{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Franchise Spotlight with Katherine LeBlanc","title":"How K9 Resorts Turned Discipline Into a 50-Location Pet Care Empire | Steve and Jason Parker, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9e5dfa12\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1374,"description":"Steven and Jason Parker have been in the pet care industry since 1999 and franchising K9 Resorts since 2011. In this conversation, they walk Katherine through the disciplined, long-view philosophy that's gotten them to 50 open locations — and what it actually means to award franchises instead of selling them.\nIn this episode:Why they turned down one of their earliest franchise candidates — and how it shaped their development processThe leadership model they use as co-CEO brothers, and how they built a C-suite that complements rather than replicatesThe pet care industry's next evolution: mental enrichment, smaller group sizes, and what \"humanization\" looks like in 2026Guest: Steven and Jason Parker, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, K9 Resorts \nHost: Katherine LeBlanc, Fractional CMO | Apollo CMOAre you a franchise brand leader working on a growth challenge? Katherine works with franchise brands as a Fractional CMO. Learn more at apollocmo.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rqCxo6LG_Iks0WXo6_ITwnSbJhT7oeTq-vZkhx8D2eQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYjQ3/ZGJkNDZkNTJlMWYx/ODkzMjdjZGE4OGI4/YmI1ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}