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Bob Johnston With Melting Pot

June 6, 2023 by rgandley

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Bob Johnston With Melting Pot

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Bob Johnston started his first job with the Melting Pot when he was 14 and was bitten by the hospitality bug.

As a result, Bob literally grew up in the business and cannot see doing anything else. As Bob likes to say, “This is my first and last job.”

Bob oversees three affiliated dynamic and niche-specific brands including the Melting Pot®, Melting Pot Social®, and Oronzo® Honest Italian.

Bob continues to lead the Melting Pot brand on an evolution creating memories and the Perfect Night Out® for every guest.

Connect with Bob on LinkedIn.

Stefan Figley with 1-800 Packouts

June 6, 2023 by rgandley

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Stefan Figley with 1-800 Packouts

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Stefan Figley is from the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas and has a deep background in franchising with an emphasis in marketing and brand growth.

After graduating from Texas Christian University, Figley worked as the marketing and operation manager for the Hines Company, developing the brand, marketing, and competitive research. From there, he was recruited to join the Leo Burnett Agency, one of the largest advertising and marketing firms in the world, where he focused on strategic marketing. While with Leo Burnett, he relocated overseas to help build strategic marketing hubs in Eastern Europe (Moscow) and Western Europe (Frankfurt).

After spending time as managing director for Red F, Figley found his home in franchising as the director of marketing for Terminix, one of the nation’s largest pest control franchisors. Later, he took a position as chief marketing officer of Merry Maids. “Franchising is a unique challenge with boundless opportunity,” said Figley.

Figley’s desire to return to Texas led him to his role as chief operations officer for Jani-King. After significant growth in bottom- and top-line revenue at Jani-King, he took a leadership role with franchise restoration company, Steamatic, eventually becoming president.

From there he stepped into a chief executive officer role with Westwood Contractors. 1-800-Packouts is owned by Five Star Franchising. “I’m looking forward to the growth and vision that Stefan’s extensive experience will bring to the 1-800-Packouts brand. His proven record of business development from an executive role will be a great asset to the entire organization,” said Andrew Mengason, Five Star Franchising Chief Growth Officer.

An all-American collegiate tennis player, Figley still enjoys playing tennis and golf with peers whenever he has the opportunity. Figley is married with a son and loves Friday night high school football games, and spends time volunteering for the Fort Worth Tennis Association.

Connect with Stefan on LinkedIn and follow 1-800 Packouts on Facebook.

Doug Willmarth with Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes

June 2, 2023 by rgandley

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Doug Willmarth with Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes

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Doug Willmarth is the President and COO of MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes. He is a strategic concept growth leader who helps restaurants accelerate momentum and build a people-first culture. He works to design and deliver compelling brand and food experiences to drive more traffic, improve unit economics, and grow units to build enterprise value.

An experienced restaurant executive who understands all aspects of driving profitable growth, Doug helps concepts create a clear vision, long-range strategy and plans to: (1) drive profitable top-line sales to enable better economics to fuel unit growth (2) focus operations on creating amazing brand experiences while delivering the bottom line (3) build effective franchisee and unit growth pipelines.

He has led teams to deliver sustained sales growth for billion-dollar restaurant companies and retail brands. Now he puts that experience to work in growth-minded restaurant concepts.

When he’s not building great restaurant companies, he’s probably investing in his local community or off traveling the world. And because he loves good food and wine, Doug is also an avid marathon runner and Ironman endurance athlete.

Connect with Doug on LinkedIn.

Steve Hart, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Property Management Inc.

May 24, 2023 by rgandley

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Steve Hart, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Property Management Inc.

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When Steve Hart founded PMI in 2008, his vision was to create the nation’s largest residential, commercial, and association management franchise network.

Much of his career prior to PMI was spent riding the ups and downs of the real estate industry in land development, construction, and sales.

Steve came to understand that no matter what the real estate market is doing, the property management sector of the industry remains stable.

With this in mind, he built the PMI model for a consistent revenue-generating property management business which now helps hundreds of property managers realize their dreams of successful business ownership.

Connect with Steve on LinkedIn.

Danessa Itaya with Bio-One

May 24, 2023 by rgandley

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Danessa Itaya with Bio-One

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Danessa Itaya is the Brand President of Bio-One.

