Titus Center Advisory Board

The Titus Center for Franchising Advisory Board exists to advance the center’s mission, which is to engage, educate and inspire current and future franchise leaders. Advisors meet on campus in mid-November and mid-April every year. We include a limited number of guests at our meetings. If you’re interested in attending, please send an email to the Titus Center.

Upcoming Meetings

Spring Advisory Board: April 17, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Networking Party: April 16, 2024, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location to be announced.

PBA has arranged discounts with many of the hotels. Several are within walking distance to campus.

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Advisory Board

Through financial contributions and volunteer leadership, Advisory Board members help evaluate the center’s programs and curricula and advocate for the center among colleagues and business and franchise communities. Members are asked to attend two meetings annually.

For more information about becoming a Titus Center Advisory Board Member, please contact Dr. John P. Hayes, Titus Center Director, through email, call 561-803-2090, or schedule a meeting with Dr. Hayes.

WARREN LEWIS
Akerman, LLP
Chair of the Franchise & Licensing Practice Group

APRIL PORTER
Ask April Porter
Founder

BRANDON MANGUAL
Batteries Plus
Director of Franchise Development

VICTOR DAHER
Batteries Plus
Vice President of Franchise Development

ROCCO FIORENTINO
Benetrends Financial
Vice-Chairman and CEO

MONICA FEID
BizCom Associates
President

SCOTT WHITE
BizCom Associates
CEO

BUTCH MOGAVERO
Boulder Designs and Border Magic
President & CEO

MADALINA IORDACHE
Bright Pink Agency
President & CEO

MATTHEW CANCINO
Bright Pink Agency
Director of Business Development

STEVE LIEBER
Burgerfi
EVP Franchising

PAUL BOSLEY
Business Finance Depot
Owner

ERIK AMICK
Chick-Fil-A
Franchisee

ROB MORRIS
Chick-Fil-A
Franchisee

KEVIN DUBOIS
Clean Franchise Brands
CEO

NICK BOARIU, CFE
Clothes Bin Franchise
Co-Founder

MARC DOUGLAS
Clothes Bin Franchise
Co-Founder

HEATHER ELROD
Conscious Capital Growth
Managing Partner

LAUREN WANAMAKER
Conscious Capital Growth
Chief Growth Officer

BRIAN MARGOLIS
Crank Communications
Founder & Managing Partner

SHAY BERMAN
Digital Resource
Founder & President

RICK BISIO
The Educated Franchisee
Owner

WILLIAM EDWARDS
Edwards Global Services, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer

ROBERT JONES
Edwards Global Services, Inc.
Chief International Officer

JOHN DIEP
Enterprise Florida, Inc.
Regional Director

CHARLIE SMITH
Expense Reduction Analysts – North America
Chief Executive Officer

Matt Ritter

MATT RITTER
Fisher Consulting, LLC
Co-Manager Director

LANE FISHER
Fisher Zucker, LLC
Partner

Michele Marquis

MICHELE MARQUIS
Floyd Consulting
Senior Executive Coach

Kate Volman

KATE VOLMAN
Floyd Consulting
CEO

TARIQ JOHNSON
Franchise Empire
Founder and CEO

JOE CARUSO
Franchise Info
Partner

MICHAEL WEBSTER
Franchise Info LLC.
Lead Specialist and Partner

Islam Tawfik

ISLAM TAWFIK
Franchisely
CEO

GARY GARDNER
Franchise Update Media
Owner

GEOFF SEIBER
Franfund
CEO

ALESIA VISCONTI
FranServe Inc.
CEO, President

STAN FRIEDMAN
FRM Solutions
President

ROSS BLACK
Get Simple Box
CEO and Founder

Keith Gerson

KEITH GERSON
Gerson Advisory Services, LLC
President & CEO

Josh York, CEO and Founder of GYMGUYZ

JOSH YORK
GYMGUYZ
Founder & CEO

SHARON CUPACH
Happinest Brands
Vice President of Franchise Development

ERIC MARTIN
Happinest Brands
Senior Vice President of Franchise Development

TODD PETERSON
Happy & Healthy Products, Inc.
Owner and Chairman

MARCI KLEINSASSER
Home Franchise Concepts
Vice President, Marketing – Franchise Development

JARRETT SMITH
Home Franchise Concepts
Director, Executive Office

Portrait of Jeremy Morgan standing in front of a tree

JEREMY MORGAN
Home Run Franchises
COO

THOMAS SCOTT
Home Run Franchising
Founder and CEO

 

