Warburg Pincus LLC is a leading global growth investor. The firm has more than $85 billion in assets under management. The firm’s active portfolio of more than 255 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector, and geography. Warburg Pincus is an experienced partner to management teams seeking to build durable companies with sustainable value. Founded in 1966, Warburg Pincus has raised 21 private equity and 2 real estate funds, which have invested more than $107 billion in over 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. The firm is headquartered in New York, NY with offices in: Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, TX, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, CA, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.warburgpincus.com.

Scotty has been an entrepreneur dating back to his teen years, where he started small businesses mowing lawns, raking leaves and shoveling snow. In his early twenties, he began a career with a major news organization as a cameraman for the White House Press Corp. Several years later, Scotty could not ignore the calling of his entrepreneurial spirit, and so left the news industry to pursue a career in business.

After 35+ years of experiences Scotty has been a significant contributor in various senior leadership positions. Scotty is a team player and recently utilized his expertise in development to help build a well-known national fast-casual concept. His tenure in franchising has landed him on leadership panels at several franchise conferences. Scotty has also earned his certification as a CFE, Certified Franchise Executive.

Franchise Sidekick helps entrepreneurs navigate the franchise landscape with confidence by minimizing risks and matching them with top-performing brands. The Franchise Sidekick team has awarded nearly 10,000 franchise locations, making them a trusted partner in franchise industry. Partnering with Franchise Sidekick offers brands a unique opportunity to work with the top Franchise Advisors in the country. By aligning with Franchise Sidekick, brands are showcased to the highest quality of potential franchise candidates who are actively seeking franchise ownership.

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for the franchise industry. The Intuit franchise program offers specific products and services designed for the franchise industry from industry leading accounting, payments, and payroll services to consolidated financial reporting and franchise financing. Our experienced franchise team will help you select the right products and services for your franchise organization.

BrandWide (meetBrandWide.com) is a connected Franchise software platform to manage Development, Marketing, Sales and Operations for many franchise brands and their franchisees. BrandWide is a product of Soffront Corp. (Soffront.com) serving the industry for over 25 years. BrandWide automates development, marketing, and operations processes to grow the number of units and make them successful, maintain brand consistency and manage the entire franchise with complete visibility, accountability, and efficiency.

We’re home to flexible studios that accommodate round-table discussions, podcasts, live stream events, product launches, programming with a studio audience, newsroom set-up, Cyc-wall space, digital video content creation, Training Videos and more.

Design Pickle is a subscription creative services company powered by custom technology and a global subscription workforce across the globe. Design Pickle’s all-in-one creative services include graphic design, custom illustrations, presentation design, and motion graphics.

Founded in Scottsdale, Arizona Design Pickle was created to deliver reliable, affordable, and scalable creative content to any business. Since its 2015 inception, Design Pickle has completed over 1 million creative requests. Visit designpickle.com to learn more.

Listen360 is a powerful, NPS-based customer experience platform that enables more than 40,000 brands around the globe to attract and retain business, improve operations, transform delighted customers into vocal advocates and build better customer relationships, resulting in increased growth and profit! Learn more at http://www.listen360.com!

At D.A. Davidson Companies, we identify and evaluate market trends, investment ideas and business opportunities, and turn them into actionable insights and strategies. Founded in 1935 as a small brokerage firm, D.A. Davidson has grown into a diversified financial services company comprised of seven distinct business units across the U.S..

Cloud based Franchise Management Software including Franchise Relationship Management and Service Management. Waterstreet FMS is tailored to your franchise system.

Trabon Group is a centralized commercial printing, kitting, fulfillment, and warehouse facility with a national footprint that specializes in solutions for multi-unit and or multi-brand complex organizations. Trabon Group has a 50 year track record for providing top quality print products and hands on service. The key to our approach is combining best in class technology for franchisee self-service in conjunction with white glove account management.

Cadence is on a mission to grow networks of franchisees faster and better by delivering exceptional sales experiences to franchise buyers and sellers. We provide technology-driven lead nurturing services to franchisors, franchise brokers, and lead generators, designed to boost interest from qualified entrepreneurs and investors. We continuously look for innovative ways to help franchise sellers maximize their investments in lead generation, increase candidate conversions, and expand franchise networks.