Jerry Akers Archives - Pillars of Franchising

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Broadcast Date: May 5th, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

On this week’s show, we are joined by some amazing women in franchising. Pillars team members Kristin Selmeczy, Elizabeth Denham and Karen Kimsey-Sward are joined by women in franchising guests. This strong group will discuss pivotal moments in their lives/careers that impact how they show up as leaders each and every day. You don’t want to miss the group of powerhouse women!

Join host hostKristin Selmeczy, CEO of Pillars of Franchising and co-host Jerry Akers of Great Clips as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

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Cassidy Ford, FRM Solutions

Andrea Mundie, RDCP Consulting

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Samantha Reges, Great Clips

Michele Rempel, Westvyne

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

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Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

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Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

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Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Grow a Business Organically with this GLO-ing Franchise

Broadcast Date: April 21st, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

This week on the show, we welcome Eric Meyers, CEO of Good Life Organic Kitchen. Making an impact on the health of the community is the name of the game for Meyers and his unique brand. His business supports local farmers and vendors, follows sustainable practices with eco-friendly disposables and composting, serves the most nutrient-dense food and drink options  and provides a feeling of vitality for its customers.

On Jerry Akers’ segment, he answers the question that seems simple, but is not simple at all – to bring in the family or not to bring in the family! His insights are invaluable on this topic as his personal experience brings a wealth of knowledge!

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

On the Million Dollar Mentor Segment this week Kristin Selmeczy will give another million dollar mentor tip that has driven success.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

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Eric Meyer, CEO, Good Life Organic Kitchen Franchising

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Broadcast Date: April 14th, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

Transferring the franchise opportunity – A Jimmy John’s Story by Matt Wampler. Are you a restaurant franchise? Then you are probably throwing money away, and you don’t even realize it. Matt Wampler’s new business helps restaurant franchises stop food waster through predictive forecasting. In addition, Matt has experience as a food franchisee through his Jimmy John’s locations. He exited the business in 2018, so he has transition experience – which is one of the goals of Pillars of Franchising for our clients.

This week, Jerry Akers of Great Clips and The Joint Chiropractic talks about Chapter 13 from his book, Live it 2 Own it: To Expand or Not to Expand. Karen Kimsey-Sward of Dale Carnegie takes up the conversation from Jerry with thoughts on expansion mindset and what kind of leadership it takes to successfully expand. Franchise Attorney Laura Liss talks about legal impacts for expansion and what to look out for, and David Kajganich updates us on his location of The joint Chiropractic.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

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Matt Wampler, Founder, ClearCOGS

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Broadcast Date: April 7th, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

This week we are excited to interview Dori Roberts Stewart. From teaching high school STEM classes to a booming franchise business, Dori engineered a path to successfully transition from her franchise business to a new gig as a consultant and podcast host. She is a dynamo you don’t want to miss!

Jerry Akers does a repeat of Chapter 11, the next chapter in his book, Live it 2 Own it all about – you guessed it – Avoiding Chapter 11 with Karen Kimsey-Sward of Dale Carnegie.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

On the Million Dollar Mentor Segment this week Kristin Selmeczy will give another million dollar mentor tip that has driven success.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

Listen to past episodes. https://www.pillarsoffranchising.com.

Dori Roberts Stewart

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Broadcast Date: March 31, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

John Cohen grew up around franchising, but forged his own, unique path. As a Molly Maid franchisee, he learned the ropes and added to his portfolio. He eventually worked on the franchisor side as Director of Operations for Molly Maid Corporate and then Vice President of Operations of the Dwyer Group. He moved to Franworth and the Lash Lounge before rising to COO of Franworth earlier this year. We are excited to learn more about the many hats he has won in franchising and what he has learned throughout his career.

This week Jerry Akers talks about avoiding Chapter 11 – information we all need to understand, and Karen Kimsey-Sward help us understand how surrounding yourself with the right people can help you stay the course in your business.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

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John Cohen, Chief Operations Officer, Franworth

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Broadcast Date: March 24, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

This week our guest is The Blind Side’s Leigh Anne Tuohy. Over the years, she and her husband owned upward of 100 franchise locations including Taco Bells, KFCs, Long John Silvers and Pizza Huts. Their success allowed them the opportunity to foster children and eventually adopt Michael Oher on whom the movie was based. Today, Leigh Anne is a fierce advocate for foster care, especially for those nearing their 18th birthdays and who are aging out of the system. She also sits on the Taco Bell Foundation Board. Learn more about how giving has become such an integral part of the Tuohy family’s life and how they give back through franchising.

