Franchise Advisor

Role Overview

Job Title: Franchise Advisor

Job Type: Full-Time W2 Employee

Reports To: Mike Silverman, Senior Advisor

Team Leader: Tyler Altenhofen, Chief Growth Officer

Location: Work From Home or Hybrid Work at Omaha Headquarters

Compensation: $120,000 Base Salary Sales Commission (Estimated Annual Earnings Range of $175,000 to $300,000 based on sales performance)

Franchise Sidekick Overview

Are you a life-changer? Do you believe in the idea of guiding people to their best life? If yes, Franchise Sidekick may be the place for you. Franchise Sidekick is a full-service, client-focused, technology-driven franchise advisory group dedicated to finding a better way for people to buy a franchise business while reducing their risk. We have our clients’ backs! Our team at Sidekick recruits, educates, and guides current and future entrepreneurs while offering them certified brands, insider information, and proven selection process so they can choose the perfect franchise business. With our help, people take back their time, increase their portfolios, and gain control of their lives. We transform people’s lives every day through business ownership.

Your Impact on Team Sidekick

Each Franchise Advisor serves a critical role in the business selection and sales process and is the ultimate Sidekick to our potential franchise clients. Franchise Advisors must be skilled in communicating business knowledge and have the ability to influence others while managing human emotions around making life-changing decisions. Our Franchise Advisors need to relate very well with others and have the capacity to manage many clients at once. Franchise Advisors must also be intentional, influential, and have exceptional organizational, communication, and people skills. In your role as a Franchise Advisor, you will:

• Think like an entrepreneur and guide prospective clients through the Sidekick Seven sales process
• Manage the franchise candidate’s journey and create a world-class experience
• Serve as a business coach, ensuring franchise candidates are well-informed and properly motivated to purchase a franchise business
• Maintain productive and fruitful relationships with franchisor representatives from each Sidekick Brand.
• Provide regular feedback to the Sidekick Team to help continually improve processes and results
• Support and mentor other members of the Sidekick Sales Team

What's In It For You:

• You Control Your Compensation- We offer a base salary and commission on every deal you close.
• A Clear Path For Growth- Every top performing Franchise Advisor is eligible to graduate to our Senior Advisor Program, which allows you to manage a team of your own Advisors and significantly expands earning potential beyond individual sales production. The Senior Advisor path is available to top-performing Advisors in as little as one year!
• Paid Time Off- Every Sidekick starts with 16 days of PTO, two floating holidays, and a paid volunteer day annually. We also offer nine paid company holidays each year as well. Team Members earn additional PTO for each year of employment.
• Franchise Ownership Program- After your first year with Sidekick, we offer a Franchise Purchase Discount which allows you to own your own Franchise Business at a $30,000 to $50,000 savings. Some restrictions and minimum qualifications apply to the discount.
• Client Referral Commission- We encourage every member of Team Sidekick to utilize their network to find qualified candidates for franchise ownership. We pay $3,000 for every qualified lead you submit that ends up purchasing a franchise.
• Sidekick Benefits- Sidekick offers the following benefits:
  • Full Medical Benefits with up to $500 monthly Employer Contribution
  • Employer Paid Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance ($0 cost to employees with options for family coverage)
  • Optional Health Savings Account, Supplemental Insurance, and Cybersecurity Coverage
  • 401k with 3% Employer Contribution (no match required)
  • Home Office Stipend For Remote Workers

This Role Might Be A Good Fit For You If:

• Are motivated by changing lives and coaching clients to a better future
• Enjoy relationship-building with clients, vendors, and partners
• Thrive in a sales environment and have a track record of success in influencing decision-makers
• Have experience working in franchising or franchise sales
• Have experience in successful business and/or franchise ownership
• Have the knowledge to explain franchise opportunities, financial statements, Franchise Disclosure Documents, and other business metrics
• Have a network of connections and enjoy marketing to them via social media
• Have experience using software systems like CRM software and territory mapping software
• Have excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Thrive in a goal-driven, accountability-focused organization
• Work well as a team player supporting and mentoring other members of your team
• Have a passion for lifelong learning and are always searching for the latest and greatest information on franchising, business ownership, and sales strategy

Working Conditions

• Franchise Sidekick utilizes a hybrid work structure with remote, in-office, and blended work opportunities
• Limited travel is required (usually less than 10% annually)
• Minimal physical requirements are required

What We're All About
At Franchise Sidekick, we help aspiring and established entrepreneurs reduce the risk of buying a franchise and discover the perfect opportunity for their individual needs and goals. We're all about finding awesome brands, creating great resources and insider information, and educating our clients on the possibility of living life on their terms. Using our team's 50 years of combined direct experience in franchising, we identify exceptional franchise brands with the potential for high ROI, explosive growth, and/or proven performance. As their Sidekick, we stay with every client from first contact to well after they launch their business, all at no cost to the client. That’s how our team has awarded over 5,000 franchise locations.

Franchise Sidekick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Franchise Sidekick is actively looking to fill the role of Franchise Advisor. Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the above link, and great matches will be contacted for a two to three-interview hiring process with members of our sales leadership team. Franchise Sidekick is dedicated to hiring the best people who are aligned with our company culture and goals.

Salary : $120,000 - $175,000