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title: "Top Women in Franchising: Tina Bacon DeFrece"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2434b53d-78f3-4940-8dc5-bd0f9e18c92d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-tina-bacon-defrece-phd-2725606
category: "Suppliers"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Suppliers"
published: 2024-03-27T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:07:13.155Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/95282f9f2bde540ad49c6e24cbaca2251144.jpg
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# Top Women in Franchising: Tina Bacon DeFrece

**TL;DR:** Tina Bacon-DeFrece, president and CEO of Big Frog Franchise Group, discusses her journey in franchising and strategies for empowering female franchisees. She suggests hiring women and including them in advisory councils and subcommittees.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2024-03-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-tina-bacon-defrece-phd-2725606).*

## Story

1851 Franchise talked with Tina Bacon-DeFrece, president and CEO of Big Frog Franchise Group, 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.

“I really think that we should hire women in our organization. It’s so important,” said Bacon-DeFrece. “It gives you an opportunity to support women franchisees … I also strongly recommend making sure your advisory council, if you have one, incorporates some of your women owners, and you always include women in your subcommittees. Women just bring unique experiences, and it’s a great idea.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchisee support (topic)
- women in franchising (topic)
- diversity and inclusion (topic)
- Tina Bacon-DeFrece (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-tina-bacon-defrece-phd-2725606). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2434b53d-78f3-4940-8dc5-bd0f9e18c92d).