In our Pillars segments, Jerry Akers discusses the chapter in his book, Live It 2 Own It about operations in your franchise. David Kajganich gives us an update on The Joint and Karen Kimsey-Sward reveals her Book of the Month – Atomic Habits.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

Listen to past episodes. https://www.pillarsoffranchising.com.

Leigh Anne Tuohy

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Broadcast Date: March 17th, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

This week, we interview Shawn Shariff. A first generation immigrant from Pakistan, Shawn started off at KFC in an entry-level job and through hard work and determination, grew his career to multi-unit franchise ownership. He shares how he has achieved the American Dream and lets our audience know that anything is possbile! 

Karen Kimsey-Sward talks to us about stress management as we have all endured a crazy few years in the world that have impacted our families, our businesses and our lives. She has some practical tips to help us cope. 

David Kagjanich shares his latest news from The Joint Chiropractic – things are getting close – but not without some bumps in the road.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

isten live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

Listen to past episodes. https://www.pillarsoffranchising.com.

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

The post Living the American Dream Through Franchising – The Shawn Shariff Story appeared first on Pillars of Franchising.

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Broadcast Date: March 10th, 2022

Keeping your books out of the “dirty” section of reading materials is no joke – especially if you are a franchisor trying to attract new franchisees. Carlos Gomez of PKF Texas helps franchisors audit their financials, offers best practices and consults on ways to grow, engage and improve their franchise models. What does this mean for potential franchisees? Reliable information, reviewable track records and Item 19s and more clarity on just what you are getting in a franchise system before you commit.

Laura Liss, our franchise attorney will dive further into the legal aspects of auditing and what kind of information you can glean in orer to make good decisions. Jerry Akers continues his series on his book – Live it 2 Own it and discusses Opening Day for your new franchise business.

As usual join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

Listen to past episodes. https://www.pillarsoffranchising.com.

Carlos Gomez, Contract Compliance, PKF

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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Broadcast Date: March 3rd, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

We have a lot to report on this week’s show! Kristin and Jerry have been at the IFA conference in San Diego, and we will hear about  lessons learned, opportunities available and schmoozing with everyone in franchising. Our guest is the Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach from Oklahoma who, after retiring last year, is lending her skills to the NextGen Fitness franchise as their Culture Coach. She will talk to us about how leading a team to success in sports can translate to business ownership and why franchising is a good fit for athletes. If her stellar coaching career tells us anything, it is that she is going to kill it in her next career!

Jerry Akers will continue his series following the next chapter in his book, Live It 2 Own It. Ray Pillar and Karen Kimsey-Sward will talk about establishing a positive culture as a new franchisee and Laura Liss offers legal insights in her segment.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

Listen to past episodes. https://www.pillarsoffranchising.com.

Sherri Coale

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

The post Hall of Fame Coach Sherri Coale Takes Winning Strategy into Franchising appeared first on Pillars of Franchising.

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Broadcast Date: February 17th, 2022

Broadcast Time : 5:00p EST / 4:00p CST / 3:00p MST /2:00p PST

This week we interview Larry Sutton of RNR Tire Express about his journey into franchising and why it is possible for anyone to find success – no matter where you start or what your industry.

Jerry Akers continues his series on finding the right franchise with a segment on site selection. Karen-Kimsey-Sward dives more deeply into how to find the right people for the right roles, and Laura Liss helps us understand territories and what to be on the lookout for.

Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and co-host Kristin Selmeczy, Chief Business Warrior of Pillars of Franchising as they discuss how to be successful at finding a franchise, identifying funding solutions, the purchasing process, developing marketing strategies and expanding and selling your franchise.

Listen live to new episodes on Thursdays at 4p central. Call in on Thursdays at 323-580-5755.

Interested in buying a franchise? Join the Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor program

Listen to past episodes. https://www.pillarsoffranchising.com.

Larry Sutton, Founder/CEO, RNR Tire Express

Our Co-hosting Team

Kristin Selmeczy on Twitter

 on Instagram

on LinkedIn

Jerry Akers – Great Clips franchisee, Million Dollar Franchisee Mentor

LinkedIn

Elizabeth Denham – Co-Host and CCO of Pillars of Franchising, Pubisher of POF Magazine

LinkedIn

Twitter

Interested in buying a franchise? Complete the form and  join the $1,000,000+ Franchisee Mentor program. 

Listen to past episodes

Sponsored in part by Westvyne LLC, MOLLY MAID of Aurora-Naperville Area, and Molly Maid Bloomingdale & Mt. Prospect 

Thanks to Mike Boehler for making this show possible.

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