IAM190- Author and Podcast Host Shares His Experience and Lessons on Franchising

Tom Scarda hosts The Franchise Academy Podcast and is the author of three books: the #1 bestseller Franchise Savvy: 6 Strategies Pros Use to Pick a Top Performing Franchise, The Road to Franchise Freedom, and The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty. A self-made small business expert and Certified Franchise Expert, Tom has owned and operated five businesses both franchised and non-franchised. Tom was the #1 franchisee of the year in one franchise concept and failed miserably in another concept. The lessons he learned from failure are what makes him such an expert. Named one of the top 50 business leaders on Long Island, Tom has helped over 1500 people figure out if franchising is for them since 2005. He’s been featured in dozens of magazines and newspapers and is a sought-after radio, Podcast, and TV guest.

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Website: http://www.tomscarda.com/

Twitter: @tomscarda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.franchoice
Instrgram: https://www.instagram.com/tomscarda/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_hNwQ111FL63PnyXP9OPg
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TomScarda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/findafranchise/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Tom-Scarda/e/B00PKZ70O4
Entrepreneur Magazine: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/tom-scarda

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Intro 0:02

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Gresham Harkless 0:27

Hello, hello. Hello, this is Gresh from the I AM CEO Podcast and I have a very special guest on the show today. I've Tom Scarda of The Franchise Academy Podcast. Tom, it's awesome to have you on the show.

Tom Scarda 0:37

It's an honor. This is awesome.

Gresham Harkless 0:38

Yeah, I appreciate having you on and what I wanted to do was just read a little bit more about Tom, that you hear about all the awesome things that he's doing. And Tom Scarda hosts The Franchise Academy Podcast and is the author of three books: the number 1 bestseller Franchise Savvy: 6 Strategies Pros Use to Pick a Top Performing Franchise, The Road to Franchise Freedom, and The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty. A self-made small business expert and Certified Franchise Expert, Tom has owned and operated five businesses both franchised and non-franchised. Tom was the number 1 franchisee of the year in one franchise concept and failed miserably in another concept. The lessons he learned from failure are what makes him such an expert.

Named one of the top 50 business leaders on Long Island, Tom has helped over 1500 people figure out if franchising is for them since 2005. He’s been featured in dozens of magazines and newspapers and is a sought-after radio, Podcast, and TV guest. Tom, it's awesome to have you on the show. Are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?