Thu Mar 26, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT / 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Your local time   (1 hour, 30 min)
High-Impact Growth Workshop – NEXT GEN SUCCESSION PLANNING TRACK: Enterprise Growth with the Exit in Mind – Panelist

Multi-Unit franchisees must design a future-ready enterprise that can grow today while preparing for a smooth, profitable transition tomorrow. This workshop focuses on building a clear succession roadmap, aligning ownership and operations and intentionally developing next generation leaders to step confidently into key roles.

Multi-unit franchisees are building more than a business—they are building an enterprise that must outlast the founder. This session explores how to engineer enterprise growth with an exit strategy in mind, from clarifying your long-term role to structuring leadership, ownership and capital for maximum flexibility. Special emphasis will be placed on preparing a second generation of leaders—family members and key managers—to assume day-to-day responsibility for running the business while preserving culture, performance and brand relationships.

Summit 222-225
Thu Mar 26, 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM PDT / 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Your local time   (45 min)
Breakout Session – NEXT GEN SUCCESSION PLANNING TRACK: Prepare Your Next Gen Leaders for Success – Moderator

Next-generation franchisees are stepping into ownership with both opportunity and pressure—and this candid panel gives them space to talk about both. Hear rising leaders share how they navigate family expectations, set boundaries and turn tough conversations into healthier working relationships at home and in the business. Attendees will learn how to position themselves as credible decision-makers in their own right, build a leadership style that earns respect from non-family team members and chart a growth path that honors the family legacy while reflecting their own vision.

Summit 222-225