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This week’s Rock Star panel is Paul Pickett, Ingrid Schneider, and Brett Larimer.

We’re talking about Boundaries: work / life family / franchise family and more.

How do you make your team and colleagues comfortable with your work / life choices? Does becoming close friends with peers in the same industry make this easier or more difficult? And, what happens when your company’s brand becomes part of your personal brand?

Thanks to Hughes, Northeast Color, and Serviceminder.

Welcome to Just Jania, the podcast hosted by Jania Bailey and powered by FranNet

Dr Kathleen Gosser of The University of Louisville returns to Just Jania!

Kathy and Jania share news on The University of Louisville’s “bootcamp” and partnership with The International Franchise Association CFE program as well as other recent updates from the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence.

The Franchise News Podcast with Jack Monson for November 2, 2022

Thanks to Eulerity.com and AnswerConnect

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Today’s Rock Star Panel is Kristen Pechacek, Chief Growth Officer of MassageLuxe, Robert Mitchell, Head of Franchise Development at Ultra Pool Care Squad, and Dawn Weiss, a CMO at Xponential Fitness for Rowhouse and STRIDE!

They are taking some risks next year because that’s how you win in franchising and marketing! And today they will share these big crazy ideas with you.

We’ll cover ideas you can use on CTV, Moment Blast, YouTube ads, YouTube Shorts, Reels, The Metaverse, BeReal, of course TikTok, and the potential return of a little social media channel called Twitter.

And on these channels and technologies, how can we best work with micro-influencers, home-grown influencers, local news personalities, realtors, and local business owners?

Thanks to Hughes, Northeast Color, and Serviceminder.

The Franchise News Podcast with Jack Monson for October 26, 2022

Thanks to Eulerity.com and Northeast Color

Do you ever have Imposter Syndrome? Yeah you do.

So does this week’s Rock Star panel: Ingrid Schneider of Stay in Your Lane, Amanda Dempsey of Saxton & Stump, and Northeast Color’s Derrick Ableman.

We'll tackle these questions much more:

Thanks to Hughes, AnswerConnect, and Serviceminder.

Plus we’ve got details on the BEST networking event of the entire year: #FLDC from Franchise Update Media.  See you in Atlanta!

The Franchise News Podcast with Jack Monson for October 12, 2022

Thanks to Eulerity.com and Franchise Update Media.

Today the Franchise Spotlight is on Jeremy LaDuque, Executive VP at TruPresence. Jeremy shares the latest on how franchisors can most effectively their marketing data tech stack and how it can help their franchise owners. Jeremy also discusses digital marketing trends including some blind spots in the customer journey

Social Geek is proud supporter of IFA’s VetFran. Learn more at vetfran.org.

The Franchise News Podcast with Jack Monson for October 5, 2022

Thanks to Eulerity.com and MFV Expositions / Franchise Expo Houston.

Submitting News:

If you have newsworthy items to share, please send press releases and media alerts to:

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This week’s Rock Star Panel: Nicole Salla of Kiddie Academy, Thomas Scott of Home Run Franchises, and Ali Kraus of Benetrends.

We’ll discuss the power a well-told story to build trust and authenticity. Each of our panelists will share their own “WHY” and how you can find yours. Plus:

Thanks to Hughes, AnswerConnect, and Serviceminder.

BIG shout outs today to some of our favorite franchise storytellers including BIGGBY Coffee, The IFA, and Franchise Update Media. See you in Atlanta at #FLDC!