Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue III, 2013 | Page 25

2013 MVP
By Debbie Selinsky

Youth Mover!

Red Mango’s youngest franchisee is also its largest

I

n less than three years, Samantha
Goldsmith has opened a whopping
10 Red Mango locations on her native Long Island. That makes her
the system’s youngest franchisee, largest multi-unit owner, and Long Island
the single largest market for the brand.
That’s quite an accomplishment, even
for a veteran franchisee. But Goldsmith,
25, has been in the business for only a
short time.
Her list of accomplishments, punched
up by multiple Facebook, Twitter, and
Foursquare accounts, is the reason Goldsmith is something of a rock star at her
store grand openings and the recipient
of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine’s 2103
MVP Influencer Award. “It’s great when
young people come to the manager
and ask if I’m there because they want
to talk to me about being successful in
business,” she says.
Goldsmith spent her childhood at
her father Harvey’s heels. “I’ve wanted
Name: Samantha Goldsmith
Title: Founder
Company: Goldsmith Companies
No. of units: Red Mango, 10
Age: 25
Family: Husband Tim Gatto,

company operations manager,
and three stepchildren
Years in franchising: 3
Years in current position: 3

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