The IFA Women's Franchise Committee

10/02/2015
Formed in 1996, the Women's Franchise Committee (WFC) is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging women in franchising by creating a network of business professionals dedicated to strengthening their successes. The mission of the Women’s Franchise Committee is to promote women’s participation in franchising by providing international networking opportunities for the exchange of ideas, resources, and experiences. This committee is dedicated to providing resources for women seeking career growth opportunities in franchising, and has created a number of programs and resources to achieve this goal, ranging from “how to” guides and mentoring conferences to local networking chapters.

The WFC produces the Annual Leadership Conference, held the day before the IFA’s Annual Convention. This conference welcomes men and women; the 2015 Annual Leadership Conference is titled “Beyond Blunders: From Mistakes to Great,” with a focus on all that can be learned from adversity. We are fortunate to have Amit Kleinberger, CEO of Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, as our keynote speaker, and a Brass Tacks panel will bring the topic down to basic tools that attendees can take home and implement. John Rotche, President of TITLE Boxing Club, will address managing growth; Meg Roberts, President of Molly Maid, will speak to culture and accountability; and Heidi Ganahl, Founder of Camp Bow Wow, will talk about building and managing relationships.
Another extremely popular segment of this conference is the roundtable case study. During this portion each table in the room will have the opportunity to look into the problems facing, and offer solutions to, an unidentified IFA franchisor-member. Then, the entire conference will hear from a representative of the company and learn exactly what steps were taken to solve real issues.
Through this conference, attendees learn new skills, grow their network of contacts, and start lifetime friendships. For more information or to register, visit www.convention.franchise.org.
Since 2001, the WFC has proudly bestowed the honor of the Crystal Compass upon a successful leader in franchising. The award was established to recognize an IFA member who has made significant contributions within their franchise organization, the franchise community, or the community in which they live. Ultimately, it recognizes leadership. Past winners are Linda Shunk, Lorrie Rennick, Joyce Mazero, Melanie Bergeron, Lynette McKee, Beth Brody, Linda Burzynski, Cheryl Babcock, Brian Schnell, Saunda Kitchen, Dina Dwyer-Owens, Susan Black Beth, and Marianne Murphy. These amazing men and women are well known in the franchising community for their all-encompassing knowledge of franchising, and for their willingness to share what they know with each of us.
Another initiative of the WFC is establishing Women’s Franchise Networks (WFNs) around the country. These local chapters are designed to develop relationships with women franchising professionals and to address issues, share ideas, and offer solutions on the local level. The WFC creates the operating guidelines for establishing a local chapter and offers support in the form of personal phone calls, sample agendas, ideas for topics of discussion, and so much more. The first chapter was launched in May, 2002 in Denver, and now includes nearly 20 active markets. Anyone interested in starting a chapter in their area may contact Andie Snider, IFA’s Director of Conferences, at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. to obtain more information.
The WFC is a committee interested in providing opportunities for busy women to get together and share their franchising journey. Deb Evans, President of Franchise Foundry, has donated her time and incredible knowledge of social media to create several Google Hangouts (found on YouTube) that focus on the initiatives of the committee and give us an opportunity to hear from resourceful, well-informed women in a “live” setting. Members of the committee are in touch throughout the year via phone calls and also attend two meetings, one in Washington D.C. during the Public Affairs Conference, and one just before the WFC Annual Leadership Conference.
I can personally vouch for the fact that I have met some incredible women on the Women’s Franchise Committee, and am often in awe of the knowledge and ability they bring to this committee. I have grown so much through membership in the WFC, have made some lifelong friends, and have a network of very capable women upon whom I can call with any question or issue. We talk, work hard together, share ideas, share our lives and most importantly of all, we share lots of fun and laughter. Franchising is a dynamic and ever-changing model and navigating this change with smart people is so much easier!
If you are interested in receiving more information about this committee and/or joining the WFC, please contact Andie Snider, IFA’s Director of Conferences, at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..">Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..

Fonte:http://franchises.about.com/od/onlineresources/fl/The-IFA-Womenrsquos-Franchise-Committee.htm?utm_campaign=list_franchises&utm_content=20150208&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exp_nl

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