Happy World Values Day: Greg Nathan Talks Franchise Values & Culture

Tomorrow is World Values Day and though many of these “extra” holidays can seem unnecessary or even silly, THIS one is near and dear to my heart. At SPEAK! we operate on five core values, which we strive to manifest in each interaction: integrity, kindness, respect, trust, communication & FUN! And SO many of our […]

5 Critical Traits: Greg Nathan’s Franchisee Wheel of Excellence

In case you missed it last week (and if so, check it out), this month we are featuring Greg Nathan, Founder of the Franchise Relationships Institute, because of his extraordinary contribution to the franchise industry! His research, books, Franchise Relationships Bootcamps and speaking engagements have been difference makers for MANY franchise systems. Here’s a conversation […]

Greg Nathan: 33 Common Mistakes When Organising Franchise Conferences

Unfortunately, we all learn through mistakes, whether another’s (ideal) or our own (a bummer). 😊 A couple year’s back, Greg Nathan compiled a list of 33 Common Mistakes When Organising Franchise Conferences. With the 2018 event planning season in full swing for most of you, I thought I’d send it out again for potential use […]

How Excellent Are WE? Greg Nathan’s Franchisor Wheel of Excellence

This month we’ll be featuring Greg Nathan, Founder of the Franchise Relationships Institute, because of his extraordinary contribution to the franchise industry—through his research and books, as well as his Franchise Relationships Bootcamps and varied speaking engagements, which have created change for SO many franchise systems. I sat down with Greg recently to talk about […]

Recovery Ongoing: Supporting Franchisees in Crisis from Greg Nathan

In thinking about so many of our franchisor friends which have franchisees working to recover from the damage of the recent hurricanes, I remembered a wonderful and useful article Greg Nathan shared a few years back. I thought I’d pass it along it hopes that it may be useful to some of you. Greg Nathan’s […]

Greg Nathan: A Beautiful Journey

Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip I was immediately drawn to Greg’s recent tip, as the opening quote resonated with me greatly, and perhaps it will with you… A Beautiful Journey “’I am saying a journey is called that because you cannot know what you will discover on the journey, what you will do with […]

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 […]

Did I Have You at Hello?

Steve Harper, Founder of Ripple Central, bounded onto our radar recently through a valued and dear franchise industry friend and we LOVE the opportunities his message uncovers. (Stay tuned for his full details as we officially add him to our SPEAK! roster soon. 🙂 )   “Rippling is all about transcending the traditional ways you […]