Franchise scams are evolving – and so is the fight against them. The Unhappy Franchisee Ai Music Video Series exposes the tricks and traps Franchise Sales Organizations (FSOs), Franchise Consultants (commissioned franchise brokers) and certain franchisors are using to hype “Semi-Absentee” franchises as a side hustle. Each short video uses original lyrics and AI (Artificial Intelligence) & diverse musical styles including country, folk, blues and sea shanties to warn of the “Semi-Absentee Franchise” ploy. Hosted by Sean Kelly (UnhappyFranchisee[at]Gmail[dot]Com)
Local franchises open to great fanfare, Grand Openings, & ribbon cuttings. On Facebook & other social media, excited franchisees count down the days, say they’re hiring & bask in well-wishes from friends & family. If they fail, they silently fade away without a whimper. “Franchises NEVER Fail” reveals why.
“Ain’t Nobody Broker Than Me…” is an original country ballad with instrumentation, vocals & visuals enhanced by AI.
Most free “franchise consultants” downplay or hide the fact that they only steer prospective franchisees to franchise sellers who will pay them exorbitant referral fees of $30K+
While the “Donut People” franchise is fictional, the scenario and outcomes are all too common… and all-too-real.
100 years before there were franchise consultants (commissioned brokers), bounty-seeking “crimps” used deception, trickery, even violence, to deliver warm bodies, conscious or not, to seagoing ships desperate for crew members.
While they might be a bit more subtle than their crimp predecessors, franchise consultants (commissioned brokers) have earned a sea shanty of their own.
Special recognition is given to the crimps, er, consultants who reaped commissions of $30K+ for recommending such franchises as Anchored Tiny Homes, Premiere Martial Arts, DonutNV, NY Bagel Cafe, Anodyne Clinics, BurgerIM, Experimac/Experimax, Fetch! Pet Care, Spray Foam Genie, I Love Kickboxing, I Heart Mac & Cheese, Clubstore Outlet, Midici Pizza & more…
Any resemblance to actual companies or people is purely coincidental, except those noted above.
Arbitration. Rhymes with castration.
Unhappy Franchisee publisher Sean Kelly is an award-winning musician and songwriter who won international acclaim with his 7-Eleven Blues and Minnesota-wide acclaim when his Wreck of the Hotel Chris Swanson helped oust the mayor of Two Harbors.
Unhappy Franchisee.Com & Sean Kelly 7-Eleven Documentary Excerpt
“7-Eleven Blues” was featured in the ABC “Four Corners” expose on 7-Eleven wage theft in Australia. The documentary sent shock waves through the Australian government and business community and resulted in nearly $174M being returned to workers.
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit: The Musical is the satirical, unauthorized response to the Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchise success story. It features the sweet dance moves of Chris, the Dean of Dickey’s Barbecue University, grooving to the Macarena. Originally posted January 29, 2018, we’ve been warning people about Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchise since January 2014.
A follow-up to his “Where Have All the JDogs Gone,” and “JDog Franchise Blues,” Kelly’s “Sam Z JDog Franchisee” opens with a searing spoken-word message from a former multi-unit franchisee with a reimagining of the late Army Veteran John Prine’s ballad “Sam Stone.”
Jerry Flanagan & Tracy Flanagan have sold more than 400 JDog Junk Hauling and JDog Carpet Cleaning franchises to Veterans & Military families. More than 300 haven’t been heard from again. Yet the Berwyn, PA-based franchisor, JDog Brands, is still selling franchises.
We ask: Where Have All the JDogs Gone? And why are they so quiet?
One of the craziest stories you’ll ever hear. The citizens of Two Harbors were the first voters to oust an elected official in Minnesota history. Unhappy Franchisee is proud to have helped.
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