Franchithink

Avrutskaya

Marketing specialist, expert in strategic planning, analysis of sales trends, competition and forecasting business development scenarios; The founder of own consulting company ``Like4Like Foodservice Consulting``; Author of the best-selling book Battle for a Guest; Co-owner of the restaurants ``GIVI RUBINSTEIN`` and ``PASTATECA``.

bortnik

The founder of the successful Ukrainian network of sandwich bars FreshLine. Co-founder of the business school ``Double portion``. Co-founder and host of the radio program ``Gastronauts`` on the radio station ``The Voice of the Capital``. In 2013 and 2015 he was awarded the gratitude of the Kharkov City Council for the development of entrepreneurship and contribution to the creation of a positive image of the city. Expert of the National Restaurant Award ``Salt``. He holds the title of ``Person of the Year`` international prize ``Franchise of the Year 2016``.

ovchinnikov

The entrepreneur, founder and co-owner of Dodo Pizza, an international network of pizzerias with more than 200 points in 9 countries, is the fastest growing company on the Russian market. The author of the popular blog ``The Power of the Mind``, in which he honestly and openly talks about his business, and the hero of the book ``And botanists do business too``. At the end of 2016, the company ``Dodo Pizza`` became the largest network in Russia in terms of the number of pizzerias. Today the network has more than 180 pizza in 9 countries, including the US and China. The basis of the business is full transparency and openness, as well as the own cloud information system ``Dodo IS``, which manages the entire business. In 2014, ``Dodo Pizza`` performed the world's first commercial delivery with drones. In 2014 - 2015, ``Dodo Pizza`` attracted 106 million rubles from private investors - this is the largest case in the history of Russian crowd investing. In 2016, ``Dodo Pizza`` was the first of Russian networks entered the US market, opening a point in Mississippi.

simon

VP Franchise Sales & Development Europe, Middle East, Africa of Carl's Jr. restaurants. Benjamin currently serves as Vice President of International Franchise Sales and Development for CKE restaurant holdings, mother company of Carl’s Jr. ®. and Hardee’s®, leading Quick Service Restaurant premium burgers chain and handmade American Classics with over 3,800 restaurants in 41 countries. Benjamin is responsible for the international Master and major multi- unit Franchise recruiting. Prior to joining CKE in 2016, Benjamin was Senior Director of International Franchise for the RadioShack Corporation®, a US consumer electronics retail powerhouse with 7,000 locations worldwide, overseeing the day-to-day operations and development of the International Franchise division, which had a presence in 28 countries. From 2008 to 2011, Benjamin helped develop a franchise network of retail and quick-service restaurant brands for Global Franchise Group, LLC (The Athlete’s Foot®, Shoebox New York®, MaggieMoo’s®, Marble Slab Creamery®, Pretzelmaker® and Great American Cookies® / 1,700+ store locations in 40 countries at the time). Benjamin gained expertise in retail franchising early in his career with responsibilities in the field and at a corporate level for The Athlete’s Foot® Group and several other sporting goods manufacturers/retailers in the U.S. and Europe. Benjamin is a native of France with extensive experience in conducting business internationally.

kozachuck

The founder and managing partner of Franchise Group (a consulting company that provides a full range of services in the field of franchising), the author of the project ``First School of Franchising``, the leading specialist in franchising in Ukraine and abroad. Myroslava carries out operational management of business and the direction of strategic consulting on the development of franchising networks and access to international markets.