Modrn Business

In this episode Ryan discusses all things health benefits, cost savings and value creation for employees with Seamless Health CEO Allen Jackson.

Connect with Allen through FranchiseSupplierNetwork.com

In this Modrn Business episode, Zack sits down with CEO/Founder of Village East Gifted, Tobi Phillips. In this episode, we discuss how Village East Gifted differentiates themselves in the market, why Tobi decided to franchise the brand, some benefits to being a franchisee and some awesome student stories as well.

In the 3rd episode of the Franchise Supplier Wire series, Ryan discusses "Two Things High Performing Franchisees Do To Drive Results" with multi unit franchisee and owner of Upfront, Matt Robinson.

Upfront helps high-growth franchise organizations optimize unit-level performance and profitability using Matt's dialed in performance optimization coaching that he developed and deployed with massive success as one of the largest franchisees in the Massage Envy and other systems.

Results Talk: Upfront maximizes the value of multi-unit franchise businesses with scalable systems and tools that get results…fast. Common results: +43% sales conversion in 2 weeks | +33 NPS in 1 month | +51% YOY EBITDA | +75% YOY retention

To Connect with Upfront, Visit: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/upfront/

In this episode, Ryan has a discussion with CJ Adams, a multi unit franchisee of Great American Cookies. We discuss his journey, how he did his research to find and buy his territories, and all things running his locations and future plans.

In this episode we do a deep dive with the Orchatect team discussing all things technology stack consolidation for franchise organizations.

Reach out to them here: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/orchatect/

If you're a franchisor: Franchise Supplier Network can help you connect with best fit suppliers. Fill out our 1 minute form to get started: www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com

If you're interested in becoming a franchisee, be sure to check out the brands we host on MB podcast or visit our website to be connected with a brand or a consultant to learn how to become a franchisee

Get registered for one of our several amazing franchise conferences in 2023: www.franchisors.com

On the first episode of the Franchise Supplier Wire Podcast series here on Modrn Business, Joe Soltis and Issac Kebe from Choice Local discuss driving sales and marketing results for franchisees.

Some of the topics we discuss:

- Building a turnkey marketing stack

- Dynamically localizing content to be truly dominate

- The one cutting edge strategy that every marketing leader needs

- Using AI and Automation to enhance recruitment marketing

- What to do with marketing in a recession?

- Plus so much more.

Connect with todays guests to request a free consult call or discovery session here: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/choice-local/

If you're a franchisor: Franchise Supplier Network can help you connect with best fit suppliers. Fill out our 1 minute form to get started: www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com

If you're interested in becoming a franchisee, be sure to check out the brands we host on MB podcast or visit our website to be connected with a brand or a consultant to learn how to become a franchisee

Get registered for one of our several amazing franchise conferences in 2023: www.franchisors.com

Connect with ChoiceLocal: www.choicelocal.com

Show Guests:

- Joe Soltis

-Issac Kebe

Joe has 6 kids, created a non-profit foundation to help kids in need called the Benjamin Isaac Foundation which is funded by ChoiceLocal, and favorite quote is “The currency of leadership is hope, if people have hope in a better future you have leadership, otherwise you do not.” He’s been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Franchise Herald, American Reporter, LA Weekly , CEO World and many more publications

Isaac - Isaac has a deep passion for driving revenue and amazing customer service in every situation that he is in. Isaac has worked in every partner development position within ChoiceLocal and loves seeing his team's hard work day in and day out. He has a 2 year old daughter that is spunky and loves saying "cheese" instead of "please".

Cheers

Zack goes back to his NYC days with this interview with Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Mighty Quinn's BBQ, a brand started in Smorgasborg NYC. In this episode, we discuss their path towards becoming the go-to fast casual BBQ brand, their emergence out of the Tri-State area, proficiency in delivery/technology and their big plans for 2023.

In this special Modrn Business event, Ryan travels to Chicago to the Fishman PR offices (with a live podcast studio audience) for discussion on how to build an emotional connection with your customers and potential franchisees through story-telling. With the help of panelists Shane Evans (Massage Heights), Steve Greenbaum (PostNet) and Jeff Wall (Handyman Connection); Ryan asks questions on how to utilize your founding story, your all-star franchisee story and your “journey to franchising” story to help show the impact that PR has on a franchise network.

In this episode of Modrn Business Podcast, Ryan Hicks hosts Jim Waskovich, Managing Partner of Princeton Equity Group and Lane Fisher, Partner at Fisher Zucker Franchise Law Firm.

We discussed feedback and top highlights from the 10th annual Springboard event for emerging franchisors, and put a specific focus on talking through the key highlights from the day 1 lunch panel session on the topic of "Accelerating Growth Through 3rd Party Capital Investment".

Topics Discussed:

- Springboard Event

- What is Private Equity

- The different kinds of P.E.

- When should I engage with a P.E. group

- Should I hire an investment banker?

- Who is Princeton Equity Group and who do you serve?

- What are the common mistakes and how to best prepare to partner with 3rd party capital?

- And much more.

About Jim Waskovich:

Jim co-founded Princeton Equity Group, co-leads its investment activities, and sits on the Firm’s investment committee. Prior to co-founding Princeton, Jim spent nearly 20 years as a private equity investor at Summit Partners, ABS Capital, and our predecessor firm, Princeton Ventures (which he founded in 2006). Jim’s current investments include Card My Yard, D1 Training, Five Star Franchising (the parent company to 1-800-Packouts, 1-800-Textiles, Bath Solutions, Bio-One, Gotcha Covered, Mosquito Shield, and ProNexis), HOPCo (the parent company to The CORE Institute), Princeton Medspa Partners (the parent company to AlluraDerm, Greenspring Medical Aesthetics, and medspa810), Radiance Holdings (the parent company to Sola Salon Studios and Woodhouse Day Spa), and Stellar Brands (the parent company to Bluefrog Plumbing + Drain, Restoration 1, Softroc, and The Driveway Company). His previous investment experience includes European Wax Center (acquired by General Atlantic) and Massage Envy (acquired by Roark Capital). Jim holds a B.S. in Economics and Politics from Washington & Lee University where he was a George Washington Scholar.

About Lane Fisher:

In private practice since 1989, Lane Fisher currently represents more than 200 franchised brands in business transactions and complex franchise litigation. Lane is the Past Chairman of the International Franchise Association’s Supplier Forum, a past member of the IFA’s board/executive board and serves on the IFA’s Membership Committee.

Fisher is a frequent speaker at franchise conferences and has written extensively on many aspects of franchising. Fisher has been identified both as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine and a Legal Eagle by Franchise Times for every consecutive year since 2004. Since 2010, Fisher has earned the distinction of “Awesome Attorney” in Suburban Life Magazine. FisherZucker was also designated awarded as a top franchise law firm servicing the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 from 2018-2022.

To give back to the franchising community, Fisher is also the co-founder of franchise conferences like Franchise Springboard, Franchise UnConference and Franchise SunConference.

To connect with Jim or Lane, visit www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com to ask for an introduction.

Zack "covers" the new Wellness 2.0 industry with The Covery CEO EK Navan in this episode! We discuss why this industry is one to watch in franchising, how The Covery differs from others breaking into this space, services they plan to add in 2023 and what a buildout/staff would look like at a typical location.