Franchise Euphoria

A year ago I had the awesome pleasure of recording one of my all-time favorite interviews.  I am talking about the incredible Michael Gerber. Today I am sharing this amazing interview with you again. Listen for the first time or listen again because Michael Gerber will get you on the right path for success in 2015. Enjoy!

It was a thrill of a lifetime to have Mr. Michael E. Gerber on my podcast.  During the course of our discussion, Michael touches on so many important topics related to the journey of all entrepreneurs.  We talk about Michael's own awakening.  How he went from running away from his gifts and talents to utilizing them to live in and for his true calling.   We discuss the power of entrepreneurship, how its changed and evolved over time, how to discover your true entrepreneurial spirit within, the power of franchising systems when done right, and much much more. Mr. Gerber is a very well known author, speaker, coach, small business guru, and the king of “systems” and “systems implementation” to help make small businesses efficient, effective and practical.  He is widely known for his best selling E-myth books that are like bibles to small businesses and their owners.  I could go on and on as Mr. Gerber has done so many wonderful and incredible things on his journey, but instead I will let you listen in below to the man himself.

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To learn more about Michael E. Gerber and his incredible Companies, including The Dreaming Room™, please go to: http://www.michaelegerbercompanies.com.

If you would like to get in touch with Michael, you can email him directly at:  [email protected].

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Are you making good financial decisions for you and your business? Do you know what you should be focusing on to not only grow your business but also to work toward your retirement? Today I have the Retirement Answer Man, Roger Whitney, on the show. We talk about these questions and so much more. You won’t want to miss out.

About Roger

I’m Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answer Man. I’m here to answer your retirement questions.

Over the last 24 years, I’ve had real-world experience helping countless people Plan Well and Invest Wisely for their retirement.

On my professional blog I share the lessons I’ve learned and teach you the process I’ve developed to help my clients plan well for a great retirement.

Everyday, I deal with real people’s journey towards retirement. Walk with me and maybe I can help you on yours.

Show Highlights

Ø  Knowledge vs Wisdom

Ø  Added Value

Ø  Biggest common mistake

Ø  Retirement or Change

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 Roger Whitney

The Retirement Answer Man

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Make 2015 Your Year!

Happy New Year everyone! For the first episode of 2015 I wanted something extra special and extra inspiring. I want 2015 to be your year. I want you to overcome your fears and the obstacles holding you back.  To inspire you to make the leap this year I have Ace Chapman joining me. Listen in to hear his awesome story and get inspired to make 2015 your year!

AboutAce

"As a kid I was crazy enough to believe that anything is possible and now as an adult I know anything is possible.
After growing a couple of million dollar businesses before the age of 27, I found my real joy was in helping other people become financially free. Now I am a free spirited entrepreneur and personal development coach. You will find that my passions lay within freedom, empowerment, and self-growth. "

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Ace Chapman

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Have you ever f*ed up in your franchise. You are not alone. Even great franchisees occasionally f*up. The hard part is these mistakes can be very costly. Today I have Jean Kuhn, author of F*Ups: Franchisee Screw-Ups That Can Cost You Thousands, joining me. Learn what mistakes others have made so you can avoid the pain and cost to your business.

About Jean

“I bought two existing franchises that were struggling.  No one else would touch them. I turned them into cash generating machines in less than 12 months.   I now help other small business owners go from PAINED to PROFITABLE by showing them how I did it.”

Show Highlights

Ø  Jean’s unique story

Ø  Turning a failing franchise around

Ø  Staff management

Ø  Most common problem in franchising

Ø  Top Mistakes

Episode Resources

F*Up: Franchisee Screw-Ups That Can Cost Thousands  

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JeanKuhn.com

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Are you working 70 hour work weeks? Doing everything yourself? Exhausted from working in your business and ready to work on it instead? Tim Francis has been in that same spot and he joins me today on Franchise Euphoria to teach you what you can do to remedy that situation and increase your profits while you are at it.

Learn how he managed to avoid burnout, free up his time, and increase his profits and how you can do that same. Listen in now!

About Tim

Tim Francis is an entrepreneur from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the owner of Tim Francis Marketing and the founder of Profit Factory. Tim is a sought out consultant and speaker in entrepreneurship, marketing, and systems.

Tim has been an entrepreneur for over 10 years now. His first business was in 2001 when he was a franchisee of College Pro Painters. In 2009 Tim was awarded on of Edmonton’s coveted “Sizzling 20 Under 30” awards as one of his city’s brightest up-and-coming business leaders.

A perfect storm of stressful events were major contributors to Tim falling dramatically ill in 2011.He was unable to walk or work for three full months. Amidst searing frustration, bitter disappointment and creeping self-doubt, Tim was forced to scrap everything and start from scratch. The soul-searching of those three months, and the businesses birthed from that crippling time have led to a business renaissance for Tim, enjoying greater success than ever before.

Show Highlights

Ø  Identifying tasks you should systematize

Ø  How to avoid burnout

Ø  The 80/20 rule

Ø  Identifying tasks to delegate

Ø  Tim’s  “Holy Trinity of Systems”

Ø  Decision making guidelines

Ø  Dealing with mistakes

Want to know more about interviewee or their businesses?

The Profit Factory

Tim Francis Marketing

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Kate Taylor from Entreprenuer.com

This week I have the pleasure of talking with Kate Taylor from Entrepreneur.com.  As a staff writer from the franchise section of entrepreneur.com she covers all things franchise. We go over franchising from top to bottom discussing not only the good but also the bad. Awesome interview with an awesome lady. Don’t miss out.

