Area 15 Ventures Partner Fosters Collaboration in Franchise Community with New Networking Platform
Denver, CO. – June 9, 2025 –Adam Contos, Area 15 Ventures Partner and former CEO of RE/MAX, is on a mission to facilitate leadership and growth in franchising with the launch of Your Franchise Group. The networking platform, founded by Contos and Madeleine Zook, helps franchisees grow, refer, and access resources, all within respective peer-to-peer communities, fostering collaboration and unity within the franchise community.
Unveiled in April, Your Franchise Group is a networking platform infused with Contos’ expert ability to streamline operations, empower teams, and build robust systems. The platform includes features such as calendar postings for international franchise conferences and events, Q&A sessions, leadership training and coaching sessions for budding franchise leaders, and streamlined search tools to connect with vendors, franchisors, and investors. The first of these informative webinars will be about the 3 Profit Levers of Franchising. This webinar will take place Thursday, July 10th, 10 a.m. MT.
Industry professionals will benefit from sharing knowledge that will help them increase revenue, streamline operations, and scale smarter. By networking and working together daily through the platform, users will activate the power of leadership in franchising, create peer accountability, and share best practices to support holistic growth.
“Many small business owners face issues when trying to scale by doing everything themselves, wasting valuable time and stifling growth in the process,” said Contos. “Your Franchise Group looks to help eliminate this – if we can identify the ways other successful franchisors have grown their systems, we can stimulate our leadership, duplicate processes and scaling tactics, and grow together as a community. The process of growing a business successfully requires consistent collaboration, good strategy, and great leadership.”
This year, franchising is projected to grow by 2.4%, adding over 210,000 jobs that will reach over 9 million in employment, per the International Franchise Association’s 2025 Economic Outlook. These strong figures showcase a growing demand for visible, accessible franchise leaders who can streamline growth, and the need for a strong community within the industry. To assist in this, Contos founded Your Franchise Group to help highlight founder-focused leadership development, brand optimization, and performance coaching to leaders across franchising, helping them scale without losing themselves, their culture, or their values.
“Understanding and mastering systems has been a constant throughout my entire career, all the way back to my time as a SWAT team commander in law enforcement. Similar to the armed forces, a franchise system needs true leaders to push it to the next level—and those leaders need to be visible and easy to connect with,” said Contos. “Your Franchise Group meets this need by embodying a one-stop-shop for questions, connecting, networking, and scaling smarter.”
As franchising continues to expand, the need for strong and effective leadership is becoming increasingly important. Through Your Franchise Group, Contos is setting out to assist franchise leadership teams and brands alike to effectively deploy tactics to make their foundations stronger. For more information, please visit www.adamcontos.com and https://yourfranchisegroup.com/.
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About Adam Contos
Adam Contos is a seasoned business leader with a diverse background spanning law enforcement, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship. Adam began his entrepreneurial journey by starting businesses in the 1990s while serving as a SWAT commander. He later transitioned into the corporate world, eventually becoming CEO of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Today, as a Partner at Area 15 Ventures, he focuses on acquiring and scaling high-potential businesses. With a strong belief that people matter, he centers his leadership philosophy on empowering individuals to reach their full potential, building brands investors trust, franchisees love, and customers follow. Contos currently sits on the Board of Directors for the International Franchise Association, and is also the author of Start With a Win and host of the Start With a Win podcast. For more information, please visit https://www.adamcontos.com/
About Area 15 Ventures, LLC
Area 15 Ventures is a Colorado-based private equity business owned by the Liniger family, who are members of the IFA Hall of Fame, and highly skilled friends and employees. The private ownership allows for quick decisions and provides personal support and development. The focus is on emerging franchisors and high-growth businesses that require an investment to scale their opportunity to the next level and benefit from the team’s experience in franchising both RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage. The Area 15 Ventures team brings vast experience in business development, marketing, franchise sales, Zee/Zor relationships, training, and international expansion. For more information, please visit www.area15ventures.com