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title: "Top Women in Franchising in 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/33759bda-6d1c-4669-a71f-826a93a1ce79
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-michelle-rowan-2725463
category: "Beauty & Wellness"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
published: 2024-03-18T13:08:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:07:41.753Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e8ceac41c916b839ec464567c999a8d95611.jpg
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# Top Women in Franchising in 2024

**TL;DR:** 1851 Franchise spoke with Michelle Rowan about her journey in franchising and strategies for empowering female franchisees. Rowan suggests that franchisors should connect female and minority franchisees with others like them to support their growth.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2024-03-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-michelle-rowan-2725463).*

## Story

1851 Franchise spoke with Rowan 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 think franchisors have an opportunity, and I would say even a responsibility, to connect your female franchisees, and even any of your minority franchisees with other people like them to give them that network and support structure for them to support their growth,” said Rowan.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- women in franchising (topic)
- Michelle Rowan (person)
- franchisor support (topic)
- female empowerment (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-michelle-rowan-2725463). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/33759bda-6d1c-4669-a71f-826a93a1ce79).