Franchising Demo Day X NFL Alums
Retired pro athletes like Magic Johnson, Shaq, and Junior Bridgeman built their wealth through franchising.
During Super Bowl Week, come see the most rapidly expanding franchisors present their pitches live to former NFL players and multi-unit franchisees.
The audience would get to ask the franchisors questions.
Judges:
Kenyon Rasheed: former NY Giants running back, founder of athlete intelligence and digital advisory platform Edge3 AI
Brian Jones: Former New Orleans Saints linebacker, college football studio analyst for CBS Sports, and co-founder of Edge3 AI
Danny Kanell: Former NY Giants Quarterback, and TV broadcaster for CBS Sports
Paul T Tran: multi-unit franchisee of a $15 million chain of Halal Guys, CEO of Pareto Management, a restaurant franchise development firm.
Kevin Burke: Partner at Franchise Equity Partners, a billion dollar PE firm investing exclusively in multi-unit franchisees
Pitches:
Dave Wood, Founder at Mahana Fresh
Mohaimina Haque, CEO of Tony Roma's and Bones & Burgers
Brian Woods, Group Vice President, Franchise Development at Neighborly Brands
Vince Ficarrotta, V.P. of Franchising at RNR Tire Express
Marc Geman, CEO of Bambu
Bryan Scott, EVP of Strategic Growth at Foot Solutions
Pitch Format: 5-minute pitch followed by a 3-minute Q&A from the judges for each presenter. Highlight your story, brand, profit, and scalability to attract multi-unit franchisees or investors. Showcase your brand physically if possible. Slides are optional.
Here is a video from a past event. and another one
Location: Startup Vegas, 6543 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Sponsorships:
if you are interested in sponsoring this and future events, please email gregory.ugwi@wefranch.com