EF-100 SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Please find below all the supporting evidence for Sales Geek’s submission for the Elite Franchise Top 100 – 2026. Each piece of evidence is coded within the submission so you can easily find what you are looking for.
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Innovation Section
Tell us what you believe your franchise is doing that sets you apart from other brands in the market.
Blue-chip experience, made accessible to SMEs
Our franchisees bring blue-chip expertise to small businesses. Many held senior leadership roles at FedEx, Adidas, Toshiba, Sony & AstraZeneca. For most SMEs, hiring talent of this calibre would be impossible due to cost & competition. See Q5.1
Bootstrapped & proven
Sales Geek has grown with zero outside investment. Being 100% bootstrapped proves the strength of our model, fuelled by demand & sustainable growth. Every system — notably our Sales Geek Academy — has been built by reinvesting success, not external funding.
Mission-driven, not profit-driven
We exist to change the way the world perceives sales. This isn’t just words: our Geeks help businesses grow ethically & sustainably. See Q5.2
Culture & values baked in
Geeks Care & Geeks Are Always Learning are lived daily. We’ve delivered client services for unwell franchisees & celebrated inclusion through Pride & Ramadan. This culture ensures our network is supported as people, not just business owners.
Innovative learning ecosystem
Franchisees access CPD-endorsed training, podcasts, product updates & mentoring. This isn’t one-off support but a living system shaped by franchisee feedback & our FAB’s Continuous Improvement Plan.
Rapid client impact
90% of franchisees sign their first client within a month. Some, like Jeff Strange (Arizona), secured clients in week one, while Tim Bardgett signed a client during onboarding.
Global ambition, local heart
With operations in the UK, USA, India, Malaysia & GCC, Sales Geek combines international reach with local focus. A recent Sales Club at Hampden Stadium drew 200 leaders & major sponsors, showing how our brand opens doors individual consultants couldn’t. See L5.1
How are you continuing to develop and improve the franchise business model?
Sales Geek began with a single service — Your Sales Director™ — which remains our flagship. Today, we have four core products: Your Sales Director, Your Sales Trainer, Your Sales Mentor & the Sales Geek Academy. Our portfolio has expanded to 15 complementary services, adding client value while leveraging franchisee expertise. Q6.1
New Products
As franchises mature, we launch new services to help them win fresh clients & retain legacy ones within our Geeky framework. These include leadership & compliance training plus diagnostic tools to maintain client value. Most recently, Your Sales Mentor™ has become a cornerstone of our client offer. Q6.2
Solo Franchise
Our new Solo Franchise enables established franchisees to recruit talent into their teams, accessing the best training & mentoring while creating a revenue stream instead of extra costs. L6.1
Existing Products
We adapt all services based on franchisee & client feedback, market shifts & tech advances. Your Sales Director™ is now at version 10.0. Each update comes with a clear business case, delivered via webinars, in-person sessions & 1-to-1 Q&A. Q6.3
CRM & Proposal System
Our CRM manages network-wide leads, contacts & clients while HQ handles contracts & invoicing. Leads are automatically assigned to territories. Our interactive proposal system, fully integrated with CRM, allows real-time client feedback, streamlining operations end to end.
How is the franchise encouraging CSR/ESG?
Sales Geek embeds CSR across its network, supporting charities & community initiatives at both national & local levels. Our national partner, Cash for Kids, benefits from franchisees training regional teams to improve commercial understanding & community engagement, while some also assist with key events such as Mission Christmas & deliver sales training at the charity’s national conference. We are also developing a sales curriculum at FE level in partnership with Bauer Media, giving young people a foundation in ethical sales practices.
Locally, we are directly supporting the donations team at the Manchester offices of the Kings Trust to become more commercially astute and focussing on growing key accounts for donations
Sales HQ supports charities such as Blackburn Youth Zone & Blackpool Empowerment Charity, providing training, mentoring & fundraising support. Franchisees independently engage in sponsorships, charitable projects & fundraising, including four Geeks completing the London Marathon this year, raising over £15,000 for their chosen causes.
Franchisees describe this work as central to their values:
“Charitable giving is an essential part of being a decent human being, not just a Geek. Sharing our expertise or time helps individuals & organisations create more impact.”
Pippa Tait, Sales Geek Shropshire
Charity partners also recognise the impact:
“Tony Greenwood (Solo Franchisee) provided tailored mentoring that strengthened our training offer, sharpened our commercial confidence, & made complex ideas practical & achievable.” Olivia Peri, Head of Learning, NAPAC
The Institute of Sales Professionals FAIR Ethics programme ensures our franchisees operate to the highest ethical standards, both in business & sales advice.
How is the franchisor making the most of new technologies, developing products & services?
At Sales Geek, we harness technology to transform both client journeys & internal operations.
Artificial Intelligence
Guided by our in-house AI Champion, we’ve embedded AI to improve speed, quality & personalisation.
For clients, Tawk AI provides 24/7 instant answers, capturing & nurturing web enquiries without delay, additionally it prevented a recent attempted cyber attack without human intervention. InVideo AI enables us to produce high-impact video content in days, enriching learning journeys & events with faster, more relevant materials.
Behind the scenes, tools like Microsoft Copilot automate reporting, speed up content drafting & streamline campaign analysis, freeing up more consultancy time to focus on our clients. By shifting routine work to AI, we’ve increased output without headcount growth at HQ, reduced turnaround times for clients and franchisees & strengthened our ability to scale.
Our AI Champion doesn’t just implement tools but trains every Geek to use them confidently, creating a culture of continuous innovation. The result: faster responses, richer client experiences & more efficient internal processes. See Q7.1
Communication
Our fortnightly podcast replaces newsletters, keeping franchisees informed with training, refreshers & HQ insights, with transcripts available. See V7.1
Sales Geek Hub
Our bespoke Sales Geek intranet streamlines engagement, ticketing, document sharing & onboarding. Integrated AI support ensures franchisees worldwide can quickly find what they need. See V7.2
Interactive PDFs & Geek Innovations
Web-based interactive product PDF’s (L7.1) track engagement, predict questions & automate responses, boosting recruitment efficiency. Proprietary IP like the C.U.R.E. model (V7.3) helps clients understand customer behaviour.
Q5.1
Where our Franchisees come from...
Q5.2
How are you continuing to develop and improve the franchise business model?
Q6.1
Our Product Suite
Q6.2
600% ROI
Existing Products
Making the most of new technologies, developing new products and services:
