--- title: TruBlue's Sean Fitzgerald Talks Scaling Franchisees on the Dear Frannie Podcast description: TruBlue President Sean Fitzgerald joins the Dear Frannie podcast to unpack how the brand coaches franchisees past the comfort zone and into real growth. image: https://www.trubluefranchise.com/hubfs/dear%20franny.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog/trublues-sean-fitzgerald-talks-scaling-franchisees-on-the-dear-frannie-podcast#main-content) Close - [Our Business Model](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/our-business-model) - [Why TruBlue?](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/why-trublue) - [Investment](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/investment) - Resources - [FAQs](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/faqs) - [In The News](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/in-the-news) - [Video Gallery](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/video-gallery) - [Blog](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog) - [Meet the Team](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/meet-the-team) SEARCH [Let's Connect](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/schedule-a-call) [![TruBlue-Logo-061323](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TruBlue-Logo-061323.png?width=220&height=51&name=TruBlue-Logo-061323.png)](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/) [![TruBlue-Logo-061323](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TruBlue-Logo-061323.png?width=220&height=51&name=TruBlue-Logo-061323.png)](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/) - [Our Business Model](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/our-business-model) - [Why TruBlue?](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/why-trublue) - [Investment](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/investment) - Resources - [FAQs](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/faqs) - [In The News](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/in-the-news) - [Video Gallery](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/video-gallery) - [Blog](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog) - [Meet the Team](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/meet-the-team) [Let's Connect](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/schedule-a-call) ![](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dear%20franny.png?width=520&height=348&name=dear%20franny.png) [TruBlue](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog/author/trublue) August 19, 2026 # TruBlue's Sean Fitzgerald Talks Scaling Franchisees on the Dear Frannie Podcast [Previous Post](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog/from-corporate-marketing-to-community-impact-a-trublue-franchise-owners-story) [Next Post](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog/trublue-home-service-ally-featured-in-franchise-journals-health-wellness-issue) Growing a franchise system doesn't happen by accident — and it doesn't happen just because the demand is there. It happens because a franchisor builds the infrastructure to help owners scale past the point where most get comfortable and stop. That's the conversation TruBlue Home Service Ally President Sean Fitzgerald recently sat down for on **[Dear Frannie](https://www.youtube.com/@KatherineLeBlanc_Franchise)**, the franchise growth and leadership podcast hosted by Katherine LeBlanc and James Vitrano. The episode, *"My Franchisees Could Scale — So Why Won't They?"*, digs into one of the toughest problems franchisors face: what happens when a franchisee hits a comfort zone and the organic growth lever stops working. Sean walked through what TruBlue is doing differently to keep that from happening: - **A dedicated scaling coach** built into the franchisee support model — not a generic business coach, but someone focused specifically on helping owners move past plateaus. - **A prescriptive revenue roadmap** that gives owners a clear, structured path to grow rather than leaving growth up to guesswork. - **A required business development function** baked directly into the system, so growth isn't optional — it's part of how the brand operates. The conversation also got into the owner-operator-to-owner transition — the shift every growing franchisee has to make from doing the work themselves to leading a team that does it for them — and why coaching that mindset shift matters as much as any financial metric when it comes to franchisee selection. Sean, Katherine, and James also debated whether local store marketing and networking are the same thing (they don't fully agree), and talked about why TruBlue's onboarding coach — a former TruBlue franchisee — brings a level of credibility that changes how new owners receive support from day one. It's a candid look at what it actually takes to build a franchise system where owners keep growing instead of settling — and a good window into the kind of hands-on support structure TruBlue franchisees get from day one. 👉  [CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE HERE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kG6FUcuo5U) ![avatar](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e) #### [TruBlue](https://www.trubluefranchise.com/blog/author/trublue) ##### Subscribe for Updates ## RELATED ARTICLES ### [TruBlue February 5, 2021 TruBlue Ranks Twice on Franchise Gator's Top 100 Franchise Gator has chosen TruBlue as a Top Emerging Franchise for 2021 and a Fastest Growing Franchise in 2021. 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