The Franchise Woman
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- Tracy Kawa4 eps
- Kim Collier1 ep
- Jodi Elliot1 ep
Also: Sofia Bongard, Jenna Law, Jamie Cecil, Elizabeth Brasch, Haley Haar, Sabrina Martin, Carolyn Williams, Mike DeJong, Melissa Davis, Komal Kumar, Dave Hansen, Lynsay Flynt, Kamille McCollum, Kayla Curtis, Ashley Rafferty, Gara Post, Valencia Hagos
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/21/26 |  Why Some Franchisees Thrive and Others Struggle | Lisa Hudson, Fresh Coat Painters | Why do some franchise owners thrive while others struggle, even when they have access to the same systems, tools, and resources? Lisa Hudson, President of Fresh Coat Painters, joins Rebecca Monet on The Franchise Woman Podcast to explore what really drives franchisee success, the importance of servant leadership, and why effective coaching sometimes requires tough conversations. Lisa brings a unique perspective to franchising. After spending more than 26 years with Macy's, she made the leap into business ownership as a Growth Coach franchisee. She later became President of The Growth Coach before moving into additional franchise leadership roles and ultimately taking the helm at Fresh Coat Painters. Having experienced franchising from both sides, Lisa understands that building a successful franchise system requires more than providing a proven business model. It requires trust, accountability, communication, and a willingness to help franchisees work through challenges. In this episode, Rebecca and Lisa discuss: Why some franchisees thrive while others struggle The power of going back to basics and following proven processes Tough-love coaching rooted in trust and accountability Will versus skill in addressing performance challenges Using KPIs, profitability, and operational metrics to guide decisions Servant leadership and helping others reach their potential One particularly valuable takeaway is Lisa's belief that when franchisees begin pulling away from the system, franchisors should lean in rather than pull back. Sometimes the biggest obstacle to success isn't the franchise model. It's a behavior, a missed process, or a difficult conversation that hasn't happened yet. Subscribe for more conversations about entrepreneurship, leadership, franchise development, and the intersection of passion, purpose, and profitability. | 41m 49s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Building Toastique: Brianna Keefe on Trust, Teamwork, and Franchise Growth | How do you grow a franchise brand while keeping each location connected to its community? For Toastique founder and CEO Brianna Keefe, the answer starts with the people around her. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet talks with Brianna about the journey from Division I cheerleader to restaurant founder and franchise leader. Brianna shares how she opened her first gourmet toast and juice café at 24, overcame the challenge of being taken seriously as a young entrepreneur, and learned to move from managing every detail to empowering a trusted team. She also explains why Toastique encourages franchise partners to become the face of their stores, how owner insight helped the brand discover opportunities in unexpected markets, and why long-term success means more to her than a location count. In this conversation, you will learn: · How competitive cheerleading shaped Brianna's understanding of trust and accountability · Why she combined her love of hospitality with fresh, convenient food · How complementary business partners helped bring the first Toastique to life · What changed as she moved from founder and owner-operator to CEO · Why personal connections matter to franchisee and customer relationships · How a Rapid City franchise challenged assumptions about where the brand could succeed · Why intentional growth and room for existing partners to expand matter to Toastique If you are building a business, leading a franchise system, or exploring franchise ownership, Brianna's story offers an inside look at the relationships and decisions behind a growing brand. Subscribe to The Franchise Woman for more conversations with women shaping franchising. Like, share, and tell us your biggest takeaway in the comments. | 42m 56s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  Keep It Simple: Franchise Marketing Lessons from Stretch Zone's Lindsey McFadden | What makes franchise marketing effective? For Stretch Zone Chief Marketing Officer Lindsey McFadden, it starts with understanding what franchisees need and making it simple enough to put into action. