Careertopia Franchise Executive Search is exclusively focused on the franchise community to help franchise companies build out and grow their teams with high quality franchise executives. Partners Gary Gardner, Chairman of Franchise Update Media, Tom Portesy, President & CEO of MFV Expositions and Scott Lehr, formerly Executive Vice President with the International Franchise Association launched the firm in 2019. In 2022, the firm brought on Sean Falk, a seasoned franchise executive, to the team as President and COO. Gary, Tom, Scott and Sean collectively have over one hundred and twenty years of experience in franchising building relationships and connecting franchise companies with qualified franchise executives.
