Jeff Bannon a Partner of The Rawls Group and Aicha Bascaro, President of American Franchise Academy discuss leadership – keys for developing people, attracting top talent, and creating opportunities within your franchise organization for growth. Many franchisees dream of going from owning one unit to becoming multi-unit business owners and building generational wealth.  However; growth is challenged by a worker shortage. Topics discussed in this podcast episode include: Primary challenges franchisees are facing related to talent Changes in motivation or expectations of up-and-coming leaders  Why franchisees struggle to recruit people out of college as an attractive career choice How franchisees overcome the “from college to manager entitlement” mentality How a franchisee can move from working in their business to working on their business How franchisees build a sustainable talent model to grow from the inside How franchisees can attract young talent who want to stay & grow with their organization How  franchisees can gain the skills & trust to develop leaders How franchisees can use succession planning as a tool to recruit & retain talent The impact on franchisees if they don’t make the shift to recruit & retain leaders? Where ARE all of the leaders?