Franchisee to Franchise Consultant
Episode Summary:
John Francis has been a part of the Franchise industry since childhood. His parents were pioneers in franchising barbershops and hair salons. John grew up learning about franchising and went on to work in the industry as a franchisor, franchisee, supplier, and developer. For the last 10 years he has been an advisor, coach, and speaker.
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Connect with John:
Website https://www.johnnyfranchise.com/
About John:
John has a LIFETIME of experience in franchising. His exposure to franchising began when he was just a child in his family’s hair salon system, “The Barbers,” which was the 1,000-plus unit, publicly traded and international organization that franchised the brands Cost Cutters, City Looks and We Care Hair. He later joined the family business, playing a major role in the integration and merger of The Barbers into Regis Corporation in 1999.
With more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience in the franchise industry, John Francis has served as a franchisee, franchisor, investor and Board Member for organizations such as Sport Clips, Cost Cutters, Super Cuts, Inner Circle, Office Pride, Just Between Friends, Dream Maker Bath & Kitchen, Culligan Water, Big Frog T Shirts, PostNet and the International Franchise Association.
Today, John shares his perspective and expertise as a ZorForum Moderator, Brand Consultant, Board Member Director, Advisor and Speaker to help franchise systems and professionals “see what they don’t see” and achieve their highest levels of success. You can’t tell John a franchise situation he hasn’t lived or experienced – that experience will help your system!
About Susie:
Susie Liberatore is the owner, and Art Director, of Visions2images Creative Services. She helps established businesses grow their brand awareness by using digital marketing and professional branding techniques. With over a decade of agency and corporate experience, she brings businesses' visions to life, while watching their return on investment increase. Susie helps businesses grow their brand presence and connect with their target audience.
Visions2images leverages the power of their signature system The Branding Bridge© to find the missing gaps in corporate branding to help stand out as a local authority.
During the pandemic, many people wanted to support small businesses that weren’t big “chain” businesses. This bothered many because franchises are all locally owned and operated. The person who owns a franchise has their kids going to the same school, soccer games, and church; we are all neighbors in the community.
Franchises are small businesses right in our neighborhood.
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