About Kate

Kate Taylor is a staff writer who covers franchises for Entrepreneur.com. Related areas of interest include chain restaurants, franchisee profiles and food trends. Get in touch with tips and feed back via email at [email protected] or on Twitter at @Kate_H_Taylor. 

Show Highlights

Ø  Types of people who franchise

Ø  Transitioning from corporate life

Ø  Avoiding becoming a franchise horror story

Ø  Unique franchises

Episode Resources

Entrepreneur.com

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[email protected]

@Kate_H_Taylor

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The average attention span used to be about 7 minutes. Today it is even shorter, making it harder and harder and to attract and keep the attention of customers. Jeff Long discusses how you can use videos and e-learning in your business to increase traffic to your site, keep their attention, and keep them coming back.

About Jeff

Jeff is the owner of True Focus Media. True Focus Media "helps you focus your message to your market through media". They create engaging videos, flexible website and effective eLearning/training. 

They specialize in:

Video Production: 
Specializing in media by assisting companies to promote, inform and market through engaging video content...which gets results.

Web Design: 
Creating compelling websites that have social media, multimedia and engaging content. Their websites can enable the user to add content, blogs, video and photos! 

eLearning/Training:
Combining audio, video, website integration and developing an eLearning portal where your employees, students and learners can access your training content. This is a great way to teach/train in a cost effective way.

Show Highlights

Ø  Building Trust

Ø  Increasing Engagement

Ø  Systematizing with E-Learning

Ø  Marketing Strategy

Ø  Streamlining

Want to know more about Jeff?

Truefocusmedia.com

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Art launched a hamburger stand at the age of 15.  He turned this into a succesful family business by implementing franchise-like systems into the daily operations of the business.  Art has utilized this model in several businesses since, and has had a very successful career in franchising.  We discuss many interesting things in this interview not the least of which is why buying a franchise is not a free pass to success.  And what to do to make yourself succesful in life and business. Art is an expert when it comes to franchising and franchise-like systems integration. Even more, Art is passionate about small business and entrepreneurship.  Listen in to his exciting journey, and learn how he combined his passions with a successful and profitable business model to find happiness in his life and career. 

About Art

Art is a franchise executive and small business specialist. He has 20+ years in franchising and small business endeavors. Art is the former CEO of a top 200 franchise brand called Alpha Graphics where he has currently transitioned to a consulting role. He is a specialist at identifying challenges and implementing turn around plans for franchises and small businesses.

Show Highlights

Ø  What franchises are all about

Ø  Knowing the industry you are in

Ø  What your franchisor should be really great at

Ø  Advantages in franchising

Ø  Understanding you can’t do it on your own 

Episode Resources

Michael Gerber: E-Myth Revisited

Want to know more about Art?

Phone: 281.658.9409

Email: [email protected]

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Many of us have a business idea or even a business dream. Taking those first few steps to make that a reality is scary and there are always people around that will question the risks you are taking. This can easily lead you to question yourself. Debbie Blacher faced this situation and moved ahead with her idea for providing wholesome food for school children. After spending years in corporate life feeling unfulfilled she is now happy and highly successful running her business that has grown into a profitable franchise. Listen in to hear her story and learn how you can take your idea and grow it into a successful franchise.

About Debbie

Debbie is a social entrepreneur passionate about changing the foods we eat.  As a busy mom herself, she decided to start with kids.  Debbie found that she had a need for quick and easy school lunches, but felt responsible for providing her kids with nutritious, wholesome foods. At the time, an option that combined the two simply did not exist. In 2007, Debbie founded Wholesome Tummies with the mission of making fresh, nutritious, and exciting foods available to every child, everywhere.

Show Highlights

Ø  How to take an idea and make it a reality

Ø  The importance of being customer driven

Ø  Why research is so important

Ø  First steps to becoming a franchise

Want to know more about Debbie and Wholesome Tummies?

WT Cafe

Episode Resources

Jim Collins Built To Last

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“Everything starts with a vision.”

This episode is all about systems creation and integration. This is a key element to the success of any business. Joining me on this episode to share his expertise is Rick Day from Businessbyday.com. We will be diving right in and Rick will be sharing some amazing tips that you can start using today! Enjoy!

About Rick

“After I built and sold my second business for multiple millions of dollars, someone asked me an interesting question.  “What are you proudest of?”  After a moment of thought, I replied, “I’m proudest of the fact that I had a part in other peoples’ successes.  I truly enjoyed watching the people around me grow, accomplish, and achieve.”

Seriously, that’s why I’m here!  I have learned SO MUCH in 25+ years of starting, growing, downsizing, restructuring, and ultimately selling my businesses.  And I’m not done yet!  I am not retired.  I’m still putting these ideas to use today, and I’m continuing to teach, learn, and observe, and to help new businesses grow.  I am still the student as much as the teacher.  It’s my passion.  It’s what I do and it’s what I love.”

Show Highlights

Ø  Stepping back and looking at your business as a company

Ø  Developing procedures

Ø  Playing to your strengths and hiring to your weaknesses

Ø  Letting your company dictate the next best person to hire

Ø  Writing out your priorities

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Episode Resources

Simon Sinek  Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Michael Gerber E-Myth Revisited

Greg McKeown Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Shane Snow Smart Cuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success

Jim Collins Good To Great: Why Some Companiees Make The Leap…And Others Don’t

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[email protected]

www.businessbyday.com

Business By Day Podcast

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