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Rodier to the Rescue

February 02, 2012 - by Jared Cole

The Wilmington, Del., Express Employment Professionals office is in good hands. On Oct. 10, 2011, Dave Rodier purchased the franchise from former owner Joe Gaspari and will continue operations of the office.

Dave is no stranger to owning a business. He ran his own contracting/repair business for 14 years. He then worked as public relations manager for a New Jersey school district and eventually became part owner of Pennysaver, an advertising, newspaper publishing,  and printing business. As part owner, Dave worked with most of the community in South Jersey and oversaw all of the operations, but his primary focus was building the sales force. His hard work helped increase Pennysaver’s annual sales from $450,000 to $3.5 million before Dave and his father sold the company.

Dave is married to his wife, Tobey, and has four children; Bryan, Chelsey, Lindsey, and Kyle. His parents are a huge part of his life, and he loved working with his father on the Pennysaver. When Dave isn’t spending time with family, he enjoys playing sports, particularly tennis, where he serves as the Vice President of House and Grounds for his tennis club. While in college, he played football for the U.S. Naval Academy and Temple.

Welcome, Dave, to our winning team of Express Employment Professionals franchisees. If you would like to find out what the exciting opportunity of owning an Express franchise can do for you, click here.

Georgia Franchise to be Placed in Good Hands.

January 30, 2012 - by Jared Cole

Woodstock, Ga., franchisees Bob and Denise Robinson sold their Express office to our newest franchisee, Bland Odell, on Jan. 9, 2012.

A University of South Carolina graduate, Bland has 30 years of recruiting experience in a variety of industries. He started his career by spending three years in the senior care industry including developing, opening, and managing an assisted living community. He also became a Certified Public Accountant. His success led him to work in the IT staffing industry. After 20 years, Bland developed the skills and talents necessary to start his own recruiting firm. His staffing firm was able to sell clients on a new and unique business model and executed client satisfaction resulting in solid revenue growth. Some of his clients included Publix, First Data, Genuine Parts, Hartford, and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Bland has been married to his wife, Gwynn, for more than six years and has three kids. He spends much of his free time playing competitive tennis where he became the city champion once, and runner-up on several occasions. Some of his other interests include golf, poker, and fantasy football. When Bland isn’t playing sports in his free time, he is active in his community. He is involved with his church and has served as group leader for couples and middle school kids.  Bland is also a member of a men’s Friday morning bible study and a past member of South Forsyth Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.

Express Employment Professionals is glad to have Bland join the family of franchisees. If you would like to learn more about opening an Express franchise of your own, watch our video!

Outstanding Duo Opens Office in Oshawa

January 27, 2012 - by Jared Cole

Scott Hinrichs and Jennifer Downie have become Express Employment Professionals’ newest franchisees by purchasing a new Express franchise in Oshawa, Ontario on Jan. 14, 2012.

In the past 10 years, Scott has worked in a variety of positions, including business sales with Dell Canada for three years and a two-year contract with IBM. He also worked for his family business that operates in the orthotic and prosthetic industry. Working for the family business, he started off in sales and eventually became the national sales manager in only four years. His duties as national sales manager eventually led to product development, which included more travel and meeting with various vendors and customers.

Like Scott, Jennifer has a wide-ranging work history in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and customer service. Her duties generally involve customer service where she worked as a receptionist and handled accounts payable and accounts receivable work. Whether dealing with customers in person or over the phone, Jennifer feels that interacting with others makes her day exciting and never mundane.

Scott graduated from Carleton University with a degree in psychology. While studying at Carleton, he earned his Microsoft Certified Engineering certificate and also received his A+ and Network+ certifications.

Jennifer loves to read, and says nothing would make her happier than sitting at her cottage with a good book in her hand. Jennifer and Scott have two sons, Adrian and Tanner, and two dogs, Marley and Stella. They are a very close family and enjoy spending time together.

We are excited to have Scott and Jennifer on board as owners of their own Express Employment Professionals franchise. If you would like to learn more about the exciting opportunities owning an Express franchise can offer you, watch our video today.

Look out Rockville Unemployment, There’s a New Express Franchisee in Town

January 24, 2012 - by Jared Cole

On Dec. 17, 2011, Alan Schwartz purchased an Express franchise and will soon open his Express Employment Professionals office in Rockville, Md.

Alan has built a strong and diverse career for the past 35 years ranging from real estate to food distribution. He spent 20 years in the real estate business, including government real estate, home building, commercial development, financing, mortgages, brokerage, and sales. Alan also spent 15 years working in the wholesale frozen food distribution business in various duties, including sales, accounting, warehouse, and delivery services.

Alan and his wife, Tracy, have been married for more than 11 years. He shares a strong passion for physical activities and enjoys working out daily. In his spare time, Alan enjoys playing as much golf as possible. In addition to his active lifestyle, he still finds time to attend local college and professional sporting events when he can.

People like Alan have found great success in owning their own Express Employment Professionals franchise and you can too. The staffing industry is rapidly growing and many economic experts say staffing is one of the best industries to start a business in 2012. What better way to capitalize on a growing market than by opening a franchise with Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500^® number one staffing franchise in the U.S.? Click here to learn how you can start down a path of freedom and opportunity

Meet One of Canada’s Newest Franchisees

January 20, 2012 - by Jared Cole

Barrie, Ontario has a new Express Employment Professionals franchisee. On Dec. 5, 2011, Steve Willert joined the Express family of franchisees and will soon open his office to start helping people find jobs and impacting his community.

Steve got his start in the retail industry with Canadian Tire in a small analytical role. Through his devotion and determination, he was able to climb within the company to senior management roles in finance, home office operations, merchandising, and field operations. While working at Canadian Tire, Steve played a major role in changing the cultural and core processes, as well as developing exceptional individuals and teams. Steve left Canadian Tire and began working at Walmart-Canada where he contributed to their roll-out of category management processes within the merchandising team. He also served as the project manager for visual marketing, as well as helped improve the on-shelf availability, which optimized inventory and reduced in-store costs. 

Steve is married to Sandra and they have three children, Theodor, Thomas, and Sunny. All three children are very active in school and sporting activities where Steve coaches their baseball, hockey, and rugby teams. In his spare time, Steve enjoys wood working, traveling, and light construction and maintenance. His favorite hobby is backpacking. In fact, he spent about six years in his twenties backpacking most of the major mountain chains across the world. Not only is Steve active with his family, he is also heavily involved with his community. He volunteers with his children’s boat paddling club and serves on the board at the United Way of Greater Toronto.

We’d like to welcome Steve to our family of franchisees as he begins coaching and training through our Fast Track program at Express Employment Professionals. To learn more about the exciting opportunity of owning an  Express franchise, check out our video today!