TIM TANG
Hughes
Director

CARL UDLER
Hughes
Sr. Director Marketing

TIM CONN
Image One USA
Founder

MICHAEL SCALIA
Image One USA
Franchise Development Manager

STEVE GALLIGAN
Integrated Digital Strategies
CEO and Co-Founder

JOSEPH MOHAY
Integrated Digital Strategies
CRO and Co-Founder

RED BOSWELL
International Franchise Professionals Group
President

PETER HOLT
The Joint Corp.
President & CEO

ALAN BURGER
McDonald Hopkins Law
Attorney

JACK DAY
Meals of Hope
Director of Franchise Operations

STEPHEN POPPER
Meals of Hope
Founder, President and CEO

MARTIN JOKSIMOVIC
MFV Expositions
President

DANA STEIN
MFV Expositions
Business Development Manager

BRANDEN GRIMSHAW
The Mole Hunter
Founder

JONATHAN D. HILL
Morrow Hill
Co Founder

PATRICK P. MCGEE
MPK Equity Partners

BERNARD MARKEY
Navigator Partners, LLC.
Managing Partner

WILLIAM STEWART
Navigator Partners, LLC.
Managing Partner

FRANK TORAL
Neighborhood Kids Schools
Founder & CEO

Cynthia Brown

Cynthia Brown
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Representative

JOHN CLANCY
Planet Fitness Midwest
Managing Member

MARK PARKS
Preveer
President

KYLE MCEUEN
ProfitKeeper
CFE

MATTHEW SCHUBERT
ProfitKeeper
Senior Vice President of Sales

CAROL R. HOLLOWAY
Property Stewards
Founder and CFO

R. MARK HOLLOWAY
Property Stewards
Founder and CEO

ERIC GEIER
PURESURANCE
Founder & President

STEVEN P. WHITE
PUROCLEAN
President & Chief Operating Officer

SCHUYLER ‘ROCKY’ REIDEL
Reidel Law Firm
Managing Attorney

Drew Alfano

DREW ALFANO
Retro Fitness
Director of Business Development

Larry Strain

LARRY STRAIN
Retro Fitness
Chief Development Officer

Randy Pianin

RANDY PIANIN
Royal Restaurant Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer

ROGER W. WEBB
R&R Group Holdings, LLC
Managing Member

GARY RATNER
Salty Dawg Pet Salon
Partner/Investor

TIM VOGEL
Scenthound
Founder & CEO

Monica Tapia-Mularski

MONICA TAPIA-MULARSKI 
Season 2 Consign
Co-Founder

Erika Schrieber

ERICA SCHRIEBER
Season 2 Consign
Co-Founder

Bron Launsby

BRON LAUNSBY
Slick City Franchise Group LLC
Slick City Action Parks LLC
Founder & CEO

JACK RUEGSEGGER
Squeegee Squad
Founder

KISSEL GOLDMAN
Stanton Optical
Senior Vice President of Operations

Headshot of Richard Perna

RICHARD PERNA
Stanton Optical
Regional Vice President of Franchise Operations

KEVIN NORTHUP
TBC Corp.
Vice President, Franchise Development

Rodney Woodstock

RODNEY A. WOODSTOCK
TBC Corp.
Senior Director, Real Estate Operations & Property Management

STEVEN V. MILLER
TBC Corporation & Affiliated Companies
Senior Corporate Counsel

MATTHEW GOURGEOT
Thryv
Head of Corporate & Business Development

ANTHONY M. FOLEY
Tint World
Director of Franchise Development

CHARLES J. BONFIGLIO
Tint World
Founder/CEO

CORY HIBBARD
Transworld Business Advisors
Vice President of Operations

MAX HOLVIK
Training Systems Design
President & CEO

KEN HUTCHESON
U.S. Lawns
President

AJ TITUS
United Franchise Group and Signarama
President

RAY TITUS
United Franchise Group
Founder and CEO

Jason Anderson

JASON R. ANDERSON
Vast CoWorking Group
President

Jeffrey Leach

JEFFREY LEACH
Vendasta
Director, Enterprise Sales

CHRIS DEIANNI
Vendasta (Broadly division)
Head of Business Development

ELLEN ROHR
Zoom Drain Franchise, LLC.
President

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Honorary Members

CHERYL BABCOCK
Nova Southeastern University
Lecturer and Director

GARY FINDLEY
Restoration1
CEO

TONY FOLEY
United Franchise Group
Retired

MADISON JOBE
Wingstop Restaurants, Inc.
Retired



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