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Speaker Biographies

Lynne Shelton

Lynne Shelton

Shelton Law & Associates

 

Ms. Shelton has been counseling Franchise / Business Opp. clients for over 25 years. She especially enjoys working with small business owners assisting them to "Expand their Brand®". Since starting the law firm, she has been focused on providing the “Missing Piece” with legal services to small and emerging businesses. Her business savviness combined with her belief in mentorship is the backbone of the law firms slogan, “Your Outsourced In-house Counsel”. Ms. Shelton focuses on ensuring clients are offered individualized service while handling Franchise Disclosures, registrations, legal creation and vendor distributions within a clients business. Ms. Shelton has published many articles and has even written a book. She has been married for over 25 yrs. and has one son and a sponsored daughter from Haiti. In her spare time she teaches leadership development in third world countries to future colleagues and volunteers at her church.

Dave Woggon

Dave Woggon

Tenet Financial Group

 

Dave Woggon has been in the franchise industry since 1986 in both funding and franchise exploration roles. As the VP of Development for Tenet Financial Group, he oversees the consulting team and identifies strategic growth opportunities for the company.

Randall Bennett

Randall Bennett

The Entrepreneur's Source

 

Randall Bennett has a unique career path with a wide breath of experiences that allow him to connect with his clients on a more personal level. His experiences working in corporate America as well as his time working for a small start-up company eventually led him to start his own business and then to its successful sale.

As a Business Ownership Coach at The Entrepreneur's Source, Randall seeks to leverage his expertise and past experiences to help individuals explore the possibilities of self-sufficiency and career ownership. He guides his clients through a journey of education, awareness, and discovery, helping them find the best fit for their goals, needs, and expectations. Randall’s mission is to help his clients build rewarding careers and take control of their lives.

Sara Roy

Sara Roy

The Entrepreneur's Source

 

Sara Roy is an accomplished Career Ownership Coach and Business Owner with The Entrepreneur's Source. She provides no-cost education, awareness and discovery services to people who are in career transition and have an interest in exploring entrepreneurship as a potential career path. The coaching experience begins with helping clients articulate their goals and lifestyle preferences for the future. She layers in education and resources on pathways that can help clients achieve goals, primary business fundamentals and funding options. Throughout their journey, Sara provides a safe space for overcoming emotional barriers and discovering the endless possibilities that entrepreneurship has to offer.

 

Andrew Ritterling

Andrew Ritterling

The Entrepreneur's Source

 

Andrew Ritterling is an experienced franchise coach and business owner with a Master of Business Administration. With his zeal for entrepreneurship, he provides a personalized coaching experience in a no-cost, no-pressure environment that allows clients to freely explore future possibilities at their own pace. In his signature process and you-focused approach, Andrew gives top tier guidance and support to clients navigating their career transition. He pairs his expertise with a wealth of unique tools and resources to help clients achieve their income, life, wealth, and equity goals.

Danya Shakfeh

Danya Shakfeh

Motiva Business Law

 

Danya Shakfeh is a Business Law attorney and founding attorney of Motiva Business Law based in Oak Brook, Illinois. She helps clients get deals done so they can focus on their dreams. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, franchise law, contracts, and corporate startups.

 

Irving Chung

Irving Chung

FranChoice

 

Irving Chung is senior franchise consultant driven to help people take control of their lives and create freedom for themselves through business ownership. My goal is to help others discover More Passion, More Money, More Freedom and Control by becoming their own Boss. As a Professional Franchise Consultant, I help the people I work with understanding franchising, and determine if it might be a good fit for them. If it is, then I take them through a proven, and methodical process to develop a custom model, tailored to them based on their background, skill sets, financial and lifestyle goals, that we then use to match them up with the best franchise business that's a perfect fit for them!

Bill Rodriguez

Bill Rodriguez

Liftoff! Certified Franchise Consultants, CFC

 

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.

Chris Conner

Chris Conner

Franchise Marketing Systems

 

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.

Jason Rinsky

Jason Rinsky

FranNet

 

Jason brings 30 years of franchise industry experience. Having worked in development, supported operations for both small and Fortune 500 businesses, and even owned two franchise businesses himself, Jason is an expert in the field. As a Franchise consultant, Jason helps people evaluate whether franchise ownership is right for them and then helps you identify the perfect franchise to own. Jason's expertise can guide you towards success – all at no cost to you!

Carol Ward

Carol Ward

FranNet

 

A 5th generation entrepreneur, Carol C. Ward guides individuals in navigating business ownership decisions. Joining the FranNet brand in 2013, Ward has served as a franchise consultant since 2016 in the Great Lakes area based in Michigan. Recognized as a Top Performer within FranNet, she has helped more than 100 people start franchise businesses over the past decade. While she specializes in multi-unit franchise options, she’s equally adept at finding lower-cost, single-unit options for her clients. No cost to clients for her services as her business model is like an executive recruiter. 

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