{"id":523,"date":"2019-07-11T15:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T15:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/franchisespringboard\/uncategorized\/get-neighborly-with-mike-bidwell\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T08:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:17:24","slug":"get-neighborly-with-mike-bidwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/franchisespringboard\/get-neighborly-with-mike-bidwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Neighborly with Mike Bidwell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s guest went from being a successful franchisee to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Neighborly Brands, which has 22 different brands under the umbrella.<\/p>\n

In this 40 minute discussion with Mike Bidwell, we explore many topics:<\/p>\n

*Exploring life on both sides of the business (Zee and Zor)
\n*A discussion on skilled trade jobs
\n *Approach to leveraging technology across multiple brands
\n* Defining his management style
\n*Tools and tips on hiring and building a team
\n*The impact of CMO Lisa Zoelllner’s leadership at Neighborly
\n*Building a multi brand platform
\n* Private equity and some of the benefits that are misunderstood, tips and pitfalls
\n*Franchise growth opportunities and goals<\/p>\n

Links:
\nBook reference: https:\/\/whothebook.com\/<\/a>
\nFranchise Opportunities: https:\/\/franchise.neighborlybrands.com\/<\/a>
\nGet Neighborly: https:\/\/www.getneighborly.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow MODRN BUSINESS on Facebook:
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ModrnBusiness\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Audio Engineer: Ben Kliever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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