Kelly McDonald asks, is your day spent with people just like you? I didn’t think so.

Kelly McDonald asks, is your day spent with people just like you? I didn’t think so. Whether within franchise teams, with customers or prospects, I’m pretty sure your franchisees (as do you) spend their time with people “different” than them. Keynote speaker, Kelly McDonald, explains why this matters and how to bridge those differences to […]

It’s the Bottom of the 9th!

Whatever your favorite sport analogy, we are approaching the finish line for 2020. I love this article Troy Hazard wrote on finishing strong—with the prize squarely in focus… It’s the Bottom of the 9th!  With only a few weeks to run until the end of the year, for many business leaders, it’s starting to feel […]

Meetings with Remarkable Chairmen: Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

From tactical advice to situational awareness. Greg Nathan shares fantastic insights from franchise industry leaders. Read on… “Over the past two weeks I’ve had the privilege of spending time with two remarkable people, both newly appointed Chairmen of their respective franchise associations. The first of these was International Franchise Association (IFA) Chairman, Aziz Hashim, who […]

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 […]

Achieve a Clear Vision for Your Franchise’s Success

Ford Saeks, Franchise Convention Speaker Extraordinaire, offers a simple three step process to create a “Massive Momentum Action Plan” to share with franchisees… Ford Saeks – Franchise Convention Speaker Extraordinaire Strategic planning is not always on top of the priority list for busy franchise owners. The day-to-day commitments of being a business owner (taking care […]

The Top 5 Qualities for Field Management Success

In this 2-Minute Healthy Franchise Relations Tip, Greg Nathan shares the findings from his Field Managers Performance Study, which outlines the top 5 qualities for field management success. New Research Findings on Field ManagersBy Greg Nathan In this Tip I’m going to share results from the Field Manager Performance Study, our latest research project at […]

Is A Third Party Event Management Firm Worth the Cost? (Hint: Not Always)

In conversations with our franchisor clients, we are we are frequently asked when might be the right time to engage a third party event management firm.  One of our valued partners, Actio Marketing recently posted a great article about just this topic and we thought it well worth sharing.  Actio’s extensive experience working with many franchise and […]

The Day the Lights Went Out – Healthy Franchise Relations Tip #100

This week we are celebrating the 100th Healthy Franchise Relationships Tip from Greg Nathan!  We consistently get great feedback from so many folks in the North American franchise community on these pithy, insightful and thought provoking ‘Tips’.  Quite often, franchisors write in and let us know how they have used a particular tip to stimulate […]

Ignite Your Goals!

Gerry O’Brion gives unbelievable presentations to empower your company to achieve goals. We asked him to put together a Kwik-Tips distillation that could really get people started – this gives just a taste of the remarkable value and insight that Gerry offers!  Ignite Your Goals! Six secrets to accelerating franchisee growth By Gerry O’Brion  “I’m swamped!  […]