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