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From One Location to Eight States: What Amy Dickerson & Katie Gillberg Learned About Leadership (E: 006)

In this episode of the Leadership Capacity Show, Katie Gillberg and Amy Dickerson of Hydrate IV Bar join me to discuss how they grew a single-location business into a franchise operating across eight states, what it takes to build a successful business partnership, and the leadership lessons behind franchising, selecting the right franchise owners, and maintaining company culture as a business scales.

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From Building a Law Firm to Advising Founders: What Shawn Stigler Learned About Leadership (E: 002)

After starting and growing his own law firm, Shawn eventually joined Michael Best, where he now serves as Managing Partner in Colorado. That combination has given him an unusual perspective: he's experienced the responsibility of building a business himself while also having a front-row seat to hundreds of other founders navigating growth, people, risk and change.

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From Founder to Franchisor: What 15 Years of Building Taught Erin Fletter About Leadership (E: 001)

Erin started with three schools and an idea: give children the opportunity to learn how to cook. Fifteen years later, Sticky Fingers Cooking has grown across the country, expanded into franchising, developed its own proprietary technology, published five children's cookbooks, and created opportunities for other entrepreneurs to build businesses of their own.

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