Chris Wright, President and CEO, The You Network, has been consulting with, selling, or driving strategy for franchise companies for 40 years. He started selling franchises for McDonald’s back in the ‘60’s, and was part of the founding team for Pizza Hut. He has also made record sales for such brands as Molly Maid, Decorating Den, CMIT Solutions, and Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill. He personally has sold over 1000 franchise units, and has managed sales departments that sold thousands more. He is a past recipient of the IFA Franny Award for top franchise sales executive in the industry, Molly Maid’s Eagle Award, and many other industry awards.
Wright has been president of an international franchise company, and a vice president of several other companies. In the ‘80’s, ‘90’s — and into the early turn of the century – he owned and operated Advanced Franchising Worldwide, a conceptual development company, where he helped create over 300 successful franchise systems, including Realty Executives, Samurai Sam’s, Sylvan Learning Centers, Century 21, Alphagraphics, Postal Connections, The Little Gym, Inspect-it 1st, CMIT Solutions, Taste of Philadelphia, Marblelife, DuraClean International, Classy Closets, Fast-Fix Jewelry Repair, Native New Yorker, and more. Chris’ experience in franchise sales, sales training, operations and conceptual development is unsurpassed in the industry.
An avid golfer, Chris has spent the past 25 years in Arizona where he can continue to hone his 6 handicap on a year-round basis.
Nancy Rehling Wright, COO, The You Network, has been a sales and marketing guru for service and technology firms, media powerhouses, information and communication companies, packaged goods, and retail providers for 30 years. She has broad experience in marketing, sales, brand development, information and research management, and new product/idea development.
Prior to franchise consulting, Nancy held senior positions in strategic marketing and brand management for Leo Burnett Technology Group, KPMG LLC, BBDO, The Bloom Agency, and Hallmark, Inc. She has worked successfully with emerging and established franchise or non-franchise companies, in strong and weak economies — for such companies and brands as Fidelity Investments, Capri Sun, Colgate-Palmolive, Disney, Burger King, Haagen Dazs, Circle K, Bell South, Citibank, Os-Cal, Gaviscon, Business Week, Airwick, Tecate, Carta Blanca, and Bohemia Beers, US Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, TDK, Interland Web Hosting, Oce Printers, Pepsi-Cola, and Celentano Foods.
Also a golfer, Nancy’s goal this year is to knock her 20 handicap down to a 16.
