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Human Judgment in an AI World: FranNet President Amanda Duplantis on Franchising's Future (opens the original)
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Amanda Duplantis didn't set out to build a career in franchising. At 21, armed with a biology degree and uncertain about what came next, she moved from Louisiana to Colorado and joined LearningRx at the ground level, working for a multi-unit franchisee. What began as a first job became a 16-year education in franchising, as Amanda advanced through virtually every level of the organization, ultimately becoming Executive Director. Her first IFA convention opened her eyes to a much larger franchise
From Cupcakes to Scale: Magnolia Bakery’s Franchise Success Story (opens the original)
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One year ago, Magnolia Bakery was just beginning the next chapter of its extraordinary story: bringing one of America’s most recognizable bakery brands to U.S. franchising. This week on Franchise Today, I revisit my conversation with Bobbie Lloyd and Jason Mattes of Magnolia Bakery — but with an important update. Since our original interview, Magnolia has onboarded 19 new franchise owners representing 79 bakeries scheduled for development over the next 36 months. Its first two domestic franchise
From Revolution to Reinvention: Shirin Bezhadi’s Remarkable Journey (opens the original)
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An Encore for This Moment: Shirin Behzadi and The Unexpected CEO With Iran once again commanding attention around the world, this felt like the right time to revisit one of the most remarkable personal stories shared on Franchise Today last year. Shirin Behzadi was born and raised in Iran before the 1979 revolution changed everything. As a young girl, she witnessed upheaval, lost the sense of safety she had grown up with, was arrested twice as a preteen, and ultimately left her family and homela
Back to the Future with Jeff Dudan: Bringing AdvantaClean Home (opens the original)
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Sometimes the future has a funny way of bringing you back to things all began. This week on Franchise Today , Jeff Dudan, Chairman and CEO of Homefront Brands returns for a conversation that truly takes us Back to the Future . Jeff's franchising story traces back to the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. That experience ultimately led him to found AdvantaClean, and build it into a national franchise restoration franchise company, and spend nearly a quarter century growing it, before eventual
From 'Man in a Van' to a Global Franchise: Nic Brill's Poolwerx Story (opens the original)
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How do you transform one of the world's most fragmented service industries into a scalable global franchise? This week on Franchise Today , Stan Friedman welcomes Nic Brill , Global CEO of Poolwerx , whose journey from paper sales in South Africa to leading the world's largest pool service franchise is anything but conventional. Nic shares how a passion for branding, franchising, and ultimately swimming led him to Poolwerx, where the company has grown to more than 400 locations supported by appr
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