Ryan has served the franchise community as an accomplished supplier and trusted technology advisor for 10+ years. As Partner and Managing Director of Franchise Supplier Network, Ryan uses his franchise industry, business development, technology and networking expertise to be the matchmaker between franchisors and best-fit suppliers.
Before helming FSN, Ryan was a founding member and major catalyst in the growth of the cloud-based POS system, iConnect POS (now FranPOS). Additionally, Ryan’s role as equity partner and business development leader at social media technology company, Rallio, has made the company one of the most recognizable franchise marketing technologies in the industry.
In his tireless efforts to give back to the franchise community, Ryan founded Modrn Business Podcast, one of franchising’s most popular industry podcasts, serves as a member of IFA’s FranPAC Task Force, retains his Certified Franchise Executive certification and co-founded franchising’s only conference catered to Millennial/Gen-Z franchise executives, Franchise YoungConference.
In recent years, Ryan has also become a franchisor through his investment in Cornerstone Franchise Partners, which currently holds equity stakes in Appell Striping and ClearSite Construction Services.
Zack has been involved in the franchise space since he could walk (literally), devoting his life to understanding all facets of the industry. Currently, Zack is the Chief Growth Officer for Fishman PR, the world’s foremost PR firm specializing in franchising and Franchise Elevator, the world’s preeminent emerging brands PR firm.
In his spare time, Zack is also the Co-Founder of Franchise YoungConference, the only conference for Millennial/Gen-Z franchise executives, Host of Modrn Business Podcast, an award-winning podcast focusing on showcasing franchising’s most exciting entrepreneurs and is Partner & COO of Franchise Supplier Network, where he specializes in matching franchisors with best-fit suppliers.
Brad Fishman is CEO of Fishman Public Relations, the premiere national agency specializing in PR and content marketing services for franchise brands. He also founded Franchise Elevator, a fast-growing specialty PR agency serving emerging franchise brands. On a global level, Brad also operates Fishman Canada, a PR firm providing lead generation and consumer PR for franchise brands in Canada, as well as co-founding Rev PR, a leading franchise PR firm in the United Kingdom. Brad has spent nearly 30 years helping hundreds of franchisors raise awareness of their brand among consumers and expand their franchise systems through lead generation PR and content marketing.
Outside of his day-to-day responsibilities, Brad also sits on the board of directors of many franchise organizations and franchise suppliers such as FranFund, Sammy’s Sliders, Rolling Suds, Tootl and previously served on the Board of Directors of FranChoice, Franchise Payments Network and RainTree. Brad is the past chairman of the International Franchise Association’s Supplier Forum, a past member of the IFA’s board and executive board and serves on the IFA’s Membership Committee. Brad is also the Co-Founder of Franchisors.com, the company that operates franchise conferences like Franchise Springboard, Franchise UnConference and Franchise YoungConference.
In his role at Franchise Supplier Network, Brad uses his shrewd financial background to help guide the FSN towards financial responsibility and through coaching franchisors on what to expect when preparing for third-party investment.
In private practice since 1989, Lane Fisher currently represents more than 200 franchised brands in business transactions and complex franchise litigation. Fisher has been identified both as a Legal Eagle by Franchise Times for every consecutive year since 2004 and has had his firm, FisherZucker, awarded as a top franchise law firm servicing the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 from since the award’s inception in 2018.
Lane’s tireless devotion to protecting the franchise business model has led to serving as Chairman of the International Franchise Association’s Supplier Forum, Member of IFA’s Board, IFA’s Executive Board, FranPAC Task Force and on the IFA’s Membership Committee. Due to his expertise on the evolving franchising landscape, Lane is a frequent speaker at franchise conferences and has authored several articles spanning several aspects of the industry. To give back to the franchising community, Lane is also the Co-Founder of Franchisors.com, the company that operates franchise conferences like Franchise Springboard, Franchise UnConference and Franchise YoungConference.
As Chief Legal Officer of Franchise Supplier Network, Lane oversees all legal matters on behalf of the FSN team and consults both FSN members and franchisors on navigating the franchise legal landscape effectively.
As someone who grew up in the digital age, Jake was keenly aware the future of franchising is technology. Before his time at Franchise Supplier Network, he spent 2.5 years working closely with franchise brands overseeing business development for Eulerity, a workflow automation technology company that helps franchise brands scale marketing efforts. With the combination of his franchise business acumen and experience in technology, Jake brings his unique perspective to franchisors on how to flourish in the franchise industry’s rapidly-evolving marketing world.
In his role at Franchise Supplier Network, Jake is the go-to resource for all marketing technology needs; helping emerging franchisors build out their marketing technology stack from scratch or mid-market/enterprise-level franchisors rebuild aspects of their marketing technology relationships.
