Retail restaurant client seeking new location for his conceptual idea of the next hottest restaurant to hit the valley. So I took a call from, let’s call him Mr. X, who cam through from the office line the other day and began to wonder why I did. The gentleman was deliberate on his presentation, knew exactly what he was looking for, and basically told me how I should do my job of representing him. Well, after I heard about how I did not know anything and should be listening to every piece of direction he is giving me, it was then my turn to ask one question: so, tell me Mr. X, how many million dollar restaurants do you have now? I...

With a recent uptick in same store sales, Tropical Smoothie is in growth mode once again. Tropical Smoothie has been experiencing a bit of a downtrend over the past year, until recently. There has been a surge in customer loyalty and new customer acquisition, and with the help of bright and shining stars at the helm of operations, Tropical Smoothie is, once again, expanding in key markets. Those markets include Arizona. This is where I step in. I was contacted to assist in finding the perfect locations for the next roll out of units within the Arizona marketplace. These plans could not have come at a better time within the current...