Danny Ballard & John Zentgraf met in Denver, Colorado in 2003 and became fast friends and mentors for each other in life and business. Who better to encourage personal and professional growth than a friend! Who better to keep us accountable than a friend who desires to have us succeed? Who better to help you[…]
There are over 700 Gyu-Kaku restaurants worldwide, and the first U.S. location opened in West Los Angeles in 2001. Gyu-Kaku’s Award Winning Restaurant was awarded the Hot Concept Award in 2007 and the demand keeps growing! The Gyu-Kaku System has been designed for efficiency of operations and limits the amount of daily food preparation in[…]
I (Rebecca Monet) get excited when I see families coming together to build a business. There was a day and a time when that was normal. Children grew up in the family business, then stepped into leadership roles as parents over time handed over the reins. The adult children in turn bring a fresh perspective,[…]
People can fool you. Everyone looks fabulous on a resume. Interviews, even face-to-face are not sufficient. Can you really tell if someone’s a good fit for your franchise system? Try an unbiased, scientific approach to franchisee recruitment and selection. Learn about Zorakle Profiles’ meta-analysis approach and why it’s the most predictive franchisee-franchisor matching tool on[…]
Zorakle Profiles will be here! Come join your franchise friends and peers at Titus Center for Franchising’s MarkOps Franchise Bootcamp in West Palm Beach in January. Start 2020 off on the right foot. Register here: https://www.franchisingbootcamps.com/
You can learn a lot about someone by the sports they love and the teams they support. This is Phil Mettra, Zorackle Profiles (aka Zoracle), VP of Client Development happy face. Phil is a huge fan of the Ducks! He got a bit excited at the University of Oregon Ducks’ win over the Utah Utes[…]
Angela Coté of Franchise Growth Catalyst and Cultivate Advisors speaks with Jack Monson of Social Geek Radio about 10 things successful franchisees typically possess. In short: Working capital Systems Oriented Touch of Entrepreneurialism Passion About the Brand Patience Leadership Skills Team Oriented Sales Oriented Community Oriented Grit Listen to interview here: https://socialgeekradio.com/the-dna-of-a-franchisee-with-angela-cote Want to learn[…]
Business, some assume, is like a quiet game of backyard badminton. You volley your aerodynamic birdie across the net and your customers volley back silver and gold. Ah, Kumbaya! However, between launching the perfect birdie and banking the silver much will happen. It’s all fun and games until it gets competitive. One minute your customers[…]
Zoracle Profiles participated in this year’s Emerging Franchisor Conference. Got to listen to the sage wisdom of Mary Ann O’Connell (FranWise), Nancy Bigley (Painting with a Twist), Dustin Hansen (InXpress), Richard Simtob (Zoup!), Shannon Wiburn (Just Between Friends), Candace Couture (Planet Fitness and Ashley Schuetz (Massage Heights). There is something very special about franchising …[…]
Michael Layman, Vice President of Government Relations for the International Franchise Association (IFA) is a captivating speaker with a sense of humor. Never hurts to have a sense of humor especially in this highly regulated world of franchising! Michael Layman shared some pros and cons within franchising at Franchise Brokers Association Conference, in Orlando, FL[…]
Left to right: Matt Kelton, Jason Killough, John P. Hayes, Terri Hoskins, David Omholt, Bill Fleming and Prit Sen.
Written by: Rebecca Monet, President and Chief Scientist of Zoracle Profiles. How do you shift when you’re in a funk? It was an interesting question that Holly Ford asked me, while on the Pillars in Franchising a few weeks ago. On the podcast I offered a 2-part answer: ‘Lean on your tribe’ and ‘Business isn’t always Kumbaya;[…]