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.
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, the unofficial start of summer here. Our episode today focuses on how you care for your whole self. As we are fast approaching halfway through 2023, what a…
What do you think about when you hear the word integrity? Do you think about other people lacking integrity? Or maybe people who have displayed excellent integrity? Our guest today is Jeffrey Klubeck…
Did you know that Trees help clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity? Forests provide jobs to over 1.6 billion peo…
Take a moment and think about some of your best customers. What do you think makes them so great? And the real question is, how do you create more of these great customers?
Our guest today is Brittan…
Are you familiar with improvisation, commonly known as improv? Many of the great Saturday Night Live cast members started their careers in improv theaters such as Chicago’s Second City. Have you ever…
How do you build a vibrant culture? One that is alive and well, not just to you, but to your staff and team?
Our guest today, Nicole Greer, shares her leadership philosophy and business coaching metho…
Have you ever thought about rebranding your company? Or maybe, you are in a situation, like some of our clients, where you have to change your company name in order to secure a trademark. It can be v…
Are you familiar with ancient storytelling principles and how they can impact your ability to connect with your clients?
Our guest today, Anthony Butler, shares with us his 3-Step process to help sup…
How important are referrals to your business? And would you like to have more referrals? For most businesses, referrals are a primary driver of growth and sustainability, but what are you doing to he…
You may have heard the word ‘alignment’ used in various business settings, but have you thought about what it actually means? And, why does being aligned matter to your organization?
Our guest today…
Have you ever thought about changing your employee recruiting strategy to focus first on repelling the wrong candidates and then compelling the right ones? One of the biggest challenges I hear from o…
You are familiar with analytics when it comes to offensive strategies in marketing and sales, but how do you use analytics as a defensive tool to create strategies to reduce costs and prevent shrinka…
Did you know that the semi-absentee franchise owner and multi-unit franchise owner is on the rise? And did you know that the majority of franchisors are in non-food franchising? It is not to say that…
Have you tried getting publicity or PR for your company in the past? How did it go? Have you struggled with garnering the right kind of media attention to build your company's reputation? If this is …
How well do you think your company’s processes are documented? If a person in a key role left today, would it create a vulnerability? Documenting and creating processes is always a popular topic of d…
How do you love your team at work? I don’t mean in a romantic way. I mean, how do you show your team that they are valued and cared about? And more specifically, how do you love your sales team that …
How do you define and find happiness? Do you find happiness in your work and what you do? Our guest today is Richard Rees, and he shares with us how he has found happiness when he was a starving entr…
I am sure you are familiar with the ancient Samurai, but did you know they had a comprehensive leadership code? Our guest today, is Don Schmincke, who is the author of the Best-Selling book The Code …
Do you know what a leader’s most important job is? If you think it is sales or vision, according to our guest today, that is wrong.
Our guest today is Sief Khafagi, who is the founder of Techvestor a…
Do you have your own definition of what success means to you? And one that is not a business goal? If you are thinking success is hitting your year-end revenue numbers, selling a certain amount of fr…