Franchise FastLane Rear View Mirror: What Happened in January

On behalf of Franchise FastLane, Happy New Year! We hope all your endeavors have started great – because ours have. In fact, this may have been the busiest January yet.  

Franchise FastLane Brands Rock the Rankings! 

We’re proud to share that many of our brands earned some well-deserved recognition in January, beginning with the release of the annual Franchise 500® rankings from Entrepreneur. In order of appearance, Koala Insulation earned the highest ranking at No. 147, followed by The Exercise Coach (No. 159), The Brothers That Just Do Gutters (No. 288), DonutNV (No. 298), Five Star Bath Solutions (No. 314), Strickland Brothers 10-Minute Oil Change (No. 423), EverLine Coatings and Services (No. 460), and All Dry Services, which rounded out the list of Franchise FastLane brands at No. 465. Among all of the 500 brands that made this prestigious list, DonutNV was singled out for earning the No. 298 spot - quite an accomplishment for the brand’s first-ever appearance. We also had three Franchise FastLane brands featured in Franchise Business Review’s Top 200 Franchises. Congratulations to EverLine Coatings and Services, The Brothers That Just Do Gutters, and Zoom Drain. 

We’ve Added Another NEW Brand! 

In January, Franchise FastLane was pleased to welcome our newest brand in Anchored Tiny Homes, the nation’s leading custom accessory dwelling units (ADUs) franchise. The brand was founded over three decades ago in Northern California by co-founding brothers Colton and Austin Paulhus and their father, Scott. A business designed to create innovative living spaces, this franchise opportunity builds accommodations that are functional, stylish, and desirable. They include everything from attached ADUs, detached ADUs, garage conversions, pool houses, she-sheds, exercise rooms and more. Anchored Tiny Homes was meant for life in the FastLane! Franchisees can be up and running in as little as 60-90 days from the signed agreement. Watch our brand launch video for Anchored Tiny Homes - this is the first new brand announcement for 2024 but there are MANY more to COME!

 Networking Right Out of the Gate 

Franchise FastLane representatives have been busy in January, as we’ve already attended two conferences with our franchise partners. At the FranChoice Convention in New Orleans on Jan. 8-11, our brands were presented with some amazing awards. Gameday Men’s Health won the Top Honor Roll No. 1 spot, DonutNV was selected as a Master Closer, and our very own Jake Hamburger (DonutNV) and Mike Samson (EverLine Coatings and Services) received Epic Runner awards. Later in the month, Franchise FastLane set sail with the Franchise Consulting Company at their Winter Conference! Our brands took the stage again, earning two Top Ten Awards. Congratulations to #1 Gameday Men’s Health and #5 Five Star Bath Solutions. Lastly, Franchise FastLane CEO Carey Gille was the keynote speaker at the Selling Franchises Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida. 

Company Culture Happenings in January 

Franchise FastLane has plenty of internal company news to share this month including the following updates:  

• We welcomed 3 new employees, Megan Tewes, Director of Franchise Development, Matt Herrington, Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Robbin Mallory Director of Franchise Development, and Jessica Staats, Compliance Specialist 
• We announced two internal promotions: Justine Kahne was promoted to Director of Franchise Development and Hannah Lu was promoted to Accountant 
• As for company milestones for our Directors of Franchise Development, Mike Samson hit 300 territories awarded and Carin Skowronsky awarding her 1,000th territory  
• Employees were treated to a visit from The Pancake Man 
• Oh – and one more thing for this month – Franchise FastLane celebrated the company’s seventh anniversary of life in the FastLane! Happy Birthday to US! 

As you can see, Franchise FastLane came out swinging in January – a testament to the type of collaborative success we hope to achieve in 2024. We’re committed to maintaining our position as the industry’s No. 1 franchise sales organization and there’s plenty more exciting updates in store for FastLaners this year.  

Are You Ready to Take Your Brand to the Next Level? 

Franchise FastLane is the No. 1 Franchise Sales Organization (FSO) in the country and our mission is to responsibly drive extraordinary growth for the chosen few. If you are interested in learning more about the possibility of joining the FastLane or CarPool, please click here to submit an application. To keep up with all the latest happenings, make sure you follow us on LinkedIn, like us on Facebook, and check out our collection of photos on Instagram.