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  • New Year's Special: Franchise Goals

    New Year's Special: Franchise Goals
    Jan 1 2026
    Happy New Year, Geeks! And welcome to Year 17 of Social Geek Podcast and our New Year’s Day Special. We’ve got 26 Franchise Pros sharing their goals for ‘26: Heather McLeod Ricky Richardson Susan Beth Jania Bailey John Hayes Kris Stuart Emily George Paul Segreto Lauren Fernandez Brent Greenwood Edith Wiseman Jerry Akers Robert Mitchell Martha Tomas Flynn Gabby Wong Richie Huffman Jennifer Durham Marci Kleinsasser Emma Dickison Larisa Walega And we’ll wrap up with the Franchise Rock Star Panel: Ali Kraus Danielle Wright Derrick Ableman Kristen Pechacek Scott Greenberg And your host, Jack Monson Thanks to today’s sponsors Citrin Cooperman, AnswerConnect, and Thunderly.
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    1 Std. und 45 Min.
  • Franchise Rock Stars: 2025 Wrap Up

    Franchise Rock Stars: 2025 Wrap Up
    Dec 16 2025
    Today on the most popular franchise podcast, we’re wrapping up 2025 with the Franchise Rock Stars. What did we learn this year? What worked? What did NOT work? Today's Franchise Rock Star Panel: Derrick Ableman, Scott Greenberg, Kristen Pechacek, and Danielle Wright joining host Jack Monson. We’re missing Ali Kraus today -- see you in January! Thanks to all of our sponsors for 2025: Citrin Cooperman, Northeast Color, WSI, Hughes, Vendasta, Franzy, Promotex, and Thunderly. Special Guests: Danielle Wright, Derrick Ableman, Kristen Pechacek, and Scott Greenberg.
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    29 Min.
  • Live at The SMB Franchise Summit

    Live at The SMB Franchise Summit
    Dec 9 2025
    We talk a lot about Multi-Unit Owners and Legacy Brands in franchising. But the life blood for the future of franchising and small business ownership is the Emerging Brand. Today on the most popular franchise podcast, we’re live the SMB Franchise Summit hearing from new Emerging Franchisors about how they’re growing in 2026! Thanks for joining us: Marc Howland of Breadless Dominique Sandu of D. Sierra Lash Co. Fabienne Van Buchem and Aditya Jain of Beambar Steve Moore of Epoxy Depot Courtney Del Vecchio of Sweatfluence Tamika Franklyn of Precision Franchise And thanks to Steve Beagelman, Dawn Abbamondi and the SMB Franchise Advisors (https://smbfranchising.com) crew for hosting us. Thanks to Citrin Cooperman (https://www.citrincooperman.com/Industries/Franchise), Northeast Color, (https://www.northeastcolor.com/), Hughes (https://www.hughes.com/who-we-serve/by-business-type/franchise), and Thunderly (https://thunderlymarketing.com/)
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    27 Min.
  • Live at Franchise Expo Austin 2025 Part 2

    Live at Franchise Expo Austin 2025 Part 2
    Nov 25 2025
    We're back live at Franchise Expo Austin! In Part Two, host Jack Monson is chatting with more franchise development leaders and CEOs of some the top brands in franchising. We’ll find out about their goals and plans for 2026. Joining today's show: Scott McIntosh, Mr Gatti's Pizza Marcus Fuller, Beef-A-Roo Bruce Granger, NaturaLawn of America Ty Brewster, FranReal Randolph Clarito, 1 Heart Caregiver Services Josh Kerns, Conquest Padel Club Chris Wellbaum, Level Up Leak Detection John Doty, Freshslice Pizza Jack Stewart, SMB Franchise Advisors Rodney Frank, Yonutz And we wrap up the event with Martin Joksimovic, President of MFV Expositions, who gives us a preview of the franchise expos in 2026 in great cities like Fort Lauderdale, New York, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Phoenix. Thanks to the whole MFV Expositions sales & marketing team for a fantastic year: Linda Thompson, Justin Wood, Frank Fazio, Simone Smith, Rafael Arango. Thanks to Citrin Cooperman (https://www.citrincooperman.com/Industries/Franchise), Northeast Color (https://www.northeastcolor.com/), Hughes (https://www.hughes.com/who-we-serve/by-business-type/franchise), and Thunderly (https://thunderlymarketing.com/)
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    1 Std. und 9 Min.
  • Live at Franchise Expo Austin 2025 Part 1

