With over twenty years in the business, Leslie Kuban has accumulated incredible insights into the inner workings of franchise ownership. Leslie explains the value of franchising in a single phrase: you can learn a new business with much less risk. She offers practical tips for newbies and introduces great resources to help you decide if franchising is your path to business ownership.

The past 18 months have shaken the business world and its workplaces to the core. How long will some of these changes stay in place, and what will the impact be? These are just some of the questions that today’s guest, Joe McKendrick, answers on the show. The conversation touches on the value of leveraging social media to connect & how the pandemic has impacted the process of looking for jobs.

The world of online business and content-creation has evolved so much over the last decade, and today we are joined by someone who has ridden this wave to success, building a uniquely personal and strong brand along the way. Courtney Whitmore the founder of pizzazzerie.com, is a published cookbook author and utilizes her talent in entertaining and food styling to share inspiration with her readers.

Tarek Pertew is the Cofounder of Uncubed, a candidate engagement and recruiting platform and he founded MyWorkster, a job fair platform for college alumni, and Referio, which is a referral hiring platform. He shares his insights, experience, & advice with us, including sharing your passion, demonstrating patience as an entrepreneur, and doing your research, as well as showing how you can add value.