The Franchise Growth Podcast

This week on Ang & Rob Rants, Angela and Robert review the key differences between consultants and brokers, and how to PROPERLY utilize these experts in your franchise lead generation.

The number one concern we at AC Inc. hear from our clients and community? "How do I help my franchisees perform better?" Today Angela is sharing some strategies and tips for this exact question.

Angela Cote and Robert Bruski of Ctrl V Franchise discuss some buzz words that have been popping up a lot lately... Authenticity and vulnerability. They explain the definitions and how you can truly embrace these terms as a leader in your business.

Angela explains some awesome tips and tricks for optimizing franchise marketing at trade shows and relationships with brokers that came up at the recent AC Franchisor Roundtable.

This week Ang & Rob talk about mentors: The people who inspire, guide and motivate you. Robert has a theory that everyone should have three kinds of mentors and he walks us through these three categories.

If you're thinking of franchising your business, this episode is a must-listen. Entrepreneur and AC Inc COO Steven Inglefield and Angela Coté talk about the early steps to franchising, what to do before investing in legal documents, and how to determine whether using the franchise model fits your goals.

Ang & Rob discuss Ego in this week's rant. How it can get bruised, why we all have an ego, when it gets ugly, and adjusting the way it can come out at different stages of franchising.

Join Ang & Rob this week as they DIVE into one of the AC Inc core values, Action = Growth.

Angela has a conversation with Emerging Franchise Systems Specialist, Keith Levenson of AC Inc. Keith and Angela discuss what drew Keith to the AC team and why he believes in doing franchising differently.

This week Ang & Rob discuss strategies for getting franchisees or team members to adopt new softwares, project management tools, or anything really!

Leadership is changing. Angela explores the skills that make excellent leaders and why soft leadership skills like compassion and empathy can improve company growth.

Ang & Rob share their number one investment tip!

Angela digs into how the franchise recruitment process is different for emerging franchise brands than it is for more established brands. How to handle prospects, deal with doubt, and focus in on the process.

What makes a good franchisor? Ang & Rob discuss what it takes to support franchisees, be a solid leader for a franchise system, and the personality traits that will help you in that role.

Ang & Rob talk about one of Angela's FAVOURITE topics: Core Values! Where do you get them? How do you live and breathe your company values? Why we often ignore them, and so much more.

Sharing a pep talk for emerging franchisors in this week's episode. Get back to trusting your gut, stop 'shoulding' on yourself, and find people who lift you up and give great advice.

Have you heard of Clubhouse? In this week's Ang & Rob Rants episode Ang and Rob discuss this new app and how it may be the next biggest thing when it comes to finding your ideal franchise prospects - without costing a penny.

Meet the newest member of the AC Inc team: Jennifer Brannon, Franchisee & Small Business Growth Specialist. Angela asks Jennifer about her experience coaching franchisees and why she decided to join the AC Inc team!

This week Ang & Rob get into traditional vs non-traditional franchising. As well as the importance of focusing on what ACTUALLY works in your business vs thinking of all the things you 'should' be doing to become successful.

This week Ang & Rob discuss goal setting, including how to break down each big goal into deadlines and tasks. And yes - they get into time management and the mindset around goals as well! Get ready to transform your business this year by finding the goal setting that works for you.

Have you ever experienced struggle when it comes to goal setting? I have. I was scared to fail and I had to overcome that fear to set goals for myself. In today's episode I am giving some tips on how to get over those hurdles and get your goals set so you can start creating exponential growth.

If you have ever found yourself overthinking or over-complicating your business/life, listen in to hear how I overcome my roadblocks.

Tis the season for a very festive episode where Ang & Rob discuss authentic ugly Christmas sweaters, the power of being yourself, and having the courage to go against the grain.

In this week's Ang & Rob Rants episode, we discuss the power of giving back to your community, corporate charities, and how small acts can make a big difference.

Are you someone who cringes when you hear the words "core values" because you think they're just fluff? Well, I have news for you. If you're a business owner or franchisor, you are probably already operating under a set of core values that you just haven't defined.