Fibrenew Exchange Podcast

In this episode, we sat down with Fibrenew's support leaders Al Crnjac, Scott Neal, Michael Carter, Chad Hendry, Paul Gingras and Bruce Nurse. We talked about what each one of them is planning for the year ahead, and what they want to achieve and see happen in their own businesses. We also stepped through a time machine exercise and imagined winding the clock back to their 1st or 2nd year of opera...

This episode is a podcast takeover with Jason from Bulletproof Veteran Podcast. Ben Burt from Fayetteville, NC is a Fibrenew Franchise Partner and he was Jason's guest on the show. The Bulletproof Veteran podcast is centered on veterans and their post-military lives and that's exactly why Ben was featured as a guest. Ben served for 26 years before transitioning into business ownership with Fibrene...

Contender Cast's Justin Honaman is the host of this particular episode. Fibrenew President, Jesse Johnstone was put in the hot seat for this one, and Justin and Jesse had a great time talking about Fibrenew's history, Jesse's background, Fibrenew's growth, systems, and more. You can find Justin at contendercast.com and you can download, like, and subscribe to his podcast on Apple, Spotify, Stitche...

In this exit interview episode, former Fibrenew Franchisees, Rick and Lynn Halpin talk about their 12 years of experience in the business, how and why they got started, the lessons learned along the way, some memorable jobs - both good and bad and share some sage advice as parting words. In what we consider a perfect Fibrenew success story, after building a very successful business, Rick and Lynn...

In a podcast role reversal, I was put in the hot seat for this one and was interviewed by Mary Ann O'Connell and her podcast series called 'What's Your F'ing Business - a podcast about franchising'. We talked shop about Fibrenew's history, culture, operations, and a whole lot more. You can find Mary Ann at franwise.net . We're at fibrenew.com and on all the socials of course. We hope you enjoy lis...

Stephen Bland worked in grocery retail since he was in high school. After 23 years and way too many hours away from his family, he was ready to make a significant career and lifestyle change so he opened a Fibrenew franchise in east Kentucky. Today, Stephen enjoys much more quality family time, he's growing a business on his own terms and is having a blast doing it. On this podcast, he shares his...

Genevieve Alexander is the first to admit that she gets bored easily. Given that fact, it makes sense that she chose a career as a helicopter pilot. It was perfect for her for some time, but considering the fact that her husband, Drew, is also a helicopter pilot, the couple's work-life balance was not balanced at all. “I needed a serious lifestyle change,” she says. So Genevieve looked...

Welcome to 2021 and welcome to a new season of the Fibrenew Exchange Podcast. In this episode we cover the topic of staying focused, staying positive, and keeping busy in Q1 of 2021. With various forms of shutdowns and restrictions in place in different geographic areas, it's amazing how much we're still able to do with our Fibrenew businesses. You're going to hear from 6 different voices on this...

In this episode, we sat down with Joe Day of Fibrenew Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. At the time of this recording, Joe was just shy of the one-year mark of operation of his Fibrenew business. He's now booking 5 digits worth of revenue each month and has a schedule that's booked out two weeks in advance. Joe explains what year one was like, he steps us through all the activities he's done to g...

Here at Fibrenew, we have many support channels and resources like our support team, our online Technical Library with videos and manuals and discussions, we have weekly huddle calls, we have periodic seminars, training opportunities, and more. But one resource we can't leave off that list is the tremendous peer to peer support that exists among franchisees. On this podcast, freshman franchisee, J...

Welcome to the 2nd installment in this 2 part series on Franchise Resales. In the first episode, we heard from Glenn Vanderploeg, a former franchisee who sold his franchise business. We heard about his experience from the seller's side of the fence and some sage advice that he had to offer on the topic. In this episode, we hear from Jay and Kelsey Stewart, franchisees who purchased an established...

Welcome to part 1 of a 2 part series on the topic of business succession with Fibrenew. On this installment, we talked with former Fibrenew Franchise Partner, Glenn Vanderploeg, and had him describe the good feeling he had upon selling not 1, but 2 Fibrenew territories that he owned and operated for 12 years. You'll hear about Glenn's experience with finding new owners, how he worked with our Fran...

Over our 30+ years of training and supporting Franchisees, Fibrenew has run the gambit when it comes to venue and format in delivering the message, and this past spring, we added a new chapter to that journey with virtual training. In April, we hosted 250+ franchise partners on Zoom for our annual seminar and it worked better than anyone expected. In May, for the first time ever, we trained 3 new...

Cal Wirch of Fibrenew Burnaby in Burnaby, BC wrote a pragmatic and inspirational document called '6 Points of Light'. It serves as a guide and reminder to Cal on how he wants to operate his business through this period. On this episode, Cal explains the deeper meaning of each point and describes how they're helping him stay motivated and on track. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode, we talked with Derek Trefry of Fibrenew SW Nova Scotia. Like many of us, Derek's business was upended in March when shelter at home restrictions began. Since then, Derek has adapted how he runs his business and maintained a positive attitude throughout. We hope you enjoy his insights.

We're having conversations with Franchise Partners to understand how they're navigating this period - what March and April looked like, what's happening now and what their plans are moving forward. In this episode, we sat down with Anthony Fragola of Fibrenew Alleghenies in central Pennslyvania. He shared many great insights and provided some inspiring ideas on how he's getting back to business sa...

Fibrenew's CEO, Mr. Michael Wilson always has a thought-provoking stance on the state of world, and during this time of COVID-19, he shares his most recent thought-stream with us. We hope you enjoy.

On this episode, we connect with Derrick Skogsburg from Tenet Financial to talk all-things financing and funding when it comes to starting a franchise business. If you're someone who's looking at investing in a franchise business but you're unclear how to finance or fund the business you'll want to listen to the podcast as Derek demystifies the process and clearly explains some of the more common...

On this special edition episode, we sat down with Fibrenew CEO, Mr. Michael Wilson. In 1987, Michael purchased one of the very first Fibrenew Franchises and ran it for 7 years before purchasing the entire company and growing it across Canada, the US, New Zealand, Mexico and beyond. Micheal is an astute business person and one of his many talents is team building. He knows that having the right peo...

Spotlight interview with Fibrenew Franchisee, JT Thompson of Fibrenew Nashville Metro. JT shares his experience with what it's like to go from 20+ years in corporate America to becoming a Fibrenew franchise business owner.

Jason McDowell came from a past career in IT, working long hours and being generally not happy in his work. He found Fibrenew as a franchise opportunity and made the hop into business ownership where he now controls his own schedule and is directly rewarded for his efforts.