Kelly McDonald: People NOT Like You

Named #1 on the list of “26 Hot Speakers” by Successful Meetings Magazine, Kelly McDonald has a NEW, best-selling book titled, “How to Work With & Lead People Not Like You”. We’re asked frequently about speakers who can help franchise teams address the topic of millennials—how to engage, retain and create highly productive teams which […]
Scott Greenberg: Collective Mindset = Franchise Culture

SO many of our franchise friends know and love Scott Greenberg, and for good, no GREAT reason (we do too)! Scott has real-life, real-time experience running 2 award-winning franchise units of his own. With this history, Scott is lock step with franchisee audiences from the moment he takes stage. Scott’s passion is elevating franchisee performance—and […]
Ford Saeks: Social Trust & How to Build it!

We recently saw a video from one of our most requested franchise keynote speakers, Ford Saeks, on video testimonials. It’s super tactical—the how-to, the when to and the how do I best utilize them. We thought we’d pass it along—feel free to send it along to any interested franchisees. Here are a few highlights from […]
Seth Mattison: Where Does Your Leader Sit?

“In the new world of work, the leader no longer sits on the top of the chart. The leader sits in the middle of the network—and what a powerful place to be. The leader can connect with everyone—and more importantly, everyone can connect with them.” Looking for a fresh keynoter that rocks your next franchisee convention? […]
Lisa Ford: “We Don’t Have Any Lemons Today” Service

Customer loyalty expert and rock star speaker, Lisa Ford uses humor and real-life stories (like the one in the video below about lemons 🙂 ) to illustrate the irony of the customer service nearly everyone talks about, but very few consistently live and execute from the top to the front-lines. Lisa addresses the customer experience […]
Ford Saeks: ‘Sales Prevention Department?’…Yikes!

Business growth innovator and keynote, breakout or full day workshop speaker/facilitator, Ford Saeks brings invaluable, ready-to-implement ideas, which will boost the sales of your franchisees. Ford is smart, savvy, AND down to earth. He inspires because he connects, not from the stage down (even though he’s on a stage 🙂 )…but from a “I have […]
Let’s Turn Valentine’s Day on its Head!
I get it, Valentine’s Day is traditionally about “significant others”—which is a wonderful thing to celebrate. But I’d like to take the liberty to broaden and twist it a bit. 🙂 So, after a quick exercise in “what do YOU love?” we came up with the… Top 20 Things We LOVE! We love to laugh […]
Kelly McDonald – People Who Are NOT Like You

“It’s getting harder and harder to connect with others.There are so many barriers to connection. Technology is our friend, but also our enemy as we have more and more ways to filter out the information and communication we don’t want. So in order to connect with someone, you must learn to tap into relevant beliefs, […]
The Brave New World…of Work – with Seth Mattison

In this new world of work, how does wisdom, knowledge and perspective fuse with a fresh, tech-savvy view for maximum impact?Because, let’s face it, youth influence trends and then they spread. Seth’s enthusiasm and total relatability engages and inspires audiences to shift their thinking about relationships—how to create meaningful ones across generational differences within the franchise team, […]
Gerry O’Brion: Your Brand Comes Alive on the Frontline!

Gerry O’Brion, founder of What Big Brands Know®, says… “A franchise’s branding comes from corporate, but your brand is built mostly when front line employees talk to your customers. The frontline is where your brand comes to life for the people that give you money…the ones that ultimately, grow your brand.” When Gerry is booked for an […]