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Ford Saeks: Igniting Business Growth, Innovation & Results

Hall of Fame keynote speaker and business growth accelerator Ford Saeks has helped clients generate over $1 billion in sales worldwide. With a dynamic blend of strategy, innovation, and practical wisdom, Ford empowers organizations to outthink the competition, attract top-tier customers, and accelerate growth. His high-energy presentations deliver real-world insights on AI, leadership, performance, and marketing mastery—making him a top choice for franchises, associations, and forward-thinking brands.

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Franchise growth starts with people and how they think.
The Leverage Your Mindset for Franchise Growth Podcast features candid conversations with respected and influential leaders across the franchise industry who understand that sustainable growth requires more than strong systems. It requires investing in people.

Each high-impact episode delivers practical insights on leadership, culture, resilience, accountability, and the mindset that drives long-term success. Real leaders. Real experience. Powerful ideas you can put into action.

Hosted by Ricky Kalmon, mindset expert, motivational speaker, and author of the Leverage Your Mindset book series. For more than three decades, Ricky has worked with franchise organizations, business leaders, global companies, professional athletes, and sports teams to strengthen resilience, embrace change, build stronger cultures, and drive sustainable growth.

His newest release, Leverage Your Mindset for Franchise Growth, is now available on Amazon.

Matt O'Rourke serves as Executive Vice President of Franchise Development at BELFOR Franchise Group, where he helps lead growth across the organization's family of franchise brands. He also serves as Brand President of Z PLUMBERZ, giving him a unique perspective on franchise growth from both the portfolio and individual brand level. A Master Plumber and entrepreneur at heart, Matt built and grew his own plumbing company to seven locations before it was acquired by BELFOR Franchise Group in 2019. That firsthand experience as a business owner continues to shape the way he approaches leadership, franchise development, and supporting entrepreneurs.

Jon Laudie is President and Chief Financial Officer at Zerorez, where he runs finance and operations across a franchise network of more than 85 markets, primarily in the US with recent expansion into Canada and the UK. Since joining the business in 2022 as CFO, he has played a key role in shaping the company's growth strategy, scaling it into a $150M+ franchise system. With nearly 20 years of experience, Jon has held senior finance roles at some of the world's most recognized brands, including Netflix, Ancestry, Lucid Software, and 1-800 Contacts, before bringing that background into a franchise environment where growth depends as much on influence and trust as it does on numbers.

Jon is also a bestselling author of Roots, Relationships, and Results, distilling lessons from over 100 leaders on what it actually takes to build a leadership career that lasts.

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Franchise growth starts with people and how they think.
The Leverage Your Mindset for Franchise Growth Podcast features candid conversations with respected and influential leaders across the franchise industry who understand that sustainable growth requires more than strong systems. It requires investing in people.

Each high-impact episode delivers practical insights on leadership, culture, resilience, accountability, and the mindset that drives long-term success. Real leaders. Real experience. Powerful ideas you can put into action.

Hosted by Ricky Kalmon, mindset expert, motivational speaker, and author of the Leverage Your Mindset book series. For more than three decades, Ricky has worked with franchise organizations, business leaders, global companies, professional athletes, and sports teams to strengthen resilience, embrace change, build stronger cultures, and drive sustainable growth.

His newest release, Leverage Your Mindset for Franchise Growth, is now available on Amazon.

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