Daniel Deleon

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About Daniel Deleon

Daniel D. DeLeon is an accomplished franchisor and entrepreneur with a stellar record of success. Voted as one of Jacksonville's Top 40 Under 40 of 2022 by Jacksonville Business Journal, one of the most Influential Restaurant CEOs in the country by Nation’s Restaurant News 2021 & 2020, Top Franchise Influencer 2022 & 2023 by 1851 Franchise & SEO Samba, Rising Restaurant Stars by FSR Magazine, Power List CEOs by Nation's Restaurant News and Mover & Shaker Of The Year by Jacksonville.com; based on his 15 years of entrepreneurship experience. Daniel excels in franchising, start-ups, business development, management, operations and leadership. He has proudly grown six local and diverse businesses from the ground up. He has owned and operated multiple franchise concepts and has excelled in the restaurant industry. Mr. DeLeon has a strong and diverse history of multi-unit franchise restaurant ownership and operations across multiple concepts. As well as, Franchisor representative experience with Restaurant Brands International. As CEO, DeLeon has developed, perfected and grown Grumpy’s Restaurant to the successful fan favorite it is today. In addition, he has successfully developed and launched Grumpy’s Restaurant Franchise Program. He is a collaborative and visionary leader with a documented record of guiding business development, growth, profitability and overall success by strong operations and continued leadership. Recognition & Publications include: FranchiseTimes.com | FranchiseEuphoria.com Podcast | ModrnBusiness.com Podcast | Restaurant Rockstar's Podcast | Business.com | Franchise.org | HuffPost.com | Fundera.com | ThriveGlobal.com | DailyMotion.com | Medium.com | FSRMagazine.com | Franchising.com | RestaurantNews.com | NRN.com | RestaurantMagazine.com | FirstCoastNews.com | News4Jax.com | WJCT.org | FirstCoastNews.com | Jacksonville.com | BizJournal.com/Jacksonville | TheHill.com | ClayTodayOnline.com | ActionNewsJax.com | Katc.com | Yelp Jax | 1851Franchise.com | SEOSamba.com | Franchise Magazine USA | Franchising.com | Hospitality-1st.com | The Florida Times Union | Authority Magazine Strength & Expertise include: Business Development | Franchising | Branding | Business Operation | Business Valuation | Problem Solving | Communication | Recruiting | Training | Employee Development | Revenue Growth | Strategic Business Planning | Sales & Marketing Expertise | Customer Relations | Profit & Loss Accountability | Forecasting & Budgeting | Team Leadership | Innovative Business Improvements | Negotiation | Conflict Resolution | Startups