Thought Leaders
The 1 Question I Ask Every Successful Person I Meet — and How It’s Changed My Life
I ask every successful person I meet one particular question. Here's what it is, and how the answers inspired me to chart my own path.
Growth Strategies
Building a Business
He Started a Business With $850 and Grew It to $2.5 Billion — After This Make-or-Break Moment
Varsity Brands is now a $2.5 billion company, but a mistake early on could have cut the company’s progress short.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
After She Had to Shut Down Her Restaurant, She Sold 50,000 Pizzas in 6 Weeks — Then Signed a $20 Million Deal With Target
Katie Lee's Covid pivot turned into an entirely new business.
Marketing
This Brand Grew From 30 Employees to $1 Billion in Sales in 5 Years — Here’s How
Unilever's largest health-and-wellbeing brand doesn't chase "new shiny toys."
By Jason Feifer
Run Your Business
AI Will Never Replace This One Thing, 6 Business Leaders Warn
Six business leaders explain the human skills that no algorithm can master — and why these abilities will become your biggest competitive advantage.
Building a Business
He Made Vodka From Air. Now He Has a $65M Defense Deal.
Instead of chasing investors for an unproven concept, this founder started with something simpler.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
This Pharma Exec Killed Their Deal on a Friday Morning — 18 Months Later, They Turned Her Into Their Biggest Advocate
These founders took some blunt feedback, and used it as fuel to transform their startup.
By Liz Brody
Tech
5 Tech Products for 2026, including the $230 Tool That ‘Makes You 33% More Efficient’
Start your year with tech that boosts efficiency.
Building a Business
This $1 Billion Startup Faced Death Threats and Protests — Before Turning Angry Neighbors Into Supporters
In a crisis, this startup learned that perception matters more than facts.
By Liz Brody
Entrepreneurs
I Asked 75,000 People About Their Biggest Regrets. These 6 Patterns Changed How I Think.
I was haunted by a business decision, so I sought out the missed opportunities and professional regrets of others.
By Jason Feifer
Marketing
The Psychology Secrets Behind Guinness, Apple, and Pringles — And How They Can Work For Your Brand
Find out the behavioral science principles behind five billion-dollar brands, and how to apply them to market your business.
Entrepreneurs
‘When I Can Afford That Card’… How an $80 Baseball Card Changed This Entrepreneur’s Life
As a successful entrepreneur with three businesses, I was still haunted by missed opportunities and external expectations. Then I realized something powerful.
Franchise 500
Jersey Mike’s Sold for $8 Billion. Their New CEO Is Ready to Double Their 3,200 U.S. Locations.
Jersey Mike's is #1 on the Franchise 500 for the first time, with a new CEO. He plans to scale at an ambitious pace, while preserving the brand's 50-year legacy.
By Jason Feifer
Franchise 500
This Beloved Fast-Food Franchise Boasts a Bold Strategy to Hit $3 Million Per Location
The brand isn't just maintaining its #2 spot on the Franchise 500 — it's setting ambitious targets for 2030.
Franchise 500
How This Buzzy Brand Manages to ‘Attract My 18-Year-Old Niece and Not Frustrate My 83-Year-Old Father’
The #3 brand on our franchise 500 has proven masterful at selling to multiple generations
Franchise 500
‘We’re Faster Than Amazon’: How Ace Hardware Is Beating Big Tech While Selling Local
At #4 on our Franchise 500, the 102-year-old company is using a hyperlocal strategy with franchisees to drive digital growth.
Franchise 500
This 72 Year-Old Education Brand Is Staying On Top By Doing One Crucial Thing In-Person
Kumon invests heavily in learnings across regions. That landed it at #5 on our Franchise 500.
Franchise 500
With Zero Orders Placed, AI Says to Drop 50 Wings In the Fryer. It’s Cut Customer Wait Times In Half.
Wingstop's Smart Kitchen, which uses machine learning to predict exactly when to start preparing food, has helped the brand land at #6 on the Franchise 500.
Franchise 500
The UPS Store Gets 5x the Packages It Did In 2019. Here’s How They’re Handling the Growth.
Peer to peer learning among franchisees has helped The UPS Store land at #7 on the Franchise 500.
Franchise 500
How Hampton by Hilton Expanded to 46 Countries, Even As Hotel Prices Rose 20%
At #8 on our Franchise 500, their brand's strategy is simple: "It's about the feeling you get when you walk through the door."
Franchise 500
This CEO Ate 10 Chicken Sandwiches In a Day and Got ‘So Sick.’ But It Led to 30% Sales Growth.
After 18 months of culinary invention, their sales jumped, landing them at #9 on the Franchise 500.
Franchise 500
McDonald’s Sales Jump 2.4% After They Revived This Old School Strategy
How the Golden Arches landed back in the Franchise 500 Top 10.
Franchise 500
From Celebrity Investors to AI That Cuts Labor Costs by 90% — How 5 Brands Made Massive Leaps
What drove explosive franchise growth in 2025? Here are the five different growth strategies that helped these franchises rocket up in the Franchise 500 rankings.
By Kim Kavin
Franchise 500
‘Computers Can’t Tie Balloons’: 8 Innovative New Franchises
These franchises identified market gaps, and are turning unique ideas into scalable business models for our current moment.
By Jason Feifer
Franchise 500
A Day In the Life of a Franchisee Who Took His Store from $700K to $1.8 Million
Raul Larez now owns two Batteries Plus locations, but still has plenty of time for family. We asked him to keep a diary of one average day.
By Raul Larez
Franchise 500
Raise Prices or Cut Staff… How About Neither? Try The Strategy That Worked For These 5 Brands
When costs climb and consumers tighten budgets, most franchises raise prices or cut staff. But the smartest brands are reengineering value.
By Matt Haller
Franchise 500
I Took a Tiny Hometown Restaurant and Built It Into 235 Locations For Very Little Money. You Can Too.
Eddie Flores Jr. couldn't get a loan, so he built L&L Hawaiian Barbecue without much cash for traditional marketing. Here is his "impact marketing without spending money" strategy.