{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dear Frannie: Franchise Growth, Leadership and Scaling Advice","title":"Dear Frannie | When Does Flexibility Become a Problem You Can No Longer Ignore?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3706b793\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1612,"description":"Early flexibility is smart. Until it isn't.\nIn this episode, Katherine LeBlanc and James Vitrano dig into the moment every growing franchise system eventually faces: when experimentation quietly becomes inconsistency — and what it actually takes to fix it.\nThey open with a This or That on menu standardization versus regional flexibility, then go deep on how to know when you've let things flex too long, what to enforce first, and how to have those conversations with franchisees without damaging the trust you've built.\nIf your ops manual is getting bigger but your system is getting harder to run, this one is for you.\n🎙️ Hosted by Katherine LeBlanc and James Vitrano 🎧 Produced by My Podcast Host — the podcast platform built for franchising.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_iR-69bgDAcjWbHcJBsks4UHMcbXoxMW9mgRiHmnhWk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NGJj/ZjZmMTAxZDU1Yjky/MTQwM2VlMmI0ZjEw/ZTY1Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}