

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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Jul 10, 2008 • 60min
Baskin Robbins Franchise Opportunity Meets with Franchise Interviews
We are meeting with James Franks, National Director of
Franchising for Baskin-Robbins. July is National Ice Cream month and the
weather will be warmer, so the timing for your listeners is great!
For 62 years Baskin-Robbins® has been making people feel good inside and out. We’ve perfected the combination of delicious treats and a fun atmosphere. Now, we’re offering rewarding franchise opportunities that help aspiring business owners thrive and to continue our great heritage as America’s Favori

Jul 9, 2008 • 15min
Franchise Interviews Continues Our Interview with Franchise Attorney Kevin Hein
This is part 2 of our interview with Kevin Hein who is one of the top franchise attorneys in the country. Mr. Hein has served as a member of the ABA Forum Governing Committee, Publications Committee, and as the Tenth Circuit editor for the Forum Publication Enforcement of Covenants against Competition in Franchise Agreements (Second Edition).
Mr. Hein is also a member of the International Franchise Association’s Supplier Forum Advisory Board, Membership Committee, and the Steering C

Jul 9, 2008 • 30min
Kevin Hein, franchise attorney for Snell and Wilmer meets with Franchise Interviews
Today’s’ guest is Kevin Hein who is one of the top Franchise Attorneys and experts in the country and Kevin Hein. Kevin Hein is a partner with the Denver office of Snell & Wilmer LLP, where he co-chairs the firm's Retail and Franchise Services practice group.
Mr. Hein is the founding chairman of the Colorado Bar Association Subsection on Franchise Law, and also served from 1998 to 2001 as the Young Lawyers Division Liaison to the

Jul 3, 2008 • 60min
Own A Piece of the Energy Business - 4Refule Franchise Opportunity meets with Franchise Interviews
Own a piece of the energy business
Fuel powers economic growth around the world
* It enables transport, commercial services and construction
* As an industry, it's virtually recession-proof, but try to get into it and you quickly find the barriers to entry are very high
* Still, what if there were an opportunity for you to get a piece of the fuel business?
* Would you be interested?
An opportunity the oil companies left behind
* Re-alignment of business priorit

Jun 26, 2008 • 60min
Sterling Optical Franchise Opportunity Meets with Franchise Interviews
Sterling Optical opened its first door in the financial district of New York in 1914. Thirty-five successful years later, a second store opened in the Washington, D.C. area.
Today, through a combination of company-owned and franchised stores, Sterling Optical and Site for Sore Eyes number nearly 200 locations nationwide.
As a franchise, Sterling Optical has been repeatedly named by Crain's Franchise Buyer and by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top franchise operators in the United State

Jun 23, 2008 • 30min
Express Employment Professionals Meets with Franchise Interviews
We will dive right into our interview with Fred Bartliff, VP of Franchising for Express Employment Professionals. Since its inception, Express has cultivated many highly successful independent business owners. Although our franchisees come from very diverse backgrounds, they have one common purpose.
To Help People Succeed
If you have a desire to own your own business, look no further than Express Employment Professionals. Our training, service and support are unsurpassed in the staffing i

Jun 19, 2008 • 60min
Always Best Care Franchise Opportunity Meets with Franchise Interviews
Don and I have been discussing the incredible opportunity in the senior care industry. Always Best Care has created new dynamics in their industry to maximize franchisees potential for future strength and growth. We have the pleasure of meeting with the founder of Always Best Care Michael Newman.

Jun 17, 2008 • 15min
Franchise Interviews continues our interview with the Aarons Sales and Lease Ownership Franchise
This is part 2 of our interviews with Todd Evans, VP of franchising for the Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership Franchise Opportunity. In part 2, Todd dives deeper into training for new franchisees and gives his advice to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise.

Jun 17, 2008 • 15min
Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership Franchise Opportunity Meets with Franchise Interviews
Don and I both thought this was a very interesting franchise opportunity and business model. We are meeting with Todd Evans, the VP of franchising for Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership. This is part 1 of a two segment interviews. Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership provides products and services primarily to customers in need of furniture, electronics, appliances and jewelry, but who do not choose to, or cannot, purchase them with cash or credit. Aaron’s was founded in 1955 and began franchisin

Jun 16, 2008 • 60min
Marty McDermott and Don Johnson Discuss Current Events in Franchising
Spend one hour with Marty McDermott and Don Johnson, the show hosts of Franchise Interviews. Are college grads good franchisees? Find out by listening in.