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Zack discusses his favorite cuisine, Greek, with the Co-Founder of the hot upstart brand Apola Greek Grill, Yianni Kosmides. We cover how to balance authenticity with efficiency, differentiators from other Greek fast casual brands and their ideal real estate model for multi-unit operators.

At IFA Convention 2023, Super Bowl Champion and multi-brand franchise investor Drew Brees joined Modrn Business Podcast with Stretch Zone CEO Tony Zaccario for an exclusive conversation to lay out a playbook for success in franchising. Modrn Business podcast hosts Ryan Hicks and Zack Fishman have published over 400 episodes featuring stories and learnings from prominent franchise leaders over the past 5 years. Resources mentioned: - www.modrnbusiness.com *get connected with brands* - www.franchisors.com *3 epic franchise events* - www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com *Find best-fit suppliers* Modrn Business is known for its laid-back discussions covering everything from rags-to-riches stories from franchisees and franchisors, year-end-reviews, and exploring next generation technologies, brands and trends.

Zack catches up with Prakash Karamchandani, Co-Founder of Balance Grille. We discuss how they are bringing healthy, Pan-Asian cuisine to the fast casual industry (a first), why technology is the bedroom of how they differentiate, why they believe multi-unit investors should invest and how they educate consumers on cuisines that may be foreign to them.

Zack sits down with Amergent Hospitality's President, Mark Whittle, to discuss the advantages of being publicly-traded, growth goals for their 4 brands, industries that peak their interest in M&A and how they deal with supply-chain across their brands.

In this episode, Zack speaks with the CEO of children's services platform Youth Athletes United, Adam Geisler. We cover what made them gravitate to children's services, why finance is so interested in the industry, their vision as the "trusted source for youth athletes" and their growth plans for 2023.

In this episode, Zack chats with Co-President of Roy Rogers, Jim Plamondon about the state of the union in restaurant space. Specifically, we get into technology they use to incentivize employees, why delivering hospitality through drive-thrus is such a large part of their business and the beginnings of this iconic brand.

On this episode Ryan chats with the CEO of Fit Body Bootcamp, Bryce Henson. Bryce is also the host of The Fitness CEO Podcast.

Zack sits down with VP of Franchise Development for 30 Minute Hit, Stacey Firth, to talk all things boxing! We discuss the founding story, how Stacey got involved with the brand, why they decided to enter the US market, their international growth plans and why the fitness industry is poised for growth during this recession.

In this episode we deep dive into the topic of insurance compliance and explore how Rikor helps franchise systems make sure coverage does not lapse and extra economies of scale are captured.

In this special Modrn Business episode, Zack sits down with Co-Founder & CEO Sanj Sanghera of Doner Shack, a Glasgow, Scotland-based German street food franchisor. We chat through Sanj's incredible founding story, how his brand uses robotics to increase AUVs for his franchisees, his inevitable entrance into the US market and Doner Shack's big growth plans for 2023.

In this episode we hear from BooxKeeping CEO Max Emma to learn about his simplified bookkeeping service for franchisees. BooXkeeping Corporation is a Preferred Bookkeeping Vendor to over 70 franchise systems in the United States. Besides monthly bookkeeping services starting at $119, they offer to all new franchisees QuickBooks Online Price Subscription at 20% discount off the regular Intuit prices (ONGOING DISCOUNT). As Intuit’s Partner, they also offer your Chart of Accounts uploads and Tier 1 Support FREE OF CHARGE. Connect with BooxKeeping Here: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/booxkeeping/ Connect with Max here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxemma/ Register for UnConference here: https://franchiseunconference.com/

In this new episode of MB, Zack sits down with Jason Anderson, CEO of CoWorks to discuss this new United Franchise Group-backed portfolio company. Jason talks the acquisition of Office Evolution, why the co-working space is so attractive, the typical franchisee for both Venture X/Office Evolution and growth plans for each brand in 2023.

In this episode Ryan discusses all things health benefits, cost savings and value creation for employees with Seamless Health CEO Allen Jackson. Connect with Allen through FranchiseSupplierNetwork.com

In this Modrn Business episode, Zack sits down with CEO/Founder of Village East Gifted, Tobi Phillips. In this episode, we discuss how Village East Gifted differentiates themselves in the market, why Tobi decided to franchise the brand, some benefits to being a franchisee and some awesome student stories as well.

In the 3rd episode of the Franchise Supplier Wire series, Ryan discusses "Two Things High Performing Franchisees Do To Drive Results" with multi unit franchisee and owner of Upfront, Matt Robinson. Upfront helps high-growth franchise organizations optimize unit-level performance and profitability using Matt's dialed in performance optimization coaching that he developed and deployed with massive success as one of the largest franchisees in the Massage Envy and other systems. Results Talk: Upfront maximizes the value of multi-unit franchise businesses with scalable systems and tools that get results…fast. Common results: +43% sales conversion in 2 weeks | +33 NPS in 1 month | +51% YOY EBITDA | +75% YOY retention To Connect with Upfront, Visit: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/upfront/

In this episode, Ryan has a discussion with CJ Adams, a multi unit franchisee of Great American Cookies. We discuss his journey, how he did his research to find and buy his territories, and all things running his locations and future plans.

In this episode we do a deep dive with the Orchatect team discussing all things technology stack consolidation for franchise organizations. Reach out to them here: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/orchatect/ If you're a franchisor: Franchise Supplier Network can help you connect with best fit suppliers. Fill out our 1 minute form to get started: www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com If you're interested in becoming a franchisee, be sure to check out the brands we host on MB podcast or visit our website to be connected with a brand or a consultant to learn how to become a franchisee Get registered for one of our several amazing franchise conferences in 2023: www.franchisors.com

On the first episode of the Franchise Supplier Wire Podcast series here on Modrn Business, Joe Soltis and Issac Kebe from Choice Local discuss driving sales and marketing results for franchisees. Some of the topics we discuss: - Building a turnkey marketing stack - Dynamically localizing content to be truly dominate - The one cutting edge strategy that every marketing leader needs - Using AI and Automation to enhance recruitment marketing - What to do with marketing in a recession? - Plus so much more. Connect with todays guests to request a free consult call or discovery session here: https://franchisesuppliernetwork.com/featured-supplier/choice-local/ If you're a franchisor: Franchise Supplier Network can help you connect with best fit suppliers. Fill out our 1 minute form to get started: www.franchisesuppliernetwork.com If you're interested in becoming a franchisee, be sure to check out the brands we host on MB podcast or visit our website to be connected with a brand or a consultant to learn how to b

Zack goes back to his NYC days with this interview with Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Mighty Quinn's BBQ, a brand started in Smorgasborg NYC. In this episode, we discuss their path towards becoming the go-to fast casual BBQ brand, their emergence out of the Tri-State area, proficiency in delivery/technology and their big plans for 2023.

In this special Modrn Business event, Ryan travels to Chicago to the Fishman PR offices (with a live podcast studio audience) for discussion on how to build an emotional connection with your customers and potential franchisees through story-telling. With the help of panelists Shane Evans (Massage Heights), Steve Greenbaum (PostNet) and Jeff Wall (Handyman Connection); Ryan asks questions on how to utilize your founding story, your all-star franchisee story and your “journey to franchising” story to help show the impact that PR has on a franchise network.