Elizabeth (Liz) Roberts, multi-unit franchisee with Pure Barre joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. Liz is an athlete. She played competitive softball, basketball, soccer, rugby and ice hockey in high school and college. In each she excelled with the exception of ice hockey[…]
We recently lost Jerry Darnell the Godfather of Franchising. He was an inspiration to all that knew him, a friend to many and a mentor to the lucky. I, Rebecca Monet count myself among the lucky. The memorial service in Princeton, KY was an emotional event for me and others whose lives he had a[…]
As a middle child Marianne Murphy discovered the best way to stand out from her siblings was to be the Director and Chief of Everything. A role she took to like a duck to water. Always a bit independent it took some time for Marianne to realize going it alone is not always the best[…]
Patrick E. Alcorn and Rich Ashe have much in common beyond their military service. Patrick was in the United States Army, including time as a Cadet at West Point. Rich served in the United States Marine Corps from 1976 to 1984 in the infantry and then as part of a joint Marine, Navy, and Air Force[…]
A United States Air Force veteran himself, Ralph Yarusso shares the inside scoop on VetFran on this special Veterans episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. VetFran is an advisory committee of the International Franchise Association with a mission to help veterans access opportunities in franchising by encouraging franchisors to offer financial incentives to prospective franchisees who[…]
KC Gardner, Navy veteran turned franchisee, has become Reno’s most seasoned dog training expert. She joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on this special veterans in franchising edition of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. KC spent 15 years in the Navy with the ambition of becoming a lawyer. She’s an avid reader, detail oriented,[…]
Fascinating conversation with military veterans Gilbert Saguid and Hector Cabrera on The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. You’ll want to listen in to this special veterans segment. Here’s a bit more about our guests: Gilbert Saguid, founder of Veterans Franchise Group (VFG) Leadership Studies PhD student at University of San Diego, graduate[…]
Master Networker, Radio Personality, Speaker and Author Linda Ballesteros joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. Linda shares the art and science of networking and building long-lasting, meaningful and profitable relationships. I don’t want to give away all of her tips and tricks[…]
Christine Kelly (Chris), is the founder and chairman of Little Kickers with 350 locations in 33 countries. She joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa from Malta on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. What makes Chris Kelly such a great leader? I think it’s several things including her childhood[…]
Laura Coe, CEO and Co-founder of Snapology joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. What does a single mother do when she can’t find after school programs or extra-curricular activities for her young, non-athletic boys? Simple. She creates one. Then another. Then dozens more and calls it Snapology. Snapology offers online and in-person classes, summer[…]
In 2019 at age 31, Lacy Altenhofen, opened her first Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids franchise in Odessa, Texas. She might just be one of the youngest franchisees in the world. Certainly one of the youngest women. Soon Lacy will be a multi-unit franchisee when her second Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids location opens in Midland, Texas[…]
Tania Sterl, founder of Sterl on Style, is a Personal Stylist and Fashion Expert joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast Where Passion & Purpose Collide. Like so many success stories Tania’s starts from humble beginnings. As a young artistically inclined girl she listened and moved to the beat of another drum. In[…]