Fun franchise in 1994 and currently have franchises in twel...

In this episode, I talk with Dave Pazgan, former President of the Kidokinetics franchise. Dave talks about their business model, why they are experiencing tremendous growth, and specifics about the marketing and opportunity within the Kidokinetics franchise family. Kidokinetics offers fun, high-energy sports and fitness classes to boys and girls of all ages. They are a premier sports, fitness, hea...

In this episode, I talk with Jesse Johnstone, who is the President of Fibrenew. Fibrenew has been offering franchises for over three decades, and now has 300 franchise locations and 375 technicians across the USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia who provide expert restoration of leather, plastic, and vinyl wherever it's found. Jesse shares his story about how he became involve...

In this episode, we talk with Richie Huffman, CEO of Celebree School, who offer franchises and help families raise independent, thoughtful children who are excited about learning. Their child care centers on the concept of community and build schools full of parents and educators who focus completely on a child's well-being and happiness. Celebree's approach to early childhood education is a holis...

In this episode, we talk with Colorglo International President Gary Smith about the franchise his father started and that he and his brother run today with members of their family. He shares how they got started in the color restoration and repair business, the advantages of their franchise model, details about their discovery day and training, and what Colorglo looks for in ideal franchise candid...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Gene Landrum about his extensive career including how he started the Chuck-E-Cheese brand. He also shares lessons from his numerous books about what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. Even though we don't talk extensively about the Chuck-E-Cheese franchise brand in this episode, I wanted to share our discussion about lessons that Dr. Gene has learned about wha...

In this episode, we talk with Ben Reist, who represents the Moran Family of Brands in the aftermarket automotive industry (Mr. Transmission, Milex, and Turbo Tint). He discusses each of the brands, requirements for starting each franchise, and why even those who don't have a background as mechanics can succeed in this impressive brand with over three decades of experience working with franchisees...

In this episode, I talk with Cody Hofhine, who with co-founder Mark Stubler started the Joe Homebuyer real estate investing franchise in the fall of 2019. We talk about how Cody and Mark started their own successful wholesaling operation and build out two successful businesses in different markets before beginning to franchise their brand. This is a franchise brand that you should check out if you...