CEO Profiles
To ensure success, brands must have someone in charge who will lead the organization through constant change and growth. Learn how franchise company CEOs are leading their brands to success through these revealing and in-depth profiles.
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Paul Flick, CEO of Premium Service Brands, focuses on customer service, innovation, and community involvement.
- Kerry Pipes
- 8,225 Reads 31 Shares
Tint World CEO Charles Bonfiglio knows how to give franchisees what they need to prosper
- Kerry Pipes
- 6,132 Reads 5 Shares
When Kelly’s Roast Beef rebranded, management made extra sure to retain the best elements of the brand’s 70-year history
- Neil Newcomb
- 7,707 Reads
Catherine Monson fosters a growth-oriented culture that prioritizes integrity and positivity throughout the organization
- Kerry Pipes
- 6,127 Reads
Two franchise CEOs talk about their leadership styles and share some of their favorite leadership books.
- Kerry Pipes
- 9,051 Reads 57 Shares
Unleashed Brands now has 6 brands with 1,300 kid-friendly health and fitness locations and is looking for more
- Kerry Pipes
- 6,200 Reads
Franchising veteran J.J. Sorrenti is leading Best Life Brands’ senior-focused brands with purpose and passion
- Kerry Pipes
- 6,579 Reads 13 Shares
Big dreams led to big achievements for this 27-year-old multi-brand dessert franchisee in NYC—who then acquired one of those brands
- Sara Wykes
- 7,256 Reads
Rachel Wallace’s parents bought their first Subway when she was 14, marking her start on the path to becoming a multi-brand franchisee on her own
- Sara Wykes
- 6,895 Reads 11 Shares
Darden Coors (yes, that Coors) left her law career and today is CEO of Salad Collective and its 3 “better for you” brands
- Kerry Pipes
- 6,597 Reads 1 Shares
Kal Gullapalli traded in his Wall Street job for life as a successful multi-brand franchisee
- Sara Wykes
- 9,435 Reads 12 Shares
Robert Rodriguez’s Tasty Restaurant Group wants to double its annual revenue to a cool $1 billion in the next 5 years
- Sara Wykes
- 9,900 Reads 31 Shares
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston puts team culture “at the center of everything we do.”
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,712 Reads
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston puts team culture “at the center of everything we do.”
- Kerry Pipes
- 7,414 Reads 253 Shares
Bryan Park got laid off from his job at a flooring company – so he started his own!
- Kerry Pipes
- 6,919 Reads 5 Shares
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston
- Kerry Pipes
- 7,779 Reads 61 Shares
Bryan Park got laid off from his job at a flooring company – so he started his own!
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,154 Reads 3 Shares
Our “Reconnect” with longtime Golden Corral franchisee Dave Gronewoller shows that, at 68, he continues to grow his business as he looks to pass it on to the next generation.
- Kerry Pipes
- 12,408 Reads 130 Shares
“If your dream doesn’t scare you, it’s not big enough,” says multi-brand franchisee Justin Sharbutt as he continues toward his next goal of 100 units.
- Kerry Pipes
- 8,256 Reads 71 Shares
Vicki Dunn-Marshall started as an entry-level crew member at Little Caesars when she was 15. Today she operates 24 of her own.
- Kerry Pipes
- 15,459 Reads 201 Shares
Robeks’ president and CFO still operates two franchised locations as he guides the brand to success
- Kerry Pipes
- 7,142 Reads 20 Shares
PrimoHoagies is poised for its next big move – onto the national stage
- Kerry Pipes
- 11,235 Reads 65 Shares
Re-Bath CEO’s “policy light” approach encourages creativity and flexibility as the company expands
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,631 Reads 24 Shares
Daddy’s Chicken Shack grows from a small stand at LA’s weekly food festival to a fast-casual fried chicken brand with 2 stores open and 20 more in development
- Kerry Pipes
- 7,718 Reads 13 Shares
Husband-and-wife multi-brand franchisees Kaleb and Patricia Warnock have diversified with a third brand in the El Paso market
- Kerry Pipes
- 9,121 Reads 511 Shares
Jennifer Schuler i only the 2nd CEO of Wetzel’s Pretzels since its founding in 1994, after taking the helm from co-founder Bill Phelps in 2019
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,497 Reads 9 Shares
12 female franchise leaders on “Raising Up the Next Generation” in our annual issue on Women in Franchising: Wanda Williams, Head of Global Franchising at Yum Brands
- Franchise Update Magazine
- 5,867 Reads 9 Shares
12 female franchise leaders on “Raising Up the Next Generation” in our annual issue on women in franchising: Laura Coe, Co-Founder and CEO, Snapology
- Franchise Update Magazine
- 5,845 Reads 153 Shares
12 female franchise leaders on “Raising Up the Next Generation” in our annual issue on women in franchising: Clarissa Bradstock, CEO, Any Lab Test Now
- Franchise Update Magazine
- 5,416 Reads 74 Shares
12 female franchise leaders speak on “Raising Up the Next Generation” in our annual issue on women in franchising: Kristen Pechacek, MassageLuXe
- Franchise Update Magazine
- 5,491 Reads 16 Shares
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