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New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, the European Union, Turkey, and the G.C.C. among others. “We have spent a lot of time and investment in the people that enable us to do this,” says COO Sam Rothschild. “We understand what it takes to support our franchisees and we have the systems and processes in place to do so. We are honored to have the quality of franchisees that we have today and are eager to continue our momentum. There’s still a lot of opportunity to grow our brand, and our openings in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and overseas in Belfast and Turkey are just the start. We’re thrilled to continue to enter new markets around the globe.” milestones achieved by its brands, including 23% year-on-year revenue growth for Snapology and a remarkable 400% year-over-year increase in new franchises along with 136% growth in systemwide revenue for XP League, increases that firmly solidify the esports franchise concept as the foremost and largest in the U.S. and Canada. Overall, Unleashed Brands grew its franchise base significantly, awarding 154 new franchise agreements and opening 88 new locations in the first three quarters of 2023, 61% of which were existing Unleashed Brands franchisees reinvesting in the platform. With the growing consumer demand for children’s services and family entertainment, Unleashed Brands is a franchisor with a bright future and one to watch in 2024. “Our goal is for 100%of business owners to knowabout ActionCOACH and the life-changing support we offer by 2029” 20 ACTIONCOACH Next level commitment to service As the world’s number one business coaching franchise with over 1,200 franchise partners in more than 70 countries, ActionCOACH is committed to providing a vault of resources to improve its C.A.R.E. – coaching, accountability, results and education. In the last 12 months, the award-winning Australian business coaching company has developed a raft of innovative new products and services utilizing podcasting, website, Hubspot, Amazon Prime, apps and video, as well as launching new training programs, including online courses delivered by ActionCOACH founder Brad Sugars, which incorporate video learning with weekly guidance from an Action Coach and online resources available to download. It’s partly due to an ongoing commitment to improving products and services that has led to the franchisor receiving the highest five-star rating for franchisee satisfaction for 11 consecutive years, awarded by WorkBuzz’s Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark Survey to only a small handful of businesses. For Julie Wagstaff, managing director of ActionCOACH UK, these results are testament to the excellence of othe network of franchisees and their support team. “I’m delighted to be able to say we’re part of a select club of franchisors who have continually achieved 5-star status since the start of the survey in 2013,” she commented. “It’s another step towards reaching our goal for 100% of business owners to know about ActionCOACH and the life-changing support we offer by 2029.” GLOBAL FRANCHISE.COM 27