A Franchisor's Perspective on Evaluating Franchises with Shelly Sun

<p>Erik is joined by Shelly Sun, CEO & Founder of BrightStar Care. Shelly talks about her journey of becoming a franchisor, outlining expert advice for business owners looking to scale their businesses through franchising as well as franchisees evaluating which franchisors to partner with. If you're on the fence about becoming a franchisor, <em><strong>this episode is for you! </strong></em></p> <p><strong>Shelly's book "Grow Smart, Risk Less" is available here:</strong></p> <p><a href= "http://growsmartriskless.com">http://growsmartriskless.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Shelly Sun is the CEO & Founder of</strong> <a href="https://www.brightstarcare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brightstarcare.com/&source=gmail&ust=1622123552604000&usg=AFQjCNF210HobXVliyGF70a5riqb4zzZCQ"> <strong>BrightStar Care</strong></a>. As a result of her leadership, she has been named one of the <a href= "https://www.glassdoor.com/employers/blog/highest-rated-ceos-during-the-covid-19-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.glassdoor.com/employers/blog/highest-rated-ceos-during-the-covid-19-crisis/&source=gmail&ust=1622123552605000&usg=AFQjCNH_FlaX7N0tTPHpQHynRwlZOUFH2g">top 25 highest rated CEOs</a> in the United States (the only female honored) during the COVID-19 crisis, and was named one of the <a href="https://www.inc.com/profile/2020-female-founders" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.inc.com/profile/2020-female-founders&source=gmail&ust=1622123552605000&usg=AFQjCNGhjCVMlj9CUbMrsWVXXzpqD-fU-w">Top 100 Female Founders of 2020</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Shelly built the company from the ground up when she realized there wasn’t a high-quality, dependable care provider that she felt would take care of her aging grandmother better than she could. She was an angry consumer wor