Marc Lieberstein and Kitt Shipe join Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between a franchise council and an association, and why this is important for prospective franchise buyers to understand.

Marc Lieberstein and Kitt Shipe join Jim Blasingame to report on how the American Relief Act is designed to assist the restaurant industry with federal grants, first for disadvantaged owners, and soon for all restauranteurs.

Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the tangible impact that the intangible of trust had on our lives as we experienced a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic year of personal and professional lockdowns.

Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current toxic behavior of “Us v Them” in our daily interactions, how we can turn this around virtually overnight, and what could result if we don’t.

Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why we have to realize that our own selfishness is a powerful deterrent to allowing trust to flourish, as it promotes the denial of truth.

Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the leading indicators of the franchise future, which is heavily weighted on remote, delivery and curb-side services.

Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on where the most opportunity is likely to be for franchising over the next 3 to 5 years, including anything associated with remote working, including the transition back and forth.

Christian Espinosa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current state of cyber-security by U.S. companies and institutions, and why we’re in a world war that we’re losing.

Christian Espinosa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of a supply chain cyber-breach, how small businesses could become the weak link that exposes larger customers, and how to avoid that threat.

Christian Espinosa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the explosion of Internet-of-things (IoT) in our lives and why they present another layer of cyber-vulnerability against the global threat we’re currently losing to.