Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue III, 2017 | Page 16
2017 MVP AWARDS
BY HELEN BOND
A Couple of Winners
Husband-and-wife team make business a family affair
T
odd and Audra Fetter, winners
of the 2017 MVP Influencer
Award for a Husband & Wife
Team, have always had a team
approach to marriage, but the decision
to become hands-on franchisees has
changed the playing field for communi-
cating as a couple.
“Knowing when to drop the business
discussion and become plain ol’ husband
and wife has meant learning how to have
open and candid conversations, without
the emotional additions,” says Todd Fet-
ter. “It’s hard, but so very important to
have candid discussions.”
Fetter was looking for an investment
that could include his wife and five children
when he launched his franchise quest. The
Fetters, huge wings and sports fans, found
the perfect family fit with Buffalo Wings
& Rings, based in nearby Cincinnati.
With eight restaurants now open in
Ohio and South Dakota, Fetter says the
secret to working in business as hus-
band and wife is knowing your roles: he
focuses on site selection, financing, and
NAME: Todd and Audra Fetter
TITLE: Franchisees
NO. OF UNITS: 8 Buffalo Wings & Rings
AGE: 51 and 50
FAMILY: Daughter Kyla (30) works in
the surgery center at the hospital; son
Kellen (29) is head of operations at the
Lima store; son Keaton (26) handles the
farming (all the corn and bean planting
and most of the harvesting, and hog
farms); son Kieran (23) is regional
manager of the Columbus store; and
Hubertine (14) is the daughter we
adopted from Africa
YEARS IN FRANCHISING: 4
YEARS IN CURRENT POSITION: 4
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MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEE IS S UE III, 2017