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The Franchise Leader:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/theboatanista/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=2024s-top-women-in-franchising-lisa-almeida-2725467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lisa Almeida</a>The Company:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.freedomboatclub.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&amp%3B%3Butm_medium=article&amp%3B%3Butm_campaign=franchise-deep-dive-freedom-boat-club-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2724235&amp%3Butm_medium=article&amp%3Butm_campaign=franchise-deep-dive-freedom-boat-club-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2724235&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=2024s-top-women-in-franchising-lisa-almeida-2725467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville and St. Augustine</a>1851 Franchise talked with Lisa Almeida, owner of the&nbsp;<a href="https://1851franchise.com/franchise-deep-dive-freedom-boat-club-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2724235#stories">Freedom Boat Club</a> Jacksonville and St. Augustine, about her journey in franchising, her accomplishments in the industry, and the strategies she suggests for franchisors looking to empower and support female franchisees this year.“When they interviewed me for the job, they interviewed 12 people: 11 men and me. I would find out years later that the two people who interviewed me had already decided that a woman couldn’t do the job. Then they met me and I wowed them in the interview,” said Almeida. “It’s almost like they couldn’t say no to me — I checked all the boxes. Forget I’m a woman. Look at the qualifications of the person.”Watch the interview above or on&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/6danQc0RcdM?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=2024s-top-women-in-franchising-lisa-almeida-2725467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">YouTube.</a>

Top Women in Franchising in 2024: Lisa Almeida

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Each year, 1851 Franchise does a roundup of the most influential and successful women in the franchising industry. In this installment, we speak with Lisa Almeida, owner of Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

2024’s Top Women in Franchising: Lisa Almeida

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