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, hosts Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa talk with Lindsey about her journey from aspiring English teacher to consultant and marketing executive. She explains how moving inside the organization changed her perspective on growth, why marketing needs a closer connection with operations and training, and how friction in the customer journey can keep potential members from ever becoming leads. Lindsey also shares the leadership habits behind her approach: one-page campaign briefs, meetings with a defined purpose, room for her team to experiment, and clear boundaries that help her stay present with her family. Her advice for franchise leaders and prospective owners begins with one question: What am I doing here? In this conversation, you will learn: · Why marketing, operations, training, and technology need to work together · How simple campaign instructions can support franchisee adoption · Why customer acquisition conversations should include the people who never enter the funnel · How consumer marketing differs from franchise recruitment · How Lindsey encourages thoughtful risks and learning from mistakes · Why understanding your purpose matters in both business and life Whether you lead a franchise brand, support franchisees, or are exploring ownership, this episode offers practical ideas for making your work clearer and more useful. Subscribe to The Franchise Woman for more conversations with women shaping franchising. Share your biggest takeaway in the comments. | 41m 12s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Scaling Without Losing What Makes You Special | Kristen Denzer, Tierra Encantada | What does it take to turn a personal need into a business, and then turn that business into a growing franchise without losing what made it special in the first place? Kristen Denzer, Founder and CEO of Tierra Encantada, joins Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa on The Franchise Woman Podcast to share the entrepreneurial journey behind the Spanish immersion early education brand. Kristen describes herself as a 99 out of 100 on the optimism scale, and that mindset has shaped much of her life. Long before Tierra Encantada, she launched businesses in consulting, event rentals, and dog daycare. Then becoming a mother led her to recognize another opportunity. She wanted a childcare experience that offered her children more: early Spanish language immersion, exposure to different cultures, fresh and diverse foods, and an environment designed to support children, parents, and teachers. So she created it. Tierra Encantada was founded in 2013 and has since expanded well beyond Kristen's original location. But when the opportunity to franchise first arose, Kristen hesitated. Her concern wasn't whether the concept could grow. It was whether it could grow without losing what made it special. In this episode, Kristen shares why choosing the right franchise partners is only the beginning. She talks about the importance of training, infrastructure, corporate support, delegation, listening to franchisees, and building systems capable of protecting the brand as it expands. Kristen also discusses one of the biggest transitions she had to make as a founder: learning to give other people room to make decisions, make mistakes, and sometimes find solutions better than her own. Kristen's story is a reminder that scaling a company isn't simply about replicating a business model. It's about creating the people, systems, support, and culture capable of carrying the original vision forward. | 35m 59s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 |  The Hidden Patterns That Make or Break Business Growth | Rion Westfall | The Franchise Woman Podcast | Every successful business follows patterns—but so does every struggling one. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet sits down with business growth strategist Rion Westfall, founder of Own Your Revenue, to explore how entrepreneurs can identify the hidden patterns driving (or limiting) their growth. Drawing from more than 25 years of experience helping businesses around the world, Rion explains why simply increasing sales isn't enough. Sustainable growth comes from recognizing recurring patterns, improving leadership, creating accountability, and eliminating the chaos that quietly erodes profits. Together, Rebecca and Rion discuss how business systems and human behavior intersect—and why putting the right people in the right roles is essential for long-term success. In this episode you'll learn: ✔️ Why successful businesses are built on predictable patterns ✔️ How chaos grows faster than profit during expansion ✔️ The biggest leadership mistakes limiting business growth ✔️ Why accountability changes company culture ✔️ How franchisors can better support franchisee success ✔️ The relationship between people patterns and revenue patterns ✔️ Why scaling the wrong systems only multiplies problems Whether you're a franchisor, franchisee, entrepreneur, or business leader, this conversation will challenge the way you think about growth and give you practical ideas you can implement immediately. Subscribe for more conversations with the leaders shaping franchising and entrepreneurship. | 50m 05s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 |  Creating Community One Pizza at a Time | Kathleen Sears | Timber Pizza Co. | What if your best marketing strategy wasn't advertising—but serving your community? This week on The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet sits down with Kathleen Sears, owner of two Timber Pizza Co. locations in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, to discuss how generosity, community involvement, and servant leadership have become the foundation of her business success. After beginning her career as a teacher and community outreach coordinator, Kathleen discovered that the same principles that build strong schools also build thriving businesses. Today, her restaurants are known not only