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title: "Top Women in Franchising: Katrina Mitchell, founder of Franchise Speakers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e05901f0-2f7c-4ff8-b1f1-740800cae7ed
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-katrina-mitchell-2725488
category: "Suppliers"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Suppliers"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2024-03-27T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T21:23:03.843Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ce5a9fdaedbd2d96e6f427a4582aa7e77823.jpg
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# Top Women in Franchising: Katrina Mitchell, founder of Franchise Speakers

**TL;DR:** Katrina Mitchell, founder of Franchise Speakers, discussed empowering female franchisees in an interview. She finds franchising welcoming to women with a powerful network of women in the sector.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2024-03-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-katrina-mitchell-2725488).*

## Story

1851 Franchise talked with Katrina Mitchell, founder of Franchise Speakers, 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.

“Franchising is incredibly welcoming to women and there is such a powerful network of women in the franchise sector,” said Mitchell. “That is one of the reasons I really love the industry.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- women in franchising (topic)
- franchising industry (topic)
- female franchisees (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/2024s-top-women-in-franchising-katrina-mitchell-2725488). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e05901f0-2f7c-4ff8-b1f1-740800cae7ed).