Melinda Emerson, aka The Small Biz Lady, is back this week on The Franchise Woman Podcast. She joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa to talk about her journey to unveiling her true passion and purpose. Like many, Melinda thought she knew what she wanted to do with her life. But once out of college and[…]
Today’s conversation on The Franchise Woman Podcast is between cohosts Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa. Learn a bit more about Rebecca Monet, CEO and Chief Scientist at Zorakle Profiles and community advocate, speaker, author, and entrepreneur Tracy Kawa. In this episode Rebecca and Tracy talk about their shared passion for seeing others succeed. They discuss[…]
How to Recognize the Next Big Thing. Dan Rowe, specializes in finding the next big thing and for over 20 years has identified and grown brands like Five Guys Burgers & Fries, QDOBA Mexican Grill and The Halal Guys from small unit businesses to the powerhouse chains they are today. Dan Rowe is the Founder[…]
Multi-lingual Judy Walker is a 2nd generation immigrant with an incredible story. Raised in New York by an Italian mother, Judy learned adaptability was key to a happy and successful life. In this episode, Judy shares how being adaptable took her from being the Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing for Windows on the World[…]
Madeleine (Park) Zook’s theme in life is simple: Getter done because and in spite of! Try that on for a while and see how your life changes! Because … and in spite of. That’s a no excuses mentality if I ever heard of one. Who is Madeleine? She’s a multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee, podcast host of[…]
Adriann Dalton, COO of Honest Abe Roofing, talks about adaptability, impact and team on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. Adriann comes to Honest Abe Roofing with more than 25 years sales, customer engagement and operations experience working at companies like DentalPlans.com and Neighborly. What Tracy Kawa and Rebecca[…]
Shelly Sun, CEO and founder of BrightStar Franchising, on this week’s episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. There is much to admire about Shelly, her ability to see the future and plan accordingly, her love of her franchisees and business partners, her generous heart and her steadfast, maternal nature when[…]
Megan Rosen, Chief Development Officer, joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion and Purpose Collide. Megan talks about feeling ‘embarrassed’ that her family provided her so much opportunity when others may not have that same luxury. These feelings sent her on a self-discovery process. Listen in[…]
Faith, family and FOS is what I think of when I think of Gerry Henley, founder of Launch to Growth. Our conversation with Gerry on The Franchise Woman podcast revealed a tender heart wrapped in a getter done mindset. But not in a run fast, stir up some dust, and do a bunch of things[…]
Nora Farhat does not reinvent the wheel instead she embraces, leverages and scales. Nora Farhat has built a multi-brand, multi-million dollar enterprise. Franchise brands included in her portfolio include British Swim School, Mathnasium, Pool Scouts, Grand Illuminations, Code Learning and Real Property Management. Nora knows exactly what her skill sets are … and are[…]
Tamara Loring, Chief of Brand Ideology for The Entrepreneur’s Source, joined us on this week’s episode of The Franchise Woman podcast. If I were to describe Tamara in one word, that word would be Genuine. It’s not often in this fast-paced and competitive world of business that you find someone without a single reason or[…]
Who doesn’t love gourmet ice cream? We had a chance to chat with Lauren Townsend, the Co-Founder of Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream. She and her husband, Chad, started the company in their home kitchen in 2014 and have since expanded to multiple brick-and-mortar scoop shops, seasonal kiosks and food trucks in Western Pennsylvania. Her story[…]