Franchise Success Formulas

Hosted by Aicha Bascaro

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August 20, 202611 min

153. From Failed Business to Pizza Delivery: The Year That Built a Franchise Career

After her first business failed at 22, our founder Aicha Bascaro took a job as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver just to pay the bills. Little did she know that this job would end up teaching her more about business, franchising, systems, and leadership than business school ever did. In this episode, we go back to where it all started: the front lines of a corporate Domino's store, where processes, training pyramids, and P&L statements laid the foundation for everything American Franchise Academy teaches today.

August 7, 202611 min

152. My First Business Failure (What I Learned The Hard Way)

Aicha shares the story of her first business, a boutique she bought right out of college with no experience, no mentor, and no idea what she was getting into. In this podcast, she walks through why it failed, how painful it was to close it, and the lessons that now shape how she coaches franchisees at the American Franchise Academy .

July 20, 202610 min

151. Anniversary Series: The Next 10 Years - Louder, Wider, Multilingual | AFA's Vision for the Future of Franchise Education

The foundation has been built. The programs work. The graduates are proof. Now it's time to make sure the people who need this find it. In this episode, I'm sharing the vision for AFA's next decade — going louder so more franchisees discover what's possible, wider so we reach franchisors and industry partners at scale, and multilingual so that language is never a barrier to building a better business. I also have a personal ask for you in this episode — because I cannot do this alone. Learn more about Franchisor Partnerships here

July 18, 202631 min

150. Anniversary Series: Meet the American Franchise Academy's Support Team

We’re celebrating a massive milestone: 10 years of the American Franchise Academy! We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the heart of our mission: the amazing team working behind the scenes every day. Meet the people who help us empower franchisee leaders and hear why we’re so passionate about what we do!

July 18, 202630 min

149. Anniversary Series: 10 Business Lessons from a Decade Building a Successful Franchise Business School

In this special anniversary episode, you'll learn ten practical lessons on leadership, resilience, and business growth drawn from ten years of working with franchise owners. A must-listen for any business owner looking to scale with more confidence and less struggle.

July 17, 202629 min

148. Anniversary Series: He Doesn't Train Employees. He Builds Careers - Phillip Scotton, Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's

Phillip uses AFA's three programs as a built-in career path for his team. MANAGE gets them competent. LEAD gets them leading. The result? Retention, culture, and a business that runs itself and builds career paths for others.

July 16, 202641 min

147. Anniversary Series: She Stopped Running Her Gym. Now She Runs 15 - Amanda Rainsberger, Anytime Fitness

From managing locations to managing a business. Amanda went through all 3 programs and built the systems to step out of the day-to-day.

July 15, 202630 min

146. Anniversary Series: He Built It on his Own for 2 Years. Then He Came Back for More - Cesar Coronado, Tropical Smoothie

Cesar took LEAD at 2 units, built systems independently for 2 years, hit 14, then joined COMMAND. His story is about knowing when you need the next level.

July 14, 202641 min

145. Anniversary Series: He Joined his Family's Company. Then Decided to Scale it - Greg Martinez, Bruster's Ice Cream

Greg took the business over from his father, put his team through MANAGE, and then joined COMMAND himself to scale the right way. He just opened their 4th unit.

July 14, 202636 min

144. Anniversary Series: She Handed Over the Keys, and Finally Flew - Quyn Tram Vu, Lash Pilot

Tram isn't a Franchisee; she's an independent business owner and future franchisor. She went through Manage 1.0, 2.0, and LEAD to delegate operations and step into true expansion mode.