Best Franchise Brands Podcast

Welcome to the Best Franchise Brands Podcast where in each episode, we will explore a specific franchise brand with details about their business, requirements for franchise candidates, how they train their franchisees, and details about the systems they've set up so franchisees get a great start. Interviews with industry leaders of the best franchise brands will give you insights and help you discover important details about which franchisors you should engage with in the discovery process as you prepare to start your franchise business.

Best Franchise Brands Podcast is a business podcast hosted by James Butler, with 91 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

James Butler hosts Best Franchise Brands Podcast, a business show with 91 episodes published.

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  Best Franchise Brands Podcast

  Interview with Drew McWilliams, Co-Founder and CEO of Ivybrook Academy

  Sep 15, 202627 min

  In this episode, I talk with Drew McWilliams, who is the co-founder and CEO of Ivybrook Academy. Drew and his wife established their franchise brand over twenty years ago in Charlotte, North Carolina and have had steady growth across the United States. Drew shares their story, how he got started, lessons they have learned, how they support franchisees, what it means to be included in the top 500 franchises for five years running, and the impact they are making with franchisees and students today.

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  Interview with Ben Crosbie, CEO of The DRIPBaR Vitamin Therapy Franchise

  Sep 1, 202627 min

  In this episode, I talk with Ben Crosbie, CEO of The DRIPBaR IV Vitamin Therapy, about his background in franchising and how he became affiliated with The DRIPBaR. He also shares why he feels they've been growing so quickly since they started franchising in 2019 with their unique concept. The DRIPBaR provides an extensive menu of IV drip cocktails and specialized plans that can help clients in a variety of ways. While all locations offer IV drips and IM shots; additional services may vary from location to location, including Botox®, Red Light Therapy, Infrared Saunas, and more. Their IV vitamin drips are broken down into two categories: IV Lifestyle Drips, which focus on increasing energy, boosting immunity, enhancing recovery, and fighting the signs of aging IV Health Support Drips, which can provide supplemental support for those with cancer, heart disease, chronic illness, and more

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  Interview with Scott Ball, President of FiiZ Drinks

  Aug 1, 202638 min

  In this episode, I talk with Scott Ball, who is the brand president of FiiZ Drinks which started in 2014 in Bountiful, Utah. Scott shares his story about how he got into franchising, started a Dunkin' Donuts franchise, and ultimately became the president of FiiZ. He shares their story about how they have been scaling and growing to locations all across the United States and Canada. He shares leadership lessons that he has learned over the years, details about the opportunity with FiiZ in the specialty soda market, and how you can be a part of their explosive growth in your market.

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  Interview with Rob Palmer, Founder and President of Lawn Squad with Authority Brands

  Jul 1, 202633 min

  In this episode, I talk with Rob Palmer, who is the Founder and Brand President of Lawn Squad. His business was acquired in April of 2023 by Authority Brands. Rob started the original brand in early 2001 in Northeast Ohio and built it up to multiple locations in Ohio before they were acquired by Authority Brands and started to franchise their brand. He shares how they build systems around growth, scaling, and how he made the transition from working in the business to working on the business over 23 years. Once they were acquired by Authority Brands, they focused on how they could clone and scale their business success to any city in the country with their franchise model.

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  Interview with Zach Peyton, CEO of Superior Fence and Rail

  Jun 1, 202634 min

  In this episode, I talk with Zach Peyton, who is the CEO of Superior Fence and Rail about how he got started with his business in Jacksonville, Florida, why he and his partner made the decision to franchise, stories about their incredible growth, his commitment to seeing franchisees succeed, why they made the decision to join forces with Empower Brands, and what he is most excited about doing to celebrate the successes of franchisees within their system.

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