IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
COMMUNITY
For the past 15 years, JumpStart Manuals founder Craig Dietz focused on operations manuals and training programs. Kyle Gjersee joined the team in 2017 with 30 years experience in all facets of the franchise industry. We’ve identified how to assist franchisors with strategic planning and franchise development. Are you ready to grow your business? JumpStart your franchise future.
MISSION
To provide our clients the structure necessary to open, operate and grow a successful franchise system
VISION
To prepare our clients to be the top performing franchisees in their industries.
VALUES
Integrity, Profitable, Value Driven, Be Excellent to Each Other, Collaborate
CRAIG DIETZ
FOUNDER, OWNER
Craig Dietz, JumpStart Franchise Services President, has been assisting businesses and franchisors since 1999. A skilled educator and entrepreneur, he knows the franchise fundamentals and the importance of developing scalable systems and routines that create successful businesses.
His team of professional writers and designers have prepared and protected over 50 companies transitioning into becoming a franchise, or growing mature franchises needing global solutions for service and brand consistency.
KYLE GJERSEE
MANAGING PARTNER
Kyle Gjersee brings 30 years of franchising experience in every aspect of the business (Development, Operations, and Marketing). Prior to this position he was the Co-Founder/CEO of Rocky Mountain Mentors, a franchise consulting firm. He was the COO at Well Biz Brands, overseeing both Elements Massage and Fitness Together. He also has spent 20 years in the PepsiCo/YUM brands, Quizno’s, Arby’s and Spicy Pickle Franchising in various executive level positions.
Kyle received his BA in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Washington State University.
Jane Roach
Administrative
As a seasoned accounting professional, my goal is to provide specialized financial services to meet the individual needs of every client. I love to focus on small businesses and non-profit organizations as they launch and grow their enterprises.
Grace Haberman
Marketing Management
An eye for design and a passion for communication, Grace works diligently to make sure your business puts its best marketing foot forward. With a BS in Public Relations and Technical Communication, she understands the potential unlocked from a first impression, especially in franchise sales. Grace generates sales-focused marketing materials and eye-catching social media content for franchise clientele of all sizes and industries.
Tracy Weise
Editor and Technical Writer
Tracy Weise is a professional copywriter and editor. She has more than two decades of experience in the field of communications. She brings strong business, marketing and franchise acumen to the review process for JumpStart clients and has worked with dozens of franchise companies supporting their content development, marketing and editing needs. Tracy has a BA in communications from James Madison University and an MA in communications from The University of Alabama.
Garrett Schuchholz
Project Manager and Technical Writer
Garrett has spent more than 20 years coaching franchisees how to complement their entrepreneurial spirit within the framework of the established Standards of the Operations Manual to strengthen the brand. Garrett brings experience in policy composition, digital manual publication, Franchise Advisory Council facilitation, Field Evaluation preparation and implementation , Corrective Action Planning and follow-up, data collection and analysis, and executive management reporting.
Ed Taggart
Technical Writer
Ed Taggart is a freelance writer out of Akron, Ohio with a background in content and creative writing. An English major out of The Ohio State University, Ed has a wide background in numerous career fields, including digital marketing, aerospace production, and most recently reentry counseling. Writing, however, has always been his true passion. He looks to use his array of experiences and natural writing skills as a foundation for a budding technical writing career with Jumpstart.
Zoe Zorka
Senior Technical Writer
Zoe is a senior technical writer with over eight years’ experience in franchise development. She has helped build upwards of 60 franchise brands across all industries, creating operations manuals, sales and marketing materials, training modules, process documentation, and more. She holds a Masters in Business Administration and Doctorate of Business Administration from Colorado Tech. She is also an accomplished journalist with credits of CNN, Newsweek, NBC News, Vice, Business Insider, and more to her name.
Angela Jiron-Mendoza
Graphic Designer
Angela Jiron-Mendoza is a Graphic Designer with JumpStart Franchise Services. She has more than a decade of graphic design experience in the management of the complete design process, from conceptualization to delivery. She is analytical with strong interpersonal skills. She is skilled with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Microsoft Office. She loves learning and enjoys photography as a hobby.
Langston Anthony
Graphic Designer
With over twelve years of experience specializing in graphic design, Langston Anthony’s work is guided by a strong belief in design as a problem-solving tool, as a way of recognizing and forming relationships between ideas and reality, and as a method for improving the connections between people and the products they use. He possess a strong track record of creating impactful visual communications that build brand identity and engage customers across various mediums.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT
Garage Kings
Garage Kings is the leading garage floor installer in North America. They specialize in epoxy flooring and polyaspartic flooring for residential garages and basements. All locations are locally owned and internationally supported. Their service is professional yet personal. Homeowners have the security of a North American company with the comfort of a local business owner.
SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT
Warshawsky Seltzer, PLLC
Franchising – it’s what we do. To excel in this market, a law firm must be flexible and sensitive to the needs of their clients. Nothing about our operation is “traditional,” from our creative fee structures to our virtual law firm environment to the non-traditional experiences and backgrounds that we value in our legal professionals.
Rather than cater to everyone, we aggressively focus on the needs of our target clientele – businesses looking to grow through franchising. We have built our firm around those needs. The driving force behind our firm is our never-ending pursuit to provide not just the best legal advice, but to also serve as valuable business advisors for our clients.
We know franchising. We know business. We are not just lawyers. We are business people. We bring real world experience to the table. This real world experience helps set us apart from other law firms. Our goal is to deliver the optimal blend of business and legal expertise to clients seeking to grow their businesses.
