Industry Experts

Harold L. Kestenbaum

Harold L. Kestenbaum is one of the preeminent franchise lawyers in the industry, and has been practicing law and other matters related to franchising since 1977. Kestenbaum is a member of the...

Helane Wilbourne

Helane Wilbourne, Business Coach with The Entrepreneur’s Source, North America's leading business ownership and franchise coaching organization, works with seekers interested in exploring...

Jeff Lefler

Jeff is founder and CEO of FranchiseGrade.com. Jeff has been involved in the franchise industry for over 15 years, as a franchisee, President of a Franchisee Association and founder of...

Karim Haji

Karim is the Owner/CEO of Grafton Way Restaurant Group based in Houston. He grew up in London, England and decided to come to Texas to get away from the dreary rain! The sunny skies of Houston...

Lisa Brauner

Lisa Brauner is employment law counsel to franchises, growing companies and not-for-profit organizations. Lisa concentrates in the area of labor and employment law, representing employers. For...

Lori Kiser-Block

"The most rewarding work I’ve ever done has been to help people find their path of success through business ownership. It is true that when you focus your efforts and follow your dreams, success...

Manalto

Manalto Enterprise is a cloud-based social media management software that enables enterprises to efficiently manage their social media presence across multiple social platforms, at scale, with...

Mariel Miller

Mariel has 27 years experience in the franchise sector. She uses her rich background to provide franchise-related advice and coaching to potential entrepreneurs and educates them on thoroughly...

A franchise business consultant for more than 30 years, Mark Siebert is the founder of the iFranchise Group and author of Franchise Your Business: The Guide to Employing the Greatest Growth Strategy...

Markus Stickel

Markus Stickel is the Managing Partner and Chief Analytics Officer of Profit Street, an online software analytics company specifically designed for franchises. He is a recognized leader within the...

Matthew Jonas

Matthew Jonas is the president of TopFire Media, an award winning integrated public relations and digital marketing agency specializing in franchise marketing and consumer branding. Together...

Mel Kleiman

Competition is tougher than ever and that’s exactly why you need to find the one thing that your competition doesn’t have – superior employees! After all, the quality of the people you hire determines...

Michael Seid

Michael Seid, CFE, is Managing Director of MSA Worldwide, a provider of domestic and international franchise advisory services considered "the leading strategic and tactical advisory firm in...

Michael Viola

PURE Restaurant Solutions is an accounting firm that focuses on restaurants. It handles most everything involving restaurant accounting. Its principal has amassed more than 13 years of experience...

Modern Business Associates

What we do at Modern Business Associates, Inc. (MBA) is solve problems. We solve problems in the areas of human resources; the tasks related to having employees, including workers’ comp, risk,...

Monica Feid

Monica Feid is the Co-Founder and President of BizCom PR and has specialized in media relations and communications for franchisors for more than 25 years. She helps clients use PR and marketing...

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