The SPEAK! ‘Month of Women’: Debra Fine: People Buy From Their Friends
Welcome to Week #3 of SPEAK!’s “Month of Women”! Our passion this month is to get the word out that despite the fact that less than 10% of keynote speakers are women, there are some FANTASTIC female speakers out there engaging audiences and delivering exceptional messages! Our next featured speaker is Debra Fine. Believe it […]
The SPEAK! ‘Month of Women’: Lisa Ford – Out-Think, Out-Serve, Out-Execute!
Welcome to Week #2 of SPEAK!’s “Month of Women”! If you missed Week #1, here’s the fact that led to our mission this month. Ready? Less than 10% of keynote speakers are women. Looking at the FANTASTIC female speakers we work with regularly, this should not be. So without further ado, next up is Lisa […]
How to be Valued and Respected
When asking who is most respected or valued within a franchise team, even more important questions surface…why and how? Greg Nathan boils survey results down to 7 replicable behaviors. Read on… How to be Valued and Respected Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tips #132 Several years ago in a survey to franchisees, we asked the […]
Sitting Down with Ford Saeks: Internet Marketing Expert & Business Growth Specialist
One of our all-time favorite speakers here at SPEAK!, Ford Saeks, recently sat down with me to talk about franchise growth—and as always, I came away with more than a few valuable tidbits. Ford Saeks Video Series Our conversation includes the following topics: A Passion for Franchises Engagement: A Key Driver in Franchise Success Shortening […]
Perfect Timing – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip
“The slower you go, the faster you go.” Right? Read on to hear more from Greg Nathan in his 2-Minute Franchise Relationships Tip this week. Perfect Timing Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tips #128 We’ve just landed in Sydney. The ding goes off and the aisle quickly fills with people grabbing for their luggage. […]
Evan Hackel: Cooperation. Commitment. Passion. Loyalty.
Cooperation. Commitment. Passion. Loyalty. Could you use more of these within your franchisee relationships? Evan Hackel is one of the most sought-after speakers (and one of my personal favorites 🙂 ) for driving these four transformational values within a franchise system. His keynotes and workshops consistently improve an organization’s culture—increasing sales and satisfaction, improving growth […]
What happens to our business goals when we’re drained of energy, motivation, and positivity?
Andy Core’s Keynote re-energizes audiences, even after a festive awards night! Energy and motivation in spades (that also delivers tangible change) is in store when Andy Core takes the stage! Sometimes we work too hard and end up sacrificing our business goals because our people (and ourselves) are drained of energy, motivation, and […]
Dennis Snow Refocuses Franchisees on the Customer Experience: What Happens When Cinderella Takes a Coffee Break?
Dennis Snow encourages us to ask ourselves: How much of our focus (and time), our franchisees’ focus (and time) and their employees’ focus (and time) is spent fine-tuning goals, processes and tasks? What if we turned our lens around? What if we refocused and peered through the lens of our customers? Every detail of […]
Tips on Setting Your Franchise Convention Speakers Up for Success – Part Three – 5 Critical Logistical Details
In this third and final clip in our three-part series on Setting Your Speaker Up for Success, Troy Hazard and I chat about the 5 key elements of the physical plant and their value in maximizing your speaker investment. As a franchise system grows, and their events are transitioning from a home-grown family affair into […]
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 […]
