Brian Cook founder and president of StretchMed joins us today on The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. StretchMed, is a 1-On-1 stretching franchise model, founded in November 2019 and currently has over 20 locations in 5 states. It aims to eliminate chronic pain, increase mobility, rejuvenate, and help you move well. If[…]
Charmaine Conaghan is Franchise Owner, Executive Director of Always Best Care Senior Service’s Glenview and North Shore, Illinois office. In addition, we discovered she’s an outspoken and passionate advocate for the Home Care (or In Home Personal Care) sector. She helped us better understand the difference between Home Care and Home Health Care. Eye opening[…]
We reached out to interview Chrissy after hearing about PuroClean’s Employee Appreciation Initiative because we wanted to know and share everything! Chrissy told us that initiative was the brain child of the marketing department and has had both expected outcomes and delightful secondary consequences. This is a must listen to episode if culture and employee[…]
Meet Simone Kelly Simone Kelly, Founder and Brand President of Grasons Co., is a true entrepreneur at heart. Having owned a real estate franchise, lending, transaction coordinator, and escrow company for 15 years, Simone ventured into the world of estate sales to find her calling. She founded Orange County-based Grasons Co., a leading estate sales and office liquidation service,[…]
Andy Fuller, CEO of Mosquito Hunters, has an interesting story. One that combines a thoughtful list of criteria for starting Mosquito Hunters and build a distinct culture based on human connections. In fact, Andy says there is no substitute for human connection in business! He shared with us on this episode of The Franchise Woman[…]
Today’s conversation on The Franchise Woman podcast was a dynamic one indeed. Joining us today is: Kim Gubera, CEO of PIRTEK USA, one of the very few female CEOs in the global hydraulics industry. Vanessa Yakobson, helped Blo Blow Dry Bar grow to roughly 130 franchise locations across 27 states as its CEO. Robin Gagnon,[…]
Cary Daniel, Co-Founder and CEO of Nextaff franchise, talks entrepreneurship. And he should know as a 20 year entrepreneurial veteran who took a startup company to over $100,000,000 in revenue in under 10 years and led his business to the Inc. 500/0 list 6 times. Cary has also held ownership in over 20 private ventures[…]
Anne Gannon, author of Never Again: An Entrepreneurs Guide to Creating a Resilient Business during the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Shotmaker: An Owner’s Guide to Creating a Winning Business, joins us on The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide. How does one go from playing the professional golf circuit to running an accounting[…]
Jason Davis, a John Maxwell Certified Trainer & Coach, knows a thing or two about Emotional Intelligence. He joins us today on The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide to discuss two key EQ factors: Self-Control and Adaptability. An interesting conversation ensues as we look at these ‘skills’, their many benefits and what[…]
Let’s talk about what happens at the intersection of passion and profit. And there is no one better to address this topic than Barbara Nuss, CPA and founder of Profit Soup, a financial learning and development company focused on franchising. Barb is a passionate advocate of small business and franchise models. She believes financial information[…]
Kim Gubera is one of the very few female CEOs in the global hydraulics industry, but she has successfully led PIRTEK USA to the third fastest-growing franchise based on unit percentage. Kim has worked with two family-owned franchise companies. She was with U.S. Lawns for 16 years and PIRTEK USA now for over 6 years. In this interview she talks[…]
Lauren Kruse’s husband was a car enthusiast and fell in love with the Tint World Franchise. He opened the Kennesaw, GA location in July 2021 and unexpectedly passed away in September 2021, leaving Lauren with a big decision. Should she close the store she drove by every day or attempt to take on the role[…]