Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue II, 2013 | Page 10

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Multi-Unit MVPs

Honored in Vegas

Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine announced the winners
of its prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Player) Awards last
month at the annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference at
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The awards honor a select
group of franchisees who have demonstrated outstanding
performance in building their businesses, growing
their brands, and serving their communities. For more
information about the conference and surrounding events,
visit www.multiunitfranchisingconference.com/.

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• Networking opportunities • Operator profiles
• Online edition and archives • Financing resources
www.franchising.com/multiunitfranchisees/.

Getting Philosophical
“Over time, I’ve created an award and
named it ABC, which stands for Accountability Balanced against Compassion. If a
person figures those things out, they can
genuinely lead and manage teams.”
—John “JD” Draper, president of operations
for V&J Holding Companies (61 Pizza Huts,
30 Burger Kings, 24 Auntie Anne’s, 6 Coffee
Beanery, 2 Häagen Dazs, and 2 Edy’s)

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Multi-Unit Franchisee Is s ue II, 2013

Great entrepreneurs build great organizations. They
possess a knack for making smart business decisions,
building great teams, and creating successful companies.
But as we’ve learned from years of interviewing successful
multi-unit franchisees, they’ve also struggled, doubted, and
made more than a few mistakes—yet they’ve soldiered on,
persevered, and ultimately come out on top. To provide a
deeper sense of their journeys, insights, and personalities,
we’re selecting franchisees from our most inspiring print
interviews and creating a new series of online videos of
these franchisee leaders—who we call Empire Builders.
www.franchising.com/empirebuilders/.

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articles on companies, concepts, industries, trends,
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looking for multi-unit franchisees, area reps, and area
developers. Search by top opportunities, alphabetically,
investment level, industry, state, and more at www.
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RANKINGS Check out our annual
rankings of top franchisees and their multi-unit

brands and find out “Who’s on first.” www.franchising.
com/multiunitfranchisees/mu50.html, and www.
franchising.com/multiunitfranchisees/mega99.html.

3 PRESS OFFICE

“Don’t just survive, thrive!”
Franchise Update Media Group’s 2013 Annual Franchise
Development Report, and the best-selling book,
Grow to Greatness, by Steve Olson offer invaluable
tips for franchise sales success and unit growth in
today’s economy. For ordering information visit www.
franchising.com/franchisors/afdr.html and www.
franchising.com/franchisors/growtogreatness.html.

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articles in this magazine and to past issues of Multi-Unit
Franchisee magazine, visit www.franchising.com/
multiunitfranchisees/.