Letter from the Editors

Business, especially in franchising, can often be like family. But working with your actual family can bring a lot of emotional ups and downs. In this issue, we celebrate the families that make it work!

Our cover story features wife and husband team, Kimble and Chris “Boz” Bosworth, owners of a thriving franchise business, OnPromos Powered By Proforma. They tell us how they make it work and how the play off each other’s strengths. As a member of The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Kimble is a fi erce business owner making a difference!

Mother and son team, Ellen and Chris Davis share how they have worked to clarify their roles as Chris has taken over the business. Their ability to understand their roles as they have evolved has allowed Chris to gain authority with employees and carry on the success of his mother.

Heidi Morrisey shares the ups and downs of a family business and how she came to join her father in Kitchen Tune Up.

And finally, Becky Edgren leads her team of daughters, Britni Hurst, Lara Harshbarger and Megann Eversole in running PuroClean Emergency Services in Dayton, Ohio. Their dynamic of unconditional love and trust is what drives the three to continue building the business and achieving success year after year.

In Causes and Community, we announce the new Advisory Board for The Coterie for Women, and we couldn’t be more excited to have some strong and smart professionals to help us navigate the future.

The Coterie for Women is in full swing and has some great programming coming this year. If you are looking for community, resources, mentorship, support, education, opportunity and fun, join at https://www.thecoterieforwomen. com/.

Tune in to our regular columns for great advice and perspective on marketing, social media, legal tools and more!

Our podcast, Where Passion and Purpose Collides, has some exciting segments. Look for us on YouTube and Spotify. We have also launched a new video series, The Gift of the Struggle in which women bravely share struggles in their lives and how they persevered to fi nd the gifts of those struggles. You don’t want to miss these inspiring stories here.

We salute our Franchise Women for using their time, talents and treasures to make the world a better place. If you have a great story, please reach out. We can’t wait to meet you!

Fiercely,

Elizabeth Denham Rebecca Monet Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor