Franchise Euphoria

Brittany Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Squeeze. In 2017, Brittany, who was vice president of marketing at Drybar at the time, was tapped to turn Squeeze into a reality by stepping into the role of CEO by spearheading the launch of the brand and the opening of the first location in Los Angeles.   Key Takeaways: [0:05] Welcome to Franchise Euphoria, the podcast that takes a deep dive into sp...

Yianni Kosmides is the CEO and co-founder of Apola Greek Grill, an Authentic Greek Grill based in California that is taking the US by storm with its truly authentic Greek gyro. Their work has been featured on Yahoo Finance, US News, Food Service Exchange and on TV’s ‘This is LA’ among other publications.   Key Takeaways:   [0:05] Welcome to Franchise Euphoria, the podcast that takes a deep dive in...

Franchise Euphoria is kicking off the first of several mini-series where we take a deep dive into a specific aspect of franchise. This miniseries focuses on what it takes to create a franchise system that not only grows but lasts. The first two parts of this miniseries concentrates on proven viability for your franchise system. This is the third and final episode of the series focusing on scalabil...

Franchise Euphoria is kicking off the first of several mini-series where we take a deep dive into a specific aspect of franchise. This miniseries focuses on what it takes to create a franchise system that not only grows but lasts. The first part of the miniseries concentrates on proven viability for your franchise system. This is the second episode of the series where and Josh is featuring an inte...

Franchise Euphoria is kicking off the first of several mini-series where we take a deep dive into a specific aspect of franchise. This miniseries focuses on what it takes to create a franchise system that not only grows but lasts. The first part of the miniseries concentrates on proven viability for your franchise system. For this first episode, Josh is featuring an interview with Tom Britt, the f...

With Franchise Euphoria’s upcoming series: How to Build an Enduring and Long-Lasting Franchise, Josh thought it was fitting to call back to one of the podcast’s episodes from 2020 that features an interview with Tim Vogel, the CEO of Scenthound, a wellness-focused, membership-based dog grooming business that is focused on preventive care for dogs. Focusing on Skin, Coat, Ears, Nails and Teeth, Sce...

With Franchise Euphoria’s upcoming series: How to Build an Enduring and Long-Lasting Franchise, Josh thought it was fitting to call back to one of the podcast’s archived episodes from 2018 that features an interview with Rick Cesari, a brand guru and pioneer in brand-response advertising, who came on Franchise Euphoria to highlight best practices in building your brand identity.   Rick Cesari has...

With Franchise Euphoria’s upcoming series: How to Build an Enduring and Long-Lasting Franchise, Josh thought it was fitting to call back to one of the podcast’s recent episodes that breaks down the psychology behind entrepreneurship in an interview with Tra Williams, a speaker and author specializing in entrepreneurship.   Tra Williams has sat at the helm of two international franchise brands and...

With Franchise Euphoria’s upcoming series: How to Build an Enduring and Long-Lasting Franchise, Josh thought it was fitting to call back to one of the podcast’s recent episodes that touches on how to pivot your in-person discovery day events to a virtual setting in an interview with Scott Schubiger of LunchboxWax.   Scott Schubiger has been on all sides of the franchising industry with roles at th...

With Franchise Euphoria’s upcoming series: How to Build an Enduring and Long-Lasting Franchise, Josh thought it was fitting to call back to one of the podcast’s recent episodes that touches on what it takes to franchise a business that featured an interview with Roger Martin of RockBox Fitness.   Roger Martin is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Offers of the industry-leading group fitness studi...

In 1982, founder Michael Gould begins his canine career as a founding member of the NYPD canine unit. Later he went on to become the Commanding Officer of the Nassau County Canine Unit, going on to have a 15+ year career in police canine management. In 1999, as Mike is getting ready to retire from the police department, he has the idea to open a pet care facility after recognizing the need for rel...

Nick Binnings is the Director of Brand Development at Southern Classic Chicken. Nick was most recently the Vice President of Brand Development for Another Broken Egg Café, where he helped grow the concept from 15 to 62 units before an exit to private equity. Now, he is spearheading Southern Classic Chicken's new franchise opportunity to help the concept grow across the South.   Key Takeaways: [0:1...

