You’ve worked hard to build your business and now it’s time to grow. Join Tom DuFore, CEO of Big Sky Franchise Team, each week as he interviews leading entrepreneurs, executives, and experts who share their misses, makes, and multipliers. If you are a growth-minded entrepreneur, investor, or franchise company, then this is the podcast for you. Big Sky Franchise Team is an award-winning consulting firm and its consultants have advised more than 600 clients, including some of the largest companies in the world. Tom has the unique perspective of the “franchise trifecta,” by being a franchisor, a franchisee, and a franchise supplier.
Are you a franchisor and wondered how you can be successful in working with franchise brokers? Or maybe you are thinking about franchising and like the idea of franchise brokers, but don’t know where…
What do you do when you have a conflict at your company? How do you handle that difficult conversation? Or should I ask, do you handle it? Our guest today is Daniel Tocchini, and he is a leadership …
Are you familiar with the concepts of loccation intelligence and geofencing? If these ideas are new to you or you are looking to get some additional insights on these topics then today’s episode is f…
How are you integrating the use of AI into your business? Are you incorporating it yet? Our guest today is Dr. Sandra Metzger, who is a lifelong pioneer in education and she shares with us some pract…
How do you care for your franchisees? How do you support them and guide them? Our guest today is Ray Fabik, who shares with us how Caring Transitions focuses on supporting their franchisees.
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Are you aware that other people see the world differently than you? Of course this is obvious, but it is still a great reminder about it. Our guest today is Robin Hills, and he shares with us how abo…
What is at the center of your organization? Or rather, what is the heart of your organization? Is it money, customers, franchises, or something else? And what is holding up that center? Our guest tod…
Are you aware of the three biggest cyber threats to your business? And how to safeguard against them? Our guest today is Nathan Whittacre, who is a cyber security expert and he shares with us some of…
You have probably heard a lot about your personal brand and what to do about it. But, what does it mean and how does it work, especially from a simple and practical standpoint. Our guest today is Dav…
How are you leading yourself? What kind of effort are you putting in to your professional development as a leader? Our guest today is Dr. Rana Al-Falaki, who shares with us her NAIL-IT system for lea…
Have you considered selling franchises to foreign investors? Or maybe you didn’t know that working with foreign investors was even an option. Our guest today is Patrick Findaro, who is an expert at h…
Have you used artificial intelligence to create something? Maybe a new product, a service, or other new invention? Can such an invention or idea get a copyright, a patent or a trademark? Our guest t…
Have you lost it all and gone broke on a business venture? What did you do? Did you start over? Come up with something new? Our guest today is Matt Theriault, who shares his story about how we went f…
How do you balance your time between your spouse, your family, and your business? Do you have a balance that works for you? Our guests today are Robert and Kay Lee Fukui, and they share with us some…
Do you know what direction your company is headed in? And what about the rest of your team, do they know? Our guest today is Anthony C. Taylor, and he shares with us the importance of strategic plann…
Are you looking to make big money in franchising? And maybe hoping to grow your franchise company to exit to a private equity or venture capital group eventually? Our guest today is Alicia Miller, wh…
How are you making sure you are winning the now? Meaning, what are you doing to keep focused on what is most important to you and achieving your success?
Our guest today is Dr. Eric Recker, who share…
Happy New Year! This is our final episode of 2025 and this is a look forward. Instead of interviewing guests, Tom shares with you his thoughts and perspectives on new trends, predictions, and announc…
As we bring another year to a close it is time to reflect and look back on the year. There has likely been some misses and makes for you t his year, but take a moment to pause and look back on what y…
How would you say you and your team are in sales? Do you have a sales process? And, if you do, are people following it?
Our guest today is Nikki Rausch, who shares with us her selling process called…