Franchise Voice Top 100 Influencers Winners 2026
#1
Catherine Monson
CEO – Propelled Brands
#2
Chuck Runyon
Co-Chair, Board of Directors – Purpose Brands
#3
Brian Scudamore
Founder & CEO – O2E Brands
#4
Jason McGowan
CEO & Co-Founder – Crumbl
#5
Annemarie Swijtink
President & CEO – McDonald’s Canada
#6
Peter Mammas
President & CEO – Foodtastic
#7
Charlie Morrison
CEO – Jersey Mike’s Sub
#8
Tony Lamb
Founder & CEO – Kona Ice
#9
Sherry L McNeil
President & CEO – Canadian Franchise Association
#10
Peter Ross
CEO & Co-Founder – Senior Helpers
#11
Colleen Keating
CEO – Planet Fitness
#12
Jim Bitticks
CEO – Dave’s Hot Chicken
#13
Nick Friedman
Co-Founder – College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving
#14
Carmelo Marsala
Founder & CEO – Spray-Net
#15
Josh York
Founder & CEO – GYMGUYZ
#16
Ben Osmow
CEO – Osmow’s
#17
John Evans
Founder & Director – EverLine Coatings & Services Ltd.
#18
Lou Gervasi
Senior Director, Membership & Member Programs – Canadian Franchise Association
#19
Ross Franklin
Founder and CEO – Pure Green
#19
Yasser Ali
Co-Founder & CMO – Shelby’s Canada
#20
Paul Segreto
CEO & Founder – Acceler8Success America
#20
Jason Steele
Founder – Steele Advisory Group
#20
Jesse Kern
President & Managing Director – StretchLab
#21
Jo Kirchner
Chairwoman & CEO – Primrose Schools
#22
Liane Caruso
Founder – helloCMO®
#23
Axel Schwan
President, Canada & USA – Tim Hortons
#23
Robert Funk Jr.
Chairman, CEO & President – Express Employment International
#24
Michael Skipworth
President & CEO – Wingstop
#25
Damien Harmon
President & Founder – Elysium Marketing Group
#26
Elyse Lupin
President & Founder – Elysium Marketing Group
#27
Jen Hamilton
CEO – Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
#28
Troy Bader
President & CEO – Dairy Queen
#28
Patti Rother
Founder & CEO – Root + Rise
#29
Jacob Hanika
VP of Franchise Development – Five Star Franchising
#30
Tom Curtis
President, US and Canada – Burger King
#31
Rob Goggins
President & CEO – Great Clips Inc.
#32
Scott Greenberg
Business Performance Expert, Author and Speaker
#32
Pino Di Ioia
CEO – BeaverTails Canada Inc.
#32
Chris McCuiston
Founder & CEO – Goldfish Swim School Franchising
#33
Tim Parmeter
Founder & CEO – FranCoach
#34
Max Wetzel
CEO – Tropical Smoothie Cafe
#35
Eric Lefebvre
CEO – MTY Food Group
#35
John T. Hewitt
CEO – Loyalty Brands
#36
Kyla Dufresne
Founder – Foxy Box Laser & Wax Bars
#37
Shawn Saraga
Founder – The Franchise Academy & Chief Development Officer – Tahini’s
#38
Alex Smereczniak
Co-Founder & CEO – Franzy
#39
Jose Henrique Melo
CEO – Maple Bear Global Schools
#40
David Druker
President & CEO – The UPS Store Canada
#41
Paul Goddard
President & CEO – Pizza Pizza Limited
#42
Alex Colthart
CEO and Owner – Forty Four Franchise Films
#43
Darshan Shah
Founder & CEO – NEXT|HEALTH
#44
Marie Eve Royer
President – Bimbo Canada
#45
Fraser Clarke
CEO & Owner – Massage Addict
#45
Trushna Makadia
CEO & Founder – Guac Mexi Grill
#46
Andy Stern
President – Rumble Boxing
#47
Gregg Majewski
Founder & CEO – Craveworthy Brands
#48
Steven Montgomery
Founder & CEO – ResiBrands
#48
Amy Addington
President & Co-Founder – Woofie’s
#49
Navin Gurnaney
CEO – Code Ninjas
#50
Ali Kraus
CMO – Benetrends Financial
#51
David J Long
Co-founder – Orangetheory Fitness & Co-Chair, Board of Directors – Purpose Brands, LLC
#52
Kim Langen
Owner, CEO and Co-Founder – Spirit of Math Schools Inc.
