Franchise Update Magazine Issue I, 2016 | Page 66
Female Franchise Founders
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NAME
TITLE
COMPANY
FOUNDED
BUSINESS EST’D/
FRANCHISING SINCE
FRANCHISED
UNITS
TOTAL INVESTMENT
Tracy Flanagan
Co-founder
JDog Junk Removal &
Hauling
2011
2012
13
$39,000 - $97,400
Margaret Knudson
Co-founder
Jimboy’s Tacos
1954
1966
37
$256,000 - $1,444,000
Shannon Wilburn, Daven
Tackett
Co-founders
Just Between Friends
1997
2004
150
$24,074 - $33,668
Jeanie Smith
Founder
Kids Incorporated
Learning Centers
1998
2012
4
N/A
Shari Misher Stenzler
Co-founder
Kidville
2005
2007
28
$300,000 - $450,000
Mary Obana
Co-founder
Koko FitClub
2006
2008
81
$203,439 - $396,337
Sharon DiMinico
Founder
Learning Express Toys
1987
1990
126
$197,500 - $386,775
Julia Falzarano
Co-founder
Lightbridge Academy
1997
2011
16
$470,400 - $688,600
Marian Ilitch
Co-founder
Little Caesars Pizza
1959
1962
4,059
$266,000 - $681,500
Debi Lane
Founder
LunchBox
2010
2013
17
$133,400 - $340,900
Shane Evans
Co-founder
Massage Heights
2004
2007
140
$222,100 - $591,000
Danna Caldwell
Co-founder
Menchie’s Frozen
Yogurt
2007
2008
500+
$310,000 - $320,000
Ciara Stockeland
Founder
MODE
2006
2011
9
$171,000 (avg.)
Nancy Boehm
Co-founder
Montessori Kids
Universe
1988
2013
1
$217,400 - $336,400
Debra Shwetz
Co-founder
Nothing Bundt Cakes
1998
2006
153
$390,000 - $490,000
Catherine Deano, Renee
Maloney
Co-founders
Painting with a Twist
2007
2009
269
$75,000 - $130,000
Carrie Rezaback Dorr
Founder
Pure Barre
2001
2009
155
$152,000 - $275,000
Molly Zamucen
Founder
Saint Home Care
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adrienne Kallweit
Co-founder
SeekingSitters
2004
2006
92
$59,200 - $91,000
Patti McCormick
Founder
Serasana
2004
2014
4
$275,000 - $570,000
Linda Sharkey
Co-founder
Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids
2001
2004
38
$102,000 - $138,000
Karen Cockrill
Founder
Snaggle Foot Dog
Walks & Pet Care
2006
2008
31
$12,200 - $21,800
Johnette van Eeden
Founder
Star Wellness
2003
2011
3
$70,000 - $125,000
Madeline Ross
Founder
SuperSlow Zone
2004
2005
20
$119,890 - $266,460
Lorraine Platman
Founder
Sweet Lorraine’s
Fabulous Mac n’
Cheez
1982
2013
6
$150,000 (min.)
Jessi Walter Brelsford
Founder
Taste Buds Kitchen
2007
2013
4
$183,800 - $286,900
Kathy Hill
Founder
Tax Tiger
2002
2008
N/A
N/A
Alison Lovell
Co-founder
The Barbers
1999
2004
29
N/A
Mary Ellen Sheets
Founder
Two Men and a Truck
1985
1989
370
$178,000 - $555,500
Tara Gilad
Co-founder
Vitality Bowls
2011
2014
20
$75,000 - $200,000
Summer Vasilas, Robin
Schoh, Alex Jimenez,
Marilyn Hartshorn
Co-founders
Waxing the City
2003
2010
40
$97,400 - $326,250
Debbie Blacher
Founder
Wholesome Tummies
2007
2010
22
$88,150 - $270,000
Jeni Garrett
Founder
Woodhouse Day Spa
2001
2003
29
$420,250 - $552,200
Andrea Leigh Rogers
Founder
Xtend Barre
2008
2010
30
$162,800 - $516,900
Julie Burleson
Founder
Young Chefs Academy
2003
2005
20
$72,000 - $128,000
Bette Fetter
Founder
Young Rembrandts
1992
2001
97
$37,200 - $48,900
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