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Welcome to Franchise Today as it celebrates its 16th Season in 2025. Join host Stan Friedman, President of FRM Solutions every Wednesday at 12 PM ET / 11 AM CT as he serves up discussions with weekly guests, who will talk about best practices for scaling their franchise businesses for sustainable growth, through sensible franchising. Franchising remains an unintentional profession. Most people don't go to school to study about how to become involved in franchising. Rather, some life event causes it to find us. Each episode of the podcast begins with a look back at how franchising found that week's guest. This is followed by a walk through the milestones of their journey and career, up to and including the present day. My guests could be franchisors, franchisees or suppliers, who provide insights into high-level support services or top-quality products to better enable the franchise community. Each podcast will wrap with a look ahead to upcoming industry events, upcoming guests or important dates on the horizon.Franchise Today Economics
Episodes
  • No Insurance? No Problem: The Rise of Any Lab Test Now
    Jun 25 2025

    Clarissa Windham-Bradstock, CFE, CEO, CPO on transforming healthcare access and building a franchise model for the future

    With a unique background that spans healthcare, franchising, and public policy, Clarissa Windham-Bradstock brings a bold, mission-driven leadership style to the helm of one of the nation’s most innovative direct-to-consumer lab testing brands. Under her guidance, Any Lab Test Now has not only expanded its national footprint but has also become a trusted resource for affordable, accessible healthcare testing — no insurance or appointments required.

    She’s also a passionate advocate for consumer empowerment in healthcare, a champion for women in franchising, and a firm believer in building purpose-driven franchise cultures.

    Join us for this candid conversation, at the trisection ofhealthcare, entrepreneurship, and leadership — and learn how Clarissa is helping shape the future of both franchise and healthcare delivery models.

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    30 mins
  • Adventure, Acquisition & Acceleration: Josh Wall’s Franchise Playbook
    Jun 18 2025

    Josh Wall is an accomplished brand leader with a stellarrecord of driving shareholder value through strategic acquisitions, innovative market development strategies, and dynamic team growth. His passion is fostering high-performance cultures and delivering exceptional results. He is adept at steering organizations toward sustained success and market leadership.

    Josh has been growing successful franchise brands for20+ years. Sixteen of those years were in key leadership positions in both Operations and Franchise Development at the wildly successful Christian Brothers Automotive.

    In July of 2019 Josh left Christian Brothers to assume similar responsibilities for Urban Air Adventure Parks. Today, he serves as Chief Operating Officer for Unleased Brands, the platform company that owns Urban Air, The Little Gym,Sylvan Learning Centers, Snapology, Premier Martial Arts, Class 101 and XP League.

    As COO, Josh oversees brand teams for Operations, Franchise Development, Shared Services across the brands and is additionally responsible for all of the portfolio's Mergers and Acquisitions.
    His leadership philosophy centers on strategic vision, operational excellence, and a relentless focus on achieving outstanding outcomes for all stakeholders. As a C-Suite leader, Josh is committed to leveraging these strengths to drive organizational growth and deliver significant value in competitive markets.

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    37 mins
  • Evonne & Don Varady: Living Their Dream and Helping Others Do the Same!
    Jun 11 2025

    This week I am joined by Don and Evonne Varady, a dynamic husband and wife team who are the founders and franchisors of Clean Eatz, one of the fastest-growing healthy food franchises in the country. Evonne and Don share their incredible journey — from launching their first café to building a purpose-driven brand, that’s changing lives across the nation.

    We talked about:
    ✅ The early struggles and breakthroughs
    ✅ What it takes to build a values-based franchise
    ✅ Staying mission-focused in a fast-growth business
    ✅ How they’ve cultivated a community — not just customers

    If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, franchising, orcreating impact through business, this is one episode you won’t want to miss.


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    33 mins
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