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Hosted by Jack Monson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 33 episodes
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Franchise Freaks began as a playful moniker within our agency's team, celebrating our mutual passion for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners. We've successfully boosted numerous franchise brands that stumped other marketing agencies. Our "Franchise Freaks" community has expanded to include clients and industry pals, and we're thrilled to invite them to join us on this podcast to dish out top-notch marketing wisdom for franchise brands!
Jack Monson hosts Franchise Freaks, a business show with 33 episodes published.
Kristen Pechacek is the CEO of MassageLuXe and has grown the brand to new heights in recent times. She joins host Jack Monson for a chat about the status of franchise development at the International Franchise Expo in Ne
Robert Bhagwandat is the Senior Director of Franchise Development at Checkers & Rally’s. Podcast host Jack Monson caught up with Robert at this year’s International Franchise Expo in New York. In this episode, Robert sha
Brian Britton is the CEO of Kilwins Chocolates Franchise. Brian joins the podcast to share updates on this tasty franchise brand including: • How and where the future growth is happening for the brand • Multi-unit opport
J.J. Sorrenti, CEO of Best Life Brands, and Monica Feid, Co-Founder and COO of Franchise Marketing Agency Thunderly, discuss the status of in-home care franchises. Jack Monson hosts them live at The International Franchi
James Franks of WellBiz Brands and Monica Feid, Co-Founder COO of Franchise Marketing Agency Thunderly, dive into portfolio diversification of many Multi-Unit Multi-Brand owners. Host Jack Monson joins them live at The I
Ricky Richardson, CEO of Eggs Up Grill, and Monica Feid, CCO of Thunderly, discuss the state of restaurant franchises. Host Jack Monson joins them live at The International Franchise Association 2026 Convention just afte
This is the latest in our series of conversations recorded at The IFA 2026 Convention in Las Vegas with host Jack Monson and the top franchise thought leaders discussing how an Amplified Integrated Marketing plan is acce
We begin a series of conversations about Amplified Integrated Marketing programs with Mark Jameson, Chief Development Officer at Propelled Brands and August Johnson, VP of Brand Management at Thunderly. Join us for a dis
We begin a series of conversations about Ampified Integrated Marketing programs with Mark Jameson, Chief Development Officer at Propelled Brands and August Johnson, VP of Brand Management at Thunderly. Join us for a disc
Amplified Integreated Marketing starts with cohesive, unified design work for you brand. On a new season of Franchise Freaks, CEO Scott White and Creative Director Dan Wiley of the premier Franchise marketing agency Thun
Brent Greenwood is the Vice President of Franchise Development at Sport Clips Haircuts. He joins host Jack Monson for a conversation about fran dev trends for rest of this year and into next year. Brent shares his outloo
Welcome to The Franchise Freaks Podcast, presented by Thunderly. This podcast is for – and by – people who are freaky for franchising. Today’s guest is Craig Sherwood, Senior Vice President, Development at The Joint Chir
Gini Dietrich joins the podcast with an update on the PESO model – the relationship of implementing Paid, Earned, Shared, and Owned media strategies. • Breaking down the silos between these essential media types • Pairin
Felicia Reeves, CMO of Empower Brands, joins to the podcast to discuss Personal Branding. We’re chatting about personal branding not only for executives, but also for franchisees. Many small business owners are finding s
We caught up with Ken Kanzaki at Franchise Expo Charlotte where Charleys Cheesesteaks was exhibiting and speaking with many aspiring entrepreneurs about opportunities in Franchising. We’re chatting about franchise trends
Welcome to The Franchise Freaks Podcast, presented by Thunderly. This podcast is for - and by – people who are freaky for franchising. Today we’re chatting with Ricky Richardson, CEO of Eggs Up Grill, live from Vegas at
JJ Sorrenti, CEO of Best Life Brands, joins the podcast to discuss the rise of platform companies and Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Owners. JJ shares his vision on the sectors that are seeing the most growth in the near future
Anne Huntington Sharma, President of Huntington Learning Centers discusses the positive outlook for franchising growth and for small business owners. Anne shares her thoughts on: • What will make the biggest impact on fr
Mark Jameson, Chief Development Officer of Propelled Brands joins the podcast love from The IFA Convention! Mark the discusses the strategies between the growth of the various brands that are part of the Propelled platfo
Rocco Fiorentino is the CEO of Benetrends Financial, member of the International Franchise Association Board of Directors, and a leading voice in Franchising and Entrepreneurship. Podcast host Jack Monson caught up with
Scott White
The Life is Too Short Guy · public real estate company
2 appearances on this show
Gini Dietrich
founder and CEO · Arment Dietrich
1 appearance on this show
Brian Woods
Group Vice President of Franchise Development · Neighborly
1 appearance on this show
Jason Weaver
next generation of leaders · Instructure
1 appearance on this show
Brian Britton
Kilwins
1 appearance on this show
J.J. Sorrenti
Best Life Brands
1 appearance on this show
Monica Feid
Thunderly
3 appearances on this show
James Franks
WellBiz Brands
1 appearance on this show
Ricky Richardson
Eggs Up Grill
2 appearances on this show
Craig Sherwood
The Joint Chiropractic
2 appearances on this show
Mark Jameson
Propelled Brands
3 appearances on this show
August Johnson
Thunderly
2 appearances on this show
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Franchise Freaks is hosted by Jack Monson. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 33 episodes.
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