Franchise Canada Chats

About Franchise Canada Chats

Get to know experts in the Canadian franchising community! Season 10 of the Franchise Canada Chats podcast features franchisees and franchisors across various sectors in the industry. Check back every week for the latest episode and subscribe today!

Publisher

Canadian Franchise Association

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jan 2019

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

121 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   S10 E5 | When Opportunity Knocks: Door Gurus with Kimberley & Darren Hiebert & Dan Millard

   Renée Boudakian, is chatting with Kimberley and Darren Hiebert, co-founders of the Door Gurus franchise brand, and Dan Millard, their first franchise partner. Darren has been in the door industry his entire life, and Kimberley is a retired social worker with a long history in entrepreneurship and franchising. After selling off their previously owned businesses to retire, they discovered a new business opportunity in residential door work. By 2022, Door Gurus was born, and by 2025 they began franchising. Dan Millard worked long hours in construction for 25 years before discovering an opportunity to own his own franchise with Door Gurus. He combined his hands-on experience in construction with the training he received from the franchisor to open his location in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and he's been developing his business ever since.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   S10 E4 | Legacy Meets Innovation: Cora Breakfast and Lunch with Suzan Doumarapis

   Join Renée Boudakian, CFE, of Rubicon Franchise Partners and Suzan Doumarapis, Director of Operational Systems and member of the executive team at Cora Breakfast and Lunch, to learn more about this Canadian-founded full-service restaurant franchise. Suzan has a long history with the brand, dating back to her very first visit as a teenager in 1987. With the fast-approaching 40th anniversary of Cora Breakfast and Lunch, Suzan and Renée dig into the history of the franchise, their new “Sunflower” brand refresh and what it means for both customers and franchisees, the kind of owner that thrives in this system, and more!

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   S10 E3 | Guiding Growth: Water Babies with Alexandra Lawlor

   This week on Franchise Canada Chats, Renée Boudakian, CFE, of Rubicon Franchise Partners speaks with Alexandra Lawlor, a Water Babies franchisee with territories in Vaughan and Simcoe. At just 25, Alexandra became the first Water Babies Canada franchisee outside of the original pilot location, and 9 years later, she’s grown her business to bring baby and toddler swim lessons to more families across Ontario. In this episode, we dive into the realities of owning a swim school franchise, how Alexandra leads and mentors a team of young women, and how she’s developed the business alongside a growing family.

Who has been a guest on Franchise Canada Chats

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Salima Mussaji
• Cédric Léveillé
• Nuttha Goutier
• Stella Hoang
• Sean Bannerman

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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