Greg Macchia

The Undercover Boss’s Blueprint for Empire Building: Jeff Dudan’s Story at HomeFront Brands

Joining me today is Jeff Dudan Jeff is the Chairman and CEO of HomeFront Brands.  Jeff  is a seasoned business builder, Undercover Boss, and former college football player. He went to Florida to paint in the wake of Hurricane Andrew and two years later launched AdvantaClean, a national restoration franchise that had 240 locations in…

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Franchise Opportunity: HHO Carbon Clean Systems with Thomas Fremont

Joining me today is Thomas  Fremont.  Thomas is the Director of Franchise Development with HHO Carbon Clean Systems.   HHO Carbon Clean Systems offers mobile preventative maintenance services for all internal combustion engines (gas and diesel) improving fuel economy, increasing performance, lengthening the life of critical engine components, lowering emissions, and most importantly saving customers money….

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Building a Winning Team in Mosquito Control: Lessons from a Former D1 Athlete

Joining the show today is Des Stephens. Des is the dynamic owner/operator of Mosquito Shield in northwest Los Angeles.  Des grew up in a family of both franchisees  and franchisors and was recently featured in Top Women in Franchising.  Des is on track to set a record for first-year sales records.   The decision to purchase…

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Franchise Opportunity: Hawaii Fluid Art with Maya Ratcliff

Joining me today is Maya Ratcliff, Maya is the Founder of Hawaii Fluid Art. Hawaii Fluid Art is a unique retail establishment that features an art gallery  in the front and an art studio in the back. No experience is needed for the students and everyone is guaranteed to create a beautiful one of a…

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Franchisee Satisfaction with Michelle Rowan from Franchise Business Review

Joining the show today is Michelle Rowan, Michelle is the President and COO of Franchise Business Review. Franchise Business Review is a franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction, employee engagement, franchise buyer experiences and end-customer satisfaction. The firm works with hundreds of today’s top franchises to share best practices in…

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Cliff Kennedy, CEO of Frios Gourmet Pops, on being a Happiness Hustler

Joining the show today is Cliff Kennedy, Cliff is the CEO of Frios Gourmet Pops.  Cliff has a cool story to share as he went from a Frios franchisee to buying out Frios and becoming the franchisor.  Frios offers a low-cost, simple, mobile franchise system that sells prepackaged popsicles. The flexibility and low cost of…

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Franchise Opportunity: N-Compass TV with Patrick Brennan

Joining me today is Patrick Brennan, Patrick is the Director of Client Services at N-Compass TV.  N-Compass TV’s Dealers are in 25 states and 90 Markets with over 2,900 indoor digital displays nationwide. N-Compass TV is the largest owner-operated indoor billboard network in North America. N-Compass TV is disrupting the Indoor Digital Billboard industry by…

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The American Dream with Adenah Bayoh

Joining me today is Adenah Bayoh Adenah truly embodies the American dream. Escaping the civil war in her native country of Liberia at age 13, Adenah emigrated to the U.S. and has since become a successful entrepreneur. Having grown into a multi-unit owner of IHOP in her home state of New Jersey. After becoming a…

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Franchise Opportunity: Best Option Restoration with Nick-Anthony Zamucen

Joining me today is Nick-Anthony Zamucen, the founder and CEO of Best Option Restoration. Prior to founding Best Option Restoration, Nick was the founder of another successful franchise brand called Bio-One.  Nick was awarded Top 40 CEO’s Under 40 from Business Diversity Magazine 2013. He is also a 3x published author, business strategist, and an…

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Entrepreneurial Journey: From public school teacher to an award winning multi-unit franchise owner

Joining me today is LynnAnn Zazzali.  LynnAnn is a former public school teacher who shares her entrepreneurial journey of becoming an award winning multi-unit franchise owner with The Learning Experience.  The Learning Experience is one of America’s fastest growing childcare franchises, currently ranked No. 68 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500. They are recognized leaders in the daycare…

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