There are more than ¾ of a million franchise establishments in the U.S. and that number continues to leap every year.  

Stacy Swift advises individuals who are considering investing in a franchise how to narrow the vast field down to the right one. In fact, Stacy, who owns and operates FranNet offices covering five states, likens her role to that of a marriage matchmaker, bringing together franchisor and franchisee for what she hopes will be a happily – and profitably – ever after.

Learn the secrets of a successful match this week on Monday Morning Radio.

Stacy is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Stacy Swift, FranNet

Posted: April 20, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 32 minutes 40 seconds 

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200. Limited slots now booking for May and June 2015.  

Real-time market intelligence, gathered 24/7/365, is so quaint.  Whether online, at a live event, or in retail stores, the new equation is 60/60/24 – every second, every minute, every day.

No one does this better or understands its vast, vast power better than Elaine Feeney, president and CEO at Wayin, a small company – (backed by Scott McNeally – the former Sun Microsystems co-founder and CEO) – that is already generating giant ripples. 

Listen in this week on Monday Morning Radio, as Elaine Feeney gives host Dean Rotbart a private tour of the cutting edge of social marketing.

Discover why you MUST have your own Wikipedia profile and how to generate one. Read Dean Rotbart's groundbreaking series here.

Customer Experience – which is often abbreviated as CX – is rapidly surpassing price and product as the #1 brand differentiator. Nonetheless, Denise Graziano, this week’s guest on Monday Morning Radio, reports that six out of every ten companies have done zilch to improve their CX. 

Denise, owner of Fairfield, CT-based Graziano Associates, is an expert on the subject of CX and how it impacts revenue, client retention, and overall brand image. She recently led a national SCORE workshop on the subject of CX.

Denise is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Denise Graziano, Graziano Associates

Posted: April 6, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 29 minutes 11 seconds

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200. Limited slots now booking for April and May 2015.  

On April 10th, more than 500 WILD businesswomen and students will gather near Boulder, Colorado for a one-day conference that has become a must-attend symposium for women at all stages of their careers.

Women Inspiring Leadership Development – or WILD – is the brainchild of Cindy Carillo, a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, who built the non-profit WILD from the ground up three years ago and serves as its chair.

This week on Monday Morning Radio, Cindy tells listeners how they can develop similar, regional educational and networking conferences – and spells out the many rewards of doing so.

Cindy is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Cindy Carillo, CU Leeds School of Business Women's Council

Posted: March 30, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 34 minutes  55 seconds

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200.  Limited slots now booking for April and May 2015. 

Davia Temin is in the business of creating, building, and rescuing reputations. As the founder of New York-based Temin and Company, she has advised dozens of Fortune 500 CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors, and politicians on the best methods to secure their image in the public arena.

This week on Monday Morning Radio, Davia tells listeners how to forge thought leadership and reputation management into titanium-strong marketing tools – both for yourself, and for your company or products.

Davia is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Davia Temin, Temin and Company

Posted: March 23, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 32 minutes  22 seconds

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200. Limited slots now booking for April and May 2015. 

In fewer than eight years, Sharon Vinderine has built a North American network of more than 70,000 families who help her company evaluate toys, baby goods, and other consumer products. Sharon is founder of PTPA Media – Parent Tested, Parent Approved – and her Toronto, Ontario-based company and its PTPA Seal of Approval have become the gold standard when it comes to certifying family-friendly products.

This week on Monday Morning Radio, Sharon opens her playbook to share her magic formula for building large virtual communities and mobilizing them. She is interviewed by host and award-winning journalist, Dean Rotbart.

Discover why you MUST have your own Wikipedia profile and how to generate one. Read Dean Rotbart's groundbreaking series here.

Mike Agugliaro was an electrician so busy working in his business he had no time to work on his business. Finally, Mike and his partner took the time to rethink their business category. The result is Gold Medal Service, the largest home service provider in Central New Jersey, generating $23 million a year and climbing. Listen in on this week's edition of Monday Morning Radio as Mike tells host Dean Rotbart his story of transformation and shares the secrets of market domination. Mike says it will work for any business.

You’d be hard-pressed to find any American industry riper with entrepreneurial opportunity than senior care. But knowing there is a bundle to be made and actually doing it are two entirely separate matters. 

This week on Monday Morning Radio, Porsha Vogt shares her strategy to build Golden Care – a concierge elder care provider in Southern California – into a model of both quality and profitability. Listen in right now and discover her unique prescription for success in the senior care space.

Porsha is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Porsh Vogh, Golden Care

Posted: February 23, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 21 minutes  54 seconds

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200.  Limited slots now booking for March and April 2015. 

Scott Edinger is a business treasure hunter.  

As head of Edinger Consulting Group and a contributor to Forbes and the Harvard Business Review, Scott excels at helping business owners and executives unearth potential leaders in their midst – the kind of men and women who are crucial to long-term success, but don’t fit the conventional mold of executive-track employees.

This week on Monday Morning Radio, Scott and host Dean Rotbart go prospecting for business leadership gold. Which treasures might you be overlooking?

Dean is a Wizard Academy faculty member and co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Scott Edinger, Edinger Consulting Group

Posted: February 16, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 31 minutes 48 seconds

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200. Limited slots now booking for March 2015. 

Immediately after you listen to this week’s edition of Monday Morning Radio, how much of what you heard will you retain? About 50%. Two days from now, that percentage will plummet to 25%.

Learning to become a better overall listener can provide you and your business a strategic edge, which is why this week’s guest, Marian Thier and her company, Listening Impact, are in such great demand. Marian specializes in helping companies and business leaders make great listening a part of their business DNA.

(For those of you who weren’t paying attention, let us repeat this: Tune in to Monday Morning Radio this week and you’ll discover ways that you can listen and profit now.)

Marian is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, co-host of Business Unconventional, the one-hour radio newsmagazine that aired weekly on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver.

Be sure to follow Dean on Twitter: @RepToolChest and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free!

Photo: Marian Thier, Listening Impact

Posted: February 9, 2015

Monday Morning Run Time: 29 minutes 51 seconds

Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200. Limited slots now booking for February and March 2015.