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<p style=""><span style="Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;major-latin;major-latin; bold">For the last 5 and half years, Matt Haller, </span><span style="Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;major-latin;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;major-latin;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333;background:white">SVP, Media Relations &amp; Public Affairs for the </span><a href="http://www.franchise.org/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=young-ones-to-watch-matt-haller-3773" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;major-latin;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;major-latin;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background:white">International Franchise Association</span></a><span style="Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;major-latin;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;major-latin;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333;background:white">, has focused on finding the path of least resistance to the most powerful impact. As one of the youngest leaders within the International Franchise Association, Haller has moved up the ranks and has become a trusted advisor of the CEO.</span></p><div><span style=""><span style=""><strong>Why do you love franchising?</strong></span></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">As someone whose job it is to represent franchising before elected leaders and on challenging issues in the media, I love franchising because of the passion our members have for the business model itself. They&#8217;ve got so much skin in the game, that their passion inspires me to be equally passionate about it as a paid advocate. With some industries it might be more difficult to represent a position, whereas IFA&#8217;s members and the franchising community at large are so invested in a deeply personal way that it makes it more impactful when we can do something to improve the business environment for our members to operate. You can&#8217;t say that about every industry.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><span style=""><span style=""><strong>What is the top challenge facing young people in franchising?</strong></span></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">Finding more young people to get involved in the greater good for franchising &#8211; whether it&#8217;s politically, through our grassroots efforts, or with the IFA Foundation. People who have been in franchising for a long time are more inclined to get involved and give &#8211; whether it&#8217;s time or money &#8211; but young people are generally more focused on themselves. I&#8217;m probably guilty of it too &#8211; it&#8217;s something that is a personal goal for me as I move into the next phase of my career &#8211; finding time to give back to causes and organizations that you believe helped you get to where you are today.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><span style=""><span style=""><strong>What is your dream position/goal?</strong></span></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">I&#8217;m a big believer that the best stuff finds you, so I&#8217;ll know it when I see it.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">To connect with Matt on LinkedIn, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhaller?authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp%3BauthToken=2poh&amp%3Blocale=en_US&amp%3Bsrchid=205365101456493711639&amp%3Bsrchindex=1&amp%3Bsrchtotal=1&amp%3Btrk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp%3BtrkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A205365101456493711639%2CVSRPtargetId%3A15074121%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3Atrue%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=young-ones-to-watch-matt-haller-3773" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style=""><span style="Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;major-latin;major-latin;Calibri">click here</span></a><span style=" ">.</span></div>

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