{"id":530,"date":"2019-05-20T15:31:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T15:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/clone\/uncategorized\/mary-kennedy-thompson-part-1\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T08:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:17:24","slug":"mary-kennedy-thompson-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/clone\/mary-kennedy-thompson-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Kennedy Thompson &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This episode is part 1 of a two part Mary Kennedy Thompson interview series here on MODRN BUSINESS.  <\/p>\n<p>Mary is the Chief Operating Officer of Neighborly Brands, which operates 22 incredible franchise companies under the Neighborly umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>Mary is a former Unites States Marine as well as a very successful franchisee before her leadership positions on the &quot;ZOR&quot; side of the business.  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