Kit Vinson

Kit is a marketing specialist with over 18 years of experience from the ground up. His resume includes corporations such as Hillenbrand Industries, Service Corp. International and Infinity Broadcasting, showing his experience in advertising, financial services, and manufacturing.

Kit earned an MBA from The American Graduate School of International Management (a.k.a. Thunderbird) in 1994. His fields of study include International Marketing and the Spanish language. He has also completed business studies at the University of London in London, England and language studies in Antigua, Guatemala.

Kit’s entrepreneural ventures and his experience working for Fortune 500 corporations have given him a unique perspective into the business world.

Rob Vinson

Rob Vinson is the principal of Vinson Franchise Law Firm in Incline Village, Nevada. He is a franchise lawyer who specializes in representing start-up franchisors and established franchisors all across the U.S. and internationally. His practice is limited to franchise law. Rob is a member of the Texas, California and Nevada bars. He is AV-rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory (reflecting "very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards"). Rob has been a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchising since 1997.

Rob earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1987. He was a member of Strasburger & Price LLP law firm in Dallas, Texas from 1987 to 2001, working in diverse areas including litigation, international transactions, international mergers and acquisitions, corporate and franchising. In 1996, he began concentrating his practice on franchise law. He left the firm in 2001 as partner in the Franchise and Distribution Law Practice Group. In 2001, Rob moved to the Silicon Valley in California and began work as a sole practitioner, continuing to specialize in franchise law. In 2003, he moved his practice to Lake Tahoe, and formed Vinson Franchise Law Firm. Over the years, he has worked with Entrepreneur Franchise 100 franchisors, such as 7-Eleven and Coldwell Banker Real Estate, as well as Entrepreneur Franchise 500 franchisors, including Tutoring Club and Shake’s Frozen Custard.

Gary Fieldsend

Gary works for Franchise Manuals LLC as a Manual Production Specialist. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelors in Marketing. Gary’s experience includes television research, media consulting, market research, internet marketing, and magazine editing. Gary’s rich blend of experience makes him a valuable member of the team.

Jerry Call

Jerry works for FranMan as a Manual Production Specialist. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor in Advertising Communications and Marketing degree. Jerry's experience includes business development, corporate identity and advertising campaign development and consulting, business plan development, graphics design, large document development and design, and technical and training manual development and production.