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Top 50 Franchise Leaders of 2018
Franchise Business Review surveyed over 27,000 franchisees across 300 brands to determine this year’s list of 50 brands with award-winning leadership. Discover the franchises that came out on top.
Leadership, core values, company culture and community are just some of the critical, but often overlooked, aspects of a business to consider when investing in a franchise. Making sure that the core values and company culture align to your own is paramount to finding the right franchise.
Franchise Business Review surveyed 27,000 franchise owners across 300 brands on over 30 benchmark questions to ask about their satisfaction in key areas, including leadership, identify the Top 50 Franchise Leaders for 2018.
See the full list of award-winning brands here.
Franchise Business Review interviewed a few of the leaders that made this year’s list to ask them why they believe their franchisees rank them so highly, what inspires them as a leader, and what they look for in a franchisee, among other things. See what they had to say:
Michael Miller
Co-Founder and Chairman, Brightway Insurance
Brad Reed
CDO, Captain Reed’s
Becky Bongiovanni
COO, CarePatrol
Joe Hart
President & CEO, Dale Carnegie
Debbie Fiorino
SVP, Dream Vacations
Catherine Monson
CEO, FASTSIGNS
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Co-Founder & CEO, FirstLight HomeCare
David Hicks
Co-President, HomeVestors of America
Kathleen Kuhn
President, HouseMaster
Tony Lamb
Founder & CEO, Kona Ice
Todd Hopkins
President, Office Pride
Click here to read the full report.
Franchise Business Review is currently conducting research for the 2019 FBR50 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards, an annual ranking of the top franchises overall. If you are a franchisor, click here to find out how to qualify.
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About the Author
Sarah Brady
FollowAs the Editorial Director at FBR, Sarah oversees production of FBR’s printed reports and manages the B2C digital marketing strategy with the goal of creating helpful and educational content for current and future franchisees. Sarah lives in southern Maine with her fiancé, son and dog. When not in the office you can find Sarah watching (or driving) to a youth soccer/lacrosse game somewhere in New England or stretching out in the yoga studio.
