October 18-19, 2025: Phoenix – Phoenix Convention Center - West Hall 1

Bill has been in franchising nearly 20 years, primarily as a senior executive leading emerging and established brands. He now owns a consultancy that helps aspiring owners find & fund the franchise businesses that best fit their career, financial & lifestyle goals. Bill has guided franchisees to open more than 1,000 locations nationwide, including here in Chicago. His insider role in helping new owners master, market & move their franchise businesses to new levels of success make him an insightful coach and motivating guest speaker.

Steve, a Texas native and Baylor graduate with a Business degree, brings 12 years of experience in the insurance industry, encompassing investments, sales, and claims. In 2011, he co-founded a business specializing in children's shoes. In 2014, Steve joined The Dwyer Group (now Neighborly), the world's largest parent company of 27 home service brands with 5000+ franchise owners across nine countries, as a consultant. There, he coached business owners in various aspects, including contracts, budgets, and marketing trends. After three years in financing, and assisting entrepreneurs with SBA loans, Steve joined Tenet Financial Group in September as a Senior Consultant, focusing on growing the SBA and vehicle/equipment lease program and enhancing the ROBS program. Outside of work, Steve is passionate about outdoor activities, construction, farming, and gardening. He also dedicates time to church, volunteering, and mission work, including providing medical services in Peru and participating in local prison ministry and aid efforts. Steve, married with two children, finds pride in his family and their achievements.

Tiffany Henderson is a renowned entrepreneur, dance educator, and positive psychology practitioner dedicated to transforming the landscape of dance education. As the visionary founder of the Twinkle Star Dance Academy Franchise, Tiffany has empowered hundreds of studio owners across the United States and internationally to deliver high-quality, joyful dance experiences to children of all ages.

With over two decades of leading multiple award-winning Tiffany’s Dance Academy locations and influencing the industry as a speaker at national conferences, Tiffany’s expertise blends pedagogical excellence, business acumen, and actionable research in child well-being. She holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania, where she pioneered studies on the impact of dance on student mood and well-being, integrating the latest psychological insights into her unique curriculum.

Chris Conner has spent the last twenty years working in the franchise development field working primarily with startup and emerging franchise systems. Mr. Conner's work covers a variety of franchise categories including strategic planning, franchise operations, franchise training system development, franchise marketing and franchise sales. In 2009, Mr. Conner founded Franchise Marketing Systems based out of Atlanta, Georgia which today has grown to a team of 34 team members located in markets across the United States and Canada. Franchise Marketing Systems has developed over 700 franchise brands and supported clients in selling over 8,000 franchise units in North and South America, Asia, the Middle East, Canada and Southeast Asia. Franchise Marketing Systems has worked with a variety of well known brands and significant franchise systems including Baxter Healthcare, Anytime Fitness, Costco, Ford Motor Company, Delta Airlines, UPS Stores, European Wax Center, Junk King and others.

Mr. Conner’s vision was to develop a model that allowed for efficient, effective and performance based franchise development work to be completed for new and emerging franchisors. The combination of providing consulting and franchise development support along with the franchise sales and marketing model for new brands created more opportunities to more brands to scale and grow through franchising. Chris Conner holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Miami of Ohio and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago. He is married to an amazing wife, Dr. Alaina Conner and has two great kids, Ashton and Jameson.

Page Nicol. FranNet Southern California owner/consultant since 1997. Page has helped 1000's of individuals start their own business. UPS Store multi unit owner and master developer for San Diego. From 1987 to 2007 developed and supported over 65 UPS Store locations. Currently owns a StretchLab assited stretching franchise in San Diego with his wife.

Widely accepted as one of the top franchise consultants in the United States, Britton helps you figure out how to do what most people only dream about. ​Britt has spent more than 25 years as a franchisee, entrepreneur, franchise executive, and franchise consultant working for and owning franchises such as Kiddie Academy® Childcare Learning Centers, Molly Maid®, Sylvan Learning(SM) Centers, and SYNERGY® HomeCare.

​Britt has captured her franchise expertise as author of a top-selling book on entrepreneurship titled, The Franchisee Workbook. Britton will teach you the tools and techniques to help you find your ideal match far beyond your expectations.

For the past two decades Ted Adams has built business coaching companies and direct response marketing companies. He signed my first franchise agreement back in 2003 since then his companies have been responsible for BILLIONS of dollars in revenue at a time. He have led over 1200 executives to find their purpose and grow businesses and in the process became one of Oregon's Top 100 Employers. He has become an expert at unpacking the unique purpose inside the heart of an executive and has learned how to translate that into an opportunity that fits their unique goals. He now dedicates all his professional energy, passion, and knowledge to help executives clarify their unique purpose, and align it to an opportunity. He positions individuals to multiply their gift in the marketplace to help them create an impact that aligns with their DNA.