She brings 30 years of experience in the franchise industry, including 10 years of national and international leadership experience, growing what are now household brand names: Molly Maid, Maid Right, and Property Management Inc., (PMI).

She serves on the Women in Franchising Committee of the International Franchise Association and was named one of Entrepreneur’s Top Influential Women in Franchising in 2022.

With her lead by example style, she’s excited to embrace the culture of ‘Help First’ and continue making a difference in the lives of others.

Connect with Danessa on LinkedIn.

Joe Mohay, Co Founder and CRO of IDS and Andrew Shotland CEO of Local Seo Guide

May 24, 2023 by rgandley

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Joe Mohay, Co Founder and CRO of IDS and Andrew Shotland CEO of Local Seo Guide

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Andrew Shotland founded LSG in 2006 after selling his not-quite-multi-billion-dollar start-up, InsiderPages, to CitySearch.

Previously, Andrew was GM of NBC.com where he pioneered integrating Internet and TV programming back when it was weird to see URLs on TV.

Andrew is a co-founder and board member of BayAreaSearch.org, the association of Bay Area SEO professionals. He is also an advisor to several start-ups including The Vendry and SureFire Local.

Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn.

Since the company was founded in 2012, Joe Mohay and the rest of the IDS team have worked closely with franchise organizations as a trusted franchise digital marketing agency.

Their integrated approach to digital marketing focuses on franchise brands, local franchisees and franchise development teams. This has led to a stellar reputation in the franchise community and a Top-Tier Ranking by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Using his 20 years of digital marketing experience, Joe manages the company’s revenue growth, sales and marketing strategies, nurturing of professional relationships and delivering a solid ROI for their 75 brands.

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn.

Matt Piccinin with Shuckin Shack Restaurant Franchise

May 4, 2023 by rgandley

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Matt Piccinin with Shuckin Shack Restaurant Franchise

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Born and raised in Canada, Co-Founder Matt Piccinin grew up vacationing in Carolina Beach, NC.

After moving to the states, he eventually settled in Carolina Beach and completed his B.A. in Business and Marketing at the University of NC Wilmington. Matt started his career in construction but soon realized his dream of opening his own business.

He, along with Co-founder Sean Cook, opened the first Shuckin’ Shack location in the fall of 2007. After spending several years learning the ins and outs of the restaurant business, the two opened a second location in the fall of 2011 and began Shuckin’ Shack Franchising in spring 2014.

Matt resides in Carolina Beach with his wife, LeeAnn, and 2 children. In his spare time, Matt enjoys fishing, surfing, and golfing.

Connect with Matt on LinkedIn.

Eric O’Connor with World Gym International

April 19, 2023 by rgandley

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Eric O’Connor with World Gym International

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Eric O’Connor is an experienced executive with a track record of success in brand development, franchise development, and sales growth. He is currently serving as the Vice President of Franchise Development at World Gym International, a global fitness franchise with locations in over 20 countries.

In this role, Eric is responsible for identifying and executing on growth opportunities for the brand through strategic partnerships and franchise development. Prior to his role at World Gym International, Eric served as the Director of Franchise Development at Tommy’s Express, LLC, a car wash franchise with over 560 under development in the United States. In this role, he was responsible for driving sales growth and strategic partnerships through consultative selling and sales presentations.

Eric has also held leadership roles at Engel & Völkers, a luxury real estate platform, and FranSanity, a consulting firm for franchisors. At Engel & Völkers, he served as the Vice President of Expansion for the Central United States, where he introduced the company’s international real estate platform to qualified brokerages and top agents.

At FranSanity, Eric founded the consulting firm and helped restore the sanity to struggling franchise systems by providing solutions for growth, franchisee relations, brand messaging, franchise sales, and compliance.

Throughout his career, Eric has demonstrated strong skills in brand development, executive management, presentations, consulting, sales growth, strategic partnerships, and consultative selling.

Connect with Eric on LinkedIn.

Nicole Reinhardt with Property Management Inc.

April 7, 2023 by rgandley

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Nicole Reinhardt with Property Management Inc.

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Nicole Reinhardt has lived in Colorado for 30 years. The Front Range has been her home for 14 of those years. Nicole is a real-estate investor who decided her passion for real estate made a great model for a family business.

Nicole teamed up with Colorado Casa PMI to make her passion a reality. Nicole has a masters in business administration and has an extensive background in operations of large organizations.

Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn.