Corporate Leadership of FranNet Canada
Jania Bailey – CEO
Jania Bailey is the CEO of FranNet. Bailey has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and franchise industries. She worked for more than eight years, and in several different managerial capacities, with Fantastic Sams International, a hair care franchise. In her last position, she served as the regional manager for Fantastic Sams in Texas. Before that, she oversaw operational support and development for franchisees in a five-state region.
Prior to joining Fantastic Sams, Bailey spent 18 years in the banking industry in the commercial lending and business development areas. She has been a keynote speaker at several national events for organizations such as Skill-Path Seminars and Risk Management Associates. Bailey is the author of "Thriving – The Journey to Success in the Business World," a book that was published in 1995. She also has received numerous industry awards and recognitions including: 1998 recipient of the "Woman of Achievement" from the St. Matthews Business and Professional Women Organization; 1997 recipient of the Louisville Business First "Forty Under Forty” Outstanding Business Leaders; and 1995 recipient of the Bell Award for "Outstanding Volunteerism in the Workplace."
Jack Armstrong – Chairman
Jack Armstrong is the Chairman of the Board of FranNet, LLC and President of Franchise Network of New Jersey.
Armstrong conducts more than 50 seminars per year on franchising, many in close cooperation with leading outplacement firms and Small Business Development Centers. He has been actively involved in presenting the basics of franchise ownership as part of outplacement programs conducted by major organizations that are downsizing. He offers free consultation for prospective entrepreneurs.
Armstrong also owns a franchise of Sunbelt Business Brokers of New Jersey. Sunbelt Business Brokers is the largest business facilitation firm in the country with more than 300 offices in 38 states. For the last 10 years, Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Sunbelt as No. 1 in the business brokerage field.
Armstrong has an accounting degree and a MBA in finance from Pace University, where he did his thesis on Franchising. The International Business Brokers Association also awarded him the designation of Certified Business Intermediary. He holds a New Jersey Real Estate License.