Franchise Euphoria

Jania Bailey is the President and CEO of FranNet. Under her leadership, she’s led the company through unprecedented growth and has established FranNet as the most respected voice in the franchise consultant industry in North America. Since her tenure began, FranNet has more than doubled the number of FranNet offices across North America and has transitioned FranNet to a franchise business model. B...

Alan Michael McKenna is a highly accomplished and successful marketing and sales strategist with over 20 years’ experience in turning companies around and exploding their growth. He has a proven track record for helping companies attain massive revenue increases, slash marketing costs, and grow their bottom ­line profits through innovative sales and marketing strategies. Originally from England, A...

Rick Day is an entrepreneur from San Diego, CA. After getting out of the NAVY in 1985, he put himself through college at San Diego State University and soon thereafter founded a telecom firm which he grew over 17 years. After selling his company in 2009, Rick has invested and has an active management hand in a boat dealership, a finance brokerage company, and with two other partners. Furthermore,...

Sami Sweeney owns and operates six Pure Barre studios in the Seattle, WA area. Raised in the Northwest, Sami has been involved in fitness her entire life. From early in her childhood, Sami competed in gymnastics and cheerleading, continuing through high school and earning a scholarship to the University of Idaho. She graduated from the University of Idaho with honors and two degrees in Finance and...

Key Takeaways: [0:22] Today’s episode of Franchise Euphoria is brought to you by The Franchise 5 package. Head over to franchiseeuphoria.com/franchise5 to learn more! [1:01] On today’s episode, Josh is throwing it back to an episode he recorded with Bob Burg, the co-author of the Go Giver series, back in 2014. Josh has found that in going through the show archives, many of the principles from this...

Andrea Moore has been with Discovery Point for six years. As Executive Director she is responsible for franchise owner support in areas of childcare policy, teacher training, and more. Additionally, she serves as a part of the corporate management team in planning and executing long-range goals including growth and development of the franchise system, growth of the corporate support team, and guid...

Key Takeaways: [0:22] Today’s episode of Franchise Euphoria is brought to you by The Franchise 5 package. Head over to franchiseeuphoria.com/franchise5 to learn more! [1:01] The focus of today’s episode is to highlight another unique and interesting franchise concept that brings an interesting perspective to the realm of franchising. This episode is not an endorsement of any franchise concepts. [2...

Jason Markowicz is the founder and CEO of Fitness Premier 24/7, a fitness club franchise that offers a variety of specialty classes to help individuals achieve their fitness goals. Jason got his start in the fitness industry with his first job out of college at a health club chain. Though the locations were successful, the constant turnover in membership really bothered Jason. Fitness Premier 24/7...

Key Takeaways: [0:22] Today’s episode of Franchise Euphoria is brought to you by The Franchise 5 package. Head over to franchiseeuphoria.com/franchise5 to learn more! [1:01] Instead of an interview, today Josh is going to discuss the culture of a franchise and why it matters. [2:04] Josh points the spotlight on Dutch Bros Coffee, an Oregon-based franchise system. In June 2016, Forbes wrote an arti...

Gary Brackett is the President & CEO of Brackett Restaurant Group, a food service catering company that also includes two restaurant brands: CharBlue Steak & Seafood fine dining and Stacked Pickle casual dining.  Prior to founding Brackett Restaurant Group, Gary was a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. During his time with the Colts, he served as defensi...

Key Takeaways: [0:22] Today’s episode of Franchise Euphoria is brought to you by The Franchise 5 package. Head over to franchiseeuphoria.com/franchise5 to learn more! [1:01] Josh presents some statistics surrounding the parking industry and highlights an interesting franchise concept he came across called We Do Lines. This is an industry you don’t typically see in franchising and is a prime exampl...

Masha Malka is a successful entrepreneur, best-selling author, international speaker, and a mentor to thousands of people around the world. Masha’s had an unconventional start to life, when her family fled the Soviet Union as Jewish refugees when she was just 17 years old. Since that time Masha became the best-selling author and founder of The One Minute Coach™ educational system, has worked as an...

Key Takeaways: [0:22] Josh introduces the show as a solo episode. [0:34] One of the most important things for franchisors to get right is the Item 19 section of the Franchise Disclosure Documents. [1:08] Item 19 includes a franchisor’s financial performance representation. [1:30] Several years back, franchisors didn’t provide financial performance representation out of fear that it would be misint...

John Cohen is the Vice President of Operations at Molly Maid. John got his start in the franchising industry at 16 years old when he worked at a McDonalds franchised location. He worked his way through the ranks of positions there for five years before he decided to become a Molly Maid franchisee. Five years ago, he joined the Molly Maid corporate team as their Director of Operations and moved int...

Rick Cesari has been a pioneer in Brand Response advertising since the early 1990s. He helped create the concept of 'sell while you brand' and has been the force behind the creation of many of today's top consumer brands such as, The Juiceman, Sonicare, The Breadman, The George Foreman Grill, OxiClean, Clarisonic, Rug Doctor, Momentus Golf and many others. Rick has helped take companies like GoPro...

Chris Igou is the Vice President of US Operations at Handyman Connection. Chris first got his start in the franchising industry when he was 18 and started working for College Pro Painters. It was here he found himself presented with an opportunity to become a franchise owner. He later went away from the franchising industry only to find that he missed it which led him to join Handyman Connection i...

Eileen Huntington is the CEO of Huntington Learning Center, the nation’s leading tutoring and test prep franchise, which she co-founded with her husband Ray in 1977. Eileen was a teacher in NYC and NJ where she witnessed students struggling firsthand, and she and her husband were able to translate those lessons from her classroom to pioneer the $4 billion+ tutoring industry. Eileen's most recent h...

Tom Portesy has been president of MFV Expositions for more than 18 years, and added CEO to his title in 2009. With more than 25 years of global sales and executive management experience, Tom oversees the team that produces the three leading franchise events in the U.S., and is active in many International franchise events operated by MFV Expositions or strategic partners. Working closely with the...

Ryan McCarty is an author, speaker and the co-founder of Culture of Good, Inc. Building upon the success of his award-winning program at TCC-Verizon, a Verizon retailer with over 800 stores, that inspires employees, ignites positive change in the world and impacts their bottomlines, Ryan and TCC-Verizon CEO Scott Moorehead created Culture of Good to teach for profit companies how to operate with t...

Key Takeaways: [0:21] Today’s episode is brought to you by Franchise 5! The key to long-term success is through smart, strategic growth. To learn more about this program, head over to FranchiseEuphoria.com/Franchise5 . [0:58] Our episode today features a deep dive with Josh on three things that might be holding your franchise back from the type of growth you would like to see. [1:55] The three big...

Matt Sheppard is the Chief Operating Officer of The Hummus & Pita Co., a fast-casual Mediterranean concept geared toward national expansion. Before stepping into this current position, Sheppard held multiple senior leadership roles at McAlister’s Deli, including Vice President of Operations for Franchise Operations and Senior Director of Company Operations.   Key Takeaways:   [0:27] Today’s ep...

Douglas Bertram, CEO and owner of Structural Elements® has been treating orthopedic conditions for over twenty years. He has turned his clinical success and proprietary approach into a franchise concept. Now offering Structural Elements® Orthopedic Wellness Clinics as franchise opportunities, they have four locations and aggressive expansion plans for 2018. In addition to his love of working with...

Eddie Yoon is the founder of EDDIEWOULDGROW, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy. Prior to that he was a partner at The Cambridge Group where he worked for 18 years, a strategy consulting firm founded in 1975 that specializes in helping CEOs and senior leadership teams within Fortune 1000 corporations drive growth by understanding how to unlock new sources of consumer demand. In the...

Today we welcome to the show Joe and Bix Bickson, a father/son duo who focus on “future hacking” and transformational conversations with leaders of great businesses. A Future Hack is to get inside your guts, the guts of your organization and develop the ability to create and fulfill the future of your choosing. Bix and Joe's method is a practical approach to impact our everyday thinking and action...

Key Takeaways: [0:17] Introduction to Franchise Euphoria and goals for 2018. [1:20] This season is dedicated to helping those that are seeking to turn their businesses into a franchise and do it well. [2:57] Kicking off this season with an interview with Josh Elledge who has worked with me to develop a product to help early-stage franchisors grow their brand through targeted PR, marketing, and bra...