Wallace Peeples
Monday, February 21, 2022
12:45 pm-2:00 pm
Palm 1-2
Wallace Peeples, better known as wallo267, is an American orator, entrepreneur, social influencer, activist, and marketer. Wallo rose to cultural phenom status in two short years after serving a 20-year prison sentence by catching lightning in a bottle: crafting powerful viral content inspiring people across the world to step into their greatness and discover their purpose. With over 7 million+ social media impressions weekly, Wallo’s online followers have become evangelists, sharing his high-energy videos of inspiration, humor, and hard-earned lessons delivered with his signature unflinching honesty and humor.
David Barr
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
10:00 am-11:00 am
Palm 1-2
David Barr was just voted Entrepreneur of the Year by the International Franchise Association for 2021. David is an investor in franchisors, in franchisees and a frequent speaker on leadership. In recent years, David has also been a frequent speaker on Capitol Hill and has met with congressional leaders and the President and White House staff to discuss the impact of laws impacting small businesses and franchising. Barr has been interviewed on CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, and Bloomberg, and his experiences have been written about by New York Times and International Business Times. David has also authored OpEd pieces for Wall Street Journal.
David began his career in finance before moving into operations, and then into senior leadership. Today, David is an investor in and sits on the board of directors of a variety of franchisor, franchisee and non-franchise companies including:
Franchise
1) Investor and Franchisee, PMTD Restaurants (ownership in KFC, Taco Bell, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shops and Spice & Tea Exchanges)
2) Co-Founder and Partner, Franworth (franchise development partner to franchisors) with equity interests in Lash Lounge, The Barre Code, CityRow, and Skoah.
3) Investor and Board of Directors of Domino’s Pizza – China (franchisee of 480 Domino’s in China)
4) Investor and Board of Directors of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc. (franchisor of 140 premium sandwich shops)
5) Investor and Board of Directors of Heritage Restaurant Partners (franchisee of approximately 150 Wendy’s)
6) Investor and Board of Directors of Dogtopia (franchisor of 160 dog daycare units)
7) Investor and Board Advisor of College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving
8) Board of Directors of BrightStar Care ($600 million revenue franchisor of home healthcare services)
9) Board of Directors of OutWest Restaurant Group ($300 million revenue franchisee of 89 Outback Steakhouse)
Non-Franchise
1) Investor and Board of Directors of Column Health (owner and operator of opioid addiction centers in New England)
2) Investor and Board of Directors of Farm Burger (owner and operator of 12 premium grass-fed beef restaurants)
3) Chairman, Retail Credit Solutions, an administrator of private label credit card solutions for retailers
Industry/Association
1) Past Chairman, International Franchise Association (2019-2020)
Tom McQueen
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
8:45 am-9:45 am
Palm 1-2
Tom McQueen, M.Div., Ph.D. has served as a licensed marriage and family therapist and has authored/co-authored eleven books and numerous articles throughout his career. Early in his career, Tom served as a presidential advisor on core values and family culture when invited by the President of the United States to participate in the White House Conference on Children & Youth. In the healthcare industry Tom collaborated with the BayCare Health System in the Tampa Bay area to implement a coaching process for over 600 managers. Most recently, McQueen and Major General Karl Horst (US Army – RET), past President and CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, wrote and published Common Sense Leadership and Common Sense Engagement, two books that are being heralded as “must-reads” for leaders nationwide.
Major General Karl Horst
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
8:45 am-9:45 am
Palm 1-2
Major General Karl Horst retired from the United States Army on October 1, 2013 after more than 37 years of enlisted and commissioned service. During that time, he had the privilege to lead Soldiers at every level of the military, at home and around the world, in peacetime and in combat. In his last assignment on active duty he served as Chief of Staff for U.S. Central Command at MacDill AFB, Tampa. His last command assignment was as the Commanding General of Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington. Upon retirement, General Horst followed an atypical career path and went into the automobile industry where he was a General Manager in a large automotive group. Following his passion as a leader, he founded KNHorst and Associates, LLC that provides consulting support to clients interested in reinforcing ethical behavior and strong positive leadership attributes. General Horst authored the book “Common Sense Leadership,” with ten leadership lessons learned during his time in the military. While he lectures about ethics and leadership, he also leverages his experience from the Middle East, lecturing on U.S. National Security challenges influenced by the geo-political and religious challenges of the Middle East and the Levant. From June 2018 to March 2020, General Horst served as the President and CEO of the non-profit Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. Presently, General Horst provides strategic consulting support to Harmonic International, LLC which co-authored U.S. Cyber Command’s Defend Forward and Persistent Engagement strategies.
Robert Horry
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
8:30 am-9:30 am
Palm 1-2
Robert Keith Horry is an American professional basketball player. Because of his clutch shooting in important games, he is known as "Big Shot Rob". This name is a play on the nickname of fellow former Laker "Big Game" James Worthy. In his playing career, Horry has won seven NBA championships: two with the Houston Rockets, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the San Antonio Spurs. Horry is currently a free agent. Horry collected his seventh championship as a member of the Spurs in 2007. He is one of only nine players to have won seven or more championships in the NBA, and the only one who did not play on the 1960s Celtics. Robert Horry is one of only three players to win multiple NBA Championships with two different teams in consecutive seasons. In 2005, he joined John Salley as the only players to win NBA rings with three different teams.
Dan Whalen
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
10:00 am-11:30 am
Palm 1-2
Dan Whalen is the Director of Franchise Business Consulting for College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving. Joining the brand in 2016 as the General Manager of the Tampa corporate location, Dan successfully led his team from $1.1M in 2016 to $5.5M in 2021 with a CAGR of 35%. Those efforts were enough to land Tampa among the Top 5 Total Revenue, Top 5 Move Revenue Per Pop, and Top 5 Junk Revenue Per Pop along the way. Dan’s leadership was also able to land the Tampa location on the Inc 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for 4 consecutive years running. More importantly to Dan, he was able to assist in creating several “Building Leaders” stories, with two of his former wingmen becoming General Managers of corporate stores, and two more becoming Franchise Business Consultants with Brand Central. Prior to College Hunks, Dan gained his experience from operations management, sales, & entrepreneurship – all within the health & fitness industry. Dan also has a passion for writing about personal development, where he’s had over 75 articles re-published on websites such as Thought Catalog, Addicted2Success, and Thrive Global.