Creating happy, profitable franchisees through better recruitment of operators and locations with expert franchise consulting services.
Welcome
Welcome to The Franchise Academy, where you can learn about our hyper-growth model for building your franchise. The two most important choices in building a franchise are the operator and the location. Our thorough vetting process, combined with expert franchise consulting services, has provided multi-million dollar growth for dozens of companies over the last 20 years. We have conducted successful build-ups and exit strategies for several brands in the tens of millions of dollars through our consulting and real estate services. The brands below are who we are currently engaged with.
About Shawn Saraga
Shawn Saraga, otherwise known as Mr. Franchise, is the Founder of The Franchise Academy. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Shawn has successfully opened over 100 franchise businesses and executed over 750 leases in his career. As a leading franchise consultant, he has worked with brands like Burger King, barBURRITO Restaurants, Freshii, Foodtastic, Willowbrae, Trade Secrets, as well as many other non-food-related brands. Shawn is also a registered real estate broker and conducts real estate transactions on behalf of the franchisors and franchisees he works with.
Founder – The Franchise Academy
Broker – Revel Realty
Chief Development Officer – Tahini’s Restaurants
Advisory Board Member – StoriedLife
Board Member – Leadership Sinai
Board Member – MEET College
Brands
