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39. Succession Planning for Your Next Chapter
Everyone that gets into franchising does so as a stepping stone to the ultimate goal of time and financial freedom and leaving a legacy for the future. Achieving these goals require planning. How effective and...
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38. Strategies for Selecting a New Brand
During this show I share the best practices from 4 experienced franchisees who are also leaders of large multi-unit and multi-brand organizations and what are the things that they consider when selecting a new brand.
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37. Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
Many franchisee enterprises have super star employees who have been with them for a long time. These team members have overcome many situations and grown with the organization even through challenging times. They are...
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36. Who is the American Franchise Academy
This summer the AFA will be celebrating its 7th anniversary of helping many franchisees across dozens of brands and industries grow a successful multi-unit enterprise through quality training programs, and yet there...
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35. What is a Franchise
Even though the franchise model has been around for over 100 years and it has exploded in the last 60, there is still a lot of confusion around what is a franchise. As a matter of fact, if a person is not directly...
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34. Should I Share my Financials with Leaders
We are in business to make money. As we grow, we hire leaders. They hire Unit Managers and District Managers. We expect them to manage the business the way we would, but how much information should we provide for them...
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33. Actions of a Great Leader - PART 2
The #1 reason why people will stay in a job is because of the boss they have. It is proven that having a great boss is more important than pay for retention. Being a great leader/boss can be described in many ways and...
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32. Actions of a Great Leader - PART 1
The #1 reason why people will stay in a job is because of the boss they have. It is proven that having a great boss is more important than pay for retention. Being a great leader/boss can be described in many ways and...
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31. The Best Franchise for You
There are around 3,000 Franchise Brands in the US today. This can make it very confusing and overwhelming when you are trying to chose the best franchise for you. In this show I will be sharing the 6 elements to...
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30. 7 Critical Responsibilities of a District Manager
Many district managers struggle in their job because no one taught them what is the role and responsibilities that will facilitate them being effective and successful across all of their units. On this show I will...
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29. 100 District Managers Trained - What we learned.
We launched our Multi-Unit Leadership Certification program on spring of 2021. We have learned a lot of things after training over 100 participants. In this show I will share with you the top 10 things that we have...
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28. The Value of Internal Promotions
In a small business/franchise with a team of employees a leadership position will open from time to time, and if you are a multiunit franchisee this will happen constantly. Whether you are looking for a Unit Manager...
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