#52
Alex Filipuk
Founder & CEO – Ideal Siding
#53
Dana Edwards Manatos
Founder & CEO – MilkShake Factory
#54
Justin Livingston
VP of Franchise Developmenrt – Birdcall
#55
Gavin Bajin
Vice President, Territory Franchising – Modern Cleaning
#55
Gurpreet Paul
Founder and CEO – ThirsTea USA
#56
Sandra Cagan
Founder – Orlando Cat Cafe
#56
Peter Perdue
President US & Canada – Popeyes
#57
Matt Ritter
Founder & CEO – Hera Group
#58
Neil Gill
CEO & President – Dogtopia
#58
Jordan Holm
President – Boston Pizza International Inc
#59
Carl Loredo
US President – Pizza Hut
#60
Catherine Tan-Gillespie
President – KFC US
#60
Chris Dawson
President – 7 Brew Coffee
#61
Chris Rowland
President & CEO – Pet Supplies Plus
#62
Gabriel Lopez
President – Glass Doctor
#62
Joe Robert Thornton
CEO – Scooter’s Coffee
#63
John Tovar
Group President – ServiceMaster
#64
Kevin Hochman
President – Chili’s
#65
Lori Johnson
President – The Grounds Guys
#65
Kristian de Pont
Founder & CEO – Good Sorts Property Services
#66
Dino Fragaglia
President – Global Pet Foods
#67
Thomas Wong
Co-Founder & President – Kevito Group ( Chatime & Bake Code )
#68
Maliesa Cadogan
Founder & Franchise Leadership Coach
#68
Gerry Kakaroubas
General Manager & Brand Leader – Au Pain Dore
#68
Robert Bhagwandat
Sr. Director of Franchise Development – Checkers & Rally’s Drive-in Restaurants
#68
Allan Young
Founder – Art of Drawers
#68
Erin Pash
Founder & Board Member – Ellie Mental Health
#69
Sanjiv Razdan
President & CEO – The Joint Chiropractic
#70
Raul Fernando Rodriguez
Founder & CEO – Movita Juice Bar
#70
Ritou Maloni
Co-Founder, President & COO – Pür & Simple
#71
Gaurav Gupta
CEO & Owner – Leela Eco Spa
#72
Michael Haith
Owner & CEO – Teriyaki Madness
#73
Nuttha Goutier
Co-Foundern & CEO – Sabai Thai Spa
#74
Terri Braun
Founder & President – Kidokinetics
#75
Steven Sgroi
Founder & CEO – Franthlete
#75
Victoria Sopik
CEO & Co-founder – Kids & Company
#76
Brigham Dallas
CEO – Hello Sugar
#77
Marty Langenderfer
Founder & CEO – Spavia
#78
Robert Morrison
Owner & President – Hear Again America
#78
Samantha MacLeod
Founder & CEO – FORUM™ Flexible Offices
#79
Scott Sharkey
Founder & CEO – Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids
#80
Shy Mudakavi
CEO & Founder – Safari Kid Global, Inc.
#80
Josh Halpern
CEO – Big Chicken & Chief Business Officer – Craveworthy Brands
#81
John Dobelbower
Senior Vice President of Growth – EverSmith Brands
#81
Danielle Wright
President – FranCoach
#82
Christine Hofmann
Director Of National Franchise Sales – A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
#82
Angelo Chavez
AVP Of Franchise Network Development – Kumon North America, Inc.
#83
Adam Povlitz
CEO & President – Anago Cleaning Systems
#83
Randy Shacka
President – TWO MEN AND A JUNK TRUCK®
#84
Ken LeBlanc
President & CEO – PropertyGuys.com
#84
Jean Roberge
President & CEO – Jan-Pro Canada
#85
Christopher Webb
President – Heart to Home Meals USA
#85
Ray Russell
CEO – Freshslice Pizza
#86
Chris Parkinson
The Franchise Guy
#86
Angelo Contardi
president & CEO – Pizzaville Inc
#87
Mike Hopkins Sr.
CEO – Paul Davis Restoration, Inc.
#87
Cameron O’Hagan
VP Metrics, & Analytics – Pied Piper Management Company LLC
#87
Talal Samadi
CEO – Freshly Squeezed
#88
Kal Savoie
VP of Franchise Recruitment – Unleashed Brands
#88
Tyler Sgro
CEO – Mathnasium
#89
Mark Cunningham
President & COO – Smoke’s Poutinerie Inc.
#89
Arno Krug Junior
CEO – CEFA Early Years School
#90
Dave Hansen
President & CEO – ClientTether
#90
Rob Flanagan
CEO & Cultural Co – Founder – Hounds town USA
#91
Flynn Dekker
CEO – Shipley Do-Nuts
#91
Beth Toenies
VP of Franchise Development – BELFOR Franchise Group
#92
Kristen Pechacek
President & CEO – MassageLuXe
#92
Nishant Verma
Director of Franchise Recruitment & Success – Bricks 4 Kidz
#92
Michael Silva-Nash
President – Molly Maid USA
#93
Sarah Parker
CEO – AlphaGraphics
#93
Adam Oldenburg
CEO – Toppers Pizza
#94
Greg Ramier
CEO – Pet Valu
#94
Jake Brown
President & CEO – Always Best Care Senior Services
#95
Spencer Reid
President – Cinnaholic
#95
Cory Hibbard
President – Graze Craze
#96
Joseph Mohay
President of Franchise & Partnership Growth – Ignite Visibility
#96
Hannah Erlenbusch
VP of Franchise Development – LINE-X
#97
Eleanor Reynolds
CEO – Drama Kids Canada
#97
Maxime Mayant
CEO – Columbus café Canada
#97
Robert Andersen
President – The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
#98
Gregory F. Roberts
Founder And CEO – Mary Brown’s Chicken & Fat Bastard Burrito
#98
Akash Kapoor
Founder – Curry Up Now
#99
Lane Martin
Founder – Modern PURAIR®
#99
Max Emma
Founder & CEO – BooXkeeping Corp.