Franchise Today

In this Encore Presentation of Franchise Today, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, Jeremy LaDuque, President & CEO at Elements, Inc., an industry leader in franchise website development and developers of the ElementsLocal™ online marketing solution. Paul and Jeremy discussed technology in franchise marketing with focus on social media, SEO, local search, and email & mobile marketing.

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by BrightStar Co-founder & CEO, Shelly Sun. Paul and Shelly discuss her new book, Grow Smart, Risk Less, and her recent appearance on the popular reality show, Undercover Boss. About Franchise Today Franchise Today is hosted by Paul Segreto, President and CEO at franchisEssentials, and co-produced by well-known franchise veteran, Joe Caruso. Their unique perspective and extensive industry experience provides the foundation for relevant discussions about franchising and franchise best practices. Weekly guests include some of the brightest minds in the franchise world, with specific expertise and experience within various areas of franchising. Franchise Today airs LIVE every Thursday at 11AM CDT / 12PM EDT with archived segments available on-demand.

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by labor law attorneyMark Fijman of Phelps Dunbar LLP. Mark represents and advises employers regarding federal and state employment laws dealing with race, age, disability, gender, national origin and religious discrimination and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He specializes in employment issues relating to the restaurant and hospitality industry. Mark and Paul will discuss the convergence of evolving technologies, generational changes and employment issues facing franchisors and franchisees.

This week on Franchise Today, Host, Paul Segreto is joined by BrightStar Co-founder & CEO, Shelly Sun. Paul and Shelly discuss her new book, Grow Smart, Risk Less, and her recent appearance on the popular reality show, Undercover Boss.

 

About Franchise Today

Franchise Today is hosted by Paul Segreto, President and CEO at franchisEssentials, and co-produced by well-known franchise veteran, Joe Caruso. Their unique perspective and extensive industry experience provides the foundation for relevant discussions about franchising and franchise best practices. Weekly guests include some of the brightest minds in the franchise world, with specific expertise and experience within various areas of franchising.

Franchise Today airs LIVE every Thursday at 11AM CDT / 12PM EDT with archived segments available on-demand.

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto is joined by Michael Webster, franchise attorney, social media lawyer, chair of strategic committee International Association of Franchisees and Dealers, and Paul Steinberg, former franchisee and franchise attorney. This week's discussion will focus on the 34th Annual Meeting of the ABA Forum on Franchising and the guests' insight and perspective on the Franchise Legal Landscape.

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Tom Spadea, a business and franchise attorney, and former franchise executive. Paul and Tom discuss the nuts and bolts of landlord and lender negotiations and how the same, done effectively, improves the chances of franchise success.

This week on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto is joined by social media maven and franchise professional, Deb Evans. Paul and Deb discuss FranCamp, the much-anticipated franchise / social media event being held in Nashville on Saturday, October 22nd. Deb is also co-host of another popular show on Blog Talk Radio, Social Geek Radio, where she discusses the use of today's social technologies on the Web.

International Franchising is front and center this week on Franchise Today as Host, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Ray Hays, a seasoned international franchise executive and consultant.

Hays has a successful 20-year track record of developing and supporting Master Franchisees worldwide, including actual field experience in 50 countries. He has earned his Certified Franchise Executive designation in 2007 and his MBA in 1994. Building upon his Bachelors of Science degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University, Hays studied within a Spanish and Cultural Curriculum in Spain at the Universidad de Sevilla.

In addition to his international work as a franchise executive and consultant, Hays planned and executed trade missions and partner searches with U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. State Department, foreign government agencies and the IFA.

In this Encore Presentation on Franchise Today, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, David Melton. David is both a successful author and Domino's multi-unit franchisee with locations in New York and Connecticut. Focusing on David's book, "Hire the American Dream" the discussion outlined how to build a minimum-wage workforce into a high-performance, customer focused team. In addition, listen to how David explained what he described as his greatest achievement - helping seven of his former team members become franchisees, and that they now own over 40 stores among them!

In this Encore Presentation on Franchise Today, Paul Segreto welcomed as his guest, David Melton. David is both a successful author and Domino's multi-unit franchisee with locations in New York and Connecticut. Focusing on David's book, "Hire the American Dream" the discussion outlined how to build a minimum-wage workforce into a high-performance, customer focused team. In addition, listen to how David explained what he described as his greatest achievement - helping seven of his former team members become franchisees, and that they now own over 40 stores among them!