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  • Multi-Unit Franchising Trends with Ricky Richardson
    2025/04/16
    Welcome to The Franchise Freaks Podcast, presented by Thunderly. This podcast is for - and by – people who are freaky for franchising. Today we’re chatting with Ricky Richardson, CEO of Eggs Up Grill, live from Vegas at The Multi-Unit Franchising Conference. Ricky shares his thoughts on The explosion in Multi-Unit Franchise ownership especially in restaurants Why Multi-Unit operations are more far efficient and what makes a successful owner The appeal of the daytime daypart for owners Improvements in US supply chain efficiencies and the lower cost of America's favorite food: eggs!
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    9 分
  • The State of Platforms in Franchising
    2025/03/18
    JJ Sorrenti, CEO of Best Life Brands, joins the podcast to discuss the rise of platform companies and Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Owners. JJ shares his vision on the sectors that are seeing the most growth in the near future, the forecast for Franchising for the next 5 years, and other elements that will have an impact on franchising including the economy to government regulations. Thanks to the International Franchisee Association for hosting us at IFA 2025! Special Guest: JJ Sorrenti.
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    8 分
  • The Path of Education and Franchise Growth
    2025/03/18
    Anne Huntington Sharma, President of Huntington Learning Centers discusses the positive outlook for franchising growth and for small business owners. Anne shares her thoughts on: • What will make the biggest impact on franchising this year • The future of education enterprises and how technology and AI will make a difference • What most people don’t yet understand about franchising Special Guest: Anne Huntington Sharma.
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    8 分
  • Growth Plans for Franchise Brands with Mark Jameson
    2025/03/18
    Mark Jameson, Chief Development Officer of Propelled Brands joins the podcast love from The IFA Convention! Mark the discusses the strategies between the growth of the various brands that are part of the Propelled platform – including some upcoming rebranding for some of Mark’s brands coming up at this year’s MUFC! We also discuss: • The difference between Consumer-focused franchise brands and B2B brands • Growth plans for all franchises and forecast on the economy in 2025 and 2026 • And, what’s something about franchising that Mark wishes everyone understood? Special Guest: Mark Jameson.
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    12 分
  • Episode 15: The Franchise Vibe with Rocco Fiorentino
    2025/03/03
    Rocco Fiorentino is the CEO of Benetrends Financial, member of the International Franchise Association Board of Directors, and a leading voice in Franchising and Entrepreneurship. Podcast host Jack Monson caught up with Rocco at this year’s IFA Convention to get his perspective on the current vibe and future outlook for Franchising. Rocco discusses a bright, bold future with the next generation of leaders in Franchising. Visit us at https://thunderlymarketing.com Special Guest: Rocco Fiorentino.
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    11 分
  • Franchise Development Trends with Neighborly
    2025/03/03
    It’s The Franchise Freaks Podcast with your host Jack Monson and today’s guests, Brad Stevenson, Brian Woods, and Brian Weiters of Neighborly. We’re chatting live at IFA 2025 about the future of Franchise Development and small business ownership. Visit us at https://thunderlymarketing.com Special Guests: Brad Stevenson, Brian Wieters, and Brian Woods.
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    13 分
  • Introducing ... Thunderly! Part 2
    2025/03/03
    It’s The Franchise Freaks podcast with Jack Monson. This is Part 2 of our conversation with Scott White and Monica Feid, Co-founders of Thunderly, recorded live at IFE 2025. Also joining us today: the next generation of leaders from the agency, team supervisors Ellie Robertson and Jason Weaver. Ellie and Jason share their ideas on: * How Marketing, PR, and Communication integration works * How to balance brand awareness and lead generation * The future of Franchising Marketing Visit us at https://thunderlymarketing.com Special Guests: Ellie Robertson, Jason Weaver, Monica Feid, and Scott White.
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    24 分
  • Introducing … Thunderly!
    2025/03/03
    Welcome to Season Two of Franchise Freaks, the podcast from the franchise marketing agency now called Thunderly! Host Jack Monson is live at The International Franchise Association 2025 Convention with the co-founders of Thunderly (formerly known as BizCom and Brand J), Scott White and Monica Feid. Scott and Monica share: * Their vision on where Franchising is going. * Why relaunch a brand or agency in 2025? * Why “Thunderly”? Visit us at https://thunderlymarketing.com Special Guests: Monica Feid and Scott White.
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    19 分