Alex Yeater's guest appearances

Alex Yeater

Franchise Secrets Podcast

The Retail Shift

Franchise Empires

OwlTail

How does being an area representative differ from being a franchise owner?  Everbowl’s area rep, Alex Yeater, chats with the Wolf about the ins and out of working for a franchisor and the life cycle of opening stores as an area rep. He and Wolf also discuss the lessons he’s learned from opening multiple Everbowl locations and how investing in excellent systems and operations is one of the best things you can do to ensure franchise success.  Plus, don’t miss out on hearing what working with Drew Brees is actually like! 0:00 Early Beginnings3:40 Working at VerizonONE7:37 Defining an Area Representative12:20 Building vs. Operating14:56 Lessons Learned17:49 Exploring Other Opportunities25:44 Learn More About Everbowl Learn More About Everbowl: https://www.everbowl.com/acai-bowl-franchisehttps://www.everbowl.com Follow Alex:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexyeater/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeater.alex/Built by hospitality for hospitality. Empower your employee experience by using Harri to build, manage, engage, and retain your team.  Don’t you think it’s time to utilize a platform designed to elevate your greatest asset— your employees? Visit Harri.com to learn more. If you’ve enjoyed listening to Franchise Empires, I’d be so grateful if you could drop me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast.  Thank you so much! Check out The Wolf’s newsletter. Stay up-to-date on all things Franchise Empires by following The Wolf on Twitter: https://twitter.com/franchisewolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does being an area representative differ from being a franchise owner?  Everbowl’s area rep, Alex Yeater, chats with the Wolf about the ins and out of working for a franchisor and the life cycle of opening stores as an area rep. He and Wolf also discuss the lessons he’s learned from opening multiple Everbowl locations and how investing in excellent systems and operations is one of the best things you can do to ensure franchise success.  Plus, don’t miss out on hearing what working with Drew Brees is actually like! 0:00 Early Beginnings3:40 Working at VerizonONE7:37 Defining an Area Representative12:20 Building vs. Operating14:56 Lessons Learned17:49 Exploring Other Opportunities25:44 Learn More About Everbowl Learn More About Everbowl: <a href="https://www.everbowl.com/acai-bowl-franchise" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.everbowl.com/acai-bowl-franchise</a><a href="https://www.everbowl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.everbowl.com</a> Follow Alex:LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexyeater/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexyeater/</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yeater.alex/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yeater.alex/</a>Built by hospitality for hospitality. Empower your employee experience by using Harri to build, manage, engage, and retain your team.  Don’t you think it’s time to utilize a platform designed to elevate your greatest asset— your employees? Visit <a href="http://Harri.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harri.com</a> to learn more. If you’ve enjoyed listening to Franchise Empires, I’d be so grateful if you could drop me a 5-star review on <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/franchiseempires" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rate My Podcast</a>.  Thank you so much! Check out <a href="https://workweek.com/brand/the-wolf-of-franchises/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wolf’s newsletter</a>. Stay up-to-date on all things Franchise Empires by following The Wolf on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/franchisewolf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/franchisewolf</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

