FOUNDING MEMBERS
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​Jamie Izaks, President of All Points Public Relations

Lauren Izaks, COO of All Points Public Relations

​Andrew P. Bleiman, Partner at Marks & Klein

ATTENDEES​​

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

All Points Public Relations​

Marks & Klein

McDonald's​

FOUNDING COMPANIES

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All Points Public Relations

​Marks & Klein, LLP Attorneys at Law

INDEPENDENT OWNERS

​T.J. Callahan, Farmhouse

​Thomas Demacopoulos, Stacked Pancake House

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​​​​​​​​​SPONSORS​

​Associated

Alliant​​

Bank of America

​BDO

​BMO Harris

​Chicago Tribune Media Group

​CohnReznick​

Colliers International

DLA Piper

Fishman Public Relations

Google

​Hireology

​Honkamp Krueger

​McGladrey

MFV Expositions/Franchise Expo Midwest​

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Patriot Software

Plante Moran​

​Specialized Accounting Services (SAS)

​Wintrust

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​​​​​​SUPPLIERS​​​​

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Julie Silverman,Associated

Stuart Berman, BKD

Melvin Branch,BMO Harris Bank

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Randi Blume, BMO Harris Bank

​Brad Block, Bradley Block Law

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Janet Sweeney, Capital Construction Services, Inc.

Dawn Cardin,Capital One

Tom Carlson,Capital One

Heather Eppink,CFO Advisors, LLC

Rachael O'Leary,CliftonLarsonAllen

​Marc Jerbi,CliftonLarsonAllen

Christian Pera,Colliers International

Kate Morrisroe,Colliers International

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​Peter Block, Colliers International

Matthew Focht,Consolidated Concepts

Luis Lara,Consolidated Concepts

Ron Eriksen, Crown Holdings Business Development

Debra O'Malley,CTM CPAs & Business Advisors

Rita Hill,Do It Outdoors Media​

Chris Moomey, Enterprise Security, Inc.

Lema Khorshid,FKLAW

Michelle Kurzydlowski, FKLAW

Kara Symeonides, First Midwest Bank

​Sherri Fishman,Fishman PR

Meg Schmitz, FranChoice

Scott Majeski, FranNet

​Mike Cherney,Grand Mere Capital

​Dawn M. Johnson, Esq., Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

Alice Kelly, Ice Miller LLP

Gary Blachman, Ice Miller LLP

Robert Bernstein,​ Laner Muchin

Bradley Block, Law Offices of Bradley Block

Pamela Mills, Law Offices of Pamela J. Mills

​Laura Liss, Liss & Lamar. P.C.

Michael Liss, Liss & Lamar, P.C.

Michael Sobel,Mark Your Space, Inc.

​Mark Fishbein,Marks & Klein, LLP

Michael Herrmann,Marsh & McLennan

Shawnee Barlow, New York Life

Mary Velzy, New York Life

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Sherwin Patidar, Northern Trust Corporation

Tim Rohde, Northern Trust Corporation

Jim Capuano, Paro

Marty Selleck,Paro

​Amanda Kellerman, Plante Moran 

Eric Biltgen,Plante Moran

John Barsella,Plante Moran

​​Jeff Newcorn, R. Jeffrey & Associates

Chris Minchella, Resource Commercial Advisors

​Mark Brodson,Resource Commercial Advisors

Dirk Ahlbeck, Sassetti

​​Kenny Rose, SemFia

Jack Monson,Social Joey

Jamie D. Hogan,Specialized Accounting Services, LLC

Anna Dawson,SpotOn

Chris Simnick, VariousFranchiseSites.com

​​Anna Maria Viti-Welch, Viti Companies

Ed Semik,Wintrust

Sean Willison, Wintrust

Sandra McCraren,Wintrust

Julie Carlisle, Wintrust

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​FRANCHISORS/FRANCHISEES

Ashim Seth, 18|8 Fine Men's Salon

​Chris Birkinshaw, Aloha Poke Co.

Katherine Kuzma, Aloha Poke Co.

Rob Halverson, Alphagraphics

​Richard Moran, AlphaGraphics

David Froscheiser, Arooga's

Richard Ueberfluss, Assisting Hands

​Matthew Patinkin

​Kathleen Casey, Bella Bridesmaids

Robert Thatcher, Ben's Soft Pretzels

Ajay Sunkara, Best Brains

Brian Evans, Big Apple Bagles

Chris DeJong, Big Blue Swim School

Brooke Malik, Big Blue Swim School

​Brian Arnet, Big Sky Franchise

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Abbott Smith, Boxcar Betty's

Carl Kettler, BrightStar Care 

Cheri McEssy, BrightStar Care

MK Reddi, Buddy Rents

​Josh Galgan, Cave Enterprises Operations, LLC

​Patrick Kalina, Cave Enterprises Operations, LLC

Laurie Soriano-Locke, CD One Price Cleaners

Andrew Carpenter,Chicago Scoops, LLC.

Kyle Welch, Chicago Scoops, LLC.

