Modern Business

In this episode, Zack chats with CFO Mike Barhydt of petbar, a boutique pet pampering franchisor taking the pet services industry by storm. We discuss the viability of the pet services industry, where petbar fits in to this emerging industry, why he gravitated to this space within franchising, how they're utilizing technology to gain a foothold and about why he believes the pet services space has some of the best unit-economics in franchising.

In this Modrn Business episode, Zack chats with Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe. We cover market headwinds, the change in their real estate prototypes, their ideal candidate profile, how they're helping with turnaround time at their drive-thrus and the story behind TSC.

In this episode, Zack chats with Gong Cha CGO Andrew Sternburg to talk through the brand's ideal customer profile, their real estate strategy, educating the market on a new category within franchising and their candidate profile for a master franchisee.

In this special episode, Zack sits down with Patrick Findaro of Vetted Biz & Visa Franchise to discuss the trends he's seeing in franchising. From resales to real estate, solving the labor crunch to bringing foreign nationals into the US as franchisees; lots to hear in this episode!

In this episode Mike Bann and Mike Grebin from Bann Business Solutions break down what “intent data” is and how to use it in your franchise marketing stack. Connect with todays guest: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/bann-business-solutions/ Register for the Franchise “UnConferences” at www.franchisors.com

In this episode, Zack welcomes back the Co-Founder & CEO of Scenthound, Tim Vogel. We dive deep on how they're at the forefront of pet wellness through their technology, their approach and their hiring practices. Additionally, we talk about the evolution of the pet space, ideal franchisee targets, their move towards providing products within locations and their march to 100 locations!

In this episode, Woven CEO Matt Goebel discusses his innovative platform that helps franchisees streamline local communications and operations. Matt Goebel is the founder and CEO of Woven, the leading multi-unit business management software. After spending more than a decade consulting in the franchise industry, Matt recognized numerous deficiencies in how technology was meeting the needs of operators. He started Woven in 2017 to address those deficiencies. In addition to Woven, Matt is a multi-unit franchisee in the salon & spa vertical and the founder of LumArc Solutions, a custom software design agency. About Woven: Woven is a multi-unit business management platform for franchisee and independent owners, enabling them to manage people, operations and locations from one seamless platform. In the episode Matt shares "How To Save $1M+ Per Year By Consolidating Your Operational Tech Stack" 1. Operational cost savings Woven can produce at scale for large multi-unit operators 2. Failing to prioritize the con

In this Modrn Business episode, Zack chats with a new type of franchise brand in the "non-emergency transportation" space, Tootl. We discuss with Co-Founders Michelle & Tom Dacy alongside industry veteran, Steve Greenbaum about the appeal of this new industry within franchising, the types of franchise candidates they'll be looking for, what types of customers they can expect and growth plans for 2023.

In this episode we break down a very important topic: Google Maps. We dive deep into a set of best practices as it relates to what you can do to get your business more organic visibility on the worlds number 1 search engine. Register for YoungConference: www.franchiseyoungconference.com Connect with Map Ranks: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/map-ranks/ Cheers,

In this episode of Franchise Supplier Wire, Heather Anderson shares how franchise systems can leverage machine learning and AI to empower and enhance digital marketing campaigns. Eulerity has a technology that specializes in working with in-house marketing teams to help deploy their consumer and FD ads in an effective manner.

For this Women's History Month episode, we're highlighting a tech-forward massage concept, Squeeze Massage, and one of its co-founders, Brittany Driscoll. We discuss how their proprietary technology helps them gain an edge over more traditional competitors, how they motivate therapists to work for Squeeze, their other differentiators and why now is the right time to invest in the massage space.

In this episode of Franchise Supplier Wire, CEO Trevor Rappaleye breaks down how Franchise Filming helps franchisors tell their story to franchise candidates through video content. Trevor gives tips and advice, and breaks down how their service aligns with franchise organizations. Check out our conferences and events: www.franchisors.com - Springboard: *the event for emerging franchise brands* September 27-29 -UnConference: * An extreme networking event* March 22-24 -YoungConference: *Americas top Next generation Franchise leaders* May 10-12, an invite only event Cheers

Zack discusses a new trend in franchising, bar entertainment, with CEO & Founder of Hoppin' Brands, Rich Moyer. We talk through real estate footprints for, the idea of being a "third place", how their technology streamlines their business, their plans for franchising and their typical target demographic.

Zack discusses his favorite cuisine, Greek, with the Co-Founder of the hot upstart brand Apola Greek Grill, Yianni Kosmides. We cover how to balance authenticity with efficiency, differentiators from other Greek fast casual brands and their ideal real estate model for multi-unit operators.

At IFA Convention 2023, Super Bowl Champion and multi-brand franchise investor Drew Brees joined Modrn Business Podcast with Stretch Zone CEO Tony Zaccario for an exclusive conversation to lay out a playbook for success in franchising. Modrn Business podcast hosts Ryan Hicks and Zack Fishman have published over 400 episodes featuring stories and learnings from prominent franchise leaders over the past 5 years. Resources mentioned: - www.modrnbusiness.com *get connected with brands* - www.franchisors.com *3 epic franchise events* - www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com *Find best-fit suppliers* Modrn Business is known for its laid-back discussions covering everything from rags-to-riches stories from franchisees and franchisors, year-end-reviews, and exploring next generation technologies, brands and trends.

Zack catches up with Prakash Karamchandani, Co-Founder of Balance Grille. We discuss how they are bringing healthy, Pan-Asian cuisine to the fast casual industry (a first), why technology is the bedroom of how they differentiate, why they believe multi-unit investors should invest and how they educate consumers on cuisines that may be foreign to them.

Zack sits down with Amergent Hospitality's President, Mark Whittle, to discuss the advantages of being publicly-traded, growth goals for their 4 brands, industries that peak their interest in M&A and how they deal with supply-chain across their brands.

In this episode, Zack speaks with the CEO of children's services platform Youth Athletes United, Adam Geisler. We cover what made them gravitate to children's services, why finance is so interested in the industry, their vision as the "trusted source for youth athletes" and their growth plans for 2023.

In this episode, Zack chats with Co-President of Roy Rogers, Jim Plamondon about the state of the union in restaurant space. Specifically, we get into technology they use to incentivize employees, why delivering hospitality through drive-thrus is such a large part of their business and the beginnings of this iconic brand.

On this episode Ryan chats with the CEO of Fit Body Bootcamp, Bryce Henson. Bryce is also the host of The Fitness CEO Podcast.