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Dave Keil, COO
The Lash Lounge

Dave Keil is President and Chief Operating Officer of Franworth, a growth equity firm that partners with and accelerates the growth of emerging brands. Franworth brings over 450 years of franchising experience to its partnership with The Lash Lounge, City Row, Madison Reed, skoah, The Barre Code, Title Boxing and several affiliate brands. A four-time franchise CEO, Keil most recently led The Lash Lounge, a Franworth brand and growing franchise system offering semi-permanent eyelash extensions, in locally-owned, luxurious salons. Prior to Franworth, Keil was CEO of Pure Barre. Before that, he served as the inaugural Chairman and CEO for The Honey Baked Ham Company LLC, bringing the HoneyBaked brand and business together after 59 years of running as several separate entities. Dave was also on the global management team of Ecolab and led the integration for their $8B Nalco merger. And prior to that, he was at General Mills as president of The Häagen-Dazs Shoppe Company and director of Corporate Development. Keil received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a MBA from the University of Kansas. Keil shares leadership insights via lessonsonpurpose.com, and he founded the non-profit company Franchise For Good.

Topics/questions:
- Tell me about how Franchise For Good came to be.
- What can franchising offer to non-profits?
- Tell me about your first partnership, did I hear that the goal was 1 million jobs created?
- How is pro football player and Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees, engaged with all this?
- Tell me a little more about Franworth. 

Connect with Dave:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/davekeil


Meg Roberts, CEO and President
The Lash Lounge

Meg Roberts joined Franworth as an Operating Partner in 2018 where she serves as CEO and President of The Lash Lounge. Meg brings a proven track record of leadership, growth and marketing expertise to The Lash Lounge. She is most proud of her franchisee relationship skills and looks forward to building a system of success and satisfaction. Meg began her career in franchising at Service Brands International where she served as the Vice President of Marketing overseeing both Molly Maid and Mr. Handyman where her primary focus was on national brand marketing and digital strategy. In 2012, Meg became the youngest President to lead the Molly Maid brand, a system of over 200 franchisees, where she built a team of Operations and Marketing experts to lead the brand into a new era of success. Meg was named to Crain’s Detroit Magazine 40 under 40 and was featured in an episode of the A&E series “Be the Boss.” She serves on The Women’s Franchise Committee, the NextGen Committee and joined the IFA Board of Directors in 2020. Prior to entering the franchising industry Meg spent eight years in marketing and television advertising with BBDO Chicago. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts in Marketing Research from Michigan State University.

Topics/questions:
- What did you learn about your franchisees during the COVID-19 crisis?
- What did you learn about yourself?
- What is the long-term impact of Covid on The Lash Lounge?
- What are your biggest opportunities in the next 12 months for your brand?
- Just for fun since we're in football season...
The Big Ten conference is starting football in three weeks. I see that you went to The University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Those are big rival schools! So are you blue or green?

Connect with Meg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/megroberts73

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Franchise Intellect, Inc

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