Mike Bausch is an industry leader whose restaurant, Andolini's Pizzeria, is a top ten pizzeria in the US, as named by TripAdvisor, BuzzFeed, CNN, and ​USA Today​. Andolini's began in 2005 and has grown to five pizzerias, two gelaterias, two food hall concepts, a food truck, and a fine dining restaurant by 2019. Mike is a World Pizza Champion, a Guinness Book world record holder, and a writer for ​...

Devin Hernandez is the Vice President of Brown & Brown, Inc. Devin started a career in professional golf, which ultimately turned into a networking opportunity and led him to join forces at Brown & Brown, Inc. in 2014. Since then, he has focused his work on a few niche industries including franchises. Devin works with a variety of franchise clients including fast casual restaurants, manufa...

Mark Setterington is a restauranteur, entrepreneur, and co-founder of growing franchise Island Fin Poke. After working in the restaurant industry for 36 years and overseeing 10 restaurants throughout Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Mark decided to launch Island Fin Poke to bring guests high-quality poke in an immersive tropical environment. His first location opened in Orlando, and over the past three...

Mike Cline is Vice President of Franchise Development at Alliance Franchise Brands. Alliance Franchise Brands LLC and its subsidiary, KK Printing Canada ULC, are the franchisors of approximately 600 locations in North America operating the company’s brands: Allegra Marketing Print Mail, Image360, Signs Now, Signs By Tomorrow, KKP, Insty-Prints, American Speedy Printing Centers and RSVP. Independen...

Tim Conn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Image One Facility Solutions. As many good stories start, Tim was a high schooler in the Chicago suburbs who wanted to buy a car. He began cleaning his parent’s office building and by the time he graduated, he built his own small commercial cleaning company with three employees, servicing several clients across the Chicagoland area. What really spurred his gro...

Shahpour Nejad is the founder and CEO of Pizza Guys, a rapidly growing pizza chain with 70 locations throughout California, Nevada, and Oregon. He started his pizza journey in Cleveland, OH back in 1979 where he worked at a pizza restaurant while attending college. He worked his way up and became a partner at multiple pizza restaurants. When he moved to California in 1984, he brought his knowledge...

Belina Nernberg is the CEO of 1Heart Caregiver Services, a growing franchise that serves seniors by helping them with daily needs through high quality care. 1Heart places strong emphasis in the training of caregivers, and the brand’s “Caregiver University” has trained approximately 2,200 caregivers throughout Southern California. The brand currently has nine locations throughout California and Nev...

Ben Crosbie is an Entrepreneur who leverages his experience and knowledge of franchising, real estate, fitness, and business to create game changing businesses. Ben joined THE DRIPBaR in May of 2019 as the Chief Development Officer. THE DRIPBaR is a Rhode Island-based franchise focused on helping people obtain their best physical and mental health using intravenous therapies. Through advances in c...

Our guest today is Mark Stubler, founder of the Joe Homebuyer franchise, a real estate investing franchise that provides the blueprint to purchasing deeply discounted properties and helping homeowners out of a challenging situation.  After quickly growing his business into a multi-million dollar venture, he is now on a mission to help others do the same. His innovative approach to sales, negotiati...

Neil Newcomb is a nearly 30-year veteran of the franchise industry and the CEO of Kelly’s Roast Beef Franchising. He started his franchise career with McAlister's Deli, which was founded by the Newcomb family and where he spent 15 years on both the franchisor and franchisee side of the business. In 2008, he joined Brixx Wood Fired Pizza and served as head of franchising for the brand until 2019.  ...

Joey Cioffi is a veteran restaurateur with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He is the founder and CEO of The Salad House, a rapidly expanding salad franchise concept based in New Jersey that is currently seeking new partners throughout New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania.   Jerry Eicke is the Director of Franchise Development and co-owner of The Salad House. Eicke has o...

Isaac Vaisberg was 22 years old when he launched Sasquatch Strength, an education-based fitness concept dedicated to teaching its members about long term training while creating a community for those looking to improve their health. Today, the Seattle-based chain has four gyms in the Seattle metro area and is expanding its national footprint via franchising.   Key Takeaways: [0:18] Today’s episode...

Career entrepreneur and cancer survivor Zak Omar is the owner and CEO of Atomic Wings. He has plans for both international and domestic growth with the New York City-based Buffalo wing chain. Omar’s story is so much more than Buffalo wings. He gets his business chops from his father, an Afghani refugee who started a Wall Street mobile food business before food trucks were popular. Inspired by his...