Franchise Interviews
FranchiseInterviews
Welcome to Franchise Interviews weekly podcast and radio show. If you ever dreamed of one day owning your own business, then you have come to the right place. Listen to detailed interviews/podcasts with some of the most informative sources on the topics of franchising and entrepreneurship.
People are hungry for good vital content (Keyes, 2009). To date, we have recorded over 850 interviews on our weekly franchise radio show with some of the top franchisors, franchise experts, franchise attorneys, franchisees, and franchise authors. You can even listen to our shows based on the category of interest on our website at https://www.franchiseinterview.com
We have met with some exciting new franchise concepts as well as some of the biggest names in franchising. As a visitor to our website, all you have to do is click and listen. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy. Live shows can be heard on Blog Talk Radio every Thursday at 10AM EST, 7AM PST. It's no problem if you can't listen to the live show. Each show is recorded and immediately placed in our library of audio archives.
To date, we have had over a quarter of a million listeners! Franchise Interviews is hosted by Dr. Martin J. McDermott.
People are hungry for good vital content (Keyes, 2009). To date, we have recorded over 850 interviews on our weekly franchise radio show with some of the top franchisors, franchise experts, franchise attorneys, franchisees, and franchise authors. You can even listen to our shows based on the category of interest on our website at https://www.franchiseinterview.com
We have met with some exciting new franchise concepts as well as some of the biggest names in franchising. As a visitor to our website, all you have to do is click and listen. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy. Live shows can be heard on Blog Talk Radio every Thursday at 10AM EST, 7AM PST. It's no problem if you can't listen to the live show. Each show is recorded and immediately placed in our library of audio archives.
To date, we have had over a quarter of a million listeners! Franchise Interviews is hosted by Dr. Martin J. McDermott.
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Feb 5, 2015 • 39min
Franchise Interviews Meets with My Elder Advocate
From preventing nursing home evictions to providing ongoing health monitoring, My Elder Advocate offers families peace of mind knowing a plan is in place to ensure the best possible care for their aging relatives. The company's business model guarantees that the elder individual's best interest is in mind because it receives 100 percent of its compensation directly from clients.
We are meeting with My Elder Advocate CEO Jack Halpern and My Elder Advocate COO Claudine Halpern
Jan 29, 2015 • 45min
Franchise Interview with Star of Undercover Boss and President of Tilted Kilt
We start off today's show with our most recent interview on WVOX with the Marketing Dr. John Tantillo. Next we are meeting with the President of the Tilted Kilt and star of Undercover Boss Ron Lynch. The Tilted Kilt is a Scottish and English themed sports pub that provides traditional American cuisine. With LED flat screen televisions and attractive women as servers, customers are greeted with a fun and free atmosphere often associated with the traditional American sports bar.
Jan 22, 2015 • 1h 11min
Franchise Interview with RainTree
We have a great show today - We are meeting with Michael Haith, Chairman of the Board for Raintree. RainTree is a team of outsourced franchise sales professionals to help emerging, mid-size and mature brands increase unit count with a comprehensive set of services. The Denver-based company provides the industry’s most experienced franchise development staff that generates the quality lead flow that previously only more mature franchisors could afford. The proven systems and processes ensure that limited development budgets recruit the highest quality and the highest quantity of franchisees that best match the culture and profile of the franchisor’s ideal franchisee.
In parts 2 and 3, we are going to play clips of interviews we had with several of RainTree's portfolio. They include Teriyaki Madness and Wag N Wash.
Jan 15, 2015 • 38min
Franchise Interviews Meets with the Batteries Plus Bulbs Franchise Opportunity
We have a great show today - We are meeting with John Twist, VP of Franchise & Business Development at Batteries Plus Bulbs. In business since 1988, Batteries Plus Bulbs have evolved with the expanding electronics and light bulb industries to become the nation’s largest and fastest-growing franchise in this specialized market. Entrepreneur magazine has ranked Batteries Plus Bulbs as one of the top 500 franchises in America for the past 20 consecutive years and #1 in the battery category. They have also been recognized by Forbes as the #4 franchise in their mid-range investment category.
Jan 8, 2015 • 38min
Living The American Dream Through Franchising
We have a great show today. We are meeting with Tony Lutfi, CEO of the Marlu Investment Group. The Marlu Investment Group are franchise owners to systems like Arby’s, Church’s Chicken, Jack in the Box, Sears Appliance & Hardware Stores, Sears Home Appliance Showrooms, Sears Outlet Stores, Little Caesars, Sizzler and more. In segment 2, we play a clip from our interview with the Franchise King Joel Libava from our Great Quotes in Franchising Podcast.
Dec 31, 2014 • 58min
The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty with Franchise Author and Expert Tom Scarda
Special Prime Time Episode
We have a great show today. We are meeting with franchise expert, franchise author and consultant Tom Scarda and Tom is going to talk about his recent book, The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty. Tom will answer the following:
Why did you write the book “The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty”?
From your experience, what types of characteristics make successful franchisees?
What do you like about franchising?
What advice would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise?
In part II, we hear ther President of Franchise Interviews' (Marty McDermott) interview with another NY personality Dr. John Tantillo to discuss branding and franchising.
Dec 18, 2014 • 37min
Franchise Interviews Meets with the Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Franchise
We are meeting with Scott Nichols, Director of Franchise Business Development for Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores.
The Outlet stores (Sears Outlet) are designed to provide customers with in-store and online access to purchase new, one-of-a-kind, out-of-carton, discontinued, obsolete, used, reconditioned, overstocked and scratched and dented products across a broad assortment of merchandise categories, including home appliances, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods, tools and lawn and garden equipment at prices that are significantly lower than manufacturers’ suggested list prices.
Sears Outlet is the oldest of the four store formats and was established in 1968. The newest format, Sears Home Appliance Showroom, was introduced in late 2007. The majority of its stores are Sears Hometown Stores, a format which grew from the legacy Sears catalog stores and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013.
Dec 11, 2014 • 53min
Franchise Interviews Meets with the Big Frog Franchise Opportunity
We have a great show today. We are meeting with Leeward J. Bean, President and CEO of Big Frog, Ronald E. DeFrece, Vice President and COO of Big Frog, and Dr. Christina (Tina) Bacon-DeFrece, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Big Frog. Big Frog's digital print on apparel capabilities make them a unique franchise opportunity - find out why by listening to the show.
In part 2, we hear a clip from our Great Clip in Franchising Podcast and learn why you have to almost work harder to fail than succeed in franchising.
Dec 4, 2014 • 46min
Franchise Interviews Meets with Hireology
We have a great show today. We are meeting with Adam Robinson, Chief Hireologist at Hireology.
The Hireology selection management platform simplifies the hiring process for franchisees. The company’s award-winning Selection Manager™ includes everything an operator needs to manage their hiring process, including a fully-hosted career site, integrated job postings, compensation analysis, pre-hire assessments, interview guides, background checks, skills verification and more. Franchise systems, use Hireology’s web-based platform to deliver consistent and repeatable hiring decisions in the field - leading to lower turnover and increased profitability per location.
Nov 20, 2014 • 34min
iDropped Franchise Meets with Franchise Interviews Weekly Radio Show
We are meeting with Charles Hibble, CEO of the idropped franchise opportunity. iDropped provides fast, on-site mobile device repair for the most popular brands of mobile devices with a specialization in Apple and the Samsung Galaxy series. The main reason that iDropped has been so successful is that consumers don't want to be without a cell phone for long, so they'll gladly drop it off for an hour to get fixed while running other errands.
