Why Do 28% of Franchisees Get the Thumbs Down?

Greg Nathan’s Healthy Franchise Relationships Two-Minute Tip Sometimes it takes a staggering statistic, like the fact that 28% percent of franchisees receive poor performance scores from franchisor executives, in order to create the shift necessary to improve these relationships. In this week’s Two-Minute Healthy Franchise Relationship Tip from Greg Nathan, we get great insight on […]
Tips on Setting Your Franchise Convention Speakers Up for Success – Part Two – Maximize the Energy in the Room

In Part Two of our three-part series, Troy Hazard and I chat about how to create and maintain a fabulously high, very fun, and full-on engaging energy for the conference overall and for your keynote investment specifically. Great franchise convention energy does not just happen. It’s intentionally created and carefully choreographed. Maximize your speaker investment […]
Tips on Setting Your Franchise Convention Speakers Up for Success – Part 1

In this three part video series, Troy Hazard and I chat about some simple things franchisors can do to set their professional speakers up for success. We split some great ideas up into three key areas covering: The pre-program preparation that best enables your speaker to fully customize their session and meet your desired learning […]
No More Town Hall Meetings! – Try this instead… Greg Nathan’s 2-Minute Healthy Franchise Relationships Tip

In his recent Healthy Franchise Relationships Tip, expert Greg Nathan shares the most effective way to hold meetings with franchisees that creates “a spirit of frank, open discussion without the deleterious downsides.” Over the last 8+ years, we have seen Greg lead franchise groups through this transformative process again and again. I never get tired […]
Franchise Feel Stuck? It’s Time to Un-Learn with Craig Zablocki
We are super excited to add Craig Zablocki to the SPEAK! family! In addition to being one of the most sought-after speakers for franchisee audiences, Craig is one of the most interactive and audience-engaging in the business. This high engagement ends with RESULTS that improve the success of franchisees for years to come. Clients have […]
Why Tough Going Gets the Tough Going – Greg Nathan’s 2-Minute Healthy Franchise Relationships Tip

The four ‘C’s of Mental Toughness is the theme of Greg’s Two-Minute Franchise Relations Tip this week. Want to know what they are? Read on… Why Tough Going Gets the Tough Going Greg Nathan’s 2-Minute Healthy Franchise Relationships Tip When I asked my wife why she was so enthusiastic about watching the Australian Grand Slam, […]
The $2,000 Bottle of Milk – Greg Nathan’s 2-Minute Tips

In today’s 2-Minute Tip, Greg talks about helping franchisees ‘Master What Matters’ – a struggle for most small business owners. Great Tip, Greg! The $2,000 Bottle of Milk It was 12.30 A.M. and my wife and I were dead tired, having just arrived home after a 20 hour flight from Europe. We both felt like […]
The Fine Art of Building Franchise, Business and Community Relationships

Not every franchisee is comfortable creating valuable business relationships out of a room full of strangers. Yet, often the success of their business depends on their ability to create a strong referral network and high level of visibility in their communities. Voila! Enter Debra Fine, global conversational and business networking expert and the latest addition […]
The One Variable Leaders Can Control – Mike Abrashoff
We are delighted to announce the newest addition to the SPEAK! roster – Mike Abrashoff. Mike brings extensive experience helping franchise systems of all sizes engage teams & transform cultures – from home office staff all the way through to your franchisee’s front-line employees. When Mike Abrashoff took command of the USS Benfold, morale was […]
The Elephant That Flew – Greg Nathan’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip #104
In Greg’s Tip #104, he brings to light the often overlook ‘third leg’ of a healthy franchise relationship – the psychological leg. In this week’s insight, Greg reminds us that success is dependent on how franchisees and franchisors feel about being legally and commercially connected. The Elephant That Flew – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute […]