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Franchise Hounds

Franchise Hounds

Greg Macchia

Have you always dreamed about being an entrepreneur and owning your own business? Join Greg Macchia, a certified franchise consultant, as he interviews franchise industry pros to dissect, explore and discover franchise ownership.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Franchise Hounds episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Franchise Hounds for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Franchise Hounds episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Joining me today is Mark Amery

Mark is also the Founder of Feels Like Friday Service Brands, parent company to multiple Home Service Brands including, Toodaloo Pest Control and Puddle Pool Services which we are discussing today.

Puddle Pool Services has taken an industry in dire need of a clean up and streamlined it with a professional, modern, and technical approach.

The Puddle Brand allows all their Franchise Partners the ability to run their entire business from their smart phone with Puddle’s in-house app.

All of their clients receive top notch service with their "All In" price structure so there are no hidden fees. Their E-Reports have all of the service details, real time photos and GPS location trackers that give their clients the service they have never dreamed of having.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Mark Amery from Puddle Pool Services.

Remember..... Grab Life by the Cannonballs!

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Joining me today is Patrick Brennan, Patrick is the Director of Client Services at N-Compass TV.

N-Compass TV's Dealers are in 25 states and 90 Markets with over 2,900 indoor digital displays nationwide, N-Compass TV is the largest owner-operated indoor billboard network in North America.

N-Compass TV is disrupting the Indoor Digital Billboard industry by providing a proven model for entrepreneurs to build a revenue generating business in a billion dollar industry.

On the Indoor Billboard side, they show their dealers how to partner with busy local hotspots, organized by neighborhoods, to host a screen and then sell advertising. They connect communities by sharing local businesses’ stories.

On the Digital Marketing side, they help their dealers identify good prospects, provide webinars, and implement solutions all local business owners need to be found by customers.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Patrick Brennan from N-Compass TV

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Franchise Hounds - The American Dream with Adenah Bayoh
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12/08/22 • 40 min

Joining me today is Adenah Bayoh

Adenah truly embodies the American dream. Escaping the civil war in her native country of Liberia at age 13, Adenah emigrated to the U.S. and has since become a successful entrepreneur. Having grown into a multi-unit owner of IHOP in her home state of New Jersey. After becoming a successful real estate developer, she decided to launch Cornbread in late 2017.

Cornbread is a fast casual, farm-to-table soul food concept. Investing in people and developing the communities where she conducts business are at the forefront of all of Adenah’s business ventures. For Adenah, economic development through her work means getting a chance to improve and empower communities. This is evident through the many giving back programs run at many of Adenah’s restaurants from providing free space to nonprofits for community events to providing free meals to disadvantaged veterans.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Adenah Bayoh

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Joining me today is Nick-Anthony Zamucen, the founder and CEO of Best Option Restoration.

Prior to founding Best Option Restoration, Nick was the founder of another successful franchise brand called Bio-One. Nick was awarded Top 40 CEO's Under 40 from Business Diversity Magazine 2013. He is also a 3x published author, business strategist, and an award winning serial entrepreneur that has had tremendous success in various business ventures.

Best Option Restoration is a trusted national leader in the disaster restoration industry. They offer water, mold and sewage remediation as well as fire damage and storm damage restoration including contents cleaning.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Nick-Anthony Zamucen from Best Option Restoration.

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Joining me today is LynnAnn Zazzali.

LynnAnn is a former public school teacher who shares her entrepreneurial journey of becoming an award winning multi-unit franchise owner with The Learning Experience.

The Learning Experience is one of America’s fastest growing childcare franchises, currently ranked No. 68 in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500. They are recognized leaders in the daycare and early education industry—with over 450 centers open or under development.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with LynnAnn Zazzali.

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Joining me today is Charlie Graves, the CEO of Athletic Republic.

Prior to becoming CEO, Charlie had a decorated career as an entrepreneur and in athletics as he was an Olympic-level swimmer and professional triathlete.

