Franchise Interviews

Karol Mercurio has spent more than 23 years as a Franchise Consultant and over 30 years in franchising. She holds the distinction of being IFPG’s very first franchise consultant and one of the first female Consultants throughout all of franchising. Karol started her career in franchising at Nutrisystem. During her 12 years with the company, she was responsible for developing and delivering training programs to new franchisees. Later, Karol worked for Great Clips as their Franchise Development Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. She has placed countless people in their own businesses and has been a role model for women in franchising. Karol’s wealth of experience and wisdom has been priceless to IFPG and all of its members.