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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Kim Daly: One of America's Top and Most Inspiring Franchise Consultants!

Kim Daly is one of America’s Top Franchise Consultants and has helped thousands of people explore franchise opportunities. Most recently she also bec...

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Jeff Dudan: Principle Centered Franchise Leadership, Extraordinaire

Jeff Dudan is an author, founder, podcaster in his own right, Undercover Boss, Coach, YPO Regional Chapter Chair, Forbes Contributor and all around fr...

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Gary Goerke, Founder, CEO, Clarity Voice: Never Delegate Your Dream!

Gary Goerke is one of the world's foremost experts at pinpointing emerging technologies that will make a difference in small and medium business profi...

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Peter Daly-Dickson, Author of Franchising Freedom, an Amazon Best Seller!

Peter Daly-Dickson is the co-founder and CEO of Macanta, a software company serving start-up and emerging franchise brands, in the UK. One of his par...

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 John Teza: A Rock Solid Franchise Executive, The New President of Hand and Stone

John Teza has served in senior executive management roles for several national restaurant companies including Corner Bakery, Jersey Mike’s and Quiznos...

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 ZorForum, Offers Mastermind-Type Peer Groups, EXCLUSIVELY for Franchisors

Originally conceived as a “meeting of the minds” executive group in 2013, Dave Pazgan has launched ZorForum into a one-of-a-kind peer sharing and netw...

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 A Whole New Spin on Private Equity in Franchising... Allan Young Explains!

Allan Young is the Chairman of FranBridge Capital and brings a couple of disruptive formulas to the franchise PE space. Allan is also the founder and ...

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Bruce Mehlman Helps Make Sense Of Political Non-Sense.

Clarifying the non-sense of political and governmental murkiness. As summer races by, the focus now is on fall and if, when and how schools will reo...

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 The Business of Youth Sports is Fun and Lucrative: i9 Sports CEO, Brian Sanders

Brian Sanders, CEO and Chairman of the Board at i9 Sports joins us this week. With over 2.5 million registrations in communities across the country, ...

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 ENCORE Performance: The X Factor, Jason Anderson, President of Venture X

In this encore performance, we hear from Jason Anderson, President of United Franchise Group's Venture X. This rapidly rising concept is experiencing...

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Paul Segreto, founder of The Franchise Today Podcast, Returns for a Visit!

After 10 solid episodes of Franchise Today, related exclusively to Covid-19 and it's impact on franchsing, we pivoted with the news cycle, producing 3...

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Martha Matilda Harper, The Mother of Modern Day, Retail Franchising!

Jane Plitt is a fascinating biographer, who has made it her life’s work, to uncover and share the lessons we can all learn, from the life of yet anoth...

Reviews

Shery Christopher on 7/11/2025

Having known Stan Friedman for many years in the franchise industry, I was surprised—and impressed—to discover this side of his work. This was an insightful and well-presented interview. As gamificati...

Eric Mayers on 8/7/2024

If you're listening to this podcast then you are learning from the best minds in franchising. Stan does a terrific job of pulling the jewels out of each franchise luminary he features on Franchise To...

Dan Einzig on 4/9/2024

I've been listening to Franchise Today podcast for over a year as I start franchising journey. I feel like Stan and all his Franchise Today guests are giving me a MBA in franchising! The authentic sto...

Ashly Loza on 3/14/2024

I love hearing authentic stories of franchise founders and executives, and Franchise Today delivers just that, week after week! This podcast isn't just a recommendation; it's a genuine testament to th...

Graham Chapman on 2/9/2024

Stan has been a key mentor for me as I've navigated this crazy world of franchising for the last 15+ years. He's a fountain of knowledge and one of the most impressive relationship builders I've eve...

Sydney Wiseman on 2/2/2024

Franchise Today is such a wonderful resource for entertainment, learning, and professional development. Highly recommend a listen!

Bill Chaffee on 1/26/2024

Stan, Thanks again for your great interviews. I was recently asked to rate you and your podcast. Well, the problem is how do you rate a superstar. You have done more for franchising and franchisees ...

Doug McGregor on 1/23/2024

I always look forward to Stan's podcast. The quality of his guests is outstanding and Stan's interview style just can't be beat.

Paul Segreto on 1/15/2024

I believe I need more than five stars as I founded Franchise Today in 2009. Stan convinced me to keep it going five or so years ago, and joined me as co-host. Two years later my focus shifted and I t...

Julie Cartwright - President, Pvolve on 1/2/2024

I had the pleasure of being a guest on Franchise Today with Stan Friedman. Stan's meticulous preparation and attention to detail were remarkable. He thoroughly understood our franchise model before bo...

Kathryn "Kater" Danford on 12/19/2023

How I love Franchise Today Podcast? There are many reasons that this 14+ yr old podcast shines. There are interviews that cover various aspects to franchising to listen and learn from. I feel behind w...

jcart! on 12/12/2023

I loved getting to know Stan Friedman and being on his podcast. The most amazing thing happened, a top franchisee candidate reached out after listening to our podcast and engaged in conversations w...

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