Rebecca Monet and Elizabeth Denham share their roses and thorns for the week. Rebecca’s moving drama continues, and Elizabeth drinks a Dirt Smoothie that makes her feel better. What are your highs and lows for the week.
Rebecca Monet and Elizabeth Denham invite Rhonda Sanderson to discuss her history in the PR biz. You will not want to miss her take on growing in the industry as a woman and how she dealt with men who may or may not have been receptive to women in business. She shares stories of iconic PR campaigns she initiated and how her visual stories made all the difference.
Rhonda Sanderson is a franchise expert who has owned and operated Sanderson & Associates and Sanderson PR, both specializing in, traditional, social media and crisis PR in the franchise space since 1986. She has authored many articles, helped grow numerous franchise chains is considered one of the Top 30 Small Business Influencers (Fit Business) in the U.S. Find her at Rhonda@sandersonpr.com or on LinkedIn where she is the author of Franchise Stars at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-sanderson-a6b658/
How do you overcome the fear of change? Or do you? How do you make that decision? What makes it worth it to take a risk? So many questions, help us by leaving your answer in the comments!
Do you embrace change or avoid it? What drives you when making decisions that require major life changes? Security? Safety? Family? Career? We would love to hear you story of facing this kind of decision.
Rebecca Monet and Elizabeth Denham welcome Michelle Rowan of Franchise Business Review. She discusses her life theme of living with integrity and authenticity. In this personal interview, she reveals how she became who she is, how she was parented, how she parents, and what she hopes for herself and her family. She also tells us how her friendship with Paul Pickett drew her out in the business world and showed her how to find her tribe.
Michelle Rowan is the president and COO of Franchise Business Review, a market research and consulting company specializing in franchisee and employee satisfaction, as well as franchise relations issues. She is the Chair of IFA’s Women’s Franchise Committee and a Certified Franchise Executive. She has facilitated CEO Performance Groups and Executive Networking Groups within the franchise industry and regularly speaks at industry events. She lives in Maine with her husband and daugther, where she and her husband also own a tasting room and brewery.
Charity Rausch has always prioritized her family, and she has found a path to make that work. While it has involved several career changes, she is happy and has found her place at Wild Birds Unlimited. Tune in to learn how she makes it work for both her career and her family!
Elizabeth is completely over hurricanes and is about to drink to get through it. Rebecca has had enough with mold in her house on top of moving issues. It’s a tough week for Beck and Liz!
On this episode, Charity Rausch talks about her experience finding her calling. With multiple career changes, she has found ways to prioritize her family while having the career she loves with Wild Birds Unlimited. Tune in to learn the lesson that sometimes life is not a straight line, but the journey can be worth the wait!
My name is Charity Rausch. I was born in Indiana and have lived in Zionsville for the last 17years. I am married to Adam Rausch and we have three children and a dog. Mason is 18(my step son), Parker(boy) is 15 and Avery(girl) is 3 and Lola(the dog) is 7. For the last 6 years I have been the owner of a Wild Birds Unlimited Franchise in Noblesville, Indiana. In July of 2019, the second franchise unit was purchased in Carmel, Indiana.
My professional background until Wild Birds Unlimited had always revolved around corporate retail with a lot of travel. My husband also traveled for his job. This scenario was not working for us. I made the change and started working at Indiana University, Bloomington as a visiting lecturer in the Retail Studies Department. I found a passion which was teaching, coaching, and helping others. I loved this job however it was in Bloomington and the job started to change. I could no longer commute 5 days a week and raise my family. I found a job at Wild Birds Unlimited as a business Coach in their franchise support center, in Carmel, Indiana. This company and job changed my live. The culture is amazing, something I had never experienced. I worked in the franchise office for 4 years before we bought a franchise store. I wanted to emulate their culture that I loved so much in my own business; professionalism, kindness, respect, understanding and connection. My focus for my own business is always on People, my employees and my customers. Our business is about relationships and connection with nature.
Rebecca Monet and Elizabeth Denham discuss the fact that Leo Goldberger is targeting young business women for his new concept, Magnetainment. We discuss the ability of young people to start business, understand technology and find success. Women in franchising are on the rise, and here is a concept well-suited to them.
Are you an initiator or innovator? Rebecca and Elizabeth discuss Leo Goldberger’s strength in finding niche markets and being able to execute the concept successfully. It’s a skill not everyone has, but when you have it, do you execute? Idea +follow through = success