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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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