We are meeting Jimmy St. Louis.  Jimmy is an entrepreneur, competitive athlete, and businessman. He is currently an operating partner of Ayon Capital, Franchise Accelerators, and the founder of Franchise123. As the founder of Franchise123, his focus is on creating simple, open market connections between franchise buyers and sellers, to advance and improve the success of franchisees and franchisors. In addition to his business endeavors, Jimmy played football professionally for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans as a tight end and most recently was a member of the 2016 United States Rowing Team. His accomplishments include four national medals as well as a third-place finish in the 2016 Olympic trials

Here are several questions Jimmy will address:

Why consider franchising as a business model?

Where to look for research franchising opportunities?

What types of businesses aren’t a good fit for franchising?

What is your forecast for the franchise market?

What is Franchise123?

What are some industries that you’re most excited about for

franchisees?

In Part Two, we play a clip from our popular Great Quotes in Franchising Podcast.