I focus on partnering with and acquiring growing franchise concepts with passionate founders and customers in the child enrichment space in partnership with GSP. Garnett Station Partners is a principal investment firm founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane that manages over $2.2 billion of assets. Garnett Station partners with experienced and entrepreneurial management teams and strategic investors to build value for its portfolio of growth platforms. The firm draws on its global relationships, operational experience and rigorous diligence process to source, underwrite and manage investments. Core sectors include consumer and business services, health and wellness, automotive, and food and beverage. Garnett Station's culture is based on the principles of entrepreneurship, collaboration, analytical rigor and accountability.

Chief Executive Officer of Code Ninjas, the world’s largest and fastest growing children's coding education franchise. Supported the growth of the business from 220 to 400 locations in three countries, achieving nearly 50% CAGR and doubling Average Unit Volumes in less than three years. As the CEO of Code Ninjas, I successfully steered the organization through the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting business models and operational structures to ensure resilience. By rapidly transitioning to virtual offerings and implementing rigorous health and safety protocols, I ensured uninterrupted service, safeguarding both our franchisees and end-users.My leadership was instrumental in fortifying relationships with franchisees through consistent communication, strategic guidance, and the deployment of data-driven decision-making tools. These strengthened partnerships not only elevated franchisee satisfaction but also had a direct impact on location-level performance for our franchise partners. Through the careful work done with franchisees, their guidance provided a helpful path for our creation of a next-generation Microsoft-partnered global education curriculum, IMPACT. Revenue-wise, my team implemented various initiatives—ranging from marketing strategies to curriculum improvements—that resulted in measurable gains. Under my stewardship, the company observed a significant uptick in Average Unit Volume (AUV), thereby amplifying profitability for franchisees and the organization alike.In summary, my tenure at Code Ninjas was marked by agile management, innovative solutions, and a deep-rooted commitment to fostering robust franchisee relations. The culmination of these efforts manifested in sustainable revenue growth, enhanced AUVs, and an overall fortification of the brand, even in the face of a global crisis.

Developed a company-wide 2019 turnaround strategy to address corporate reorganization, franchise center viability, franchise unit development, training team reorganization, and new academic programming. Increased franchisee satisfaction with Sales Support and Training by 51%, Franchisor responsiveness by 41.5%, and Operations Support by 38% in 12 months, with an overall franchisee satisfaction rate improvement of ~30%. Initiated and led the development of new tools for franchise owners that include comprehensive KPI reporting, new center opening process, private social network, and onsite and online training experience. Identified and implemented an outsourced development partnership, allowing for streamlined franchise sales development at Brain Balance.

Responsible for the openings and operations of franchised schools at School of Rock, a private equity-owned franchise company. I support the SOR mission, vision, core values, and customer service philosophy as well as franchised service philosophy. The primary objective is the achievement of the targeted financial and operational goals in all franchise schools and development and nurturing of the close and productive relationships with all school operators.Responsible for overseeing the strategic planning and day-to-day activities of the franchise network. The responsibilities include primary emphasis on the revenue generation and the profitability of the franchised schools both in the short and intermediate term. Activities include franchise and staff training and development, effective two-way communication with the franchise system, YoY unit and network revenue growth, competitive analysis and action plans, legal, regulatory and operational compliance, School of Rock system standards compliance, exemplary service delivery, and internal and system team development.Current Year Operations Team Summary-Successfully increased top line revenue in the franchise system by 15%-Contributed to substantial YOY EBITDA growth in 2017-Improved total new unit openings by 70% in 2017-Increased average student tuition and enrollment-Created process to drastically reduce international AR by 60%-Developed and implemented a Back-to-Basics, operations-based strategy that directionally focused all operations team activities on a set of key performance indicators-Developed and implemented local lead generation strategy and enrollment forecasting tool to maximize enrollment at time of Grand Opening. This has resulted in substantial increases in non-comparable unit enrollment growth-Developed and implemented a more rigorous approach to new school project management resulting in one month improvement in unit opening process

Responsible for the development of the School of Rock Franchise Business throughout the US. The overall duties include the development and sales of franchises to properly qualified candidates.Current Responsibilities Include:-Responding to all franchise development inquiries in a timely fashion-Managing the pipeline of School of Rock franchise candidates from initial introduction to discovery day and the awarding of a School of Rock franchise-Facilitating the internal franchisee review process-Educating a prospective franchisee on the unique value of owning and operating a School of Rock franchise-Assisting the prospective franchisee in the franchise validation process-Participating in cross-functional team meetings-Execute new development opportunities by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.

Built, supported, and maintained effective relationships with over 90+ Franchisees and Franchise School Managers over a three year period across the US and Mexico. Focused on reviewing and improving all major functions of school performance, including but not limited to revenue growth and brand standard/program compliance. Responsibilities included:-Integrating all new franchisees into the School of Rock Company and Brand and ensuring system consistency in customer service and brand experiences.-Consulted, lead, coached and built relationships with Franchise Owners and their teams.-Served as an expert in managing and running schools with on-going knowledge of our programs and best practices.-Provided professional consulting service to help franchise owners improve performance as it pertains to standard metrics.-Provided detailed support and assistance with marketing, operations, curriculum execution and product/program support.-Reviewed, analyzed, researched, and developed best practices with top performing schools to share with other schools.-Created and managed specific action plans through the Business Analysis process.-Managed communication between Corporate and Franchisees.-Lead monthly calls and performed annual site visits.-Reviewed P&L reports for each Franchisee on a monthly basis, offering best practice insights to achieve optimized top line and bottom line results. -Managed MySafeSchool incidents with Franchise Owners, Franchise School Management and HR.Utilized the following software platforms for daily information management:-Zen Desk, Microsoft Office, Front Desk, FranConnect, GoogleDocs, Basecamp, and Mavenlink

General Manager for fast growing multi-unit performance-based music franchise in Atlanta, GA. Actively partnered with other General Managers, Regional Managers, Founder, and CEO to create meaningful musical experiences for students and parents. - Hired and trained a team of 10 professional performing musicians to instruct lessons and performance rehearsals for students 7-18 years of age.- Enrolled over 140 students, providing School of Rock with an opportunity for benchmark EBITDA results-Successfully produced over 45 student performances at a variety of performance venues across metro Atlanta, providing parents and students with transformative onstage experiences

Producers of music for major advertisers, including Coke, Burger King, Wii, Samsung, Casio, movie trailers (Something Borrowed, Gulliver's Travels, and several network and cable shows (Hell Cats, Big Bang Theory, American Pickers, The Jacksons, Pit Boss, Tosh.O).