Industry Experts

Frank Zaid

Frank has been involved in franchising throughout his entire professional career, in many capacities, and is committed to franchising because of its entrepreneurism, its opportunities, its...

Gladys Molly

Gladys Molly is a Commercial Account Manager at BMO, Bank of Montreal, who has 10 years’ experience in providing financing, and a full range of banking services for businesses. Prior to that, she...

Jason Kealey

Jason Kealey is the President and CEO of FranchiseBlast, a software development firm producing an integrated software solution for the franchise industry. Jason co-founded the company...

Jeff Lefler

As the CEO of FranchiseGrade.com, Jeff understands that there is no Silver Bullet or sure-fire, simple way to pick a guaranteed franchise system winner. However, by using a little science and a...

Jen DeTracey

Jen DeTracey is the Founder and CEO of Lift Strategies. Lift Strategies helps businesses accelerate their growth and manage that growth without over extending their people or their...

Joel Lazarovitz

Joel Lazarovitz has served as Maid Brigade’s Vice-President of Franchise Recruitment since November 2012. From July 2006 to present, he also has served as the co- founder and manager of...

Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston

Jonathan is a partner of Goldman Hine LLP, a boutique law firm in Toronto, Canada. He specializes in dispute resolution, franchising and distribution law, and intellectual property (including...

Julia Szabo

Julia is currently a social media intern at Intrigue Media in Guelph, Ontario. As an outgoing, self- motivated, and ambitious young professional, Julia embraces challenges and and thrives on...

Lavinia Tom

Lavinia Tom joined our team in August 2006. Prior to FranTech Media, Ms. Tom has a wealth of experience in administration, human resources and management gleaned from her work within numerous...

Lori Dobbie

Lori Dobbie is a lawyer at Pitblado LLP in Winnipeg, Manitoba, practicing general business law. One of her preferred areas of practice is franchise law. Lori has a passion for ensuring that both...

Lori Karpman

Lori is a born entrepreneur and has been building businesses since the age of 9. For the last 25 years she has been combining her creative expertise and insightful real world business...

Louis Vouloukos

Louis is an associate with Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP of Brampton, Ontario. As a corporate/commercial lawyer, he represents local, national and international clients in a broad...

Marietta Snetsinger

As the Chief Solutions Officer of Ascend Franchise Solutions, Marietta Snetsinger assumes project management responsibilities for all consulting projects and long-term engagements. With over...

Marla E. Rosner

Marla Rosner is the Senior Training Consultant for MSA Worldwide a domestic and international franchise advisory firm. She has excelled as a training professional for over twenty years. During...

Mary Ann O'Connell

Mary Ann O'Connell is the founder of FranWise a full-service franchise-consulting firm, specializing in strategic planning, operations, documentation and compliance. She was introduced to...

Michael Daou

Michael takes pride in helping business owners obtain the best insurance package for their company that is available in the Canadian marketplace. He is a strong believer in spreading...

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