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Podcast: Don Fox on building brands

January 7, 2014 by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

 In episode #021 of the Social Restaurant Podcast, I talk with Don Fox, Chief Executive Officer of Firehouse Subs, a 19-year-old concept with over 700 Firehouse Subs restaurants in 36 states and Puerto Rico with a goal of reaching 2000 locations by 2020.  

What You'll Learn During the Interview

• Strategies on how to be a hands-on leader without micromanaging to celebrate your franchisee successes.
• Why you should challenge your area representatives to play the roles of coaches, mentors and policemen within your restaurant franchise.
• Don's Three linchpin elements - Financial Discipline, Quality Franchisees and Real Estate - which can set a good franchise apart from its competitors.
• The importance of average unit volume (AUV) and why it's the most important metric within a organization.

Listen Now

Tweetable Moment: "It's taken almost 20 years to be an overnight success." - @DonMFox (Click to Tweet)

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Get the Show Resources

If you'd like to download some of the reports mentioned during the podcast, visit my blog where you can find additional resources, links and other exciting nuggets that will help you build a content factory in your organization.

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