Popped to the Top: How to Become an Expert in Franchising | Rob Flanagan, President of Hounds Town

Want to know the secret sauce of turning popcorn into profit, it's not butter!Discover the incredible journey of our guest, Rob Flannagan, who went from selling popcorn as a minimum wage employee to becoming the President of Hounds Town, USA, a leading doggy daycare company. In our engaging podcast today, Rob shares the secrets of his success in the world of franchising, leadership, and business growth.  Learn how he partners with founders to bring their brand dreams to life and create healthy franchise systems for rapid expansion. Find out what it takes to surpass the 100-unit milestone, a challenge many emerging brands face.Robert Flanagan is an experienced franchise executive with a successful track record of partnering with founders of emerging franchise concepts and building brands from a few locations to thriving mature companies.  A rare combination of honoring the heart of the founder's vision while building the sales, financial, operations, and marketing departments.  Most passionate about guiding franchisees to achieve their dreams by building a culture that honors “when you met one franchisee, you met one franchisee”.  A frequent speaker on franchising, emerging brands, and culture.  Most importantly an eggnog connoisseur and 80’s music trivia expert.01:48 Your career dreams at 8-years old04:50 Focus on the founder’s vision  06:45 What is EOS? 08:13 Hurdles, I have to overcome hurdles!14:44 Opinions are our own auto biographies16:25 Two areas of franchisee upscaling19:20 Have to do several of these for the pay-off22:05 You need this…keep listening to the end, may need to rewind and listen again!https://houndstownusa.com/ ⚡️FREE RESOURCE: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘞𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱?  ➡︎ https://adamcontos.com/myleadership===========================Subscribe and Listen to the Start With a Win Podcast HERE:📱 ===========================YT ➡︎ https://www.youtube.com/@AdamContosCEOApple ➡︎ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-with-a-win/id1438598347Spotify ➡︎ https://open.spotify.com/show/4w1qmb90KZOKoisbwj6cqT===========================Connect with Adam:===========================Website ➡︎ https://adamcontos.com/Facebook  ➡︎ https://facebook.com/AdamContosCEOTwitter  ➡︎ https://twitter.com/AdamContosCEOInstagram  ➡︎ https://instagram.com/adamcontosceo/#adamcontos #startwithawin #leadershipfactory