Franchise Canada Chats Canadian Franchise Association

Welcome back to Franchise Canada Chats. Today’s guest is Jason O’Connor, a regional franchisee with JDI Cleaning. He currently owns and operates two territories, in the Hamilton-Burlington and Niagara areas. He came to franchising from the world of real estate with a specific focus on working with investors.

“This is the worst version of AI you’re going to see,” says Robert Mitchell on the future improvements of digital intelligence and language learning models. "Six months from now, it'll be blowing you away." Mitchell is the chief AI officer for WSI Digital Marketing, which is adding artificial intelligence performance tools to their digital solutions toolbox. On this episode of Franchise Canada Chats, looking into how WSI deploys AI resources in its consulting, how it tracks its franchisees’ success, and more upcoming tech trends for the franchise industry!

If there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s that something will always need to be cleaned. Today’s guests are from Anago Cleaning Systems. Adam Povlitz, CEO, and Rafiq Punjani, the master franchisee of Manitoba for Anago Cleaning Systems, discuss putting a novel spin on the cleaning industry through unit mastery, increasing technology, and bringing client satisfaction to an underacknowledged sector.

Pizza Nova has long been a mainstay of Canada’s food and franchise landscapes and it’s thanks to people like today’s guest, franchisee Tracy Tran.

Tracy joins the podcast today with Pizza Nova’s president Domenic Primucci to talk about:
-The history of the brand;
-Maintaining a family culture through immense growth;
-And how the brand is using technology to meet customers' needs.

Franchise Canada Chats is thrilled to welcome the Gold winners of the CFA's 2023 Franchisees of the Year award.

Annalisa Cilla of Scholars Education and Brad Wheeler of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Canada reflect on the insights and experiences that led to their success.

On this episode, we discuss: 
-Using policy and procedures to ensure uniformity across franchise locations;
-Leveraging business ownership to provide opportunities to community members;
-Taking pride in success and winning Franchisee of the Year;
-and so much more!

Today we’re joined by Ellena Francey, of Mr. Appliance of Newmarket and Barrie and Katharine Leaman of Glass Doctor of Durham region.  

Ellena made the jump from a career in print media into her Mr. Appliance franchise, while a recession raged on.  Katharine embarked on her entrepreneurial journey in the spring of 2021 after a varied career with stints as a nurse and as a ballerina. 

Tune in to hear more about their journeys into franchising and their strategies and advice for other women in franchising.

On this episode of Franchise Canada Chats, we discuss:
-The benefits of working with a franchise broker in the due diligence process;
-Removing the barrier toward women in leadership in franchising;
-Strategies for women entrepreneurs considering franchising as a career path;
-And so much more!