After serving as a lieutenant in the US Army, Monica started a new career as a Restaurant General Manager for Taco Bell. 30 years later she became COO of KFC leading 4000 restaurants in the US. The first woman COO for KFC US and the first LGBTQ executive, Monica was a role-model for frontline leaders. In 2024, Monica published her first book Lesson…

Jeremy Pourbaix is the CEO of Franchise Flippers, the world’s premier franchise resale marketplace where serious franchise enthusiasts connect to buy, build, and sell franchises. With nearly two decades of high achievement and growth in the franchise industry, Jeremy has a wealth of experience as a franchisee, area developer, and adviser. Today, Je…

Quick book review on Lessons from the Drive Thru book that will help franchise owners, prospective owners, and front-line managers and workers get better results. Connect with Guy Coffey: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/guycoffey Website: www.frenchiesnails.com Instagram: @guycoffeyBy Guy Coffey

Shawn Lemon is the founder of The Digital Organizer, a consultancy dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve their goals and simplify their digital life. As founder, Shawn focuses on understanding clients' true desires and guides them towards desired outcomes, whether it's syncing emails and contacts or finding significant time saving…

Greg Mohr aka the ‘Franchise Maven’, is a seasoned franchise consultant specializing in helping individuals and couples find and buy the right franchise through personalized consultations and expert guidance. With a career dedicated to the franchising industry, he offers deep insights and strategic advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. In this episode,…

Doug Mark is the President and Brand Ambassador for LearningZen, known as Franchising's Best LMS, and hosts the Five Franchising Questions Podcast. He leads the development of LearningZen's low-cost, easy-to-use online training platform, which allows users to create or modify interactive courses complete with exams, reporting, certifications, and c…

Are you considering entering the world of franchising or looking to level up your franchise game? If so, there is a book recommendation you don't want to miss. In this episode of Franchise Biz Real Talk, Guy Coffey recommends a book that he believes is invaluable for franchisors, emerging franchisors, franchisees, and those considering getting into…

Liz Strikwerda is the Content Marketing Strategist of TrueLark, an AI-led platform helping businesses grow at scale and increase revenue by booking more appointments, improve retention by providing 24/7 customer support, automate as much of customer experience as possible across hundreds of locations, and multiple channels, in real-time. In this ep…

Dale Willerton is the Founder and Lease Consultant of The Lease Coach, North America's #1 Authority on commercial lease negotiating for tenants and has been working exclusively for commercial tenants since 1993. He is also the author of the book ‘Negotiating Commercial Leases & Renewals for Dummies’. In this episode of Franchise Biz Real Talk, Guy …

Cail Morrison is an experienced professional in the franchising industry, with over 15 years of experience. He is also a Franchise Advisor at Franchise Sidekick, a company helping aspiring and established entrepreneurs reduce their risk when buying a franchise. In this episode of Franchise Biz Real Talk, Guy Coffee sits down with Cail Morrison, a f…

Quick mindset minute episode on how the first message on an issue is not what you want to respond to in kind. It is usually emotionally charged and also not the full story. Connect with Guy Coffey: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/guycoffey Website: www.frenchiesnails.com Instagram: @guycoffeyBy Guy Coffey

In this interview, we meet Patrick Findaro of VettedBiz.com. Patrick has vetted over 7,000 franchise businessesand happily shares his knowledge and experiences to help us get up the learning curve faster. Listen and you'll learn a lot and have a couple laughs along the way. Enjoy! Connect with Guy Coffey: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/guycoffey Web…

There's a short introduction about my decade and half of franchise experience from the perspectives of being a preferred vendor, being a franchisee, and being a franchisor. This show is for franchise business owners who have one or a few operating units and need to get one or more of them to 20% or more. It's for people who made a big bet on themse…

In this quick episode, Guy talks about asking better questions. Sick of boring answers to your questions? Stop asking general, vanilla questions! More specific questions are more interesting. They automatically make you more unique and the answers you receive will be a lot more revealing. Thank you for listening! I'd love to hear from you whether i…

The main subject is keeping the communication loop active and positive between Franchisee and Frachisor. Ups and downs are inevitable in a long term business relationship, how each party views and respects one another doesn't have to be that way as well. At the end of the day, both parties want the same thing. Franchise owner success. Thank you for…

4 minute reminder that once you're in, you're in. Singular focus on profitability being is the key to control and freedom through more options. Thank you for listening! I'd love to hear from you whether it be a question, a comment, or a concern. Please reach out to me via email at guy@frenchiesnails.com Connect with Guy Coffey: LinkedIn: www.linked…