Franchise Today

NFL veteran Michael Stone and Franchise Today co-host/franchise industry veteran Stan Friedman, co-founders of (PAFI) The Professional Athlete Franchise Initiative, now in it's 7th year, will talk with Franchise Today co-host, Paul Segreto about recent athlete/franchisee successes and what’s on the horizon at PAFI.  Join us as we discuss how franchisors, athletes and suppliers have all come togeth...

"How to get everything you want without waiting a lifetime" is the tag line for the New York Times best-seller, Secrets of the Young and Successful, co-authored by Jennifer Kushell. It's also the underlying message this week's guest on Franchise Today shares with young entrepreneurs everywhere... and we do mean, everywhere. Jennifer Kushell, founder and CEO of Young & Successful Media and YSN.com...

Helping to change the basic way decisions are made through data and analysis that are timely, objective and helpful. FRANdata has a big vision: To positively impact decisions at all levels of the franchise industry. This week on Franchise Today, Ron Feldman, Chief Development Officer of FRANdata shares his perspective on the future of franchising. Discussing the various challenges facing franchisi...

With 22 years of business ownership and management experience and work in the medical industry, two aspiring entrepreneurs decided to open a pizza franchise in Fort Worth, Texas. The husband and wife team knew that in order to turn their aspirations into a reality they would need to secure financing. “We have been open for business for about two months now, and it would not have been possible with...

"If only we could attract the right candidates to our franchise opportunity." This is a very familiar statement made by many franchise professionals. Truly, they couldn't be more spot-on, or could they? This week on Franchise Today co-hosts, Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto are joined by Rebecca Monet, President and Chief Scientist at Zoracle Profiles. Rebecca discusses how Zoracle provides science-...

As a major credit card company clains, membership has its privileges and the same should be said about membership in the International Franchise Association. Especially at a time when franchising continues to be under attack at local, state and federal levels like never before. This week on Franchise Today co-hosts, Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto are joined by Paul Rocchio, Senior Director of Deve...

"Love your neighbor as yourself." That is what is defined as the simple mission of Christian Brothers Automotive and one that has helped them drive franchise success since it began franchising in 1996. This week on Franchise Today, Josh Wall, Vice President Franchise and Strategic Development for Christian Brothers will join show co-hosts, Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto to discuss how building upo...

Ever since he operated a single store in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, Jersey Mike’s founder, Peter Cancro has believed in giving back to the community. His passion for helping others has resonated throughout the Jersey Mike’s system, resulting in an incredible outpouring of local giving and community support from Jersey Mike’s stores across the country. This week on Franchise Today, Brian Sommers, Vi...

This week on Franchise Today the topic is culture and who better to discuss with co-hosts Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto than someone from a franchise organization that lives and breathes culture and everything that are key components to culture. This week's guest fits the bill perfectly and from an organization, The Dwyer Group that epitomizes the right culture in franchising. A returning guest t...

This week on Franchise Today, show founder, Paul Segreto welcomes as his co-host, long-time and well-established franchising professional, Stan Friedman. For the past few months, Paul and Stan have been reformatting the show to build upon the success that Franchise Today has already established for the better part of the past six years.   With that as a platform, Paul and Stan will use this week's...

This week on Franchise Today the focus is on something that seems to be in the news every day - data breaches! With data breaches more than doubling since 2009 to more than 25,000 incidents in 2013 and with 467 of those breaches occurring in the retail sector, franchises have been affected as well. Our guests this week are Tom Epstein, CEO of Franchise Payment Network and Lee Plave, Partner at the...

We've chosen this archived segment of Franchise Today for this week's replay as it's about relationships and that's what holidays are all about - relationships! Happy Thanksgiving to all In the second week of last year's The Franchise Model Series, host, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, Mark Liston, President of Glass Doctor. Paul and Mark discussed operations support and franchisee relations b...

This week on Franchise Today the Doctor is in the house. That's right. The Telephone Doctor, Nancy Friedman will join host, Paul Segreto as they discuss the ins and outs of customer service. After all, when Oprah, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Good Morning Canada and Great Britain, CNN, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other well respected publications need an...

