Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue IV, 2012 | Page 8

Chairman’
sNote
BY JOHN METZ

Healthcare 2013: A 5% Solution

I

t’s hard to believe that a year has passed and
my tenure as the Multi-Unit Franchising
Conference chairman has come to an end. As
I write this farewell column, my last official
task as chairman, it seems like only yesterday I began working with Therese Thilgen on the content
for the 2012 conference. It was indeed a pleasure to
work with Therese, and not only do I feel I made a
lifelong friend, together we created a tremendously successful
conference.
Looking back on the 2012
conference, held at The Mirage in
Las Vegas, we packed tons of information and opportunities into
less than three days. We opened
Day One with a great day of golf
and an informal franchisee mixer where we were
honored with a visit from former President George
W. Bush. (Okay, not really, but the impersonator
sure was convincing!) We continued with our outstanding keynote speakers and exceptional ͕