{"id":287765,"date":"2025-12-03T14:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/?p=287765"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:18:16","slug":"franconnect-appoints-ai-visionary-wendell-jisa-as-exec-chair-of-its-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/franconnect-appoints-ai-visionary-wendell-jisa-as-exec-chair-of-its-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"FranConnect Appoints AI Visionary Wendell Jisa as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founder and Chai<\/span><\/i>rman <\/span><\/i>of Reveal <\/span><\/i>and <\/span><\/i>Legal Tech Entrepreneur Joins FranConnect to Accelerate Franchise and Multi-Location <\/span><\/i>Industry<\/span><\/i> Growth Th<\/span><\/i>rough AI Innovation<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Herndon, V<\/span><\/b>a.\u00a0<\/span><\/b> (<\/span><\/b>Dec. 3<\/span><\/b>, 2025)<\/span><\/b> \u2014 <\/span>FranConnect<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>the leading provider of AI-powered sales, operations, and marketing solutions for franchise and multi-location businesses, announced today that it has named\u00a0 Wendell Jisa Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Jisa brings extensive experience growing private equity-backed technology companies on a global scale. As part of Jisa\u2019s appointment, he will collaborate closely with FranConnect\u2019s executive leadership team to accelerate the delivery of smarter, faster, and highly scalable AI solutions\u2014transforming how franchise and multi-location brands drive growth and achieve measurable success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs we advance towards serving 2,000 brands globally, reinforcing our technology and growth strategy is critical,\u201d said Gabby Wong, CEO of FranConnect. \u201cWendell\u2019s deep expertise in building advanced AI ecosystems and scaling SaaS platforms will be invaluable as we accelerate innovation and deliver data-driven tools that drive measurable impact and long-term success to our franchise and multi-location customers.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Wendell<\/p>\n

Jisa <\/span>brings nearly three decades of experience in building transformative SaaS platforms and driving innovation in highly regulated industries. As the founder of Reveal, he pioneered one of the most advanced AI ecosystems in legal technology, leading strategic acquisitions and developing groundbreaking tools that reshaped the eDiscovery landscape. Jisa\u2019s exceptional expertise has led him to be recognized as the <\/span>2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year<\/span><\/a>\u24c7<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Midwest Award Winner a<\/span>nd the <\/span>2024 ALM Legal Week Leaders in Te<\/span><\/a>ch Law<\/span><\/a> Lifetime Achievement Award<\/span><\/a> recipient.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFranConnect is redefining how franchise and multi-location brands leverage technology to grow smarter and faster, and I\u2019m thrilled to join at such a pivotal time,\u201d said Jisa. \u201cThe company\u2019s vision aligns perfectly with <\/span>the industry trajectory of leveraging <\/span>intelligent, <\/span>data-driven solutions<\/span> to create impact. I\u2019m <\/span>looking forward to <\/span>supporting FranConnect\u2019s mission and helping their team shape the future of franchise and multi-location innovation.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Jisa\u2019s Board appointment, FranConnect reinforces its commitment to pioneering AI-driven solutions that empower franchise and multi-location businesses to thrive in an increasingly competitive market. His expertise in scaling technology platforms and driving innovation will play a critical role in shaping FranConnect\u2019s next chapter of growth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FranConnect, the leading provider of AI-powered sales, operations, and marketing solutions for franchise and multi-location businesses, announced today that it has named Wendell Jisa Exec Chair of its Board of Directors<\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":287797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,103],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-287765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-mega-menu-spotlight","category-global-news","tag-press-releases"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287765"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287798,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287765\/revisions\/287798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}