Petter Etholm - Franchise Consultant

Massachusetts

Petter is an experienced entrepreneur with 30 plus years in consumer retailing, franchising and turn-around businesses. He understands franchising from both the franchisee and the franchisor’s perspective. He still owns and operates his own franchise location.

He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Zone Labs, Inc, an industry leader in the development and sale of innovate, patented nutraceutical products. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Osiris Corporation and President and CEO of its Thomas Equipment Inc. subsidiary. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of both companies. Osiris is a holding company, and Thomas is an international manufacturer and marketer of skid steer loaders.    

He was President of Cardsmart Retail Corporation, which he led to become America’s fastest growing card and gift retail store franchise.

He has held numerous positions with Nutrisystem one of the largest weight loss companies in the United States. He was Executive Vice President and managed 250 corporate and 1,000 franchise stores as well as owning and operating his own chain of 20 stores. 

He is Chairman Emeritus of the Young Presidents' Organization in New England. Petter received his undergraduate degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and a Masters of Business Administration for Thunderbird School of Global Management.

His network is vast, and he would like to put his knowledge and experience to use helping you through the complicated process of becoming a successful business owner.

Petter lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

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