With over 25 years of combined experience in marketing and business development, Vern's career has spanned the entertainment, financial services and private education industries. In addition to being a full time commercial and residential realtor, Vern is currently 2inspire's fractional Franchise Development Officer, representing both the Mad Science and Crayola Imagine Arts Academy brands, where he and Franchise Development Manager, Tracy Woods, are guiding the company's expansion efforts in North America and throughout the world. Vern's journey into commercial leasing began when he launched Kumon Canada's new Toronto corporate learning centre from scratch in 2015. Through that experience, Vern gained valuable insights that led him down the path of franchise development and commercial leasing. For the past 7 years, Vern has been assisting small business owners identify and secure commercial spaces, while navigating the often complicated three-way relationship betweeen the franchisor, the franchisee and the landlord.