Michael Flecker, CFO, Fran Connect

A dedicated and innovative senior executive and entrepreneur with an accomplished career spanning more than 25 years of founder, general executive and financial management experience across several industries including software (SaaS), higher education, services and digital media.

After graduating cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, Mike began working at BDO, where he became a licensed CPA. From there, he joined one of his clients as a 25-year-old CFO, providing structure and helping accelerate growth at a business that was sold to a publicly-traded, strategic buyer.

Mike then furthered his education by earning an MBA from The Wharton School, during which he not only interned at a top venture capital firm, performing work on its highly-successful IPO, but also co-founded an internet startup.

Mike then joined Fortune 50 company AOL Time Warner, where he led or participated in many successful deals across all media divisions. After proving his capabilities, he was asked to move to London to help advance the recently launched AOL operations in Europe.

With his entrepreneurial instincts eventually taking over, Mike left AOLTW to co-found B&H Education, which grew from $0 to more than $145M in revenue in becoming the second largest national chain of schools offering vocational programs in the fields of beauty and wellness. He and his partners sold that company in a highly-successful transaction for its investors. He continued to lead the newly formed, recapitalized company with his partners post-sale.

During his time at B&H Education, Mike co-founded Vocado, a SaaS provider focused on student financial aid analytics, which was sold through a highly-favorable transaction to Oracle Corporation. He currently serves as the CFO of FranConnect, the market leader in franchise management software.

Mike is also active in his community with numerous organizations and initiatives. He and his wife reside in Clifton, Virginia with their three children.