AAFD | American Association of Franchisees & Dealers

2024 Franchisee Leadership Summit
May 5-8 | St. Louis

Empowering the collective strength of franchisees

Letter from the ChairAAFD2023-12-11T11:40:01-08:00

Announcing Luncheon Keynote Speaker – Cory Mosley, CSP

We are thrilled to announce that Cory Mosley, CSP, will be taking the stage as our Luncheon Keynote Speaker at the 2024 AAFD Franchisee Leadership Summit, May 5-8, the Marriott St. Louis Grand, St. Louis, MO. Cory is more than a keynote speaker; he embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation that can ignite the transformation of your franchise. If you’re ready to witness an informative, high-energy presentation that combines real-world experience with actionable wisdom, you won’t want to miss Cory Mosley's keynote at our Luncheon. View Agenda » Watch this video Message from Cory Mosley to the AAFD community. Cory Mosley, CSP, is an award-winning business growth strategist and coach known for maximizing growth opportunities. Accredited as a Certified Speaking Professional, Cory speaks on sales, marketing, and more. With clients like Audi and General Motors, he drives sales and revenue growth. He is the author of three books and founder of the RVA Small Business Network (rvasbn.com) ...

March 28th, 2024|Leadership Summit|

Announcing Keynote Speaker – Jan Spence, CSP!

Get ready to be inspired! We are excited to announce Jan Spence, a dynamic, highly interactive, entertaining, and inspirational style speaker, as one of our keynotes at the 2024 AAFD Franchisee Leadership Summit. Jan will kick off the summit as our Opening Keynote on Tuesday, May 6th. View Agenda » Jan Spence is a renowned international speaker, trainer, and consultant known for her infectious charisma and vibrant approach to life, qualities that position her as an exceptional motivator and leader. Through her dynamic energy and valuable insights, Jan has been instrumental in driving positive transformations across various industries. Her distinction as a TEDx speaker highlights her talent for captivating audiences and igniting motivation. Together with her husband, Mitch, they established the second FiltaFry franchise in the US back in 2003. Keynote Spotlight: It’s Game Time! Leadership Lessons from a Former Pro Female Football Player Words have profound power; they can lift someone up or tear someone down. Jan Spence shares ...

March 27th, 2024|Leadership Summit|

Recuro Health joins the AAFD Health Benefits Suite: Your Solution for Virtual Primary Care

AAFD welcomes Recuro Health as our newest supplier and added new benefit in the AAFD Health Benefits Suite. Recuro is an integrated digital health solutions company that takes a uniquely personalized and proactive approach to virtual care. Unlike other traditional virtual care solutions today, Recuro has created a virtual-first platform to enable customized care that meets patients’ needs no matter their location or circumstance. Recuro Health brings AAFD Members the Complete Care program, which stands tall over traditional telemedicine and other virtual primary care options. Recuro is truly unique by integrating 24/7 urgent care, dedicated Primary Care physicians, a comprehensive health risk assessment, chronic care management, at-home labs, integrated behavioral health, and genomics allowing for optimized prescription management. Recuro Health also brings a comprehensive Prescription Plan that provides access to more than 3,000 prescriptions for a $0 copay. The Prescription Benefit Card is integrated within the Recuro Health member portal and application, allowing for easy access to $0 cost drugs. Comprehensive ...

March 25th, 2024|Featured Member, Suppliers Corner|

Federal judge in Texas blocks the NLRB’s revised Joint Employer Rule from taking effect

In case you missed it, on March 8 a Federal judge in Texas blocked the NLRB’s revised Joint Employer Rule from taking effect, ruling that the new standard was too broad. NLRB’s website states it is considering its options and may appeal the ruling. The 2020 version of the Rule remains in effect. Click here to read the NLRB’s full comments. The AAFD has been advocating a middle ground and we will be advancing our proposal for the NLRB’s consideration. We are again linking the AAFD’s White Paper on the Joint Employer controversy. WHITE PAPER LINK: https://www.aafd.org/fairness-initiatives/white-paper-series/the-new-nlrb-joint-employer-rule/  

March 18th, 2024|News, Public Affairs|

Welcome Budderfly® 🌱 Go Green, Save Big with Budderfly + Exclusive AAFD Member Perks!

One Partner. One Process. Your Journey To Net-Zero We are thrilled to introduce our newest Supplier Member, Budderfly, one of America’s fastest-growing Energy as a Service company in the United States. Budderfly installs, monitors, and manages a combination of patented technologies, equipment upgrades, and proprietary energy software to provide better energy savings for its customers at no out-of-pocket cost. Businesses benefit from lower energy bills, a reduced carbon footprint, more reliable operations, and improved customer and employee experiences. And there is more! Budderfly’s Customer Portal gives full transparency into how its technologies are helping business operations. With billions of data points, businesses get deep insights, from energy savings to carbon footprint reduction. Businesses can see how much energy they are saving across 100 all their l ocations at once, or dive in and learn how a certain HVAC unit at a specific location is performing.  Plus, All Budderfly installed equipment comes with a 100% warranty including parts and labor. Why Budderfly? Zero Upfront ...

March 12th, 2024|Suppliers Corner|

What You Can Expect from AAFDs 2024 Annual Leadership Summit

We are only a few months away from the AAFD’s Annual Franchisee Leadership Summit and this year we are doing things a little bit differently! Here is what you can expect during your three days in St. Louis! Topics that Impact Your Business Employee Retention: hear from industry expert, Ana Welsh, who will share key principles that you can leverage and implement following the event. Benefits of having an Effective and Active Board: join fellow franchisee members in a panel discussion on the benefits of having a working board of directors and the vital role they play within their chapter/association. This will include their experiences related to effectively communicating with their franchisor. Setting up and Manage a Trust for Your Association: are you and your members thinking of setting up a Trust but don’t know much about it? You will hear from franchisees who have established trusts and will share their experiences, best practices and reasons behind WHY it was important for them to establish one. ...

March 6th, 2024|Leadership Summit|
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