When you have a problem, bring us your biggest one

Franchisors don't struggle because they lack effort. They struggle because growth exposes complexity. Get a fractional advisory board on call to solve your toughest challenges.

Request Your RFE Session

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THE PROBLEM

Growth creates friction when systems can't keep pace

Franchise development outpaces operations. Training lags expansion. Leadership gets stretched. Sales underperform. Technology doesn't integrate. When these pressures collide, you don't need another vendor. You need a fresh perspective from people with deep executive-level franchising experience.

The Franchise Growth Network is a board-style advisory collective designed specifically for franchisors looking to grow.

THE ADVANTAGE

One board beats four vendors

Individually, we are talented specialists. Together, we operate like a board and are unparalleled.

Instead of looking at your problem through one lens, we pressure-test it from multiple perspectives simultaneously — leadership, development, sales, and learning systems.

Adding vendors is addition, working with us you get multiplication, and that’s where exponential value shows up.

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OUR CORE OFFERING

What happens in your Request for Experience (RFE) session

We’ve designed a streamlined, high-impact process to help franchisors tackle complex challenges with clarity and confidence. From initial intake through collaborative advisory, every step is focused on delivering practical insights and actionable direction. Here’s how it works:

Submit your challenge

Structured intake call

Four advisors review and prepare

2-Hour RFE Virtual Session

Clear Strategic Direction

WHO WE SERVE

Built for franchisors ready to scale

As franchise systems grow, complexity can follow. We support franchisors in addressing the critical challenges that can slow momentum and limit long-term success.

We serve growth-minded Franchisors who:

• Want to scale responsibly
• Need alignment between development and operations
• Are facing turnover, training, or leadership gaps
• Want stronger sales performance
• Need better systems or learning infrastructure
• Have a complex issue that impacts expansion

ADVISORS

The Board

Four specialists who think like one board.

Rich Hoffmann

Founder, Trusted Leadership Coaching

Rich spent more than 20 years inside a leading home service franchise system, helping build leaders in the Franchise Body and on the Franchisor Executive Team. He specializes in the Franchise Model; leadership development, executive coaching, organizational alignment, and cultural stability during growth.

Peter Barkman

Partner, Brand One Franchise Development

Peter has built and scaled franchise development engines across multiple brands. His expertise includes franchise recruitment strategy, development pipeline optimization, brand positioning for growth, and aligning front-end development with backend support.

Max Olson

Founder, Core Acceleration

Max specializes in learning architecture and scalable training systems for franchise networks. He focuses on LMS strategy and implementation, franchisee onboarding systems, learning design, curriculum development, and technology alignment with growth goals.

David Kurkjian

Founder, MasterMessaging

David is a sales strategist who helps franchise systems convert more prospects into franchisees and customers. He brings behavioral sales frameworks, sales playbook design, franchisee sales training, and commercial growth strategy.

FAQs

Questions about how we work and what to expect.

Is this ongoing consulting?

No. This is a high-impact advisory session designed to deliver clarity and direction in one focused engagement. Ongoing work is optional and available if you want it.

How often can we book?

Can we hire advisors separately?

What about expertise outside your areas?

What's the investment?

Still have questions?

Reach out directly and we'll talk through what you're facing.

Email FGN

Have a Big Problem Worth Solving?

If you're facing a growth challenge that impacts scale, affects franchisee performance, or creates operational friction, let us go to work for you.