With Scott Abbott and Scott Specker Source: March 2021 Franchise Flywheel
Scott Abbott and Scott Specker have a fascinating discussion about what it takes to be a high-performing franchisee within your concept. As Abbott says, “The moment you start saying ‘no’ to things is the moment you’ve arrived and you understand what it means to be in business for yourself.”
About Scott Abbott: Scott is a respected entrepreneur from Utah that has led several companies from their growth stage to exit. Scott built Five Star Painting to become one of the world’s largest painting companies in franchising culminating in the successful sale of Five Star Painting to The Dwyer Group, one of the world’s largest home service brands, owned by the Riverside Company. Today, leveraging this success and established relationships with some of America’s top home services brands, Scott leads ProNexis in revolutionizing the customer experience for home service companies.
About Scott Specker: Scott is an International sales and marketing professional with 18 years experience working with marketing and sales professionals in the Consumer Products Goods industry. He has worked directly with the brand and sales marketing teams from Fortune 500 companies such as HJ Heinz, Georgia-Pacific, and The Coca-Cola Company while being employed as a Global Client Director for The Nielsen Company. He is in his 8th year of owning Five Star Painting of Cumming & Alpharetta proudly based in Cumming, GA employing 12 men and women. A few of his proudest awards within Five Star Painting are 2017 Franchisee of the Year, 2013 Rookie of the Year and Million Dollar Club for the past 6 years.
