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The CEO100 Lecture Series at Florida Southern College is an annual event for students, faculty, alumni, friends, and the business community, which celebrates (recognizes) transformational leadership that has facilitated Innovation, Impact and Performance Excellence. We are proud to have Chairman and CEO of United Franchise Group (and Florida Southern alumnus) Mr. Ray Titus as our 2026 CEO100 speaker.

Ray founded the very first Signarama® store in 1986, and the brand now spans globally. Today, along with Signarama®, United Franchise Group is home to an affiliated family of brands and consultants including Fully Promoted®, Black Optix Tint®, Transworld Business Advisors®, Exit Factor™, Accurate Franchising Inc.™, Franchise Real Estate™, the Vast Coworking Group™ division comprised of Venture X®, Office Evolution® and Intelligent Office®, and Big Flavor Brands™ foodservice division with The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill® and Graze Craze®. UFG affiliated brands include over 1,800 franchises in more than 80 countries, with consultants that have developed over 600 brands into franchise business models globally.

Please note, space is limited for our CEO100 event, taking place on October 1 at Florida Southern College in the George W. Jenkins Field House. Be sure to secure your sponsorship or tickets by September 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to rbuckley@flsouthern.edu.

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