Next up in our series of One On One conversations with Franchise Thought Leaders is Scott Zide!Scott is the CEO of Empower Brands and joins host Jack Monson to discuss:* Long term strategies for multi-brand platforms and multi-unit owners* Licensing territories versus bringing on the right franchisees* Changing cus... more
This is the first in our series of new one-on-one conversations with the top Thought Leaders in Franchising. Mary Kennedy Thompson, CEO of BNI and the new Chair of The International Franchise Association, is here! Mary shares her thoughts on: * The importance of meeting face to face* Good storytelling and good Fran... more
IFA 2025 is almost here! Today, a preview of sessions that franchise marketers must attend.We'll speak with Nadia Carta of Google who will leading a session at IFA on AI for Franchises. Next up, it’s author and keynote speaker Nick Westergaard previewing his session about Scrappy Marketing for Franchises. And Global F... more
We're ready for IFA 2025! Ali Kraus, Danielle Wright, Derrick Ableman, Kristen Pechacek and Scott Greenberg share tips and advice for the biggest franchising event of the year with host Jack MonsonIf you haven’t registered yet for IFA 2025, please do so at franchise.orgToday’s show is brought to by Hughes, Citrin Coo... more
Jania chats with Trish Kalbas-Schmidt, Senior Director at MOBI (My Own Business Institute). Headquartered at Santa Clara University, MOBI offers free online business education and training courses to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Happy New Year, Geeks! Welcome to Season 16 of the Social Geek podcast. It’s our New Year’s Special with an all-star guest list of prominent Franchising professionals sharing trends they are seeing for 2025 along with their plans, goals, and resolutions for the new year.Pour yourself a hot coffee, Mimosa, or Bloody M... more
Hello Geeks! Extra test episode here today – running some tests as we switch over to a new, more robust platform behind the scenes for the upcoming year. I hope you’re having a great holiday season and thanks for staying connected. We will be back Jan 1, 2025 for Season 16 of Social Geek with a BIG show to kick off a... more
“The are two types of businesses in the future: those who are closed and those who are using AI.”The AI Sherpa, Robert Mitchell, takes a brief look back at 2024 and a big look ahead to 2025 for Franchise systems adopting AI. The quick wins for franchisors implementing AI in their day to day operations are occurrin... more
Sunglasses on. The Franchise Rock Stars are back. Mission Statements: Are they Necessary or Nonsense?Do we need them? If so, can they be improved? Or do we send them to the corporate lingo dumpster of the pastOur Rock Star panel is back! Ali Kraus, Danielle Wright, Derrick Ableman, Kristen Pechacek, and Scot... more
Welcome to Just Jania, the podcast hosted by Jania Bailey and powered by FranNet.“If you’re achieving your goals by yourself, you’re not thinking BIG enough.”Ryan Parsons is the CEO of Evive Brands, a franchisor that includes services such as Executive Home Care, Assisted Living Locators, Grasons Co., and Brothers Th... more
Why Franchising?We spoke with many entrepreneurs and franchisors LIVE at this year’s Franchise Expo Austin about why they decided to franchise their concept. And, why are franchisee partners finding success with their brand? What’s in it for them?In part 2, you'll hear from these extraordinary Franchisors:Alex Wrigh... more
Why Franchising?We spoke with many entrepreneurs and franchisors LIVE at this year’s Franchise Expo Austin about why they decided to franchise their concept. And, why are franchisee partners finding success with their brand? What’s in it for them?Today you'll hear from these extraordinary Franchisors:Ken Phipps, Egg... more
Welcome to Just Jania, the podcast hosted by Jania Bailey and powered by FranNet.Lance Freeman, President of Franchise Development at Xpontential Fitness joins Jania today. Lance shares his perspective on competition in the franchise space, how great brands are actually “sales & marketing engines,” and why consumers ... more
We’ve heard from the political pundits and experts on what the 2024 Election results will mean for Americans.But what about for the Franchise Community?Michael Layman is the Sr Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs at the IFA and joins me for the first in a new series of Thought Leader One-On-One ... more
It’s the 3rd part in our ongoing series, The AI Sherpa with Robert Mitchell, Chief AI Officer at WSI, and the leading voice on reimagining franchise systems using AI technology.Today we discuss aligning AI with your business strategy. How important is it for franchisors to align AI initiatives with their overall busin... more
“There’s no data behind a shiny object.”It’s the Marketing and Innovation update on Social Geek. Today: avoiding Shiny Object Syndrome!First, Brandi Kloostra, VP of Digital Marketing at Franworth, shares the five data points in digital marketing that she is watching closely for each of her brands and for all of her f... more
As many organizations are remote but maybe returning to office, we’re wondering …What do YOU love most about being remote? And what do you really dislike?As franchising is the original remote structure, our Franchise Rock Stars are here to weigh in!Kristen Pechacek, Derrick Ableman, and Scott Greenberg share stories... more