Trive Capital invested in two Crunch Fitness franchisees last year. The newer of the two deals was in partnership with 808 Capital Partners to invest in Crunch Canada, the country’s largest franchisee ...

Slow, organic growth has been a decades-long trend for Classy Closets, a home storage solutions concept created in 1983. The company manufactures and installs custom, built-in home storage solutions ...

Miguel Reyes isn’t afraid to take risks. In 2013, after just three months of dating, Reyes asked his then-girlfriend, Mikayla, to lend him the money to buy a pizza-by-the-slice restaurant from their ...

Canadian retail brand Metal Supermarkets is entering its 40 th year in operation with new majority stakeholders. Last month the company, founded in 1985, received an investment from Riverarch Equity ...

• Acquired by Olympus Partners in 2022, Excel Fitness is up to 164 Planet Fitness locations and counting as the Texas-based operator says it’s already secured multiple 2025 pipeline sites. • As a ...

A mandate from Nothing Bundt Cakes requiring franchisees to keep their businesses open on Sundays has ignited a dispute in Utah and led to the introduction of a state bill aimed at protecting the ...

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Morgan Kline, CEO and co-founder of Burn Boot Camp, is a mom of three who channels her passion for fitness into empowering women and families. Through Burn Boot Camp, she’s created a community-focused ...

Dan Harmon is the CEO of Playa Bowls, a superfruit bowl franchise. Prior to Playa Bowls, Dan was the president and chief operating officer at Smoothie King, where he launched several transformative ...

Liz Williams has served as El Pollo Loco’s CEO since March 2024. Prior to joining El Pollo Loco, she was the CEO of Outfox Hospitality, overseeing Foxtrot, a modern café and convenience store. Before ...

John Teza, is the CEO of Hand & Stone. He joined as president and chief development officer in 2020 and was appointed CEO in 2021. John is an experienced franchising executive and has served in ...

Mickelowf (Mick) Rosckowff serves as COO of Emerge! Inc. Mick is a key decision-maker and credited with initiating and evolving the rebranding of Emerge! Inc, including the re-naming of the company, ...