Majewski attributes Craveworthy Brand’s meteoric success to an exceptional team that aligns with the company's vision and values. He believes strongly that the most important role of leadership is setting a clear vision and empowering the team to act decisively. 

Watch now to learn about empowering teams with compassion, franchising as the American dream, and consistency in training and culture.

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Chapters:

[06:09] - Craveworthy Brands Overveiw

[16:32] - Virtual Craveworthy Brands

[19:03] - Franchising Strategy

[24:08] - Franchisee Selection and Growth

[31:01] - Personal Reflections and Advice for Aspiring Franchisors

Episode Links:

FranchiseU! Podcast Online: https://business.louisville.edu/learnmore/franchiseu/

Dr. Kathy Gosser Bio: https://business.louisville.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/kathy-gosser-phd/

FranchiseU! Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franchiseu_podcast/

Takeaways:

Empowering Teams with Compassion - Gregg Majewski has a number of franchises and concepts under the Craveworthy Brands umbrella. He relies heavily on his team being aligned in beliefs and empowers them to make decisions in his absence.

Franchising: The American Dream - Creating generational wealth is a goal for much of the American population. One of the ways to do that is entrepreneurship, namely franchising. Majewski says franchising was created for that purpose and continues to be so.

Consistency in Training and Culture - With so many franchises and locations across the country, consistency can be difficult to maintain. Craveworthy Brands, however, achieves consistency by pouring back into the stores, calibrating training, and holding managers accountable.

ABOUT FRANCHISEU! PODCAST

FranchiseU! offers education and inspiration to individuals involved in or contemplating careers in franchising. This podcast is produced by the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence at the University of Louisville. The Center aims to empower communities by helping them create and sustain generational wealth through the franchising business model.

FranchiseU! is hosted by Dr. Kathy Gosser. Dr. Gosser became a part of the College of Business faculty in 2019. Prior to her tenure at UofL, she dedicated 35 years to YUM! Brands, where she held the positions of Director of Learning & Organizational Development and Chair of the KFC Foundation. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development from the University of Louisville, an MBA from UofL, and a BA in Journalism from Indiana University.

ABOUT GREGG MAJEWSKI:

Gregg Majewski has a vast amount of experience as a corporate executive in the restaurant industry. As the former CEO of Jimmy John’s, he played a major role in expanding the franchise from 33 to 300+ stores in just 5 years by surrounding the company’s marketing strategy around the innovative approach of delivering sandwiches and being “freaky fast”. Majewski has worked to develop restaurant concepts over the last two plus decades, before starting Craveworthy Brands in 2023, which currently includes a growing portfolio of restaurant brands.

• Gregg Majewski Instagram: www.instagram.com/greggmajewski
• Craveworthy Brands Instagram: www.instagram.com/craveworthybrand
• Craveworthy Online: https://www.craveworthybrands.com/
• Gregg Majewski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggmajewski/ 
• CRAVEWORTHY FRANCHISING - https://www.craveworthybrands.com/franchising
• CRAVEWORTHY BRANDS - https://www.craveworthybrands.com/our-brands
• INVEST IN CRAVEWORTHY - https://invest.profitandsense.com/craveworthy-brands

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