Multiply Your Success with Dr. Tom DuFore

Have you lost it all and gone broke on a business venture? What did you do? Did you start over? Come up with something new? Our guest today is Matt Theriault, who shares his story about how we went from a millionaire, to broke and bagging groceries, to pivoting and building his own real estate empire.  TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Using a quadrant scorecard to measure how you take care of yourself, your...

How do you balance your time between your spouse, your family, and your business? Do you have a balance that works for you?  Our guests today are Robert and Kay Lee Fukui, and they share with us some of their insights into managing your relationship while running a business.  TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Using a quadrant scorecard to measure how you take care of yourself, your relationship, your business...

Do you know what direction your company is headed in? And what about the rest of your team, do they know? Our guest today is Anthony C. Taylor, and he shares with us the importance of strategic planning and communicating those strategies. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Move from implied to explicit communication wherever possible.  LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's website at:  https:/...

Are you looking to make big money in franchising? And maybe hoping to grow your franchise company to exit to a private equity or venture capital group eventually? Our guest today is Alicia Miller, who is an expert in helping franchisors successfully exit. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: If you are going to franchise, you need to be prepared to embrace what it means to be a franchisor and to be focused on un...

How are you making sure you are winning the now? Meaning, what are you doing to keep focused on what is most important to you and achieving your success?  Our guest today is Dr. Eric Recker, who shares with us how he went from burnout to WINtheNOW as he talks through some of his books and best practices for being the best version of you.    TODAYS WIN-WIN: Take some time and define what success me...

Happy New Year! This is our final episode of 2025 and this is a look forward. Instead of interviewing guests, Tom shares with you his thoughts and perspectives on new trends, predictions, and announcements for 2025. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Attend our Franchise Sales Training Workshop:   https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/franchisesalestraining/ If you are ready to franchise your business or take it t...

As we bring another year to a close it is time to reflect and look back on the year. There has likely been some misses and makes for you t his year, but take a moment to pause and look back on what you have accomplished and what has changed. In today’s episode, we reflect back on our podcast. This year we had 11 franchise focused podcasts and we decided to highlight 7 franchisors that shared their...

How would you say you and your team are in sales? Do you have a sales process? And, if you do, are people following it?   Our guest today is Nikki Rausch, who shares with us her selling process called The Selling Staircase to help you build and keep to a selling process. TODAYS WIN-WIN: Have you ever considered what it would look like for us to work together? LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit...

What do you do when your company is faced with a terrible and publicly visible circumstance? Whether it is intentional or unintentional. How do you respond to such an situation? Our guests today is Dr. Shailandra and Dr. Shalini Jain, who share the lessons learned and their 8 principles from their book Managing Brand Transgressions.  TODAYS WIN-WIN: Transgressions happen to brands of all shapes an...

With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise we are seeing it get integrated into many different businesses. One of which is the legal profession, which most of our audience works with. Our guest today is Brooke Lively, and she shares with us how she has seen law firms appropriately and inappropriately using AI with their client work.  And how to protect your business. TODAYS WIN-WIN: Be aw...

Happy Thanksgiving! This week I thought it would be a fun change of pace to have a guest that is helping solve a real problem for traveling families with small kids.  Our guest today is Nelson Nigel, and he shares with us his story of perseverance and resilience on how he has been able to build a niche business in the crowded transportation industry. TODAYS WIN-WIN: Find your niche and stick with...

Have you ever been burned out with leading your business? Or, do you have any leaders or staff on your team that might be feeling overloaded and are in the midst of burning out? With the end of the year fast approaching we thought this episode might be helpful for you or to share with someone on your team. Our guest today is Laura Nguyen, and she shares with us how burn out does not have to lead t...

Have you thought about expanding your recruiting efforts to include international team members? Or maybe you have international staff, and you are looking to expand your staff?  Our guest today is Jonathan Romley, and he shares with us some trends and best practices with recruiting global talent. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Consider whether finding new staff from the global talent pool is for you. LINKS...

What does the management structure look like at your company? How do you break down various management tasks? Our guest today is Garrett Delph, and he shares with us his QuadCore Management program to provide a lens to help you better analyze your businesses management structure. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: If your business is chaos, do not buy the lie that it is just meant to be that way. LINKS FROM TH...

Do you use publicity in your marketing efforts? Do you expect to see leads from public releations? If you do, you are likely setting yourself up for disappointment.  Our guest today is Nick Powills, and he shares with us how publicity should be viewed as lead awareness and not lead generation. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Be patient with your results in growing a franchise system. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:...

How well do you the profitability of your business? Do you truly know how much money you are or are not making? Our guest today is Marley Majcher, who shares with us some best practices on helping ensure your business is making the money you think it is. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Are you making money, or are you just busy?    LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's website at:  https://...

How do you rate yourself as a sales person? On a scale from 1 to 10? If you aren’t sure on your answer or you would like to improve, then today’s episode is for you. Our guest today is Bob King, who is a sales closing expert and shares with us some of his strategies for being an effective seller. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: There’s nothing you’re selling that someone else does not sell cheaper right now...

Have you thought about buying an existing business? Did you have a plan on what to do? Our guest today is Richard Parker, and he shares with us some insights into buying an existing business and some best practices to help you make the best decision for your business. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: There is no perfect business.   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's website at:  www. Rich...

Have you thought about how to create a success loop? One in which your success leads to others’ success, which leads to success being multiplied? Something like a virtuous cycle on repeat. Our guest today is Nick Shaw, and he shares with us about his 7 pillars of success from his book Fit for Life and how implementing those have helped him and his partner to build a success loop with their busines...

Are you an impact player? And, how do you know? Our guest today is Elliot Kallen, and he shares with us his story about making a choice to be an impact player in all areas of his life and the results of doing so.  TODAY'S WIN-WIN: What are you known for? Choose what you want to be known for and go for it.   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's website at:   https://prosperit...

Have you wondered how national accounts or program work might be able to impact your business? If you’re a residential or commercial services provider this type of work can fundamentally change your organization and bring in revenue that was never possible. Or maybe you’re wondering what it is and how to use it.  Our guest today is Mike Stone, and he shares with us how CertaPro has grown through t...

When is the last time you slowed down and took some time to rest? I mean really rested. And with the summer months behind us and the end of the year push coming, how is your energy level?  Our guest today is Max Schneider, and he talks with us about slowing down to produce your best results.  TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Slow down and listen to your business.   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our g...

Do you know what a franchisee is thinking when they buy a franchise? Or maybe you should have a better idea than you do?  If you are franchising your business, thinking about franchising your business, or in franchise sales, this episode is for you. Our guest today is Adrienne Sienkowski, and she shares with us the journey and she and her husband have been on from buying a franchise to opening and...

Have you been using social media for a while and wondering if it is making any real progress? Or maybe you’re still wondering how to jump in to using it for growing your business.  Our guest today is Karlyn Ankrom, and she shares with us some insights on how to get real results with social media. TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Don’t focus on the followers that are not there, focus on the people that are th...

Do you sometimes feel like everything is slipping out of your control or that you feel powerless? Maybe, you’re at that point right now.  Our guest today is Steven Gaffney, shares with us how you can take control back and create what he calls unconditional power.  TODAY'S WIN-WIN: No one has left a marriage or a job because they received too much appreciation. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can...