{"id":526,"date":"2019-06-25T15:16:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/franchisespringboard\/uncategorized\/women-in-franchising-005-with-mary-kennedy-thompson\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T08:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:17:24","slug":"women-in-franchising-005-with-mary-kennedy-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franchisors.com\/franchisespringboard\/women-in-franchising-005-with-mary-kennedy-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Franchising 005 with Mary Kennedy Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Episode (part 2 of this series)WIF host Ashley Schuetz chats with Mary Kennedy Thompson. Both come from military families and both are passionate about franchising.<\/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. So in this episode, part one of two interviews publishing here on MODRN BUSINESS, we are talking about some of those early experiences, then we shift gears and discuss Vet Fran.<\/p>\n<p>~*~*~<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to BizCom Associates for helping arrange today\u2019s episode. If you\u2019re looking to showcase your brand to all the right audiences, this is the multi-service communications agency you want doing the story-telling for you. You can check out their PR and marketing services at bizcompr.com For more information, call Monica Feid at 972-743-7230.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massageheightsfranchising.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.massageheightsfranchising.com<\/a><br \/>\nAudio Engineer: Ben Kliever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Episode (part 2 of this series)WIF host Ashley Schuetz chats with Mary Kennedy Thompson. 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