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You'll find Craig Joy with his sleeves rolled up working alongside his employees at his Checkers restaurants in Florida. The multi-unit franchisee takes a people-driven approach to running his business and, as a result, maintains a very high retention rate for his employees.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 12,369 Reads 1 Shares
Larry Lee knows a great location when he sees one. After all, he was in real estate and shopping center development before he became a franchisee.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 15,185 Reads 1 Shares
Larry Lee had a built-in advantage when he leveraged his career in real estate and shopping center development to include franchising.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,015 Reads
Joe Weiss is another one of those successful people who got started in the corporate world and did well. But there was something different he was seeking.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,959 Reads
Michael Kulp thinks big. While some business executives are looking at what to cut because of rising payroll and healthcare costs, Kulp, president and CEO of KBP Foods, a $250 million restaurant company with units in nine states, is taking an "inverse" approach.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,604 Reads 1 Shares
Joseph Schumacher, CEO of Goddard Systems and its 410 locations, traces his franchising career back to 1977 at Maaco.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,904 Reads 1 Shares
We asked Melissa Conner, who leads marketing and operations at Kidcam Camps, how she identifies ideal customers - and how she targets them effectively with marketing initiatives.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,229 Reads
Natalie Ehrlich knows what it's like to overcome difficult times in her life. One of the most challenging periods she ever faced was when she was a single mother studying to earn her Ph.D. while raising her son at the same time.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,254 Reads
Rose Colarossi, a high-energy multi-unit franchisee from Frisco, Texas, likes to open remarks about her franchising career with this question: "Which came first: the mama or the egg?"
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,367 Reads 1 Shares
John Mulherin, a former investment bank CEO, likes to say he flunked retirement. "I believe that as people age, they have a decision to make," he says.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,975 Reads
A high-tech startup that analyzes photos shared on social media has been hired by Kraft Macaroni and Cheese to help with its social media marketing outreach.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,784 Reads
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In a time when many business executives are looking at what to cut because of rising payroll and healthcare costs, Michael Kulp, president and CEO of KBP Foods, a $250 million restaurant company with units in nine states, is taking an "inverse" approach.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,945 Reads 2 Shares
More and more small business owners are selling their companies, with sales hitting a four-year high in early 2013 in the United States, and Canada predicting its largest small business turnover ever in the next five years.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,438 Reads 21 Shares
As chief brand officer at BrightStar Care, Jayson Pearl leads cross-functional teams responsible for marketing, clinical operations, training, and national account management for 275 locations.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,400 Reads 2 Shares
There's a sign on the wall in Charles Haney's Burger 21 restaurant in Voorhees, N.J., that he believes lists all the best ways to succeed. One, he says, defines who he is: "B-different."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,675 Reads 3 Shares
One of Charles Haney's favorite things about his new Burger 21 restaurant in Voorhees, N.J., is a wall sign that he believes lists all the best ways to succeed.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,354 Reads 1,014 Shares
In 2009, Charles Loflin's life was in high gear and he was racking up one success after another. Then his wife got cancer.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,649 Reads
Larry Katzen made partner at Arthur Andersen by the time he was 30. The "Big 8" accounting firm had a long reputation for innovation and integrity.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,980 Reads 5 Shares
Mary Lynne Carraway's 74 Domino's Pizza restaurants may dominate the Washington, D.C., market, but she runs her 1,800-employee business with a kind and gentle approach to success.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,370 Reads 4 Shares
In 2013, U.S. franchisors of all sizes and from all sectors are "going global" with their brands. Is this a temporary trend or a long-term strategy decision?
  • William G. Edwards
  • 3,904 Reads
"Age 85 is a bad time to go broke," says retirement planner Jeff Gorton.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,538 Reads 1,023 Shares
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Jayson Pearl has more than 25 years of franchising experience on his resume. For the past year, he has led BrightStar Care as its chief brand officer.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,471 Reads
The term "human resources management" is essential in business. But have you noticed that the majority of the literature about the topic focuses on the "resources" and the "management" aspects but barely addresses the "human" element?
  • Marty Martin Psy.D.
  • 5,246 Reads 69 Shares
In less than three years' time, franchisee Samantha Goldsmith opened a whopping 10 Red Mango locations on her native Long Island.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,751 Reads 10 Shares
As the father of four attending sporting events with his children, Joe Hertzman noticed that when they ordered ice cream they always requested waffle cones.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,495 Reads 8 Shares
Sometimes leaders gain followers by being flashy and charismatic. And sometimes role models are people like Spencer Smith, the soft-spoken Colorado multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee who has earned his success by "following the program" and the Golden Rule.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,222 Reads 5 Shares
Jayson Pearl has more than 25 years of franchising experience on his resume. For the past year he has led BrightStar Care as its chief brand officer.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,036 Reads
"Death and taxes." Given that estate planning combines two of the most dreaded eventualities, is it any wonder that most folks have a difficult time warming to the topic?
  • Carol Schleif
  • 4,784 Reads
Joe Hertzman is always thinking. When the Louisville, Kentucky, father of four attended sporting events with his kids, he noticed that they always requested waffle cones when they ordered ice cream.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 12,086 Reads 1 Shares
You say you want to own a business and make your own decisions? You say that owning a business is one of the few remaining ways to build net worth today?
  • Steve Lefever
  • 4,792 Reads 35 Shares
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