Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue IV, 2011 | Page 13

DOMINA
TORS
By Debbie Selinsky

Franchisee Turns
Franchisor
Making the best of both worlds

W

hen Michael Ansley was a
teenager helping his father,
a painter, with work at KFC
and Wendy’s restaurants in
Springfield, Ohio, he soaked up both
his father’s entrepreneurial spirit and a
basic knowledge of the food and franchising business.
After earning degrees in business
administration and marketing at the
University of Dayton, the intense young
man worked as a sales manager for a large
company, calling on Builder’s Square,
Home Quarters, and other stores across

Name: Michael Ansley
Title: President, CEO, Chair
Company: Diversified Restaurant Holdings
No. of units: 22 Buffalo Wild Wings (14 in Michigan, 8 in Florida); 6

Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern (in Michigan)

Age: 40
Family: Wife, Kate; children David, 4, Mary Kate, 3, and Madison, 9

months

Years in franchising: 16
Years in current position: 13

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