Dear Frannie: Franchise Growth, Leadership and Scaling Advice

Dear Frannie: Franchise Growth, Leadership and Scaling Advice

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Dear Frannie: Franchise Growth, Leadership and Scaling Advice episodes

  • Dear Frannie | How Do I Stay Relevant After the Emerging Brand Stage?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined by Mike Millett and Rob Lancit of Stratus Building Solutions, and Liane Caruso of Hello CMO and Franchise Assembly to answer your questions!


    We kick off the episode with everyone's hot takes, and then we answer a question about how to stay relevant to franchise prospects after the initial emerging brand stage. 


    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Connect with Mike: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemillett/

    Connect with Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roblancit/

    Connect with Liane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianecaruso/


    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    24 min
  • Dear Frannie | What's My Role in Getting Franchisees Funded?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined by JT Thiessen of Home Franchise Brands, and Maureen Anders of AR Workshops to answer your questions!

    We kick off the episode with what everyone is reading, and then we answer a question about how involved the home office team should be in getting your franchisees funded. 

    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Connect with JT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-jt-thiessen⁠⁠

    Connect with Maureen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-anders⁠⁠

    What We're Reading Links:

    • ⁠The Wolf Report Newsletter⁠
    • ⁠Big Money in Franchising⁠
    • ⁠Building a StoryBrand⁠

    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    24 min
  • Dear Frannie | What Should I Expect From My PR Team?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined by JT Thiessen of Home Franchise Brands, and Maureen Anders of AR Workshops to answer your questions!

    We kick off the episode with some hot takes, and then we answer a question about what to expect from your PR team, how to measure results, and more. 


    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Connect with JT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-jt-thiessen⁠

    Connect with Maureen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-anders⁠

    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    35 min
  • Dear Frannie | How Do I Increase Franchisee Buy-In?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined again by Nancy Bigley of The Little Gym International and Snapology, and Don Varady, Co-Founder & CEO of Clean Eatz to answer your questions!

    We kick off the episode with our "what are you reading" segment, and then we dive into our Dear Frannie question about how to increase current franchisee buy-in if you're struggling with culture fit with your owners.

    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Connect with Nancy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/nancybigley/⁠⁠

    Connect with Don: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/don-varady/⁠⁠

    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    36 min
  • Dear Frannie | How Do I Drive Franchisee Adoption of New Technology?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined by Nancy Bigley of The Little Gym International and Snapology, and Don Varady, Co-Founder & CEO of Clean Eatz to answer your questions

    We kick off the episode with some hot takes, and then we answer a question about how to drive franchisee adoption of a new tech tool. 


    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Connect with Nancy: ⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/nancybigley/⁠

    Connect with Don: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/don-varady/⁠

    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    34 min
  • Dear Frannie | How Do I Handle Non-Compliant Franchisees?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined again by Jennifer Axelrod of A Place At Home franchise and Tom O’Keefe, a franchise advisor and practicing lawyer to answer your Dear Frannie questions

    We kick off the episode with our "What are you reading" segment, and then we answer a question about how to navigate when franchisees are no longer following the systems, processes, and marketing programs from their initial training.

    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠⁠

    Connect with Jennifer: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-axelrod⁠⁠

    Connect with Tom: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    25 min
  • Dear Frannie | How Do I Increase Franchisee Fees Without Losing My Network?

    This week on Dear Frannie, we're joined by Jennifer Axelrod of A Place At Home franchise and Tom O’Keefe, a franchise advisor and practicing lawyer to answer your Dear Frannie questions

    We kick off the episode with some hot takes, and then we answer a question about how to increase franchisee fees and manage the tough conversations that can come from that process!

    Connect with Katherine: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/katherineleblanc⁠⁠

    Connect with Jennifer: ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-axelrod⁠

    Connect with Tom: ⁠[email protected]⁠

    Produced by Belle White Creative | Music by Campfire by Scandinavianz

    31 min

About Dear Frannie: Franchise Growth, Leadership and Scaling Advice

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Dear Frannie is the franchise advice column you didn't know you needed. Hosted by Katherine LeBlanc, Fractional CMO, and James Vitrano, Franchise Operator, each episode tackles one real question franchisors are quietly wrestling with - from franchisee adoption and growth friction to leadership blind spots and operational scale.