{"id":1167,"date":"2019-04-05T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T14:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/franchisespringboard\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2023-09-25T09:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:48:30","slug":"017-a-live-chat-with-tropical-smoothie-executives-at-ifa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/franchisespringboard\/017-a-live-chat-with-tropical-smoothie-executives-at-ifa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"017: A Live Chat With Tropical Smoothie Executives at IFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy this live chat with Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO Mike Rotondo and Chief Development Officer Charles Watson. We caught up at the IFA convention in Phoenix. 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