Walk past a claw arcade on your way to a department store, and something happens. The lights catch your eye. The sounds pull at some corner…
Author: Tim Katsch
Tim Katsch
Tim Katsch, CFE, is the publisher of Franchise Brief and founder of Franchise Hire, an executive search firm for franchisors. He chairs the IFA's Education Advisory Council and works as a talent strategy partner inside franchisor organizations, helping teams land priority hires by sharing the brand's story and evaluating roles with a franchise operator's mindset. He previously served as EVP for an emerging franchise brand, overseeing operations, real estate, zoning, construction, and marketing.
Daniel Boone has a goal that sounds almost like a punch line until you realize he means it. “I’ve always had a goal, for quite some…
The Fourth of July has passed, the fireworks have faded, and many Bomb Pops have disappeared from neighborhood freezers. But Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s holiday marketing campaign…
Experience is becoming a powerful driver in hospitality, and Choice Hotels International is putting that idea directly on the map with its Great American Detour campaign.…
Burn Boot Camp has found a new rhythm for its next chapter. The Charlotte-based fitness franchise announced that global artist and music producer Marshmello has joined…
As World Cup excitement brings fans together across host cities, la Madeleine is joining the moment with two different croissant-centered celebrations. The Dallas-based French-inspired bakery-café announced…
Running a successful business and running a franchise system are two very different things. Many emerging franchisors discover that gap the hard way. They know their…
The franchise industry has entered a new era, one shaped by a growing appetite for lower-investment concepts, leaner operations, and more flexible paths to ownership. For…
Franchise operators have spent years talking about technology as a way to speed up service, reduce costs and create more consistent customer experiences. Now, that conversation…
There is a concept in Olivia Fox Cabane’s book The Charisma Myth that stopped me cold when I first read it. Cabane describes what she calls…