Stan Friedman, CFE

President

Stan Friedman is a 35-year franchising veteran.  Always an “outside the box” thinker, in 1998 while directing Global Franchise Development for Blimpie International, he created an Urban Expansion initiative that was heralded by the media as well as leaders of both the public and private sectors. This culminated in an invitation to the White House where he participated in the President’s “Conference for Community Empowerment.” A dozen years later, in recognition of his ongoing work in diversity, Friedman very proudly accepted the IFA’s Ronald E. Harrison Diversity Award – an honor previously bestowed fewer than 10 times in the IFA’s history.

His most recent work in diversity has been centered upon educating twilight year professional athletes about potential opportunities in franchising. This work was part of an officially sanctioned IFA initiative known as (PAFI) The Professional Athlete Franchise Initiative.  Stan co-founded this program with retired 7-year NFL player Michael Stone.

Stan is also a founding member of the IFA’s Diversity Institute Board and serves on the IFA Foundation Board of Trustees and Leadership Council.  A highly respected thought leader in the franchise world, Stan hosts and produces Franchise Today, a weekly podcast, made possible through the generous support of FRM Solutions.  Stan’s weekly interviews with industry icons, provides his audience access to some amazing franchise leaders and their stories, which otherwise, might be something they would ever have exposure to.

It is safe to say that Stan Friedman lives and breathes franchising and is passionate about helping others grow their franchised businesses.  His #1 goal is to maximize the value proposition of franchising, for all parties concerned.  At FRM Solutions, our goal is to harness all of our intellectual capital and deliver positive experiences, along with easily navigated and managed solutions to all of our clients and their users.

To get in touch with Stan, email him at sfriedman@frmsolutions.com or call him at 404.692.0410.