Davora Sides, Children's Lighthouse 

Jeremy Treister, CMIT Solutions 

​Matt Johnson, College Hunks Hauling Junk

​Jeffrey Bechar, ComForCare

Matt Baldino, Commonwealth Tavern Group

Jim Kallas, Compass Group​

Marc Montagano, Coverall

Lee Kleiner, Dairy Queen

Jennifer Rude,Dairy Queen

​Nilay Patel, Dairy Queen

Jonathan Hoover, DMK Burger Bar

Michael Kornick, DMK Burger Bar

David Morton, DMK Burger Bar

​Aviv Shalgi, Dormigo

​Dan Peled, Dormigo

Janet Harris, Dream Vacations

Gary Johnson, Dream Vacations

Karim Khoja, Bravo Hospitality Group

Ameen Poonja, Dunkin' Donuts

Andy Ali, Dunkin’ Donuts

Aziz Nathani, Dunkin' Donuts

​Vince Caffarello, Duraclean

Adam Goodhart, Edible Arrangements

Ron Bender, CFE, EnviroLogik

​​David Grossman, Epic Burger

Albert Zaucha, FairBridge Inn and Suites

​George Vodin, Fancy Art N.F.P.

Minha Ali, FastestLabs

​Sam Stanovich, Big Chicken

Jason Markowicz, Fitness Premier

​Kathy Mecklenburg, Fitness Premier

Rick King, Fitness Premier

Mike Orwig, Fitness Premier

​Jacquelyn Lobdell, Slim Chickens

Les Ross, FOREVER BRANDS, LLC.

Edward Franke, freshii

Josh Newcomer, freshii

Peter Faustmann, freshii​

Jeff Wall, Handyman Connection ​

Ajay Singh, HOARI - Heart of America Restaurants and Inns 

​Jessica Holst, HOARI - Heart of America Restaurants and Inns

​Karen Stephenson, Home Instead Senior Care

Mitchell Abrams, Homewatch CareGivers

Paul Plotkin, Hot Ground Gym 

Michael Abt, Huddle House​

Anand Patel, Jamba Juice

Dan Shanahan, Jersey Mike's

​Josh Lewis, Jersey Mike's

Sammi Lewis, Jersey Mike's

Joe Juhasz, Jump Zone ​​

Marcie Determan, Massage Envy

Anne-Marie Kennedy, McDonald's Corporation 

Catherine Jama, McDonald's Corporation

Danny Sikka, McDonald's Corporation

​Derrick Taylor, McDonald's Corporation

Don Williams, McDonald's Corporation

Jane Mansell, McDonald's Corporation

Julia Howe, McDonald's Corporation

Kevin Cook,McDonald's Corporation

Maureen Mulvhill, McDonald's Corporation

Pamela Lins, McDonald's Corporation

Samion Popkov, Mini Donut Factory

​Barbara Moran-Goodrich, Moran Industries, Inc.

Pete Baldine, Moran Industries, Inc.

Roni Bava, Moran Family of Brands

Andy Fuller, Mosquito Hunters

Sarah Klebo, Naf Naf Grill

Aziz Hashim, NRD Capital 

​Wade Anderson, Orange Shoe Personal Fitness

Ted Fournier, Orange Shoe Personal Fitness

​Becky Lewis, Orange Theory Fitness

Lynn Sapp, Original Rainbow Cone

​Cameron Cummins, Pivotal Growth Partners

Brian Schiller, Planet Fitness

Barb Ernat, Popeyes

Chelsea Harper, Popeyes

Michelle Barnes, Popeyes

Angela Carlomango, Portillo's

Susan Shelton, Portillo's

Sid Patel, Nothing Bundt Cakes​

Will Ortale, Pure Barre​

Carl Segal, Roti

​Herb Greene, Signarama

Adam Olsen, Signarama of Skokie, IL 

Ryan Smolkin, Smoke's Poutinerie

Thomas J. Kasbohm, Snap-on

Sara Peci, Soccer Shots

Eric Lazar, SpeedPro Imaging 

John Kohler, SportClips

James Young, Spring-Green

Nerissa Bonet, Spring-Green

RJ Krone, ​Spring-Green

Lexie Hartford,Subway

Marina Kontogiannis, Subway 

Philip Anthony Mesi Jr., Subway

Julie Brown, Sydnee’s Pet Grooming

Manolis Alpogianis, TAG Restaurants

James Mizeur, Taco Gringo

Steven Mizeur, Taco Gringo

​Roman Maliszewski,Tapster Chicago 

​Amit Mehta, TechVoo

Elisa Evitts, TGI Concessions 

Marcelo Alvarez, The Entrepreneur's Source

Scott Schneider, The Flying Locksmiths 

Dustin LeFebvre, The Halal Guys

Raj Patel, The Hari Group

Jay Punukollu, The Hari Group

​David Rosati, The Rosati Group​

Roy Gilad, Vitality Bowls

Bill Post, WJP Restaurant Group

Kim Swanson, Young Rembrandts

Matt Fetter, Young Rembrandts

Julie Rhodes, Young Rembrandts

Liz Wahl, Young Rembrandts

Pete DiFilippo, C Squared Advisors

​Paul Groshko, SpaviaSpavia

Martin Hancock, World Franchise Associates

​Jack Hylant

​Vivian Malli

Arlene Martin, Huntington National Bank

​Rachel O'Leary

​Larissa Palatiere, Chicken Salad Chick

Raj Patel, The Hari Group

Ravi Patel, The Hari Group

​Anne Rodriguez- Gadon, Zeapole

​Jack Ruskin, Specialized Accounting Services, LLC

​Jill Ventura

Jennifer Wiedemann

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