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When Carolyn Williams talks about fitness, she’s not really talking about fitness. She’s talking about community. She’s talking about longevity. She’s talking about leadership. And perhaps most importantly, she’s talking about the courage to stop trying to do everything alone. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide, Carolyn Williams, ...

Many entrepreneurs start a business seeking freedom. Freedom of schedule. Freedom of income. Freedom of choice. Yet somewhere along the journey, many discover they’ve unintentionally built something very different. Instead of owning a business, the business owns them. That reality became painfully clear for Mike DeJong during what should have been a relaxing vacation in …

What does an aspiring journalist, an airline employee, an event planner, and a franchise executive have in common? For Melissa Davis, the answer is simple: People. In this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide, Melissa Davis, Vice President of Franchising for Express Employment International, shares an inspiring and unexpected career …

On this episode of The Franchise Woman Podcast, Rebecca Monet and co-host Tracy Kawa welcomed Kim Collier, Chief Development Officer of Ducklings Early Learning Center, for a deeply meaningful conversation about childhood development, leadership, entrepreneurship, family business dynamics, and purpose-driven franchising. Kim’s story is one rooted in resilience, responsibility, a...