Franchise Today

In this first of seven segments in the 3rd Annual Franchise Legal Series on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto and co-producer, Joe Caruso welcome as their guest, Lane Fisher, Partner at FisherZucker LLC. A leading franchise attorney and member of the International Franchise Association’s Board of Directors and its Franchise Business Network Task Force, Lane discusses private equity in franchisin...

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto, and co-producer, Joe Caruso welcome David Nayor, Co-President and COO, and co-founder of BoeFly, one of the primary hosts and sponsors of the upcoming Small Business Lending Summit in Washington DC on April 17th. David will provide his insight into the Summit as well as share his perspective on the current state of small business lending and credit...

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto, and co-producer, Joe Caruso welcome Brad Fishman, CEO of Fishman Public Relations to discuss the recently completed Franchise UnConference that took place in Park City, Utah March 13-15. Brad is co-founder of the Franchise UnConference along with Lane Fisher, Partner at Fisher Zucker LLC and Dawn Kane, President of Hot Dish Advertising. Together th...

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto, and co-producer, Joe Caruso welcome Brad Fishman, CEO of Fishman Public Relations to discuss the recently completed Franchise UnConference that took place in Park City, Utah March 13-15. Brad is co-founder of the Franchise UnConference along with Lane Fisher, Partner at Fisher Zucker LLC and Dawn Kane, President of Hot Dish Advertising. Together th...

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto and Co-producer, Joe Caruso welcomes as their guest Ron Feldman, CEO at Siegel Financial Group and Franchise America Finance.  Ron Feldman is one of the foremost experts on franchise financing and in particular SBA 7A and 504 lending programs. He has been leading the charge in Washington DC to open up access to credit for franchise business owners a...

In this encore presentation of Franchise Today, "Politics of Lending, Lipstick on a Pig, and What Really Matters to Lenders", Host, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, Bob Coleman, the country's foremost expert on franchise and small business lending. Bob is a frequent guest on Fox Business News and is often quoted by a variety of financial media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloombe...

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto and Co-producer, Joe Caruso welcome Catherine Monson, CEO at Fastsigns International. Based upon recent experience leading Fastsigns into Puerto Rico, Catherine discuses the benefits of expansion via international franchising, preparation necessary in exploring and entering international markets, and establishing important international connections...

This week on Franchise Today, Franpreneur and Helgerson Franchise Group CEO, Lonnie Helgerson joins Host, Paul Segreto and Co-producer, Joe Caruso to discuss veterans in franchising - from battlefield to boardroom. Lonnie also discusses his newest venture into franchising, IslandTime Treasures, and his new book, 5 Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Building a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximizing Sy...

This week on Franchise Today, Franchise Times Executive Editor, Nancy Weingartner joins Host, Paul Segreto and Co-producer, Joe Caruso, to discuss the recently completed IFA Convention, and Nancy's involvement in internatonal franchise trade missions. Joe and Paul begin this week's segment with a recap of last week's show with IFA President & CEO, Steve Caldeira, and glimpse into future segments o...

This week on Franchise Today, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, International Franchise Association President & CEO, Steve Caldeira. Paul and Steve discuss the recently completed IFA Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. In addition, the economy and franchising commands attention as the discussion turns to franchisor access to credit and the upcoming Small Business Lending Summit. Also, with a...

Dina Dwyer-Owens, Chairwoman & CEO of The Dwyer Group, appeared on CBS's hit reality show "Undercover Boss" on Jan. 22 for a journey that today has connected her to her company's service brands on a whole new level. In this week's segment of Franchise Today, Undercover Boss Behind the Scenes with Dina Dwyer-Owens, Dina joins host, Paul Segreto, to share her personal experience that showcased her a...

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Stephanie Chandler, author and speaker. Stephanie Chandler is an author of several books including Own Your Niche: Hype-Free Internet Marketing Tactics to Establish Authority in Your Field and Promote Your Service-Based Business,From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money with Books, eBooks and Information Products, and LEAP!...

