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Kendall Ware is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trusted advisor to franchisors and franchisees who want to strengthen the franchise relationship, improve collaboration, and accelerate growth. With two decades in the franchise and restaurant industries, Kendall has led multiple brands at the highest executive levels—driving turnarounds, scaling emerging concepts, and creating cultures that retain top talent. As both a former franchisee and franchisor, he offers a rare, 360° perspective on how to make franchise partnerships thrive. By age 35, he had already served as President, CEO, and COO across seven brands, gaining firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities on both sides of the table. Kendall is also the creator of FranShip—a movement reimagining what franchising can be when franchisors and franchisees work in true partnership. FranShip challenges the status quo, replacing tension with trust, disconnection with collaboration, and short-term thinking with sustainable, profitable growth. His approach uses a proven framework to reduce operational friction, improve communication, and elevate performance across entire systems. These strategies have helped brands increase retention, boost unit-level results, and strengthen long-term brand value. Today, through speaking engagements and consulting partnerships, Kendall helps audiences and clients cut through complexity, focus on what truly matters, and build franchise systems where everyone wins.