S5 Ep10: Building vs. Operating Franchise Stores, with Alex Yeater

Is it better to run a business alone or with a partner? Of course, there are pros and cons to both. However, partnerships certainly offer fantastic benefits. Take Alex Yeater, for example. He is an everbowl Area Representative who has partnered with people to build something bigger.  Alex is an Area Representative with everbowl in the Midwest, South, and Southeast. He and his wife of almost 20 years, Kelli, have four sons between the ages of 18 and 5. Before everbowl, Alex and his business partner Mitch grew a Wireless Zone franchise from 2 stores to 32 before exiting in 2021. In 2022, Alex and Mitch partnered with Drew Brees to form EB Masters, one of the largest Area Representative companies in the US. By forming partnerships, major franchise investors can tap into the existing expertise of owners and operators, adopt proven best practices, and expand into new markets by leveraging their resources and complementing each other's skill sets. But where can you find people who share your passion? How do you form genuine connections and build partnerships? Alex and Erik share valuable insights into this topic, so make sure to catch this episode!   “Long-term partnerships, they're like marriages, man. The first couple of years were hard, trying to figure out what was my role, what was his role. Now we've really gotten into this groove.” - Alex Yeater   In This Episode: - A quick story on how Alex left the cellphone business and got into franchising - What makes a partnership work well?  - What is it like being business partners with Drew Brees, and how do you manage expectations when partnering with someone with star power? - Alex talks about the benefits of joining the Mastermind Group (other than meeting Erik) And more!  Resources:  - Learn more about Erik’s franchisee mastermind here - www.franchisetribe.com  - Learn more about Erik’s franchisor mastermind here - www.franchisortribe.com  - Learn more about Erik’s passive investing mastermind here - www.tribeofinvestors.com  - Want to buy a franchise? Connect with Erik here - https://forms.gle/n4JedEuU5p7asE617  - Want to franchise your business? Connect with Erik here - https://forms.gle/n4JedEuU5p7asE617   Connect with Alex Yeater: - Website - https://www.everbowl.com/ - Impact Vacation Rentals Website - https://impactvacations.co/ - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yeater.alex/ - Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/AlexYeater - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-yeater-67b66814/   Connect with Erik Van Horn: - Website  - Instagram  - Facebook  - Facebook Group  - LinkedIn - YouTube - Medium

Is it better to run a business alone or with a partner? Of course, there are pros and cons to both. However, partnerships certainly offer fantastic benefits. Take Alex Yeater, for example. He is an <a href="https://www.everbowl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">everbowl</a> Area Representative who has partnered with people to build something bigger.  Alex is an Area Representative with <a href="https://www.everbowl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">everbowl</a> in the Midwest, South, and Southeast. He and his wife of almost 20 years, Kelli, have four sons between the ages of 18 and 5. Before <a href="https://www.everbowl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">everbowl</a>, Alex and his business partner Mitch grew a Wireless Zone franchise from 2 stores to 32 before exiting in 2021. In 2022, Alex and Mitch partnered with Drew Brees to form EB Masters, one of the largest Area Representative companies in the US. By forming partnerships, major franchise investors can tap into the existing expertise of owners and operators, adopt proven best practices, and expand into new markets by leveraging their resources and complementing each other's skill sets. But where can you find people who share your passion? How do you form genuine connections and build partnerships? Alex and Erik share valuable insights into this topic, so make sure to catch this episode! “Long-term partnerships, they're like marriages, man. The first couple of years were hard, trying to figure out what was my role, what was his role. Now we've really gotten into this groove.” - Alex Yeater In This Episode: - A quick story on how Alex left the cellphone business and got into franchising - What makes a partnership work well?  - What is it like being business partners with Drew Brees, and how do you manage expectations when partnering with someone with star power? - Alex talks about the benefits of joining the Mastermind Group (other than meeting Erik) And more! Resources:  - Learn more about Erik’s franchisee mastermind here - <a href="http://www.franchisetribe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.franchisetribe.com</a> - Learn more about Erik’s franchisor mastermind here - <a href="http://www.franchisortribe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.franchisortribe.com</a> - Learn more about Erik’s passive investing mastermind here - <a href="http://www.tribeofinvestors.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.tribeofinvestors.com</a> - Want to buy a franchise? Connect with Erik here - <a href="https://forms.gle/n4JedEuU5p7asE617" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/n4JedEuU5p7asE617</a> - Want to franchise your business? Connect with Erik here - <a href="https://forms.gle/n4JedEuU5p7asE617" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/n4JedEuU5p7asE617</a> Connect with Alex Yeater: - Website - <a href="https://www.everbowl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.everbowl.com/</a> - Impact Vacation Rentals Website - <a href="https://impactvacations.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://impactvacations.co/</a> - Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yeater.alex/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yeater.alex/</a> - Facebook - <a href="https://web.facebook.com/AlexYeater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web.facebook.com/AlexYeater</a> - LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-yeater-67b66814/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-yeater-67b66814/ </a> Connect with Erik Van Horn: - <a href="https://franchisesecrets.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erikvanhorn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/erik.v.horn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/franchisesecretsfb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group </a> - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanhorn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGL_DGqEd54pcu_zgOICdSA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> - <a href="https://medium.com/@erikvanhorn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a>