Mike Abrashoff: Looking to Take Your Franchise to the Next Level?
One might not think there are a lot of similarities between a franchise organization and a naval ship, but Mike Abrashoff, Commander of the naval ship USS Benfold and top-tier keynote speaker, begs to differ. His experience turning his ship around in record time can help you take your franchise to the next level also in record time. At the […]
Father’s DAY, but what about Father’s EVE?
Being in the franchise industry and likely knowing John Francis (aka Johnny Franchise 😊) you may be aware of this growing event/movement for Father’s Day weekend…Father’s Eve. Born five years ago in his garage, John invited over fellow dads over for beer and pizza the night before Father’s Day to connect, share and celebrate being dads. […]
Scott Greenberg: Cause Marketing-Do Good, Do Well
Dear friend, exceptional human being, fantastic keynote speaker and cancer survivor, Scott Greenberg, sat down with me last week, just ahead of Cancer Survivor Week. We talked about many things, one of which I thought our franchise friends may be interested in…why cause marketing is particularly critical for your franchisees in today’s environment AND some ideas for how […]
Greg Nathan’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip
As we’ve been reflecting on mother’s during the past week, I wanted to share Greg Nathan’s article he sent out late last week about the mums in his life. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did…Lessons from Wise Mums “In 2012 we decided not to renew the lease on our offices in Brisbane, […]
24 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Speaker Investment!
Regardless of your overall franchise convention budget, we get it, choosing to allocate dollars for an outside speaker, is a big deal. It’s an investment, and it needs to pay dividends. Through the years, SPEAK! has compiled tips, through watching wild successes, as well as marginal results at times, to help franchisors get the most […]
Headline: Game Changing Idea Suffocated by “Busy-ness”
“There will always be more good ideas than there is capacity to execute.” – Chris McChesney Are you living this truth?!!? I know we are over here at SPEAK! 😊 As the lead author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney was one of the primary developers of these principles…and they are transforming franchise organizations from leadership teams to […]
3 Factors of Franchisee Success: Scott Greenberg
I sat down with one of our most booked and most loved franchise speakers, Scott Greenberg not long ago to talk about the keys to a successful franchisee. He talked about three factors and #3 may surprise you…Book Scott Greenberg Now! If this message sounds like something that may fit as a game changer for your […]
When Your Keynote Speaker Fits Your Franchise Culture Like a Glove
My title is Chief Match Maker. 😊So for me, it’s more than just suggesting any skilled professional speaker to keynote at our Client’s franchise convention. In addition to: 1) franchise event learning objectives matching speaker content, 2) a speaker being franchise savvy, 3) passing the no-Diva test, and 4) fitting the Client’s investment level, matching […]
Greg Nathan: Franchisee Wheel of Excellence
Last week, Greg Nathan was stateside and spent the day with one of our franchise clients (with more to come this week) talking franchise relationships, as he does so profoundly. A member of Team SPEAK!, who had not had the privilege of seeing Greg live, was able to attend. Hearing her bubble over this morning about Greg’s […]
Seth Mattison: Every Generation Has Its Own Story
“Every generation has its own story.” Seth Mattison‘s research, intuition and personalized message inspire an understanding and respect that builds meaningful relationships… relationships that can transform the culture of a franchise system AND connect with customers authentically. Because, as Seth says, “deals get done in relationships”. On stage, Seth is energetic, passionate and uses humor brilliantly to inspire […]
