Ron Bender

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276 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2023 last heard Feb 2024

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Franchise Today · The Many Voices of Franchising Convey What IFA Means To Them! · 28 Feb 2024 podcast

I'm Ron Bender.

I'm here at IFA representing the VetFran program and encouraging franchisors and suppliers to get involved to encourage franchise ownership by military veterans and also employment of veterans by franchisors.

What a terrific opportunity here at IFA to meet all my franchise family and my franchise friends, reconnect, and spread the good word.

Having a great time here in Phoenix.

Franchise Today · Ron Bender and Threshold Brands: Opening Doors to Better Lifestyles! · 6 Dec 2023 podcast

am thrilled to

Stan.

Thank you so much for asking me to jump in.

That would have been either Wireless Zone or possibly even Alpha Graphics.

Wow, 25 years ago last month, as a matter of fact.

My first career was retail multi-unit management.

I was with a big, big company called Ritz Camera Centers.

You probably remember that.

Many of your listeners might also.

And

I spent about 18 or 20 years as a district manager, Houston, Connecticut, Baltimore, and then was director of marketing for three years for this huge retail camera store and film developing chain.

And then I was recruited by a retail franchisor called Wireless Zone, which is a Verizon cell phone store franchise.

I was recruited for my retail experience.

new england so that was the end of 1998 and i spent 12 years with them had an absolute phenomenal education because i didn't know anything about franchising when i first got there but i learned so much from them and from the industry as i was able to start getting involved outside you know beyond just the company and my second stop after a wireless zone i was with alpha graphics for almost a year that was between some of their transactions with different private equity

So that was also a great learning experience, a bigger legacy brand, lots, lots more resales.

I mean, definitely, you know, managing a smaller team, only about four people versus the 12, I think, that I had at Wireless on it, the latest.

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