IFA Announces Franchisee of the Year Award Winners

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The International Franchise Association (IFA) recognized “outstanding franchise establishment owner-operators,” at its recent Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. 97 individuals from across all industries and communities around the country were selected as Franchisee of the Year Award winners.

“Franchisee of the Year recipients represent the best in franchising,” said Matthew Haller, president and CEO of the IFA. “This is the highest honor IFA awards to individual franchisees, and these local business owners exemplify the power of franchising and its countless positive contributions to communities around the world.”

The annual award recognizes franchise owners from IFA member brands whose outstanding performance and contributions help protect, enhance, and promote the franchise business model. Individuals are nominated by their parent company, and selected for their service to their communities, fostering a strong and vibrant workforce, opening the doors for career growth and entrepreneurship, and supporting their fellow franchisees.

Here are this year’s winners:

Winner's Full Name(s)	Winner's Company Name
Aaron Hagan	Mister Sparky Mid-America
Adam Wyatt	Wing Zone of Louisville, KY
Ashraf Bailey	GNC
Bill Snow	Rad Air of Wickliffe
Bill Weber	The Patch Boys of DuPage & Will Inc
Bindu Agarwal	Homewatch Caregivers of Lower Bucks County
Brandie Chapman	B's Wax & B's Blow Dry
Brandon and Kenda Gadish	Altitude Trampoline Park
Brandon Breath	The Entrepreneur's Source
Brenda Torres	2 Adept Ventures
Brent Berridge	Pool Scouts of Sugar Land
Brian Whalen	Perspire Sauna Studio - Eagle
Bryan Smith	US Lawns of Myrtle Beach
Bryant Greene	Always Best Care of Philly and Delaware
Carl Williams, Russell Thomas, Mark McCain	Athletic Republic Capitol Region
Cheri Reid	Huntington Learning Center
Chris Hollyman, Steve Harbour, David Hughes	Grand Welcome of the Ozarks
Chris Holmes	USA Insulation of Michigan
Chris Tisdale	Sir Grout Nashville
Chris, Jen, Alyssa and Mackenzie Lanagan	The Cleaning Authority Cedarburg Madison Kenosha
Craig Randall	FirstLight Home Care of The Grand Strand / Charleston / Beaufort / Greenville SC
Danny Figueroa	The NOW Massage
Dato' Jaya J B Tan	Envictus International Holdings Limited
Dina Jenney	A Place At Home - Philadelphia West
Don Elliott	Monster Tree Service of Knoxville
Eric Lazar	SpeedPro Chicago Loop
Gary L. Robins	GC Robins of Supercuts & Ideal Image
Greg Goodman	Turbo Tint of Oklahoma City
Greg Parsons	Parsons Hospitality Advisors
Harry & Dalton Dodich	Eastern Shore Coffee LLC DBA PJs Coffee
Hazael Pareja	Stephany Lopez
Helen Martin	Stretch Zone
Jack Brendamour & Judy McCreary	Junk King Cincinnati, Dayton & Louisville
Jake Atchoo	Goldfish Swim School - Rockville, Gaithersburg & Centereach
Jason & Alyssa Bowman	Genesail Inc. DBA Sport Clips Haircuts
Jason Newquist	Cruises It
Jim Sheahan	Jimmy Cakes LLC - Nothing Bundt Cakes
Joe Picciallo	Green Home Solutions of Greater Morris County
John Hamilton Culpepper	Express Employment Professionals
Jordan Clancy	Clean Acres Inc. DBA ManageMowed
Joseph Johnson	Disrupt Foods/E&R Foods LLC
Joshua Douglas Grinstead	GYMGUYZ of Hudson/Bergen/Rockland
Justin Scotto	We Sell Restaurants Charlotte NC
Justin Sherman	Buckeye Pizza LLC
Kal Gullapalli	MPZ Holdings, LLC
Kate and Brian Mulcahy	Family Foundations LLC dba Celebree School of Tysons-Jones Branch
Kathryn & Joseph Pizzurro	Scenthound Gainesville/Ocala (FL)
Ken Giusti	SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service
Kevin Green	Genghis Grill of Reno, NV
Kevin Krull	1-800 WATER DAMAGE of Washtenaw Co. & Taylor, MI
Kimberly Kick	The Goddard School of Orange, CT
Kristen Williams-Haseotes	Bad Ass Naples, LLC
Kristin Humphrey	Home Clean Heroes of West Houston
Larry & Brandon Greene	Dogtopia of Denver Tech Center
Leonard Siers	Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
Lorena Medina	BNI Mexico
Louis Malooley	Alphagraphics of Buckhead
LuAnn Martinson	Owl Be There - Charlotte, NC
Maaza Henry	Sandhills Hospitality, LLC
Mark and Bobbi Howard	PoolWerx Union HIlls
Mark Schostak	TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants
Matias Puga H.	SOR Latam
Matt Perry & Tracy Gilligan	Infinity Companies of NH/MA
Matthew Sutton Davis	The Davis Restaurant Group Inc.
Miguel Macias	America's Swimming Pool Company of Reno, NV
Mike Meilleur	Sola Salons, Columbus OH & Buffalo NY
Misty Hudson Whitehead	Chicken Salad Chick
Nicholas Brand	Men In Kilts Vancouver
Noah Stone and Vy Tran	The Joint Chiropractic
Nora Farhat	British Swim School
Pete & Barbra Muller	Tint World Orlando
Priya Dave & Ash Agarwal	Ivybrook Academy of Hendersonville, TN
Ray Wells	HOODZ of Atlanta
Raymond & Andrew Howell	Amazing Brandz
Reena Patel	The Lash Lounge Dr. Phillips, Lake Mary, Winter Park & Winter Garden
Richie Drew	One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Myrtle Beach
Scarlett and Jason Dalton	Camp Bow Wow
Scott Hart	Z PLUMBERZ of Ann Arbor
Shafiq Mohamed	Stratus Building Solutions of Hamilton, ONT
Stephanie Zhang & David Galkin	Redbox+ Dumpsters of Lehigh Valley
Stephen and Mary Butterfield and Danielle Withycombe	Hydrate IV Bar of Arizona
Steve & Diane Geddes	Fibrenew Kelowna
Steven Leibsohn	Wetzel's Pretzels Arizona
Susanna Woods and Bo Henderson	California Closets of South West Florida
Tammy Feaster	Spherion
Terri Smith	Woodhouse Spa
Thomas and Carrie Powers	Any Lab Test Now
Tom & Debi Taube	Kitchen Tune-Up
Tom & Maryellen Heinemann	Mosquito Squad of North Jersey
Tom and Micah Nisley	i9 Sports
Toni Parkhurst	Budget Blinds of Fairfield/Vacaville, CA
Toya Evans	Healthy Living Ventures
Tyler Fuss	LIME Painting of Northern CO
Victoria Alvarez and Raul Munoz	Wings and Rings
Vijay & Deepika Ilavarasan	Kiddie Academy of Vancouver–Fishers Landing, WA and Tigard, OR
Wes Snyder and Jeff Parsons	FASTSIGNS of Raleigh, NC; Austin, TX; Tucson, AZ; Fort Myers, FL; Corpus Christi, TX; and Charleston, SC
Zane Glover	Payroll Vault