This week on Franchise Today, "Politics of Lending, Lipstick on a Pig, and What Really Matters to Lenders", Host, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Bob Coleman, the country's foremost expert on franchise and small business lending. Bob is a frequent guest on Fox Business News and is often quoted by a variety of financial media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNN/Mo...

This week on Franchise Today is an Encore Presentation from the Second Annual Franchise Legal Series that aired in 2011, In this segment, Host, Paul Segreto was joined by Jonathan Redgrave, Attorney and Partner at Redgrave LLP, a law firm with singular focus on Information Law, including social media. From the franchise perspective, Jonathan and Paul discussed social media and e-discovery legal is...

This week on Franchise Today is an Encore Presentation from the Second Annual Franchise Legal Series that aired in 2011, In this segment, Host, Paul Segreto was joined by Jonathan Redgrave, Attorney and Partner at Redgrave LLP, a law firm with singular focus on Information Law, including social media. From the franchise perspective, Jonathan and Paul discussed social media and e-discovery legal is...

In this first segment of Franchise Today in 2012, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Court Williams, Partner - North America, HVS Executive Search. Paul and Court discuss how to optimize human capital strategies for success and profit in the 21st century. Court comes to HVS Executive Search with over 20 years of executive search experience in the hospitality industry. His background also includes...

This week on Franchise Today is an Encore Performance. In this segment, Host, Paul Segreto was joined by labor law attorney Mark Fijman of Phelps Dunbar LLP. Mark represents and advises employers regarding federal and state employment laws dealing with race, age, disability, gender, national origin and religious discrimination and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportuni...

This week on Franchise Today is an Encore Presentation, In this segment Paul Segreto welcomed as his guests Brad and Sherri Fishman. As most within franchising are very much aware, Brad and Sherri are the owners of Fishman Public Relations. Brad and Sherri shared a light-hearted view of working together at Fishman Public Relations, and in their IFA efforts. In addition, they provided their perspec...

In this Encore Presentation of Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto, was joined by Lon Safko, author of the best-selling book, The Social Media Bible. Lon was also the keynote speaker for the highly successful Franchise Social Media Summit presented on September, 21, 2011. Segreto, co-founder of the Summit, and Lon discussed the Summit along with Lon's insight and persepctive on social media today...

In this Encore Presentation of Franchise Today the interview with Doc Cohen will be rebroadcast. "How to be an Overnight Franchise Sucess AND Dismantle an Atom Bomb". Earlier this year, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, Doc Cohen. Very well-known within the franchise community for many years, Doc was named to the IFA Hall of Fame at the IFA Convention in Las Vegas. On the show Paul and Doc discu...

On this ENCORE PRESENTATION of Franchise Today, the discussion centered on social media and public relations as Fishman Public Relations CEO, Brad Fishman, joined host, Paul Segreto. Certainly a hot topic, discussions about social media pique interest of franchisors and franchisees alike. Often viewed as a communications tool, social media has also been embraced by pr firms. But, the questions Bra...

In this Encore Presentation of Franchise Today, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, Jeremy LaDuque, President & CEO at Elements, Inc., an industry leader in franchise website development and developers of the ElementsLocal™ online marketing solution. Paul and Jeremy discussed technology in franchise marketing with focus on social media, SEO, local search, and email & mobile marketing.

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by BrightStar Co-founder & CEO, Shelly Sun. Paul and Shelly discuss her new book, Grow Smart, Risk Less, and her recent appearance on the popular reality show, Undercover Boss. About Franchise Today Franchise Today is hosted by Paul Segreto, President and CEO at franchisEssentials, and co-produced by well-known franchise veteran, Joe Carus...

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by labor law attorneyMark Fijman of Phelps Dunbar LLP. Mark represents and advises employers regarding federal and state employment laws dealing with race, age, disability, gender, national origin and religious discrimination and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He specializes in employment...

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by BrightStar Co-founder & CEO, Shelly Sun. Paul and Shelly discuss her new book, Grow Smart, Risk Less, and her recent appearance on the popular reality show, Undercover Boss.   About Franchise Today Franchise Today is hosted by Paul Segreto, President and CEO at franchisEssentials, and co-produced by well-known franchise veteran, Joe Car...