This week on Franchise Today the focus is on franchisee satisfaction and validation and how they ultimately combine for franchise success. Host, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Michelle Rowan, President of Franchise BusinessREVIEW as they dive into the pitfalls that franchisors may face that slow down or even prevent growth and brand success. Paul and Michelle also discuss recent reports by Fr...

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by Mary Ann O'Connell, Founder of FranWise, a full-service franchise-consulting firm, specializing in strategic planning, operations, documentation and compliance. Women in Franchising is the topic of discussion that will parallel Mary Ann's long career in franchising from franchisee to franchise corporate executive to business owner provi...

This week on Franchise Today, host Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Evan Hackel, CEO of Ingage Consulting. Both members of the International Franchise Association's Franchise Relations Committee, Paul and Evan will focus on the franchise relationship and how engagement is the driving force in creating franchise brands that are "Better Together."   About Our Guest Evan Hackel is the Founder and...

This week on Franchise Today, our guests are co-founders of Pinot's Palette, Charles Willis and Craig Ceccanti. They will discuss how they've started their "sip and paint" brand at the height of tough economic times and have successfully grown to a world-class franchise brand despite being a relatively new industry segment and entertainment option while competing against a multitude of copycat bra...

Returning to Franchise Today is Greg Vojnovic, Chief Development Officer at Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen and Chairman of the upcoming Franchise Update Media's Franchise Leadership & Development Conference. Greg and host, Paul Segreto will preview this year's event, including some big changes that is believed to take the Conference to the next level. While the Franchise Leadership & Development Confe...

Franchise Today is back and stronger than ever as it marches towards its 6th year on the air. After a period of organizational change and subsequent transition back to Franchise Foundry, Franchise Today founder, Paul Segreto is back as show host and his first guest is Mary Kennedy Thompson, President of Mr. Rooter Plumbing and Executive Vice President of The Dwyer Group. About Our Guest Mary Kenne...

This rebroadcast is from The Franchise Model Series from earlier this year. Host, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, Mark Liston, President of Glass Doctor. Paul and Mark discussed operations support and franchisee relations best practices with emphasis on the franchise relationship itself. About Our Guest Mark Liston is President of Glass Doctor, a brand of the Dwyer Group. In franchising since...

This week on Franchise Today is a replay from the Franchise Finance series that aired in early 2013. Host, Paul Segreto welcomed as his returning guest to the show, Ron Feldman, CEO and Co-founder at Franchise America Finance. Paul and Ron focused on several options, traditional and new for today's franchisees to explore and secure financing in continued tight, but slowly loosening credit markets....

This week on Franchise Today is a rebroadcast of the recent show with special guest, Mitch Schlimer, serial and social entrepreneur, host of the popular radio show, "Let's Talk Business", founder of Let's Talk Business Network, and founder of Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Franchise Today host, Paul Segreto and Mitch discussed the exciting things going on at the EpiCenter, the home of the Entrepre...

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto is broadcasting LIVE from Franchise Update Leadership & Development Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Atlanta. With assistance from "roving reporter", Cheryl Ryan from Franchise Update Media Group, Paul interviews various franchise executives attending the conference, exploring their thoughts on what they're learning and hoping to take awa...

This week on Franchise Today, host Paul Segreto is joined by Mitch Schlimer, serial and social entrepreneur, host of the popular radio show, "Let's Talk Business", founder of Let's Talk Business Network, and founder of Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Paul and Mitch discuss the exciting things going on at the EpiCenter, the home of the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame where this year's nominees include...

Franchise Sales & Development is one of the cornerstones of the franchise business model and it was a key topic during the Franchise Model Series this past June on Franchise Today. Host, Paul Segreto was joined by Robert Stidham, President of Franchise Dynamics, the world's leading full-service ‘franchise sales outsourcing' (FSO) firm. Paul and Robert dove into franchise sales and development best...