Multiply Your Success with Dr. Tom DuFore
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.
Episodes
Are you an entrepreneur or successful leader and struggled with overeating? Or maybe you have had years of inconstant success with your eating habits and weight loss? Our guest today is Dr. Glenn Livingston, and he shares with us how one simple rule can help you defeat your cravings.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Recognizing what truly matters most to you will give you clarity around how to spend your time.
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Have you found yourself constantly distracted? Or your mind is racing from one idea to the next?Our guest today is Dr. Ravi Iyer, and he shares with us why this happens and how to help understand it. He talks about how each of us is a meaning making machine trying to make sense of the world around us.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Invite the right franchisees to join her system.
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Are you interested in franchising your business, but wondering when the right time is to do so? Or maybe, you recently franchise and you are faced with some challenges. Our guest today is Michele Henry, and she shares with us her miss of not franchising her first business and her make of inviting the right franchisees into her system.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Invite the right franchisees to join her system.
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...Have you struggled with finding success when hiring marketing agencies? If you have, there’s a good chance it is not because the marketer doesn’t know what to do. Our guest today is Peter Murphy Lewis, and he explains to us the Big 5 Mistakes leaders make when hiring marketing agencies.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Consider using LinkedIn as a second website for your franchise recruitment efforts.
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Welcome to our 5 year anniversary episode. We want to thank all of you loyal listeners that have been with us over the last many years. If you decide to listen to episode 1 you will learn about my dad and me and, hopefully, hear how far we have come for our production of the show. I always like to have a special guest on our anniversary episode and this year is no different.
Our guest today is Mike Andes who asked how he can make f...
Are you having trouble recruiting and retaining quality staff and team members? I know this is a challenge that most businesses I meet with face. Our guest today is Andrea Hoffer, and she shares with us her DREAM framework to help franchisees and small businesses improve their hiring efforts.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Solving a problem is often the best way to make an impact.
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Ever wondered if your business could benefit from grants, or whether they're even available to companies like yours? Today's eye-opening conversation with Stormy Banks shatters common misconceptions about business grants, revealing a funding path many entrepreneurs completely overlook.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Grants are for established and start-up businesses.
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- You can visit our guest's webs...
Have you discovered what truly matters to you? What is your passion or purpose that motivates and drives you?
Our guest today is Hoss Notarkesh, who shares with us his Passion Discovery Framework.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Synchronicity.
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- You can visit our guest's website at:
- Attend our Franchise Sales Training Workshop:
- https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/franchise...
Have you been duped by marketing agencies in the past? Or maybe you're not sure if you have before. Our guest today is Amber Gaige, who shares with us The Four C’s to help avoid getting duped.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Do not be discouraged, there are good marketers out there that can help you.
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- Listen to Ellen Rohr's Podcast episode here: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/why-trouble-makers-make-goo...
Have you been applying the 80-20 rule all wrong? Most entrepreneurs have a surface-level understanding that 80% of results come from 20% of efforts, but as Perry Marshall reveals, this barely scratches the surface of this powerful principle's true potential.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Use the 80/20 principle to identify new opportunities for your business.
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- You can visit our guest's website at:
How do you develop, decide, execute a new idea, new business model, or new product? Do you have a clearly defined process or is it more of a ‘gut’ feeling?
Our guest today is Lior Weinstein, and he shares with us some mental models and frameworks to help you take control of your implementing new business solutions.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
“Entrepreneurs don’t go crazy because of their goals, but because of their deadlines.”
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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 to start. Our guest today is Wes Barefoot, and he shares with us best practices on how to be successful with franchise brokers.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Franchisor should start building relationships with the franchise brokers.
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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 and culture expert, and he shares with us some best practices for having those difficult conversations.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Have difficult conversations as soon as you are able.
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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 for you. Our guests today are Barbara Wardell and Ernesto Cullari, who are digital marketing experts.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Geo fencing allows you to hyper focus on your local area.
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- You can visit our guest&ap...
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 practical strategies to start using AI in your business.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Your willingness to learn is the ultimate competitive advantage in business.
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- You can visit our guest's website at:
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.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Take great care of the franchise holder and create a happy client, a happy franchisee, and a happy franchisor.
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- You can visit our guest's website at:
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 about using emotional intelligence and the four types of business focus.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Embrace your emotions and recognize that other people likely view the world through a different lens.
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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 today is Glenn Akramoff, and he shares with us his six pillars of workplace health from his book, “The Human Centered Team.”
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Every business is created in some way to serve a human being.
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<...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 the current trends with technology including some of the good trends and some of the bad trends.
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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 Dave Behar, who is an expert in personal branding and he is also a proven business leader. In fact, he was one of the leaders who helped grow and then sell Hotmail.com.
TODAY'S WIN-WIN:
Be authentic and don't pretend to be so...
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