Ted Laatz

About Ted Laatz

I am a highly accomplished C Level Executive, diverse across industries, driving business revenue and exceeding goals while solving critical challenges. I am a driven leader with a background of identifying emerging problems and executing strategies that powerfully drive revenue while building meaningful relationships. I have deep leadership, communication, sales, operational, and growth experience, with keen skills and instincts in a highly competitive field. As a collaborative, people-focused leader developing team members’ highest potential, I have a demonstrated history of excelling, redefining, and reenergizing relationships. Additionally, I am a transformational leader coaching and educating through change and challenges while providing scalable learning solutions to advance in the latest techniques and best practices. I lead through example and inspire through my passion. My strengths are varied, and I have unique skills in seeing the possible and executing for solutions. Developing powerful partnerships, I establish expectations and communicate my vision. Thriving in high visibility roles, multitasking, maximizing engagement with senior stakeholders, I positively influence the overall success.

Experience

1. President - Success Space Franchising

   Agnt, Inc

   Dec 2020 — Present

   In this franchise concept offering minimal overhead and multiple income streams, I developed and launched a national franchise system under the SUCCESS brand. In more specifics, I created suburban co-working and café spaces with coaching and support for business owners. I also hired experts to build, market and brand the company, coordinating all aspects of growing the company. I scaled the company from ideation to multi-state without opening a proof-of-concept location. In addition, I established brand identity and experience, value proposition, communications strategy and messaging. I created the company and product vision, strategy, and roadmap to support corporate goals. Notably, I ideated and executed business concepts, systems, marketing, accounting structure, budgets, and all infrastructure needed to underpin growth and business stability. Last but not least, I was also the Interim COO for SUCCESS Enterprises / Magazine from 20••••21, a personal development magazine that has been in existence for 125

Education

• Georgetown University

  Certificate - Franchise Management

  2015 — 2016

• DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy, Execution & Valuation / Entrepreneurship, Graduated With Honors.

  2009 — 2012

• Bradley University: Foster College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

  1992 — 1994