Topic
Franchise Development
22 pieces by or with Rob on franchise development. Each opens a short summary with a link to the original.22 pieces by or with Rob on franchise development.
- Franchising, Fatherhood, & Other Bad Decisions: March 2026Rob Lancit’s March 2026 newsletter on tipping screens and service, the almost-ready franchise buyer, and what kids learn from small moments.
- Franchising, Fatherhood & Other Bad Decisions: February 2026Rob Lancit’s February 2026 newsletter: why speed is not a strategy, what a healthy franchise pipeline looks like, and smaller markets.
- Franchising, Fatherhood & Other Bad Decisions: Jan ‘26Rob Lancit’s January 2026 newsletter: dual citizenship, good and bad reasons to turn a franchise candidate away, and a dad lesson on advice.
- Fatherhood, Franchising & Other Bad Decisions: Dec ‘25 EditionRob Lancit’s December 2025 newsletter: why franchise development is not sales, the absentee ownership myth, and the Road to 100.
- Welcome to my LinkedIn Newsletter!The first edition of Rob Lancit’s LinkedIn newsletter: three franchise events in Tampa, a magazine cover, and the line that became his book title.
- What Are Discovery Days and How Do Different Brands Do Them?Rob Lancit explains to Franchise Business Review how Stratus runs in-person discovery days and why he leaves candidates alone with owners.
- Thank you after the first South Florida Franchise MeetupRob Lancit’s post after the first South Florida Franchise Meetup on October 23, 2025: why he started it and what comes next.
- E32: The Franchise Development Professionals Fireside ChatRob Lancit joins a Franchise Assembly roundtable of franchise development leaders on lead quality, candidate red flags and peer support.
- Rob Lancit’s Top Strategies for Franchise Success: Unlocking Growth and Profitable Business ModelsRob Lancit on The Franchise Coach Podcast: three qualities of franchise owners, why ‘responsible franchising’ irks him, and saying no.
- Staying Relevant After the Emerging Brand StageOn Dear Frannie, Rob Lancit names franchising’s two deal killers and explains why an emerging brand’s second ten sales are the hardest.
- A photo with the franchise owners he helped into businessRob Lancit reflects on a photo of the Stratus franchise owners he helped into business, and why he calls the work a passion.
- Stratus Clean Franchise | Commercial Cleaning | Rob LancitOn 1851 Franchise’s Meet the Zor, Rob Lancit tells how he fell into franchising, met a mentor at his first IFA convention, and joined Stratus.
- Franchise Influencers: Rob Lancit, Vice President of Franchise Development, Stratus Clean1851 Franchise included Rob Lancit in its 2023 Franchise Influencers issue. The entry is his own statement about his career and purpose.
- How Stratus Building Solutions Became the Fastest-Growing Franchise of 2023Entrepreneur’s 2023 Q&A with Rob Lancit on how Stratus Building Solutions topped its Fastest-Growing Franchises list.
- Stratus Building Solutions: On the Road to 100Franchising Magazine USA’s special feature on Stratus Building Solutions and Rob Lancit as it approached 100 master franchise territories.