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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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CEO Q&A: CEOs name their favorite management books and gurus.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,348 Reads 10 Shares
CEO Q&A: 7 CEOs on how their management team helps them lead.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,240 Reads 10 Shares
A&W CEO Kevin Bazner leads the resurgence of the 100-year-old brand.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,489 Reads 25 Shares
CEO Q&A: 6 CEOs describe their management style
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,709 Reads 155 Shares
CEO Q&A: What advice can you offer aspiring CEOs?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,087 Reads 5 Shares
CEO Q&A: Do you want to be liked or respected?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,756 Reads 165 Shares
CEO Q&A: Are tough decisions best made by 1 person or as a team?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,305 Reads 27 Shares
As CEO of RiseMark Brands, Brian Petranick navigates Right at Home, Right at Home International, and IKOR International into a changing health care future.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,465 Reads 4 Shares
CEO Q&A: MBA or OTJ for leadership training?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,840 Reads 25 Shares
CEO Q&A: How do you transmit your culture to the front line?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,744 Reads 40 Shares
CEO Q&A: What is your biggest leadership challenge?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,310 Reads 6 Shares
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CEO Q&A: What has inspired your leadership style?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,622 Reads 25 Shares
For John Nobis, CEO of Two Men and a Truck, a background in accounting, consulting, and IT are adding up to success.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,358 Reads 66 Shares
8 franchise CEOs and presidents describe their leadership styles.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,205 Reads 23 Shares
8 franchise CEOs leaders answer the question: "What is your role as CEO?"
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,968 Reads 21 Shares
9Round founder has 5,000 worldwide units in his sights
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,544 Reads 170 Shares
With his first year as CEO of School of Rock under his belt, Rob Price has found his groove as he works to grow the 20-year-old brand that offers music education to kids all over the world.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 16,316 Reads 627 Shares
Nicole Ossenfort is an inclusive leader. Since taking over as president and CEO of Liberty Tax earlier this year, she has made it a priority to be in regular contact with people from every level of the tax preparation brand, from franchisees to employees.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 13,751 Reads 415 Shares
Life was full of promise when Tammy Whitworth and her husband Todd launched their first Window World franchise location in 1999 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 27,981 Reads 2,339 Shares
Larry Oberly, president and CEO of SpeedPro Imaging, knows from personal experience what it's like to be a franchisee. This provides him with an additional level of insight as he grows into his new role at SpeedPro.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 15,291 Reads 165 Shares
Carl Howard has served at the helm of Fazoli's for the past decade. In that time, he has helped lead the brand through numerous challenges and successes, helping it become America's largest fast-casual Italian brand, a thriving and growing franchise with more than 200 locations in 26 states.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 14,252 Reads 54 Shares
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David Lopez made a bold move when he was 19 years old. He quit college, borrowed money, and opened his first business. Turns out he was pretty good at being an entrepreneur.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 24,316 Reads 90 Shares
In a pivotal year with women's issues at the forefront and in the headlines for the wrong reasons, we've dedicated this issue and cover story to women who have persevered through obstacles of all kinds, made their way to the top of their profession as franchise executives, and who have set a positive example in the world of business and the world in general.
  • Sara Wykes
  • 17,208 Reads 42 Shares
The "better burger" marketplace may seem crowded, but for Wayback Burgers the competition makes for exciting challenges and opportunities.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 20,209 Reads 6 Shares
Gary Findley will proudly tell you he was raised in the country and that’s where he picked up his work ethic.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,745 Reads 281 Shares
Patrick Galleher is chairman and CEO of sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt. He's also an accomplished private equity executive who leads Boxwood Partners as its managing partner.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,333 Reads 44 Shares
Mark Davis acquired a small restoration company called Rocky Mountain Catastrophe in Denver in 1996. He was just 27 and didn't know anything about the restoration industry.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,409 Reads 3 Shares
Eric Casaburi, founder and CEO of Retro Fitness, has an open and transparent style. He also likes to lie on a bed of nails daily to meditate, relieve stress, and, he says, help improve his decision-making.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 18,948 Reads 78 Shares
Since co-founding the Bottle & Bottega brand 5 years ago, Nancy Bigley has learned how to lead a brand, trust in others, and has never stopped being nice to people.
  • By Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,637 Reads 2 Shares
Since co-founding BrightStar Care in 2002, Shelly Sun has led the company to 300 units - with more to come. Here's how she did it, and her plan to become a $3 billion, international company in the next 10 years.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,773 Reads
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