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.
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...
Before You Buy Another Business, Follow These 5 Steps
Expanding your portfolio? These five steps will help you choose businesses that align with your strengths and set you up for long-term success. Key Takeaways Invest in industries or sectors where you already have expertise — success is easier to replicate when you...
Fair is fair, but you can’t treat all employees the same
Imagine having two employees: one who just started and one who has been with you for 25 years. Now imagine trying to treat them both the same. They each get to work from home if they want, and they can even set their own hours. They both get their projects approved...
What Arnold Schwarzenegger Taught This CEO About Leadership
These two banned words shaped how I lead my family and company — and taught me that success starts with vision and ends with hard work. Key Takeaways Eliminating self-defeating language like “try” and “can’t” can dramatically shift your mindset toward achievement....
11 spring cleaning ideas for business leaders and teams
Spring cleaning in the workplace is more than just getting rid of old files, so you can consolidate your space. It can also be an annual ritual for leaders and teams to renew their mindset and create smarter, more efficient ways to conduct business operations and...
Franchise Books That Inspire
Words of Wisdom from Franchise Leaders From franchisors and franchisees to suppliers and consultants, everybody in franchising has a story to tell. Many have put pen to paper to share their successes, failures and advice through franchise books. Looking for some...
When good enough isn’t enough: What it takes to be great as a leader
For too many people, life isn’t about dreams, but limits. Their work and personal lives are good; they’re afraid they’ll make mistakes and lose everything going for great. For too many people, life isn’t about dreams, but limits. Their work and personal lives are...
Cost-Cutting Strategies: Short-Term Pain For Long-Term Gain
Ray Titus is CEO of United Franchise Group (UFG), a global leader for entrepreneurs with brands in over 1,800 locations in 80 countries. Every business has to wrestle with their budget now and then. Profits will dip even when you think you’re doing all you can to keep...
Q&A: What’s the Key to Successful Leadership?
A pair of Counselor Top 40 executives detail what leadership means to them and how to keep growing as a motivator. Key Takeaways • Defining Leadership: Leadership is about influence, guidance and the ability to inspire others toward a common goal. It involves being in...