Multiply Your Success with Dr. Tom DuFore

Did you know that the semi-absentee franchise owner and multi-unit franchise owner is on the rise? And did you know that the majority of franchisors are in non-food franchising? It is not to say that food franchises are unimportant, but it is a common misunderstanding with franchising.   I am so pleased to have our guest, and someone I have worked together with for several years. We actually work...

Have you tried getting publicity or PR for your company in the past? How did it go? Have you struggled with garnering the right kind of media attention to build your company's reputation? If this is you, then today’s podcast is for you.   Our guest today is Mickie Kennedy, who founded eReleases 24 years ago to help small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibil...

How well do you think your company’s processes are documented? If a person in a key role left today, would it create a vulnerability? Documenting and creating processes is always a popular topic of discussion and that’s exactly why we brought our guest, Ryan Niddel on to the show.  LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's websites at: https://ryanniddel.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.li...

How do you love your team at work? I don’t mean in a romantic way. I mean, how do you show your team that they are valued and cared about? And more specifically, how do you love your sales team that does not include their bonus or commission? Showing compassion and love to sales people seems to be the last department in an organization someone would think about giving love to and our guest today,...

How do you define and find happiness? Do you find happiness in your work and what you do? Our guest today is Richard Rees, and he shares with us how he has found happiness when he was a starving entrepreneur and as successful investor.  Richard built a successful digital music distribution company that he took public and was eventually purchased by Sony. He also co-founded the group that acquired,...

I am sure you are familiar with the ancient Samurai, but did you know they had a comprehensive leadership code? Our guest today, is Don Schmincke, who is the author of the Best-Selling book The Code of Executive, which shares the 47 ancient Samurai principles and how they apply to the 21st century. And we talk through some of them on our episode today. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our gue...

Do you know what a leader’s most important job is? If you think it is sales or vision, according to our guest today, that is wrong.  Our guest today is Sief Khafagi, who is the founder of Techvestor and previously worked Facebook having hired more than 1,000 employees. He shares with us his point of view on what is a leader’s most important job. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest&apos...

Do you have your own definition of what success means to you? And one that is not a business goal? If you are thinking success is hitting your year-end revenue numbers, selling a certain amount of franchises, or having a personal income threshold, then this episode is for you. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's websites at: https://www.buildawinningteam.com/ Purchase a copy of...

Have you ever thought about building a business slow and steady instead of fast and furious? We often times here of the fast growth companies in headlines, but those are the exceptions. I know it can be hard to wait for the slow growth and be more like the tortoise instead of the hare, but building brick by brick often lays the strongest foundation for long term viability. Our guest today is Rich...

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023! This episode provides our Top 5 trends that we think you should be thinking about and how they might impact your business.  1.      Stabilization of economic conditions 2.      Investors and buyers are in the wings  3.      New business start-ups will remain high 4.      Consumer confidence will increase slowly 5.      Staffing will remain challenging ABOUT BIG...

This is an episode to review the most popular episodes of the 2022 podcast year. We had some amazing guests this year, including the then Steve Robinson, the former Executive Vice President from Chick-fil-A, David Sellinger, the co-founder of Redfin, and one of my longtime friends, Austin Rabine, CEO of the Rabine Group.  As we look back on 2022 there were five episodes you all thought were the be...

How are you keeping your business safe from cybercriminals? Or have you ever thought about it? This is the time of year when we are busy spending on end-of-year deals, and customers are spending with us, whether they are spending some of their profit before the end of the year or they are Christmas shopping. But this end-of-year frenzy can create the perfect opportunity for cybercriminals.  That i...

Have you ever dreamed about running your business from the beach in some country around the world? Or wondered about what it would be like to offshore your business or investments?   Our guest today is Mikkel Thorup, who is the world’s most sought-after expat consultant. He focuses on helping high-net-worth private clients to legally mitigate tax liabilities, obtain a second residency and citizens...

Have you thought about using stories to lead, teach, or inspire others? Maybe you have thought of using stories in your marketing, but what about in helping you lead your team?  Our guest today Mark Carpenter, who is the author of the book Master Storytelling and the founder of the company with the same name. Mark is a serial storyteller. Even as a child, he loved to tell stories (mainly to get at...

Have you ever described credit card and merchant processing fees as a cost of doing business? Or just accepted that credit card fees are what they are? If you have thought that then today’s episode is for you.   Our guest today is Justin Clegg, who is the founder of a new FinTech seeking to disrupt small business payment processing. They have figured out a way to redirect the processing fees away...

Happy Thanksgiving week! We are so thankful for you, our listeners, for being with us each and every week. Thank you for your continued support.  Our episode today is fitting to have our guest today talk about value. And we talk about creating value and extracting value. Which one are you doing more? This is a great interview if you are looking to apply some easy to understand ideas to help you cr...

Have you ever thought about how important 10 minutes can be to your health and well-being? Just 10 minutes a day and how it can improve your mood, outlook, and general health?  Our guest today is Lisa Burbage, who is a health and wellness at work expert. She is the founder of Wellness Five where she provides the tips, tools, and strategies she has learned about mindset, well-being, and feeling bet...

How are you using email marketing to build your business? Is it working for you? If you are wondering how to build a better email marketing system or be more effective with email marketing then this episode is for you.  Our guest today, is Kyle Stout, the founder of Elevate & Scale. Kyle is an authority on how leveraging email marketing can vastly increase revenue by improving customer retenti...

Have you ever used a joint venture to grow your business? Are you familiar with what a joint venture is? Our guest today, Mac Attram, shares with us how he has used joint ventures to generate $25 million in revenue in his business and how you can use this strategy to grow your company as well.  LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: You can visit our guest's website at: https://www.macattram.com/ If you are...

Is there something you have been thinking about doing or talking about getting started for a while now, but you haven’t yet? Maybe starting a home repair, starting that book you’ve been wanting to write, or maybe starting a new business? If you’re like me there are many, both big and small, that come to mind, such as changing out a bunch of lightbulbs at our house.  Much of this comes down to disc...

Think back to March of 2020 as the economy is getting shut down and imagine you have a business that is 80% mall based. What would you do? How would you address the situation?  Our guest today, Benjamin Woodruff, shares with us how he navigated this exact situation. Benjami is the co-CEO of  WOOPS! Macarons and Gifting, and he shares how his franchise system shrank by 50% and looked like it could...

Are you someone who has created several successful business ideas? I am always impressed with people who are able to change industries and repeat success over and over again. If you find that interesting too then you are going to love this episode. Our guest today is David Selinger. He was an early employee at Amazon, working directly under Jeff Bezos. He led the R&D arm of Amazon’s data minin...

Have you been thinking about ways to increase revenue? Are you trying to navigate the current inflation and sorting out if and when you should raise your prices? If this sounds like you then this podcast episode is for you. Our guest today is Simon Severino, who shares with us three of his 12 Strategy Sprints from his recent book to help increase revenue and profitability.  LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:...

Have you ever thought about creating an exit plan for your employees? Essentially, setting them up to leave before they even start at your company? If you have, do you have a clear plan? Our guest, Nelson Davis, is equipping and inspiring his team of professionals to make an exit from his company. Despite the challenging world we live in of recruiting and retaining employees, Nelson takes the appr...

Have you thought about transitioning out of your business and passing your company down to the next generation? The next generation might be your daughter or your son or it might be the great young leaders at your company.  Our guest today, is Russ Clemmer, a legacy planning expert. He shares with us his company’s 3-Win Formula to ensure all stakeholders of the business are part of the transition....