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Everyone Is an Onion: Melissa Davis on Curiosity, Leadership, and the Human Side of Franchising

What does an aspiring journalist, an airline employee, an event planner, and a franchise executive have in common? For Melissa Davis, the answer is simple: People. In this episode of...
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Building Confidence, Community, and Franchise Success with Kim Collier

On this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and co-host Tracy Kawa welcomed Kim Collier, Chief Development Officer of Ducklings Early Learning Center, for a deeply meaningful conversation...
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Leading with Purpose: How Jodi Elliot Built a Business—and a Life—That Makes a Difference

What does it really mean to build a successful business? For many, success is measured in revenue, growth, or scale. But for Jodi Elliot, success is defined by something much...
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From First Employee to Franchise Owner: How Sofia Bongard Built a Business Around Freedom and Purpose

Entrepreneurship doesn’t always begin with a bold “yes.” Sometimes, it starts with a hesitant no. In a recent episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa sat...
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Jenna Law on Building Brands, Leading with Confidence, and Why Generalists Win in Franchising

In franchising, growth isn’t just about adding locations—it’s about building a brand that people believe in. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa sit...
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How Mellow Mushroom Scales a 50-Year Franchise Without Becoming Cookie-Cutter

In franchising, consistency is often treated as the gold standard. Same layout. Same experience. Same everything. But what if that model isn’t the only path to scalable growth? In a...
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Responsible Franchising Starts with Hiring: Dominique Main’s Mission to Solve the People Problem

Franchising has always been built on systems. But systems don’t run themselves. People do. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa sit down with...
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Evolve or Be Left Behind: How Angela Olea and Liberty Bernal of Sweet Influencers Is Redefining Franchise Marketing

Innovation often begins with a simple conversation. For Angela Olea, that conversation happened on an airplane. After selling Assisted Living Locators to a private equity firm and committing to remain...
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Support Is the Strategy: How Felice Parker Turned Military Discipline into Franchise Success

What if the secret to business growth isn’t aggressive scaling or complex strategy? What if it’s simply support? In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and Tracy...
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