Modrn Business

Today we got to sit down with Cliff Kennedy, CEO of Frios Gourmet Pops - the nation's largest gourmet pops franchise.

In this episode we learn about Cliff's awesome story and journey thus far. He came from no experience in franchising to getting inspired by this brand and becoming a franchisee. Just a few months later he acquired the brand with the mission of scaling it up to put franchised locations all across the country and deliver on their promise of "selling happiness".

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In this action-packed episode of Modrn Business, Ryan and Zack speak with Josh Wall, EVP & Chief Franchise Officer of Urban Air Adventure Parks. We chat about how Urban Air differentiates itself from others in both the children’s and the franchise space, how they have completely revamped their technology stack during COVID-19, exciting initiatives for 2020/2021 and advice that Josh has for emerging brands.

In this episode, Zack speaks with CEO & President of 2Inspire, Shafik Mina. We discuss how his two brands, Mad Science and Imagine Arts Academy, differentiate against others in the STEM space, technologies and curriculum that help set them apart and where 2Inspire believes the children’s activity space is going in the next 5-10 years!

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Todays episode features Brad Sugars, CEO of Action COACH. He has written 17 business books. He coaches, advises, owns and sits on the boards of too many companies to name.

This episode dives in to what he is seeing in the pandemic and offers practical advice for how to navigate these times. Other topics we discuss include:

-Selling franchises

-How to help franchisees become profitable

-Differences between sales and marketing

-Coaching for franchisees

-How to keep your head on straight

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Ben Kliever

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Todays guest is the CEO of Famous Toastery, a 30 location breakfast, lunch and brunch brand.

Despite the tragic landscape we are seeing in the "dine in" catagory, Famous Toastery is doing quite well. From technology pivots, marketing activities, leveraging data, and some little known trends that are emerging....this episode dives in to why it is that Famous Toastery is powering through this pandemic and has an optimistic view of the future.

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Today’s guest is the CEO of Five Star Franchising, Mr. Scott Abbott.

Five Star Franchising is holding company of home services businesses which focuses on bringing systems, technology, branding, and training to portfolio brands.

In this episode we get into many topics including mindset, personal and professional development, how the customer journey has changed and some of the tools and strategies you have found to acquire customers, how to gain a competitive edge through technology, automation and much more.

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In this new Modrn Business episode, co-host Zack Fishman catches up with CEO & Co-Founder of Modern Market Eatery, Anthony Pigliacampo. We discuss why they look at their restaurant brand is an e-commerce company, tools that they use to take advantage of the changing consumer ordering landscape, how they turn net promoters into real promoters via their loyalty program and how they have changed their in-store ordering experience due to the pandemic.

In this new Modrn Business episode, co-host Zack Fishman sits down with newly-minted VP of Franchise Development for Duck Donuts, Dwayne Hoffman. We discuss how they stand-out vs. the 800,000 lb gorilla in their space (you all know who), how they are using non-traditional growth to bolster their development and how they’re using technology to gain an edge during these trying times.

In this episode, Zack and Ryan catch up with rockstar couple and multi-unit franchisees of Chicken Salad Chick, John and Meggie Schissler. We run through how they ended up become associated with the brand, technology they used to pivot during the pandemic, marketing tactics they use to set themselves apart in a crowded DFW market and advice they have for others looking to get into franchising.

Goldfish Swim School is one of the fastest growing brands in franchising and has garnered multiple awards and accolades within the franchise community. That growth was temporarily interrupted with the onset of the coronavirus, which at one point forced a shut down of all locations. In this episode, Justin is joined by Shana Krisan, VP of Marketing at Goldfish, for a discussion about brand authenticity, how purpose translates in to performance, and the future of Goldfish in a post-COVID world.