Athletic Republic is the industry leader in evidence-based sports performance training, offering programs appropriate for athletes of all ages. Over ONE MILLION athletes have taken advantage of individualized sport-specific training programs designed to enhance their speed, power, agility and sensory skills to gain more than just a step on their competition.

Athletic Republic helps franchise owners turn their passion for sports performance training into a profitable business venture.

Athletic Republic’s performance sports training network totals 100 facilities throughout North America, Japan, North Korea and Australia.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Charlie Graves from Athletic Republic.

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Joining the show today is Marleen Zhik, the President of Eight Turn Crepe.

Eight Turn Crepe is a Japanese fast casual creperie concept. Their crepes are made with high quality, organic or locally sourced ingredients that are naturally 100% gluten-free.

They offer an array of both sweet and savory menu items. Eight Turn Crepe has been in business almost a decade and franchising since 2019. One location offers 5 different revenue streams; dine-in, take-out, delivery, a perfect on-the go handheld food for festivals and pop-ups of all kinds, not to mention a booming catering business.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Marleen Zhik from Eight Turn Crepe.

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Franchise Hounds - Franchise Opportunity: Salty Dawg Pet Salon
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08/30/22 • 49 min

Joining me today is Co-Founder and CEO from Salty Dawg Pet Salon, John Kanski.

Kanski founded Salty Dawg Pet Salon in 2018, when he noticed that typical grooming shops took his Springer Spaniel behind closed doors and left her in an anxious state during her visit. Kanski, a Paul Mitchell School owner with locations across four states, dreamed of redefining the grooming experience by creating an expedited process to teach licensed hairstylists and barbers to groom animals. Turning his dream into a reality, Kanski teamed up with Winn Claybaugh, founder and co-owner of Paul Mitchell Advanced Education (the franchisor of 100+ cosmetology and/or barbering schools operating under the Paul Mitchell School brand), and Gary Ratner, a lifelong expert in the beauty industry with over 40 years of experience in retail, real estate, store operations, and franchising.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with John Kanski from SAlty Dawg Pet Salon

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Joining the show today is Gary Bauer

Gary is the brand president of Jan-Pro Systems International. Gary has over 30 years experience in the commercial cleaning and restoration industry with roles at ServiceMaster Clean, Service Master Restore and Orkin Pest Control.

Founded in 1991, JAN-PRO Systems International’s mission is to help people realize their dreams of business ownership through service industry franchising. As the #1 commercial cleaning franchise, JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting has a stellar brand reputation and thorough set of cleaning processes, support systems, and customer service standards that can help keep clients happy and your business flourishing.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Gary Bauer from Jan-Pro Systems International.

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Joining me today is Aaron Harper

Aaron is the CEO and owner of Rolling Suds.

Rolling Suds is the premier franchise for residential and commercial power washing. Using a proprietary method for power washing, The Professional Wash Method, Rolling Suds franchisees can move twice as fast with more efficacy than other power washers.

After years of helping hundreds of entrepreneurs find their path to business ownership, Aaron decided to take everything he learned in franchising and work toward becoming franchisor. He started searching for a service business he wanted to franchise.

It was crucial that the business was recession resistant, had high margins, and a business that filled a need for both commercial and residential customers. Most importantly, he wanted the opportunity to build a team focused entirely on the franchisee experience. After evaluating dozens of businesses, Aaron believes he found the right one.

I hope you enjoy today's discussion with Aaron Harper from Rolling Suds.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Franchise Hounds have?

Franchise Hounds currently has 66 episodes available.

What topics does Franchise Hounds cover?

The podcast is about Wealth, Career, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Franchise, Investment, Podcasts, Small Business, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Franchise Hounds?

The episode title 'Score Big: N-Zone Sports Franchise Success with Dana Hansen' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Franchise Hounds?

The average episode length on Franchise Hounds is 37 minutes.

How often are episodes of Franchise Hounds released?

Episodes of Franchise Hounds are typically released every 15 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Franchise Hounds?

The first episode of Franchise Hounds was released on Jun 9, 2020.

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