Brian Scudamore, Founder 1-800-Got-Junk, WTF Willing to Fail – Episode 141
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBrian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, which stands for Ordinary to Expectational. O2E is the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Currently, he’s at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has the franchise locations in every […]
Christine Specht, Cousins Subs CEO, Diving into Customer Loyalty in COVID-19 – Episode 129
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSChristine Specht is the CEO of Cousins Subs, a Wisconsin-based, sub sandwich shop that started in 1972 in Milwaukee. Delicious crunchy soft bread, deli fresh favorites like the club classic, hot off the grill specials like the cheese steak, and limited edition sub sandwiches have continued to help […]
Calvin McNeely, President, Lighting Up Fast Paced Growth for Franchise Startup – Episode 98
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSCalvin McNeely is the co-founder and president of Runningboards Marketing, a franchise-able marketing company that drives client messaging straight to target audiences through mobile, customizable and trackable ads on Digital Advertising Vehicles (DAV®). Calvin started his first business at age 18 in his upstairs bedroom of his parents’ […]
Michael Wagner, President, Pooling Ideas into Winning Franchise Brands – Episode 96
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMichael Wagner is the President of Pool Scouts, a franchise business that he co-founded in 2015 in collaboration with Buzz Franchise Brands. A graduate of UNC Greensboro, Michael worked in a variety of industries including Life Insurance, Corporate compliance and risk training, Corporate sales and Banking before starting […]
Alison Qualter Berna and Allison Schlanger, Co-Founders, Seeding Franchise Growth with Systems – Episode 95
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAllison Schlanger and Alison Qualter Berna are the Co-Founders, along with their husbands, Craig and Bobby, of Apple Seeds all-in-one play spaces for families with children newborn to five years old, and Songs For Seeds, a state of the art rockin’ music program for newborns to 6 year […]
Joe Delatte, President, Cleaning Up in Franchise Startup Investing – Episode 94
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJoe Delatte is the President of Home Clean Heroes, a vibrant, new residential cleaning franchise under the Buzz Franchise Brands umbrella. Joe spent most of his career building and sharpening skills in business management, leadership, strategic marketing, sales, product development, process improvement and creative thinking. Along the way, […]
Christine Specht, CEO, Evolving the Brand and Franchise Model at Cousins Subs – Episode 77
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSChristine Specht is the CEO of Cousin’s Subs, a Wisconsin based sub shop chain started by her Dad and his cousin in 1972. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminology & law studies from Marquette University and a master’s in public administration from American University. Although Christine worked […]