Franchise Today Podcast
1) Jessica Wescott: Building Franchise Success, Through Profitability and People
Success in franchising takes more than financial expertise — it takes relationships. In this episode of Franchise Today, Stan Friedman sits down with Jessica Wescott, CEO of Stellar Service Brands, to...Show More
2) From Massage Heights to Heights Wellness Retreats: Reinventing Through Demand
What if the best franchise systems aren’t planned—butdiscovered? In this episode of Franchise Today, Stan Friedmansits down with Shane Evans, CEO of Heights Wellness Retreats, to explore how an unplan...Show More
3) How Franchise Today Was Built—Live, Unfiltered, and Under Pressure
Franchise Today did not begin as a polished podcast… farfrom it. — it began as a live radio show in the middleof the Great Recession of 2009.In this special episode, Paul Segreto and Stan Friedmanlo...Show More
4) Authenticity Wins: How Two Founders Are Bringing Influencer Marketing to Franchising
What happens when two veteran franchisors look at the industry and realize that one of the biggest challenges of all at the unit level - is driving local traffic!You get Sweet Influencers, a first-of-...Show More
Authenticity Wins: How Two Founders Are Bringing Influencer Marketing to Franchising
40:27 | Dec 10th, 2025
5) From Near-Bankruptcy to 107 Franchises/260 Territories: The VODA Comeback Story
After years in recruiting, franchise development, and lead generation, Dan Claps sold his company to build something else, on his own. That decision became the foundation for VODA Cleaning & Restorati...Show More
From Near-Bankruptcy to 107 Franchises/260 Territories: The VODA Comeback Story
33:31 | Dec 3rd, 2025
6) Rebuilding Legacy Brands: Paul Damico Reveals His Perkins & Huddle House Blueprint
After 41 years in hospitality and franchising, Paul Damico has seen it all — scaling restaurant brands through explosive growth, navigating economic downturns, selling companies for a combined $90 mil...Show More
Rebuilding Legacy Brands: Paul Damico Reveals His Perkins & Huddle House Blueprint
28:06 | Nov 19th, 2025
7) ENCORE: Nick Lopez, From College Painter to Franchise Innovator
Nick Lopez left Colorado as a wide-eyed first-generation college student, to work on a BS in Business Marketing at Michigan State. His plan was to "walk on" to the wrestling team, which would ultimate...Show More
8) Why Alignment Outperforms Valuation: Patrick Galeher’s Franchise M&A Philosophy
What separates a successful franchise exit from a costly one?In this week’s episode of Franchise Today, Stan Friedman sits down with Patrick Galeher, Founder, CEO and Managing Partner of Boxwood Partn...Show More
Why Alignment Outperforms Valuation: Patrick Galeher’s Franchise M&A Philosophy
30:11 | Nov 5th, 2025
9) ENCORE: From Bankruptcy Scare to Private Equity Crown Jewel
What happens when two brothers nearly lose everything—only to discover they were accidentally building a franchise model the entire time?In this Encore episode, host Stan Friedman sits down with Ryan ...Show More
10) 3. From Storytelling to Strategy: Monica Feid on AI, Franchising, and the Future of Marketing
What happens when a journalism graduate with no franchiseexperience gets assigned a PR client that changes her entire professional destiny? That’s exactly what happened to Monica Feid, co-founder and ...Show More