    Live at Franchise Expo Austin 2025 Part 1
    Nov 18 2025
    Today we are live at Franchise Expo Austin! Host Jack Monson is chatting with the franchise development leaders and CEOs of some the top brands in franchising. We’ll find out about their goals and plans for 2026! Joining today's show: Kyla Dufresne, Foxy Box Jack Hall, Cicis Pizza Blaine Young, NaturaLawn of America Kevin Brickner, The Goddard School Rhea Lana, Rhea Lana's Franchise Systems Jenepher Toups, Zoomin Groomin Clay Carson, Twisted Egg Shack Red Boswell, IFPG Thanks to Citrin Cooperman (https://www.citrincooperman.com/Industries/Franchise), Northeast Color (https://www.northeastcolor.com/), Hughes (https://www.hughes.com/who-we-serve/by-business-type/franchise), and Thunderly (https://thunderlymarketing.com/)
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    47 Min.
  • Marketing & Innovation: Franchising AI Updates from Patti Rother, Jeff Leach

    Marketing & Innovation: Franchising AI Updates from Patti Rother, Jeff Leach
    Oct 14 2025
    It doesn’t matter what you do with AI. There…I said it. Come and get me, snake oil salesman. What DOES matter is what your candidates and customers do with AI and how they’re finding you. It’s the Marketing & Innovation Update for October on the most popular franchise podcast, Social Geek! Patti Rother, Founder and CEO of Root + Rise, is here to help Fran Dev pros feed the Large Language Models with answers for their brands. We’ll cover: Why Reddit is now so important and how you can get started Using Wikipedia as your guide to sharing your facts and data Other places to share your brand’s unified messaging to gain authority How video content is currently feeding answers Why PR and earned media are more critical than ever Shout outs to our all-star team members Jacqui Blair, Islam Tawfik, Willem van Daalen, Madison Leavy, Grace Gorman, and Jason Weaver. Next, I’ll chat with Jeffrey Leach of Vendasta to dive into AI for local franchisee marketing. Jeff shares the results from Vendasta’s new study of 20 franchise brands looking at their franchisees’ local AI marketing services. There are some amazing conversions via web chats, SMS conversations, and booking services. Connect with Jeff to learn more about the survey results. Thanks to Northeast Color (https://www.northeastcolor.com/), Hughes (http://hughes.com/franchise), and Thunderly (https://thunderlymarketing.com/) ⚡ Special Guests: Jeff Leach and Patti Rother.
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    51 Min.
  • Episode 1200: Franchise Rock Stars: Franchisors + Suppliers

    Episode 1200: Franchise Rock Stars: Franchisors + Suppliers
    Sep 30 2025
    What do brands really need from their partners and vendors? And how can suppliers best manage those relationships? It’s Episode 1200 of Social Geek! The Franchise Rock Stars are back on the most popular podcast in franchising: Kristen Pechacek, Ali Kraus, Derrick Abelman, and Danielle Wright. We’re diving deep into the three-legged stool of Franchisors, Franchisees, and Suppliers to discuss: *Monthly check-ins versus monthly challenge *Using your suppliers and partners to get stronger and better *Saying NO and making it okay to say no *Are relationships in franchising getting better? Are they getting harder? *What are CEOs of brands really looking for now? *What are the signs of a client quietly quitting? Thanks also to today’s sponsors: Citrin Cooperman (https://www.citrincooperman.com/Franchising), Northeast Color (https://www.northeastcolor.com/), Hughes (http://hughes.com/franchise), and Thunderly (https://thunderlymarketing.com/). Special Guests: Ali Kraus, Danielle Wright, Derrick Ableman, and Kristen Pechacek.
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    38 Min.
  • Franchise Marketing Sources: Live at Franchise Expo West

    Franchise Marketing Sources: Live at Franchise Expo West
    Sep 16 2025
    Where are your best new leads coming from? What’s your go-to source for the best candidates who will make the best franchisees? Franchise Development Marketing is the focus on today’s show with some of my favorite franchise brand leaders recorded LIVE at Franchise Expo West in LA. You’ll hear from: Robert Bhagwandat, Checkers & Rally’s Megan Birkey, McDonald’s Mark Treptow, Gong Cha Jimmy Weeks, Internet Strategy Labs Matt Sawicki, Black Sheep Coffee Carlo Verdugo, Juice It Up! Plus, Michael Seid of MSA discusses several hot Franchising topics for this fall and Kim Gusman of CEA / California Employers Association shares why California is still a great place to develop franchises! Thanks to Northeast Color, (https://www.northeastcolor.com/), Hughes (http://hughes.com/franchise), Citrin Cooperman (https://www.citrincooperman.com/Franchising), and Thunderly (https://thunderlymarketing.com/).
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    1 Std. und 6 Min.