Franchise Interviews

We are meeting with Dan Chaon, CEO of Native Grill & Wings.. The mission of Native Grill and Wings is to provide their guests with excellent service, exceptional food, and a memorable experience, while continuing to be the "Coolest Place for the Hottest Wings.

We are meeting with Nate Malloy, COO of Profile by Sanford.  Profile® by Sanford® is a comprehensive weight management program designed by Sanford Health physicians and scientists, as a Simple, Effective & Sustainable solution.

 

The program makes use of a Profile coach and offers integrated complementary technology to directly connect the coach and the member through their journey. Clinical & Scientific protocols have been designed to assist the coach to implement an individualized plan for each member. Their plan is designed with a focus on Nutrition, Activity & Lifestyle adaptations required for short and long-term success.

From preventing nursing home evictions to providing ongoing health monitoring, My Elder Advocate offers families peace of mind knowing a plan is in place to ensure the best possible care for their aging relatives. The company's business model guarantees that the elder individual's best interest is in mind because it receives 100 percent of its compensation directly from clients.

We are meeting with My Elder Advocate CEO Jack Halpern and My Elder Advocate COO Claudine Halpern

We start off today's show with our most recent interview on WVOX with the Marketing Dr. John Tantillo.  Next we are meeting  with the President of the Tilted Kilt and star of Undercover Boss Ron Lynch.  The Tilted Kilt is a Scottish and English themed sports pub that provides traditional American cuisine. With LED flat screen televisions and attractive women as servers, customers are greeted with a fun and free atmosphere often associated with the traditional American sports bar.

We have a great show today - We are meeting with Michael Haith, Chairman of the Board for Raintree.  RainTree is a team of outsourced franchise sales professionals to help emerging, mid-size and mature brands increase unit count with a comprehensive set of services. The Denver-based company provides the industry’s most experienced franchise development staff that generates the quality lead flow that previously only more mature franchisors could afford. The proven systems and processes ensure that limited development budgets recruit the highest quality and the highest quantity of franchisees that best match the culture and profile of the franchisor’s ideal franchisee. 

In parts 2 and 3, we are going to play clips of interviews we had with several of RainTree's portfolio.  They include Teriyaki Madness and Wag N Wash.

We have a great show today - We are meeting  with John Twist, VP of Franchise & Business Development at Batteries Plus Bulbs.  In business since 1988, Batteries Plus Bulbs have evolved with the expanding electronics and light bulb industries to become the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchise in this specialized market. Entrepreneur magazine has ranked Batteries Plus Bulbs as one of the top 500 franchises in America for the past 20 consecutive years and #1 in the battery category.  They have also been recognized by Forbes as the #4 franchise in their mid-range investment category.

We have a great show  today.  We are meeting with Tony Lutfi, CEO of the Marlu Investment Group.  The Marlu Investment Group are franchise owners to systems like Arby’s, Church’s Chicken, Jack in the Box, Sears Appliance & Hardware Stores, Sears Home Appliance Showrooms, Sears Outlet Stores, Little Caesars, Sizzler and more.  In segment 2, we play a clip from our interview with the Franchise King Joel Libava from our Great Quotes in Franchising Podcast.

Special Prime Time Episode

We have a great show today.  We are meeting with franchise expert, franchise author and consultant Tom Scarda and Tom is going to talk about his recent book, The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty.  Tom will answer the following:

Why did you write the book “The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty”?

From your experience, what types of characteristics make successful franchisees?

What do you like about franchising?

What advice would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise?

In part II, we hear ther President of Franchise Interviews' (Marty McDermott) interview with another NY personality Dr. John Tantillo to discuss branding and franchising.

We are meeting with Scott Nichols, Director of Franchise Business Development for Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores. 

The Outlet stores (Sears Outlet) are designed to provide customers with in-store and online access to purchase new, one-of-a-kind, out-of-carton, discontinued, obsolete, used, reconditioned, overstocked and scratched and dented products across a broad assortment of merchandise categories, including home appliances, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods, tools and lawn and garden equipment at prices that are significantly lower than manufacturers’ suggested list prices.

 

Sears Outlet is the oldest of the four store formats and was established in 1968. The newest format, Sears Home Appliance Showroom, was introduced in late 2007. The majority of its stores are Sears Hometown Stores, a format which grew from the legacy Sears catalog stores and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013.

We have a great show today.  We are meeting with Leeward J. Bean, President and CEO of Big Frog, Ronald E. DeFrece, Vice President and COO of Big Frog, and Dr. Christina (Tina) Bacon-DeFrece, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Big Frog.  Big Frog's digital print on apparel capabilities make them a unique franchise opportunity - find out why by listening to the show.  

In part 2, we hear a clip from our Great Clip in Franchising Podcast and learn why you have to almost work harder to fail than succeed in franchising.