Tropical Smoothie Cafe, with CEO Charles Watson

Franchise Opportunity Ryan Hicks Oct 21, 2019

In this episode Ryan sits down with Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Please don’t mind the background noise because we recorded at J Alexanders in Atlanta.

EPISODE SPONSORS:

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Audio Engineer: Ben Kliever

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