No Lead Left Behind: How Molly Maid Put AI on the Front Line

A live fireside chat with Molly Maid’s Michael Silva-Nash and Jaclyn Drury on bringing AI into lead response across hundreds of locations. Hosted with the International Franchise Association.

 

About this event

No Lead Left Behind: How Molly Maid Put AI on the Front Line

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM ET

In home services, the first business to respond usually wins the job. But when local teams are out serving customers, inbound calls and messages stack up, and every slow response is a customer someone else books.

That’s why Molly Maid put Rosie, the brand’s AI receptionist, on the front line: answering, qualifying, and booking inbound inquiries around the clock across the network.

Join this fireside chat with Molly Maid’s Michael Silva-Nash and Jaclyn Drury to hear what worked, what surprised them, and what they’d tell other franchise leaders considering the same move. Casual conversation, real examples, and live audience Q&A.

What you’ll learn:

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What an AI receptionist actually does day to day: how Rosie answers, qualifies, and books inbound leads, including after hours.

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How AI fits the tools franchisees already use: complementing existing CRMs and local workflows instead of replacing them.

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What system-wide adoption really takes: bringing a network of independent owners along, from first skeptics to power users.

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Where results show up first: the response-time, booking, and customer experience signals that matter at the location level and across a network.

Learn more about Vendasta’s partner program here.

Why Attend?

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Learn from a brand that’s done the work.
Hear directly from Molly Maid’s leadership, not a vendor pitch: real rollout lessons from one of North America’s most recognized home service brands.

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Get the real picture of AI in franchising.
Cut through the AI hype. Hear what AI genuinely handles well in a franchise operation today, where it still needs human oversight, and how to tell if your network is ready.

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Get your questions answered live.
Fireside format with open audience Q&A. Bring your toughest questions about AI, adoption, and lead response.

Speakers

Jeff Leach

Chris Deianni

Head of Enterprise Expansion, Vendasta

Nimrod Shapira, CEO, Fintastic Swim Academy

Michael Silva-Nash

President,
Molly Maid

Nimrod Shapira, CEO, Fintastic Swim Academy

Jaclyn Drury

Franchise Business Coach, Molly Maid

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