for great pizza but for investing in local schools, nonprofits, volunteers, and families. In this episode, you'll learn: Why community involvement should be part of your growth strategy How donating more than 300 pizzas strengthened customer loyalty Building a people-first culture that improves employee retention Creating meaningful partnerships with schools and nonprofits Leading with mentorship instead of micromanagement Why fun, trust, and purpose create stronger teams Lessons every franchise owner can apply to their own business Whether you're a franchise owner, entrepreneur, business leader, or simply passionate about community impact, this conversation is packed with practical insights and inspiring leadership lessons. Subscribe for more conversations with today's leading franchise professionals. #FranchiseWoman #Leadership #SmallBusiness #CommunityImpact #Franchising #RestaurantLeadership #BusinessGrowth #TimberPizza #Entrepreneurship #ServantLeadership | 42m 50s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | franchisingleadership+3 | Komal Kumar | Pearle Vision | MyanmarUnited States+1 | franchisingleadership+3 | — | 41m 36s | ||
| 9/2/26 | franchise developmentsales+4 | Dave Hansen | ClientTether | — | franchise developmentlead quality+4 | — | 40m 21s | ||
| 8/26/26 | fitness brandingauthentic marketing+5 | Lynsay Flynt | Workout AnytimeAmerican Cancer Society | University of Georgia | fitness franchisemarketing leadership+5 | — | 39m 34s | ||
| 8/19/26 | franchise growthleadership+3 | Kamille McCollum | BODYBAR Pilates | — | franchisingleadership+5 | — | 35m 43s | ||
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| 8/12/26 | entrepreneurshipleadership+4 | Kayla Curtis | Orangetheory Fitness | — | franchise ownershipOrangetheory Fitness+6 | — | 43m 19s | ||
| 8/5/26 | entrepreneurshipmentorship+3 | Ashley Rafferty | Pizza Guys | Dixon, California | franchise ownershipmentorship+4 | — | 34m 12s | ||
| 7/29/26 | entrepreneurshipwellness industry+5 | Gara Post | The NOW MassageBowie Barker | — | entrepreneurshipwellness+7 | — | 47m 29s | ||
| 7/22/26 | entrepreneurshipresilience+5 | Tracy KawaValencia Hagos | BODYBAR Pilates | Shadow Creek | entrepreneurshipfranchise ownership+8 | — | 41m 32s | ||
| 7/15/26 | franchise ownershipbusiness transformation+4 | Tracy KawaHaley Haar | AlphaGraphics | Kansas City | franchisebusiness growth+5 | — | 44m 10s | ||
| 7/8/26 | entrepreneurshipcareer change+4 | Sabrina Martin | Gotcha CoveredThe Franchise Woman Podcast | Walnut Creek, California | career changeentrepreneurship+7 | — | 35m 59s | ||
| 7/1/26 | women's healthleadership+4 | Carolyn Williams | The Bar Method | Vancouver | women in businessfranchise leadership+4 | — | 42m 54s | ||
| 6/24/26 | business transformationentrepreneurship+4 | Tracy KawaMike DeJong | The Franchise Woman | — | business freedomfranchise success+4 | — | 43m 16s | ||
| 6/17/26 | leadershipfranchise success+4 | Melissa Davis | Express Employment International | — | franchisingleadership skills+5 | — | 42m 33s | ||
| 6/10/26 | early childhood educationfranchising+5 | Tracy KawaKim Collier | Ducklings Early Learning Center | — | franchise successchildhood lessons+7 | — | 39m 44s | ||
| 6/3/26 | purpose-driven leadershipfranchising+4 | Jodi Elliot | Mosquito JoeWonderly Lights+3 | — | franchisingleadership+5 | — | 41m 42s | ||
| 5/27/26 | entrepreneurshipfranchising+5 | Sofia Bongard | Bookskeeping San Diego East | Mexico CityU.S. | franchise ownershipbusiness owner+8 | — | 39m 13s | ||
| 5/20/26 | brand growthleadership+4 | Jenna Law | Keke's Breakfast Cafe | — | brand marketingleadership+5 | — | 41m 09s | ||
| 5/13/26 | franchise developmentbrand identity+3 | Jamie CecilElizabeth Brasch | Mellow Mushroom | — | franchisingbrand consistency+3 | — | 41m 30s | ||
| 5/6/26 |  Dominique Main: Why Franchise Growth Depends on Hiring Right | In this powerful episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and Tracy Kawa sit down with Dominique Main, President of HireNetix and a 20-year franchise industry veteran. Dominique has seen franchising from every angle — franchise development, operations, sales, and executive leadership. But one defining moment changed her trajectory forever: A franchisee's family was devastated by financial stress tied to business struggles — and Dominique realized something profound: Franchisors can't grow if franchisees can't hire. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔️ What "responsible franchising" really means ✔️ The two biggest objections franchise candidates have ✔️ How conversational AI reduces hiring time from 12 days to 4 ✔️ Why traditional applicant tracking systems are failing Gen Z ✔️ How franchisors can support hiring without crossing joint employer lines ✔️ Why mindset, humility, and grit are essential in leadership HireNetix uses conversational AI to screen and schedule job candidates in minutes — saving operators 5–15 hours per week and giving multi-unit franchisees a true competitive edge. If you're a franchisor or multi-unit franchisee concerned about staffing, retention, and scalability, this conversation is a must-watch. #TheFranchiseWoman #ResponsibleFranchising #AIHiring #FranchiseGrowth #WomenInFranchising #Leadership #MultiUnit | 38m 20s | ||||||
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