Franchise Leadership Keynote Speaker
Stronger Leaders. Consistent Culture. Better Brand Experience.
Franchise teams are exhausted. Turnover is nonstop. Culture is all over the map. Betsy Allen-Manning delivers data-backed strategies to align your people, elevate your leaders, and build a workforce that delivers on your brand promise—every single time.
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Key Workplace Trends & Leadership Challenges that Betsy Helps Franchise Organizations Solve
Betsy has trained franchise leaders for some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Hilton, BMW, Six Flags, Orange Theory Fitness, and other multiple top-performing franchises. With a background in managing 5-star service teams and over a decade of leadership development experience, she understands the unique challenges that franchise brands face; such as disconnected culture, franchisee burnout, high turnover, and undertrained managers. Betsy doesn’t just deliver a motivational talk, she equips franchise teams with a data-backed blueprint to reduce turnover, build future-ready leaders, and create a consistent culture across every unit. The goal? A Destination Workplace™ where people deliver the brand experience you promise—and want to stay to grow it.
Record-Breaking Burnout
Frontline franchise employees are burning out fast—and turnover is costing you more than just money. It’s hurting your customer experience.
Mass Exodus of Talent
42% of workers are actively job hunting, and in franchise systems, it’s not the brand—it’s the boss. Untrained leaders push talent out the door.
Toxic Silence & Disengaged Teams
Culture breakdown happens fast when communication goes unchecked. Toxic teams = poor reviews, lower sales, and frustrated franchisees.
Leaders Without Leadership Training
Owning a location doesn’t always mean knowing how to lead. When franchisees lack leadership skills, turnover and inconsistency follow.
A Culture on Autopilot
57% of workers say a toxic culture would make them leave. In franchises, culture left unmanaged quickly becomes toxic by default.
Stalled Careers
64% of employees would stay if they saw a clear path forward—but most entry-level workers in franchise systems never get the chance to grow.
Even in purpose-driven franchise brands, the culture can crack at the foundation.
Your employee experience IS your customer experience—and when one breaks, the other bleeds revenue.
Ways That Betsy Can Help!
CULTURE: Bring Purpose, Accountability & Loyalty Back into the Franchise Workplace.
Problem: In franchise systems, culture often depends on the owner. That leads to inconsistency, confusion, and locations that don't live up to the brand promise.
Solution: We help franchise brands turn core values into consistent employee experiences across every unit. From corporate to counter staff, every team member should know how their role drives the brand, and why it matters.
Deliverables:
✔ Franchise workforce
culture consultant - Improve team morale, reduce location-level turnover, and build culture consistency across units.
✔ Workplace culture keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops - Hire Betsy Allen-Manning to speak at your next franchise convention or regional summit.
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Culture audit
to evaluate consistency and alignment between corporate and franchisee locations.
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Executive Strategy Sessions to align leadership around a scalable, culture-driven workforce strategy. Betsy helps build a Destination Workplace for franchises.
View the Destination Workplace Culture Keynote
Book This KeynoteThe Destination Workplace™ - How to Build a Company Where People Apply, Engage, Contribute, Promote–and Stay!
“Why can’t we find good people?”
“If we’re offering competitive pay… why do our best employees keep leaving?”
"If we can't compete on salary, how can we still win this war for talent?"
If these questions sound familiar, you're not alone. According to the National Workplace Trends Study Betsy's company conducted, 90% of companies say staffing shortages are their #1 threat. But here’s the truth: it’s not a hiring problem—it’s a workplace problem. In this powerful and eye-opening keynote, workplace culture expert Betsy Allen-Manning reveals the five core reasons people actually leave—and how to turn them into your competitive advantage.
You’ll learn her proprietary ‘5 EX Process’ for transforming your culture into one that:
• Attracts top talent (without overpaying for it)
• Increases engagement & contribution from day one
• Promotes loyalty and internal growth
• Stops turnover in its tracks
• Creates a reputation as a Destination Workplace™—where people apply, engage, contribute, promote… and stay
Backed by research and real-world results, Betsy combines data, storytelling, and leadership experience to help you stop guessing—and start creating a workplace that works.
*Top leadership franchise speaker Betsy Allen-Manning | Keynote speaker for franchise conventions | Culture training for franchisees
LEADERSHIP: Set Up Your Pipeline of Well-Trained Leaders At Every Level
Problem: Most franchise managers and owners are promoted for operations—not leadership. But knowing how to schedule doesn’t mean knowing how to coach, communicate, or retain talent.
Solution: We develop confident, self-aware leaders who earn trust, build strong teams, and drive performance—no matter the location.
Deliverables:
✔ Franchise
leadership development programs - Bring Betsy Allen-Manning in to train franchise owners, GMs, and field leaders on the 6 power skills today’s workforce demands.
✔ Leadership keynotes, breakout sessions, & leadership workshops. - For franchise conventions, brand summits, and multi-unit leadership meetings.
✔ Training for franchise owners, unit managers, and shift supervisors.
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Emerging leader programs to grow bench strength and reduce burnout in high-potential team members.
✔ Executive retreats for top-performing franchisees and brand leadership.
