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\r\nGrant Simon
\r\nLSGF Management
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\r\nGrant Simon is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of business management experience in retail, food, and service industries. As a multi-unit franchisee, his current brand portfolio includes Great Clips, Smoothie King and T-Mobile with over 160 locations throughout the southeast employing over 1200 people. Grant graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Finance.
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\r\nTopics to Discuss:
\r\nMulti Unit Franchising
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\r\nWeb Site / Social Media Links:
\r\nhttp://www.lsgfmanagement.com/
\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-simon-46a05048
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\r\nGreg Thomas
\r\nLSGF Management
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\r\nGreg Thomas is president of LSGF Management and a franchisee of several brands including Great Clips and Smoothie King.
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\r\nWorking as a water delivery boy in 2004 and having a net worth of about zero, Greg embellished some financial applications to secure a loan to buy a distressed/under-performing hair salon. A combination of great operations and out of the box marketing led this becoming the fastest growing salon in the country.
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\r\nFollowing that same business model, Greg bought several more distressed businesses. A few years later he teamed with neighbor Grant Simon to form LSGF management, which owns/operates over 160 stores.
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\r\nIn addition to being a franchisee, Greg served as co-op president for 8 years. In that role, he developed several large cross-promotions and charity-marketing concepts with a goal of increasing foot traffic without discounting.
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\r\nOne of those programs was the Great Clips 300 NASCAR race which resulted in the highest attended Nationwide Race in Atlanta’s history.
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\r\nAs long as business continues to be profitable and fun, Greg and Grant plan to continue adding more stores.
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\r\nTopics to Discuss:
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\r\nBackground and how we got started
\r\n\"Why Businesses Fail\"
\r\nMy niche was buying troubled/distressed businesses and turning them around.
\r\nI think some real stories with real facts might intrigue your listeners.
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\r\nWeb Site / Social Media Links:
\r\nwww.LSGFmanagement.com
\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-t-174325
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\r\nJohn Alburl
\r\nPoke Burri, Lifting Noodle Ramen
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\r\nLifting Noodles is located in the We Suki Suki food court in East Atlanta Village. The creation is the product of restaurateurs Ken Yu and Seven Chan and a proud member of the KSP Restaurant Group.
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\r\nOur founders saw a gap in the ramen market here in Atlanta and wanted to put their own unique spins on the concept. Lifting Noodles will offer classic traditional dishes you think of when you think of ramen but also their own twists and secret menu.
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\r\nJust like any of their concepts there will be all kinds of adventurous new takes on ramen including fried ramen dishes, ramen inspired by different cuisines, and of course seasonal items with fresh amazing ingredients.
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\r\nTopics to Discuss:
\r\nBusiness Growth
\r\nFranchising
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\r\nWeb Site / Social Media Links:
\r\nhttps://www.liftingnoodlesramen.com
\r\nhttps://www.instagram.com/liftingnoodlesramen
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\r\nMichelle Holliman
\r\nVP of Franchise Development
\r\nPigtails & Crewcuts Franchise
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\r\nMichelle Holliman’s work within the franchising industry dates back to 1997. Throughout that time she built experience by working for the parent companies of well-known brands such as Heavenly Ham, HoneyBaked Ham, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Planet Smoothie and P.J.’s Coffee.
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\r\nMichelle now serves as the Vice President of Franchise Development . In this role,","author_name":"Pro Business Channel"}