Press & Articles
Ray’s insights on franchising, leadership, and business growth have been featured in leading outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Franchise Times. These articles highlight his forward-thinking perspective on scaling businesses and empowering entrepreneurs.
How A Book Can Boost Your Leadership Skills in Business
Positive energy has always been a cornerstone of my business, so I was excited when I came across Jon Gordon’s book. This guide to succeeding in work and life through the power of positive energy confirmed the value of everything I’ve tried to live by and share for my...
How To Be The Most Loved Business In Your Community
About a dozen years ago, I interviewed an Ace Hardware owner who was forced to make big changes in how he did business to survive a new competitor that was moving in next door. His small store of about 12,000 square feet, packed with merchandise, had been thriving for...
You Want In? Earn It: How Ray Titus Trains His Successors
Fully Promoted’s success over the past 25 years is attributed to the family values instilled by its founder and maintained by his son, company president Andrew Titus. Ray Titus didn’t raise no nepo baby. The serial entrepreneur, who founded United Franchise Group and...
20 Ways To Apply EQ To Strengthen A Family Business
Running a family-owned business can be uniquely rewarding, but it also comes with emotional complexities that other companies don’t face. When personal relationships and professional responsibilities overlap, tensions can arise quickly. That’s where emotional...
20 Ways To Apply EQ To Strengthen A Family Business
Running a family-owned business can be uniquely rewarding, but it also comes with emotional complexities that other companies don’t face. When personal relationships and professional responsibilities overlap, tensions can arise quickly. That’s where emotional...
The Family Business Blueprint: Ray Titus of United Franchise Group On Managing Relationships and Revenue Under One Roof
Respect is key, don’t be overly critical of another family member in front of others. In the early years, the boys had a hard time separating personal and business. The oldest boys didn’t show the younger ones the respect they should, and the younger ones...
Building Brand Reputation Through Customer Experience with Ray Titus
Maintaining Consistent Customer Service Standards Across Every Location Shep interviews Ray Titus, CEO of United Franchise Group (UFG). They discuss embracing change, balancing creativity and standards, and maintaining consistency across over 1,800 franchises in over...
Success Made Simple: A CEO’s Review of Be Useful: 7 Rules for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger
He came to America with nothing and barely spoke the language. But Arnold Schwarzenegger got to work and conquered every field he entered, from bodybuilder to movie star and politician. I think he may be the most successful human being of our lifetime. So, I was...
Preparing Your Business—And Yourself—For Exit
Ray Titus is CEO of United Franchise Group (UFG), a global leader for entrepreneurs with brands in over 1,800 locations in 80 countries. You’ve spent decades building your business, celebrating its successes, steering it through rocky financial times and overcoming...