Franchise Hounds

Joining the show today is Des Stephens. Des is the dynamic owner/operator of Mosquito Shield in northwest Los Angeles. 

Des grew up in a family of both franchisees  and franchisors and was recently featured in Top Women in Franchising. 

Des is on track to set a record for first-year sales records. 

 The decision to purchase her franchise in April 2021 has indeed changed her life, allowing her to focus on her personal core values of health, happiness, and service.

As a former D1 student athlete, Des is now encouraging other women to make their own bold statements through business ownership.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Des Stephens of Mosquito Shield Northwest Los Angeles. 

Joining the show today is Charlie Jebran. Charlie is the Co-Founder of the accounting firm, Jebran and Associates.

Charlie has a unique perspective on franchise ownership and a wealth of knowledge to share as he was a multi unit franchisee of Dunkin Donuts as well as an accountant. 

Having gained so much knowledge by running his two stores, Charlie began to provide advisory and tax services to operators of a variety of franchises.  He currently provides advisory services to franchisees of over 100 locations in the nation. Charlie is also the author of an upcoming book on franchise ownership. 

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Charlie Jebran

Joining me today is Maya Ratcliff, Maya is the Founder of Hawaii Fluid Art

Hawaii Fluid Art is a unique retail establishment that features an art gallery  in the front and an art studio in the back.

No experience is needed for the students and everyone is guaranteed to create a beautiful one of a kind piece of fluid art in class.

Small groups, large groups, birthday parties, and corporate events are offered at Hawaii Fluid Art.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Maya Ratcliff from Hawaii Fluid Art

Joining the show today is Michelle Rowan, Michelle is the President and COO of Franchise Business Review.

Franchise Business Review is a franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction, employee engagement, franchise buyer experiences and end-customer satisfaction.

The firm works with hundreds of today’s top franchises to share best practices in franchise relations and operations.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with  Michelle Rowan from Franchise Business Review

Joining the show today is Cliff Kennedy, Cliff is the CEO of Frios Gourmet Pops. 

Cliff has a cool story to share as he went from a Frios franchisee to buying out Frios and becoming the franchisor. 

Frios offers a low-cost, simple, mobile franchise system that sells prepackaged popsicles. The flexibility and low cost of entry allows more people to realize their dream of owning their own business. Their  tie-dye wrapped vans called “Sweet Rides” create a unique experience for their customers across the country. Frios franchisees are able to work multiple events in a day as well as have wholesale accounts in their territory.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Cliff Kennedy from Frios Gourmet Pops. 

Joining me today is Patrick Brennan, Patrick is the Director of Client Services at N-Compass TV. 

N-Compass TV's Dealers are in 25 states and 90 Markets with over 2,900 indoor digital displays nationwide, N-Compass TV is the largest owner-operated indoor billboard network in North America.

N-Compass TV is disrupting the Indoor Digital Billboard industry by providing a proven model for entrepreneurs to build a revenue generating business in a billion dollar industry.

On the Indoor Billboard side, they  show their  dealers how to partner with busy local hotspots, organized by neighborhoods, to host a screen and then sell advertising. They connect communities by sharing local businesses’ stories. 

On the Digital Marketing side, they  help their dealers identify good prospects, provide webinars, and implement solutions all local business owners need to be found by customers.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Patrick Brennan from N-Compass TV

Joining me today is Adenah Bayoh

Adenah truly embodies the American dream. Escaping the civil war in her native country of Liberia at age 13, Adenah emigrated to the U.S. and has since become a successful entrepreneur. Having grown into a multi-unit owner of IHOP in her home state of New Jersey. After becoming a successful real estate developer, she decided to launch Cornbread in late 2017. 

Cornbread is a fast casual, farm-to-table soul food concept. Investing in people and developing the communities where she conducts business are at the forefront of all of Adenah’s business ventures. For Adenah, economic development through her work means getting a chance to improve and empower communities. This is evident through the many giving back programs run at many of Adenah’s restaurants from providing free space to nonprofits for community events to providing free meals to disadvantaged veterans.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Adenah Bayoh

Joining me today is Nick-Anthony Zamucen, the founder and CEO of Best Option Restoration.

Prior to founding Best Option Restoration, Nick was the founder of another successful franchise brand called Bio-One.  Nick was awarded Top 40 CEO's Under 40 from Business Diversity Magazine 2013. He is also a 3x published author, business strategist, and an award winning serial entrepreneur that has had tremendous success in various business ventures.

Best Option Restoration is a trusted national leader in the disaster restoration industry.  They offer water,  mold and sewage remediation as well as  fire damage and storm damage restoration including contents cleaning. 

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Nick-Anthony Zamucen from Best Option Restoration.

Joining me today is LynnAnn Zazzali. 

LynnAnn is a former public school teacher who shares her entrepreneurial journey of becoming an award winning multi-unit franchise owner with The Learning Experience. 

The Learning Experience is one of America’s fastest growing childcare franchises, currently ranked No. 68 in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500. They are recognized leaders in the daycare and early education industry—with over 450 centers open or under development.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with LynnAnn Zazzali. 

Joining me today is Brian Beers. Brian is the President of Prenlyn Automotive Group. 

Prenlyn Automotive Group is family-run business that operates franchised Midas shops throughout the Philadelphia & New Jersey region. They  now own & operate 30 locations and are continuing to expand through acquisition. 

Brian is also the creator and host of the podcast “Business with Beers”. His mission is to inspire entrepreneurs to accelerate the expansion of their business to create wealth & time freedom.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Brian Beers.