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MasterMind Minutes with Gary Occhiogrosso

Today’s guest:  Craig Dunaway, President of Penn Station East Coast Subs

Learn more from Gary at Franchise Growth Solutions

Here is Jack Monson’s monthly column in Franchise Dictionary Magazine for June, 2021.

If you can listen to Carolyn and Charles Thurston for more than a few minutes and not be inspired and feel good about entrepreneurship, then I’m not sure I can help you!

Carolyn and Charles share how they started Wisdom Senior Care and how they rediscovered their passion for caring for others and building businesses.

We also discuss the new IFA Black Franchise Leadership Council’s mission to educate business owners about many points including financing and funding.

Thanks to Social Joey, Franchise Payments Network,  iPost, and Scorpion!

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

In the news this week:

7 - Eleven

Jimmy John's, Sarah Mueth

Right At Home, Brian Petranick

College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving, Nick Friedman

International Franchise Assocation

MSA Worldwide, Michael Seid

Neighborly, Mary Thompson

Bojangles, Byron Chandler, Jose Costa

Franklin Junction, Rishi Nigam

Massage Heights, Susan Boresow, Shane Evans

Church's Chicken, Russ Sumrall

GNC, Alan Chester

Location3, Vera Shafiq

The Franchise Show, FranchiseShowInfo.com

Zaxby's

Rosati's

Thanks to Social Joey and Oneupweb

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

A big challenge for franchise systems right now is staffing! Nearly all local owners are advertising job openings now and struggling to fill the positions needed to take care of customers. Facebook is rolling out Facebook Campus and Mike shares some ideas on how to use this new tool to find new team members as well as reaching 18 - 25 year olds with all messages. Note, this demographic is flooding back to Facebook this year! 

This special episode was recorded in Philadelphia at one of this year's excellent Franchise Shows organized by National Event Management.

It's been fantastic to get back on the road with friends in the Franchise space again! Joining us today are Richie Huffmanof Celebree School, Tim McCarthy of Rosati's, Christina Smith of Midtown Chimney Sweeps, and Tim Courtney of PuroClean. Each shares some insight on the culture of their brand and thoughts on what makes the culture of Franchising so compelling.

Thanks to Scorpion, AnswerConnect, and Suttle-Straus

The Franchise News Podcast for Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

In the news this week:

Roark Capital

Nothing Bundt Cake, Kyle Smith

Focus Brands, Kristen Hartman

Auntie Anne's, Jamba

Chick-fil-A

Your Pie, Dave McDougall

IFA, Mike Layman

Save Local Business Act

Shipley Do-Nuts, Clifton Rutledge, Hank Simpson

Sport Clips Haircuts, Allyson Young, Danielle Robinson

World Gym International, Jared Deptula

QDOBA, Shawn Caric

Salsa Fresca, Eric Friedman

Bojangles, Katie Radtke

Dine Brands, Vance Chang, Allison Hall

Jack in the Box, Tony Darden

FAT Brands, Allen Sussman, Ken Kuick, Rob Rosen

The Franchise Show, FranchiseShowInfo.com

Zaxby's

Rosati's

Precision Tune Auto Care

Thanks to Social Joey and iPost

MasterMind Minutes with Gary Occhiogrosso

Today’s guest:  Steve Schulze, CEO of Nékter Juice Bar

Today’s question:  What are the necessary ingredients to drive a sound digital strategy?

Learn more from Gary at Franchise Growth Solutions

Today we’re Geeking Out over some big changes at Google with Freddy Hunt, Director of SEO and Content Marketing at Oneupweb.

Freddy has some big updates for us about Google’s Page Experience and some tips including focusing on your Core Web Vitals. We’ll also dive into content calendar management for Franchise Brands.

Thanks to Northeast Color, and Benetrends.

Social Joey and Social Geek Radio are proud supporters of The International Franchise Association’s VetFran Program. 

Here is the audio version of Jack Monson’s new article in The Multi-Unit Franchisee Report for May 2021.

Text version

Thanks to Franchise Update Media