Tel: 01772 915007 - Email: me@markapreston.com - Form: Book Me
Digital Growth Speaker for Franchise Events
When you organise a franchise event, you carry the weight of expectation. You want the right speaker. Someone who understands franchise growth from lived experience. Someone who brings the room together, lifts the energy, and leaves your franchisees feeling confident and capable. You also want someone who will make your life easier because you already have enough spinning plates behind the scenes.
My name is Mark Preston and I am known as 'THE' Digital Growth Speaker. And because I have lived the franchise journey myself, because I have built my own franchise network, because I have run events and supported events teams, I know exactly what you need from me the moment you book me.
Why Franchise Organisers Book Mark
For more than twenty five years, I have been in the trenches building and scaling real businesses with my own hands. My own white label digital growth franchise network grew to more than fifty franchisees across the UK, which means I understand what keeps franchise owners awake at night.
I know how hard it is to drive consistent customer flow across a network filled with different personalities and abilities. I know the frustration when some locations surge while others stall. And I know the pressure organisers feel to find a speaker who can bridge that gap and bring everyone onto the same page.
Your audience gets that with me because everything I share has been earned, not imagined.
The Talk That Franchise Networks Talk About
Franchise owners are busy. Many feel overwhelmed. Most want a simple path they trust and feel capable of following. They want clarity. Hope. Truth. And steps that make sense without jargon.
That is exactly what my talk (Scale Your Franchise Network By Connecting Those Dots) delivers...
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A clear view on what truly drives franchise growth
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A renewed belief that customer flow is within their control
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Simple actions they can start today
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Real world stories from someone who has lived it
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A shared language that aligns the entire network
I do not speak from a stage as a commentator. Everything I share comes from real results across real organisations. Including one of the most significant achievements of my career.
Scaling The UK’s Largest Group of Independent Opticians
One of the most challenging and rewarding journeys I have ever led was scaling the digital ecosystem of the UK’s largest group of independent opticians, Hakim Group. When I joined, they had sixty five locations and were operating at a low eight figure level. By the time I stepped back, they had grown to more than five hundred locations with a modest nine figure turnover. Our digital ecosystem was driving more than fifty thousand quality patient appointments every single month. All organically. All through dot connecting rather than big spending.
This is why franchise audiences listen. They see someone who has done it at national scale. Someone who understands multi location growth inside out. Someone who knows how to turn digital into something practical and human instead of something technical and overwhelming.
The £1b Dot Connecting Growth Framework
Every franchise event receives a tailored version of my £1b dot connecting growth framework. This is the same framework I have installed into my own businesses and the businesses I've helped to scale and grow. It was built through twenty five years of testing, failing, learning, and joining the dots in ways that created more than one billion pounds in profitable revenue with zero paid marketing spend.
The framework helps franchisees...
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Connect the hidden gaps in their digital ecosystem
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Build trust at every customer touchpoint
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Turn visibility into appointments, enquiries and footfall
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Grow consistently even when time and confidence are limited
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Stop wasting energy on shiny tactics that never deliver
Most people feel a sense of relief when they see it. It removes confusion and replaces it with clarity and a plan they can follow with confidence.
Why Bookers Feel Safe With Mark
When organisers tell me why they booked me, they usually say the same thing. They wanted someone who would make their life easier. Someone who turns up early, prepared, calm and focused. Someone who understands the pressure they are under.
Because I have been on event teams myself, because I have run my own events, because I have dealt with every challenge that happens behind the scenes, I take the pressure off you from the moment you reach out.
No uncertainty... No headaches... No surprises...
Just someone who delivers, connects, and makes you look good.
Perfect For...
What Happens Next...
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National franchise conferences
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Network growth events
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Multi unit owner gatherings
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Brand development days
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Leadership retreats for franchise partners
Share your event details and the outcome you want. I shape the session around your theme. Your audience leaves with clarity, confidence and a plan that moves the entire network forward. If you want a franchise talk or keynote that inspires action and transforms belief, I would love to support your event.