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Book This KeynoteThe Destination Workplace™ Leader - How to Build Teams with Loyalty, Purpose & Staying Power
We’re no longer operating in the workplace of the past. People are rethinking where, how—and even if—they want to work. Leaders are burned out, engagement is dropping, and turnover is costing companies more than ever. In this high-impact keynote, leadership and workplace culture expert Betsy Allen-Manning shares a modern blueprint for becoming the kind of leader people trust, respect, and stay loyal to.
Evolving from her powerful TEDx talk, this session gives leaders the latest, research-backed strategies to:
• Make employees feel seen, valued, and fulfilled
• Create a culture that attracts top talent—and makes them want to stay
• Develop a future-ready workforce with strong values and leadership potential
• Increase engagement, reduce burnout, and build team loyalty in a distracted world
Backed by Betsy’s experience leading elite teams at 5-star hotels and data from her National Workplace Trends Study, this keynote delivers the inspiration and actionable tools leaders need to evolve—and lead—with impact.
*Top leadership franchise speaker Betsy Allen-Manning | She shows you how to retain franchise employees
WELL-BEING: Reduce Burnout, Stress, & Negativity in Your Franchise Locations
Problem: 74% of employees say today’s workplace is more stressful than it was a decade ago, and burnout hits franchise teams the hardest with high turnover, absenteeism, and disengagement.
Solution: We offer programs that protect your people’s mental and emotional well-being, because burned-out employees don’t represent your brand, they damage it.
Deliverables:
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Wellness Keynotes, breakout sessions, &
Wellness workshops
tailored to frontline and management roles.
✔ Franchise burnout speaker for multi-unit events, manager meetings & brand conventions.
✔ Strategies to recognize and respond to location-level burnout, stress & toxic negativity.
✔ Wellness & Team-Building Retreats
for franchise owners, managers, and high-turnover teams.
View the Reset & Recharge Wellness Keynote
Book This KeynoteReset & Recharge- A High-energy Experience To Eliminate Stress, Negativity & Burnout
⚠️ WARNING: Your group will leave recharged, renewed, and ready to roll!
This isn’t your typical sit-and-listen keynote. In this high-energy, interactive experience, Betsy Allen-Manning brings the fun and the facts to help your people transform their mindset, recharge their motivation, and build resilience for whatever work (or life) throws their way.
Perfect for high-stress teams, burnt-out leaders, or conferences that need an energizing boost, this session delivers real strategies for:
• Reducing stress and mental fatigue
• Re-wiring negative thinking patterns
• Creating sustainable work-life balance
• Building better habits and boundaries
• Becoming more positive, productive, and resilient
Through games, brainteasers, dancing (yes—dancing!), and audience engagement, Betsy turns personal development into a full-on experience.
✔️ Laughter? Guaranteed.
✔️ Takeaways? Actionable.
✔️ Energy in the room? Through the roof.
If your people need a reset, this is the keynote that delivers it—in the most fun, refreshing way possible.
*Top leadership franchise speaker Betsy Allen-Manning
TEAM COMMUNICATION: Improve Trust, Communication & Collaboration Across Franchise Units
Problem: Breakdowns between corporate, franchisees, and frontline teams are killing morale, and hurting your customer experience.
Solution: We help franchise teams communicate with clarity, collaborate across roles, and resolve conflict before it turns into turnover.
Deliverables:
✔ Franchise keynote speaker on
employee experience & team alignment.
✔ Communication Keynotes, breakout sessions, & DISC workshops for franchise leaders and frontline teams.
✔ Cross-location team-building programs to strengthen trust and accountability.
✔ Conflict resolution strategies tailored for franchisees, owners, and customer-facing teams.
View the Workplace Communication Keynote
Book This KeynotePeople Savvy- Master Communication, Build Stronger Connections & Handle Difficult People With Confidence
Did you know that 85% of your success in life and business has nothing to do with your technical skills—and everything to do with how well you work with people?
The problem? People can be… tricky. Different personalities. Conflicting communication styles. Office tension. Misfires. Misunderstandings. Sound familiar? In this highly interactive (and hilariously accurate) keynote, human behavior expert, Betsy Allen-Manning breaks down the science of personalities so your team can stop guessing—and start connecting.
You’ll discover:
• How different personality styles prefer to communicate, decide, and be influenced
• How to avoid common communication breakdowns before they happen
• How to handle difficult people without losing your cool
• How to build better relationships at work—and at home
With audience interaction, real-time insights, and a whole lot of laughs, this session isn’t just informative—it’s an experience. You start by becoming part of the content, and walk away more self-aware, more people-smart, and way more confident interacting with challenging personalities.
*Top leadership franchise speaker Betsy Allen-Manning | Franchise communication workshops | Franchise team development expert
GROWTH & PERFORMANCE: Develop High-Performers & Future Leaders Across Your Franchise
Problem: Franchise teams lose their best people when they don’t see a future, aren’t being developed, or feel like there’s no way to win.
Solution: We help you grow high-performers, map clear advancement paths, and build a bench of emerging leaders ready to rise—so you stop losing talent to the competition.
Deliverables:
✔ Franchisee Training Speaker:
High-Performance motivational keynote Speeches, breakout sessions, and franchise high-performance workshops.
