Ron Franchise Relationship Builder Bender

About Ron Franchise Relationship Builder Bender

Ron is an experienced Franchise Professional, dedicated to helping people improve their lives through franchise ownership with transparency and positivity in all aspects. He believes that enthusiastic networking, a strong social media presence, dynamic presentations and internal and external team building and mentoring help achieve top results, and he has a hard-won reputation for providing a SURPRISING candidate experience, making people \'fans\' rather than just \'satisfied\'!Ron has terrific relationship-building skills and an uncanny ability to facilitate communication between different people and groups; to help them see, understand and appreciate each other\'s situation and viewpoint and work together toward mutually beneficial solutions. He builds mutual trust and respect by truly listening to people and by seeing their perspective to maximize understanding and find common ground.Ron is very active in promoting franchising for veterans and members of diverse communities, and he loves to learn from and to mentor others in the Franchise Community.

Experience

1. VP - Enthusiastic and Impactful Public Speaker, Moderator and Industry Influencer

   French Florist

   Mar 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   By opening a French Florist shop, you’re opening more than just a business. You’re embodying a lifestyle of freedom & flexibility, and bringing joy to all sorts of clients. With our incredible technology turning this industry on it\'s head and ushering in a new age of sophistication, automation and simplicity, it\'s now time for you to stop and smell the roses, and the opportunity!Innovative cloud-based management software, superior products and artistic arrangements, tremendous customer experience, comprehensive training programs, direct grower and vendor relationships and an amazing marketing partnership have helped us \'bloom\' into the leading florist in LA, and our blueprint and mentoring can help you quickly become the #1 florist in your community!Your AMAZING franchise experience starts with your first contact with a franchise Brand, continues throughout your research and the approval process, becomes even more crucial when you launch and build your franchise, and finishes with a supportive resale program to help you exit easily and profitably. This requires an enthusiastic, caring and sincere team of people helping with the franchise research, training, onboarding and launch, operations, supply chain, back-office support and much more.See how bright and beautiful your future can be, with French Florist!

Education

• Dale Carnegie Sales

  Certificate, Sales and Communication

  1981 — 1982

• Institute of Certified Franchise Executives

  CFE, Franchising

  2010

• Texas A&M University Galveston Campus

  B.S, Marine Sciences

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media
• Direct Sales
• Franchise Consulting
• Negotiation
• Brand Development
• Sales
• Team Leadership
• Sales Management
• Sales Process
• Sales Operations
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Customer Service
• Event Management
• Lead Generation
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Location Intelligence
• Building Relationships
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Partnerships
• Retail
• B2b
• Customer Relations
• Small Business
• Marketing
• Franchising
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• New Business Development
• Executive Management
• Coaching
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Advertising
• Business Relationship Management
• Team Building
• Leadership