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For more than 20 years, I climbed the corporate ladder in a Fortune 50 company. I gained all the trappings […]
I’ve always loved sailing. In my twenties, I spent several months traveling the world as part of a working boat […]
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If you’re serious about franchise ownership, you’ll eventually get to the due diligence phase, when it’s time to get down […]
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I became a franchise owner 12 years ago. And 5 years after that, I became a franchise consultant. I’ve built […]
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It’s a familiar idea that shows up often in movies and TV shows: the corporate employee who decides in the […]
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I recently met with a candidate who’d been relying on AI for his franchise selection process. He told me he’d […]
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Twelve years ago, I made the best career decision of my life. I bought into an area developer contract with […]
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Because a lot of my franchise candidates are current or former corporate executives, they tend to have very strategic mindsets. […]
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This is the final post in a 4-part series about real-life situations faced by franchise candidates I’ve helped. Some details […]
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This is the third post in a 4-part series about real-life situations faced by franchise candidates I’ve helped. Some details […]
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