Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The most crucial factor in a successful franchise recruitment effort is leadership engagement. The Executive Sponsor is the key driver of alignment and credibility in turnkey recruiting efforts. Leadership engagement done right enhances brand reputation and builds a more aligned network. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “Executive Sponsor,” allow me to enlighten you by first sharing what it doesn’t mean. This term isn’t a reference to paid media in exchange for brand exposure, nor does it describe the mentorship provided by an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) support coach. In the…
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Joe Drygas is charged with connecting a massive number of people in a vast array of industries. As Vice President of AT&T’s Global Enterprise Business, his efforts link up everything from healthcare to retail to sports to energy. His key to conquering so many different spaces? “The best employees treat their careers like how elite athletes treat training,” he told Entrepreneur. “If you’re a quarterback, your career evolution often changes how you play the game — how much you run versus throw, where you focus your training on speed, strength, or flexibility, and how your role shifts from starter to mentor…
QUESTION: You seem to dismiss the various theories that CIA Director Ratcliffe flew to Moscow over Iran or some prisoner exchange claimed by others. You also say the decline in bond yields has nothing to do with inflation. Do you see this as the confrontation between NATO and Russia? Bret ANSWER: The long-term bond rate is NOT set by the central bank – that is the free market. This nonsense that the global bond sell-off is fear of inflation and the Fed raising rates is honestly laughable. Rates ALWAYS rise during war. You have to be pretty stupid to…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Even the most well-planned franchise growth strategies underperform for a variety of reasons — lack of structure, leadership misalignment and the failure to maintain discipline during the execution stage. Franchisors should shift toward a more intentional, system-driven model to achieve desired results. Because standardized systems are capable of providing us with world-class clarity. Build scalable growth by prioritizing candidate quality, consistency and long-term brand health. Treat franchise recruitment with the same analytical rigor as you apply to other areas of your business model. For many top franchise development executives, continually…
Key Takeaways Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is making a major bet on smart glasses. He is preparing to launch $2,195 smart glasses on September 16 to test if consumers will embrace the product and its price point. Online reactions to Spiegel wearing the glasses on CNBC were harsh, with some commenters criticizing their appearance. Snap is preparing to introduce a pair of $2,195 smart glasses on September 16. CEO Evan Spiegel poured years and significant resources into the glasses, which he is eager to introduce, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Ahead of the company’s fall…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 111.16 points or -0.17% to 64,214.48 • Shanghai increased 0.702 points or 0.02% to 3,942.088 • Hang Seng decreased 97.90 points or -0.39% to 25,213.31 • ASX 200 increased 41.70 points or 0.46% to 9,020.10 • SENSEX decreased 417.49 points or -0.55% to 76,152.86 • Nifty50 decreased 41.00 points or -0.17% to 23,873.45 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00293 or 0.41% to 0.71981 • NZDUSD increased 0.0034 or 0.58% to 0.58840 • USDJPY decreased 3.305 or -2.08%…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Point of Purchase is not merely the endpoint of the funnel, but has now become the critical touchpoint for generating brand demand. While retail media is limited to retail and consumer packaged goods ecosystems, it is actually part of a bigger trend: commerce media. Commerce media models give advertisers cross-merchant intelligence and deep consumer intent signals across everyday life experiences — from booking a flight to paying a bill. To target intent-driven customers, leaders in enterprises will have to go beyond simple media buys and align their digital shelf, search…
Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block subpoenas issued as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The House Oversight Committee served Black with two subpoenas during a closed-door voluntary interview in June after lawmakers said he refused to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements. One subpoena demanded Black produce nondisclosure agreements and other documents, while the other compelled him to return for a deposition before the committee. Black’s lawsuit argues the subpoenas exceed the committee’s authority by seeking private…
When most people picture someone readying for a date, the routine will most likely involve a rigorous hygiene regimen and picking a nice outfit before stepping out of the house. But for a select few of men in the manosphere, a date-ready look is skipping a few steps, betting on natural body odor as a seductive device. The bizarre trend shared on social media is dubbed “Pheromone-maxxing,” a sort of spinoff from the manosphere-adjacent looks-maxxing community. The trend instructs men to ditch showering before dates as a seduction tactic. “Stopped washing my hair at all and now unironically get more…
How have the ways you labor changed over the years? My very first job that my social security benefits will register goes back to working in a local Roy Rogers fast food restaurant at age 16, serving fried chicken and biscuits. I was on my feet most of the day and took pride in inserting my time card into the punch clock machine registering the start of my shift with that satisfying hole puncher crunch sound. Over the years my labor has varied, from jobs requiring me to be able-bodied (working catering jobs as a food server long into the…