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Brent DowlingCEO &amp; Co-Founder<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-dowling-/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-influencers-brent-dowling-ceo-co-founder-raintree-2721565" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-dowling-/</a>Brent Dowling is the CEO and Co-Founder of Raintree. He's also an Australian native who frequently finds himself in the Colorado Rockies as a competitive snowboarder. He thought he found his dream job working in the General Assembly of the United Nations, but decided to leave the field and pursue his MBA after realizing it wasn't a fit for him. While completing his MBA, he came across franchising and decided to put his skills to use. Dowling moved to Denver and started working part-time at Doc Popcorn, where he helped grow the business to more than 400 units in a three-year period. That inspired him to start his own business, and as such, Raintree was born.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.raintreegrowth.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-influencers-brent-dowling-ceo-co-founder-raintree-2721565" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">About Raintree</a>:&nbsp;Raintree is a full-service franchise development agency that partners with franchises of all ages and sizes to help them grow across the country and across the world. Raintree has quickly built a reputation for consistently delivering on franchise growth goals.

Franchise Influencers: Brent Dowling, CEO & Co-Founder, Raintree

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Sisters Bring Global Humanitarian Experience Home to Oklahoma City With New Griswold Franchise

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Helping Others ‘Step Into Wellness’ Drives Carrie Ratz’s Journey From Finance to SweatHouz Franchise Ownership

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Griswold Expands to Lakewood, Colorado, Bringing Nonmedical Home Care to Local Seniors

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Why Jollibee Is Targeting Texas for Franchise Growth

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Domino’s Pizza Brings Delivery Cheer to North Pole, Alaska

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FranLift: Franchise Development Services Built to Scale

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Franchise Influencers: Brent Dowling, CEO & Co-Founder, Raintree

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