About Us
Franchise Building Expert is a boutique franchise consulting firm dedicated to helping franchisors grow their networks and brands responsibly. With decades of hands-on franchising experience, we specialize in franchise development, strategic growth planning, franchisee recruitment, and training solutions that drive long-term success.
We believe that great franchises aren’t just sold—they’re built, and we help brands scale in a way that ensures both franchisors and franchisees thrive. Our team has been franchisees, master franchisees, franchisors, and franchise brokers, giving us a 360-degree perspective on what it takes to succeed in franchising.
WHAT WE DO IF YOU'RE IN THE INDUSTRY ALREADY:
FRANCHISE GROWTH STRATEGY
Helping franchisors expand their networks the right way.
Franchise
sales optimization
Improving franchise recruitment, sales processes, and conversion rates.
LEAD gen & marketing support
Implementing strategies to attract the right franchisee candidates.
training & coaching
Equipping franchise executives, brokers, and franchisees with the tools to succeed.
business advisory services
Offering expert insights to overcome challenges and accelerate growth.
We offer Franchisee training through our Franchise Foundations for Success Program. We help new and existing franchisees increase sales which increases royalties for franchisors. Brands grow stronger from within and everyone wins.
Our expertise also includes matching entrepreneurs to the right brands:
At Franchise Building Expert, we don’t just consult on franchising—we actively participate in it. We have our own brokerage and consulting division, allowing us to apply real-world insights and continuously refine the processes we develop for our clients. Because we actively help people find the right business for them, we’ve built a proven systemthat aligns franchise candidates with the right opportunities—ensuring long-term satisfaction and success for both franchisors and franchisees.
OUR TEAM
Don Schin
Don is a seasoned businessman, professional, and entrepreneur with franchise, global, and small business expertise. He’s also an accomplished professional speaker, writer, and author on a variety of topics, particularly business development and personal relationships.
Everything that Don delivers, whether in a seminar, workshop, webinar, or 1 on 1 format provides immediately applicable value to the attendees. Don teaches and speaks about things he’s lived and done, not theory. When working with Don in whatever capacity, you’ll see a very measurable ROI for your consulting and training dollars.
Luke Frey
Luke Frey is the founder of Bella Vista Executive Advisors. With a diverse background that includes 20 years as a successful franchise owner of ImageFIRST Cincinnati, 6 years as an industrial engineer for a Fortune 250 company, and 19 years as a firefighter and chief, Luke has honed his leadership and problem-solving skills to become a positive driving force in the franchise industry.
Luke’s extensive experience and drive to learn make him a sought-after advisor. His management, marketing, operations, and sales expertise helps those seeking to become business owners through franchising as well as existing franchise owners.
Deb Tandy
Deb Tandy is a seasoned franchise professional with over three decades of experience in business strategy, financial analysis, program management, material planning and logistics, and marketing and sales. She began her career at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, before relocating to The Woodlands, Texas, where she owned and operated Learning Express Toys of The Woodlands for 12 years, building strong partnerships with local schools, charities, and organizations and contributing to franchise strategy through her work on the Marketing Action Committee and Franchise Advisory Council. Now specializing in franchise consulting, fractional franchise development, and training, Deb combines her corporate and entrepreneurial expertise to guide clients through every stage of franchise growth and operations, helping business owners and aspiring franchisees maximize proven frameworks for success. Her passion for community, relationship building, and impactful leadership is reflected in her active involvement with Rodeo Houston, local charities, and the Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber, where she remains dedicated to empowering others and fostering sustainable growth for franchisors and franchisees alike.
Big enough to serve you, small enough that we don’t use cookie-cutter approaches.
This is a no-obligation or cost process for our consulting services, or for the vast amounts of information about franchises we will provide. Because of our credibility and experience in the industry, we have relationships with the best franchisors that are seeking quality candidates like you. And they compensate us if we find a business for you.
CAUSES WE SUPPORT:
Bethesda Mission provides housing and various recovery programs for homeless and hurting men, women, and children as well as general support through our Community Center and Samaritan Services.
LEAVING A LEGACY
I (Don) am called to make a generational impact. FOUR generations to be exact – my grandchildren’s grandchildren. I want to live bigger, NOW, GIVING, not getting. Money is no longer my measure of success – how many lives I can touch and impact for the Kingdom, is. There is no greater impact that I can have than to share the Good News of Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. How living for HIM and a relationship with Him, changes everything.
Find out more about how He can change your life, too. I’m always happy to talk.
