Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue III, 2012 | Page 71

stories told on EmpireBuilders.tv
are as unique as the operators who
tell them.

These are just three examples offering a brief look into the insights and
perspectives these empire builders give
in their interviews on EmpireBuilders.tv.
“You have people from all demographics—from every socioeconomic
level, ethnicity, and age group—sharing their honest stories of successes and
failures,” says Thilgen. “There are stories of kids who worked in fast-food
restaurants when they were young who
now operate dozens of units. And there
are stories of immigrants who came to
America in search of a better life
and found it in franchising.” In essence, she says, franchisees today
are the broad shoulders of small
business in America.
Franchising itself has gone
through quite a transformation
during the past half century. Single-unit mom-and-pop operators
have given way to savvy multi-unit
operators who wield power, influence, and the capital to back it up.
The American Dream has grown
up and gone sophisticated, and the

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Scheduled programming
EmpireBuilders.tv officially
launched in March. Franchise
Update will continue to post additional interviews in the coming
weeks and months.
Our hope is that these video
snapshots will provide insights,
lessons, and