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Emerging leader programs for for hourly staff and high-potential team members.
✔ Fill your franchise leadership development pipelines to reduce external hiring and improve internal promotions.
View the High-Performance Motivational Keynote
Book This KeynoteDNA of High Achievers- Decode the Success Patterns Behind the Drive, Discipline & Habits of Top Performers
Most people chase success...top performers engineer it.
Does this sound like you? You want this to be your year to rise up–to finally get promoted, stand out, manage your time like a pro, and hit those bold goals. But you're missing the strategies, structure, or motivation to follow through. You're not alone. In this empowering keynote, human behavior expert, Betsy Allen-Manning breaks down the DNA of High Achievers™—those rare individuals who don't just wing it, but instead...follow predictable, repeatable, learnable patterns.
Based on her interviews with elite performers and her expertise in human behavior, Betsy reveals a 6-step success formula to help you:
Master the mindset that drives unstoppable achievers:
• Develop the daily disciplines that fuel consistent performance
• Crush procrastination and own your time
• Show up every day with clarity, confidence, and an ALL IN mentality
This keynote isn’t just about motivation—it’s about activation. Betsy provides the mindset, performance tools, and proven game plan to take your career (and life) to the next level.
*Top leadership franchise speaker Betsy Allen-Manning
Trusted By Leading Franchise Brands
"Betsy shared real life, industry-related scenarios, gave thought-provoking ideas, and used gamification to lock in the skills taught. This leadership training challenged us in new ways, and will reap rewards for our entire brand."
Brittany - Orange Theory Fitness
“Betsy presented a keynote for our real estate franchise auction company, and it was wonderful! She had everyone on their feet and they’re usually a low key bunch. She brought a lot of excitement and energy to the conference!”
Liz - Tranzon
"Betsy exceeded all expectations! Her thoroughly researched presentation delivered exceptional value to both our franchisees and corporate team members. As President of our franchise group, I can confidently say this was precisely the caliber of professional development we needed."
Anthony - SPEC
“We brought Betsy in to do our international conference, which consists of all our top owners, top account execs and top sales people around the world. Betsy came in front of these people who normally sit on their hands and are set in their ways, and she literally changed their lives in over an hour."
Kevin - New Horizons
ABOUT BETSY
Founder & CEO of Award-Winning Leadership & Workforce Development Firm, Destination Workplace™.
Featured on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS & TEDx, Betsy Allen-Manning is a nationally recognized healthcare leadership keynote speaker, workplace culture expert, and founder of Destination Workplace™. She helps franchise brands reduce turnover, improve leadership at all levels, and create a consistent employee experience across every unit—no matter the size or location. With over 15,000 leaders and teams trained—with brands like Hilton, BMW, Six Flags, Orange Theory Fitness, and other top performing franchise systems, Betsy understands the real-world pressure of running high-volume, high-turnover teams, and delivers research-backed strategies that transform a toxic culture into a high-performing, purpose-driven one. Her proprietary Destination Workplace™ Framework was built from national data in the Workplace Trends Study, and is specifically designed to solve your most urgent franchise challenges: culture inconsistency, retention issues, frontline burnout, and underdeveloped leadership pipelines.
While she speaks on a range of leadership and workplace topics, franchise clients most often seek Betsy for her bold, practical, and research-driven insights into:
- Leadership strategies for franchisees and unit managers.
- Scalable systems to improve retention across multiple locations.
- Strategies to build a culture that drives performance and brand loyalty.
- Proven tools to train, coach & communicate more effectively.
- Employee development programs to grow your next leaders in-house.
If you’re looking for a speaker who delivers actionable strategies with lasting impact, Betsy Allen-Manning is the partner franchise brands trust—for keynotes, training, and culture consulting. Betsy will help you improve your franchise brand employee experience.
BETSY IS ONE OF THE MOST RE-BOOKED FRANCHISE SPEAKERS IN DALLAS!
Watch Her High Energy & Interactive Keynotes To See Why!
"When we got the evals from our audience members we immediately booked Betsy to come back the next year!"
-Jackie H.
Stop putting Band-Aids on a broken culture. Let’s diagnose and then fix the root cause.
You can’t deliver a world-class brand experience with a workforce that’s drowning in dysfunction.
According to the National Workplace Trends Study:
• 49% of Gen Z franchise workers report high burnout.
• 42% of employees are already job hunting.
• 57% say distrust in leadership is why they quit.
When the people delivering your brand promise are burned out, disconnected from purpose, or walking out the door… your culture isn’t working. Using the
Destination Workplace™ Framework, Betsy Allen-Manning helps franchise leaders reduce turnover, re-engage teams, and build purpose-driven workplaces where people apply, engage, contribute, promote—and stay.
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If you're serious about reducing burnout, improving leadership, and creating a franchise culture where top talent wants to stay, this is your call to take action and create change!
Betsy Allen-Manning has helped franchise brands create cultures that energize teams, engage employees, and deliver consistent, brand-aligned performance. Now it’s your turn.
Let’s fix what’s broken. Let’s train your people. Let’s build your Destination Workplace™ together!
