Speak! The Franchise Speakers Bureau

katrina mitchell is a sales, marketing and business-development professional and the ceo and chief match maker of speak! (www.franchisespeakers.com). from 2003-2007, katrina was the owner of the boulder, colorado location of a global franchise, bark busters home dog training, an award-winning, in-home, dog training approach. as a franchisee, katrina learned first-hand the challenges and rewards of owning an effectively run franchise operation and the fundamental value of healthy franchisee/franchisor relationships and supportive system cultures. speak! was launched in 2008, when katrina saw the need for a franchise industry speakers bureau that would help franchisors find the perfect speakers, trainers, facilitators, emcees and entertainers to authentically connect with their franchisees. as franchise specialists, the speak! team, works with clients in two ways: 1. speak! supplies hand-picked matches based on a franchisor’s content objectives as well as the culture of their system. 2.