ADVISORY BOARD
Gary Green, Former Founder & CEO of Strategic Franchising Systems, is one of America's most successful and prolific franchise developers with more than 35 years of franchising experience. Gary is a serial entrepreneur who has developed, launched and led dozens of businesses. More specifically, Gary has been involved with the launch of eight national franchise systems, has overseen five successful exits, and is majority shareholder/member of three remaining, separate, but affiliated national franchise brands: Fresh Coat, TruBlue Home Service Ally, and Pet Wants.
Today, he enjoys spending time mentoring and helping people become successful business owners. His inspirational e-book is filled with his real-life lessons with examples of how becoming a business owner can give people the freedom, wealth and financial security they deserve. To get a digital copy of his book for free, click here.
Dan Murphy is President and Co-Founder of the Franchise Funding Group, CEO of Strategic Franchising, retired CEO/Co-Founder of The Growth Coach franchise system, and co-founder, equity owner, and Board Member of four additional franchise systems: Caring Transitions, TruBlue Home Ally, Pet Wants, and Fresh Coat. For FFG, he oversaw our due diligence, investment in, and the national franchise launch of the Pet Wants Franchise System, initially with FFG being a minority owner and then eventually as the majority owner.
Prior to getting into franchising in 2002, Dan owned his own business coaching company for over a decade and helped hundreds of small business owners and entrepreneurs achieve greater success and personal balance. For a free digital copy of Dan's highly regarded business coaching and development book, "Becoming a Strategic Business Owner", click here. And before coaching, Dan was a CPA, Audit Manager, and Director of Business Development with the international accounting/consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche in Cincinnati for seven years.
Emma Dickison is an original FFG Board Member and investor. She is currently CEO and President of Home Helpers Franchise System with more than 35 years of experience in franchise management. Before joining Home Helpers in 2007, Emma helped build two of the country’s top franchise brands as Vice President of Global Franchise Operations for Sylvan Learning Center as well as National Director of Domestic Franchise Operations at Blockbuster.
Under Emma’s leadership, Home Helpers has experienced tremendous double digit growth. Home Helpers continues to lead the senior care industry and was ranked “Best of the Best” by Entrepreneur Magazine for five consecutive years.
Emma has served as a board member of the Women’s Franchise and Distribution Forum and is active in the Home Care Association and International Franchise Association.
Home Helpers was sold from the Strategic Franchising portfolio in 2016 to private equity and then again a few years ago to the private equity group, RiverGlade Capital.
Jeff has been our General Counsel and Secretary since February 2018. He has also been the General Counsel and Secretary of our franchise system affiliates Growth Coach, Fresh Coat and Caring Transitions since September 2007, of TruBlue Total House Care since May 2011, of Pet Wants since August 2015, and has been Vice President of all of these franchise system affiliates since February 2018. He was General Counsel of H.H. Franchising Systems, Inc. (Home Helpers) in Cincinnati, Ohio from September 2007 through February 1, 2018. From July 2002 to September 2007, Jeff practiced law with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. in Cincinnati, Ohio.