October 26-27, 2024: Jacksonville - Prime Osborn Convention Center – Hall A

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.

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.

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. ​Britton 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.
​Britton 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.

John Hallisey brings a wealth of experience in providing legal counsel to boards of directors and senior management, leading legal teams across various areas. His expertise includes contract management, privacy law, intellectual property law, corporate governance and securities matters, government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, employment and labor relations, and litigation management. Before joining Galactica Management, John served as general counsel for companies in Connecticut, Florida, and California, demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of U.S. law and familiarity with some foreign jurisdictions.

John’s legal career began as a trial lawyer, where he defended corporate clients in numerous trials involving negligence, product liability, construction, and insurance matters, including coverage issues. He also gained significant experience working in-house as coverage and high-exposure claims counsel for a major insurer. In addition to his law degree from Western New England University, John holds degrees in physics from the College of the Holy Cross and mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Amy Cinnamon is a dynamic business executive with over 25 years of experience in marketing, brand management, new business development, and client retention. As a member of the leadership team of Galactica Management, she provides fractional CMO services, managing comprehensive marketing strategies for a wide range of clients, with expertise in B2B and B2C sectors.

Amy has a proven track record in elevating brand awareness, customer loyalty, and retention. Her leadership skills have been instrumental in guiding teams, overseeing creative content production, and executing marketing campaigns across various platforms.

Amy holds an MBA and a BBA from Thomas More University and an Associate of Applied Science from the University of Cincinnati. Amy is a sought-after speaker for her insights into brand strategy and marketing related to business growth.

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.

Scott has been an entrepreneur dating back to his teen years, where he started small businesses mowing lawns, raking leaves and shoveling snow. In his early twenties, he began a career with a major news organization as a cameraman for the White House Press Corp. Several years later, Scott could not ignore the calling of his entrepreneurial spirit, and so left the news industry to pursue a career in business. After 35+ years of experiences Scott has been a significant contributor in various senior leadership positions. Scott is a team player and recently utilized his expertise in development to help build a well-known national fast-casual concept. His tenure in franchising has landed him on leadership panels at several franchise conferences. Scott has also earned his certification as a CFE, Certified Franchise Executive. Scott’s major strengths include his listening skills, where he has the ability to tune in to what his clients’ needs are, and balance that with where their interests lie regarding a franchise business. He is exceptional at building relationships and earns the trust from his clients he needs to help them succeed. Scott truly believes that, “It’s all about my clients’ best interests, not mine”.

Carol’s expertise spans over 20 years in the Human Resources, People Operations and Talent Acquisition space. She has helped develop and advance organizational talent for a multitude of industries including financial services and banking, telehealth, behavioral health and non-profit. Carol is also passionate about creating healthier workplaces, and is a certified health coach. She is focused on helping people discover alternative solutions outside of the traditional corporate structure and committed to working with individuals who are having a difficult time seeing beyond their existing career situation.

Carol and her husband Jeff have 2 children and live in Doylestown, PA. She is a FL native but loves the beauty of the Northeast seasons. She enjoys hiking, reading, spending time with her new rescue dog, Mrs. Wiggles and spending time on the soccer and football fields watching her kids’ play. Carol is an active volunteer with her children’s school and has served in various leadership roles for the past 9 years.