The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Thanks to MFV Expositions / International Franchise Expo and iPost. 

It’s National Small Business Week! And Matthew Gourgeot of Thyrv joins us to discuss Customer Experience for small business owners, particularly franchisees. We’ll chat about giving Emerging brands the same great customer experience that Enterprise or Legacy brands receive!

Shout outs today to Matt Haller, FranWorth, #MUFC, and Scott Greenberg!

Thanks to Constant Contact, IFA’s VetFran, and The Franchise Show.

It's the latest instalment in our series on The Culture of Franchising. My guests today are Tray Doster of Zaxby's, Brynn Gibbs of Consumer Fusion, and Keith Gerson of FranConnect all discussing the Culture of their brands as well as their take on the Culture of the Franchise space. We captured these conversations at the 20th Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in Vegas last week. What great event!

Shout-outs today to Tim Courtney of PuroClean and Franchise Update Media. Thanks to iPost, Citrin-Cooperman, and Thryv.

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Thanks to MFV Expositions / International Franchise Expo and Suttle-Straus.

MasterMind Minutes with Gary Occhiogrosso

Today’s guest:  Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Café

Learn more from Gary at Franchise Growth Solutions

Today, it’s the latest in our series on The Culture of Franchising. My guests are Amanda Dempsey of Kent Franchise Law Group, Richie Huffman of Celebree School, and Emily George of Franchise Business Review.

We captured these conversations at the 20th Multi-Unit Franchising Conference. We’ve had a pretty horrible couple of weeks in America, but the comeback of lifetime is starting and the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive. Kudos to Therese Thilgen, Gary Gardner, and Diane Phibbs of franchise update media for bringing us all together again at this amazing event. 

Thanks to iPost, Location3, and AnswerConnect.

Joining the show today: Matt Haller, Jennifer Brandeen, and Rikki Amos from the International Franchise Association.  The team shares the most critical issues affecting franchising such as the PRO Act, Joint Employer, and an upcoming new economics report that will be shared with business owners about the value of the Franchise model. 

We also chat about the work the group is doing through the IFA Foundation, The Diversity Institute, VetFran, The Pride Council, and The Black Franchise Leadership Council. And, we’ll get a preview of upcoming franchise events leading up to the 2022 Convention in San Diego!

Thanks to Thryv, Constant Contact, and AnswerConnect.

Shout out to IFA's partners at Franchise Update Media and MFV Expositions. See you in Vegas this week, and see you in NYC in September!

Today’s guest is Mandy Rowe of True REST Franchising. What exactly is Float Therapy? How can it help consumers in these extremely stressful times and how can this new business model simultaneously serve entrepreneurs?

For more info, reach Mandy on LinkedIn or on TikTok.

Thanks to Location3, Suttle-Straus, and iPost.

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

In the news this week:

Dutch Bros Coffee

Red Robin, Paul Murphy III

Donato's Pizza

Brinker International, Wyman Roberts

Maggiano's

Raising Cane's, Todd Graves

Burger King, Tom Curtis

Qdoba, Eric Williams

@properties, Natalie Hamrick

Big Chicken, Sam Stanovich

Potbelly, David Daniels

Mo'Bettahs, Rob Ertmann

Vitality Bowls, John Mascali

Marco's Pizza, Keith Sizemore

McDonald's; Tariq Hassan, Morgan Flatley

Tara McHenry, Wag n' Wash

Thanks to MFV Expositions / International Franchise Expo and AnswerConnect

Podcast host Jack Monson joins Mike McDowell, Certified Facebook Ad Buyer & Business Manager, to discuss Facebook tips for Franchises courtesy of Social Joey.

This week’s topic: Facebook Workplace is back, and this time it might be a valid replacement for your old intranet, Zoom, Slack, and more. With working remotely becoming a more permanent reality, it might make sense to reexamine Facebook’s easy access platform for your Franchisees, team members, freelancers, agencies, and more.

If you’re a Multi-Unit owner attending #MUFC in Vegas, please drop us a private message. We would love to invite you to our VIP party with our partners at Celebree School and Kent Franchise Law Group.

Thanks to Social Joey and Franchise Update Media.