Franchising 101 - Why Home Service Franchises Keep Winning - Episode 292

About this episode

In this episode, Tim Parmeter interviews Kelli Schroeder about her journey in franchising and the advantages of home service franchises.

⭐ INTERESTED IN FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP? Schedule a call with one of our coaches today! https://www.francoach.net/ 🎙️ Episode 292 - On this episode of the Franchising 101 Podcast , host Tim Parmeter sits down with Kelli Schroeder for a wide-ranging conversation about franchising, entrepreneurship, and what it really takes to succeed in home services. Kelli shares her remarkable journey through the franchise world, from global development roles with major brands to helping scale a safe drinking water franchise across Africa. She reflects on the lessons she learned building franchise systems in challenging environments, why franchising became a lifelong passion, and how those experiences shaped her perspective as both a franchisor and now a franchise owner herself. The conversation dives deep into Threshold Brands and its portfolio of 10 home service franchise concepts, including everything from insulation and pest control to grout restoration and surface refinishing. Tim and Kelli unpack the advantages of joining a multi-brand franchise platform, including shared purchasing power, stronger support systems, operational expertise, and long-term expansion opportunities for franchisees…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Parmeter

Guest: Kelli Schroeder

Topics covered

• franchising
• home service franchises
• entrepreneurship
• franchise ownership
• multi-brand franchise
• support systems

Keywords

• franchise ownership
• home services
• entrepreneurship
• multi-unit franchises
• franchisor support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Threshold Brands, FranCoach

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