Mr. Conner has worked in the franchise development industry since 2001 and helped over 700 brands develop franchise systems, platforms and business models to grow their business through franchising. Chris Conner is originally from Naperville, Illinois and attended Miami University where he graduated with a degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems, in 2005, he completed his MBA in Finance from DePaul University.
Mr. Conner's work includes franchise work with brands such as Baxter Healthcare, Costco, Ford Motor Company, Blimpie, Marco's Pizza, Jimmy John's, Delta Airlines along with others. In his 20+ years of franchise development work, he has supported brands in virtually every industry segment and worked closely with entrepreneurs to build, implement and execute franchise growth strategies.
Today, Mr. Conner lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area, is married to Dr. Alaina Conner and has two great kids, Ashton and Jameson. Franchise Marketing Systems, his firm, was founded in 2009 in Atlanta and today has 34 Franchise Consultants between the U.S. and Canada. Franchise Marketing Systems is a full service franchise development and franchise consulting firm providing franchise development, franchise consulting and franchise sales services to new and existing franchise brands.