Built by a Practitioner. Designed for What's Next.
Vantage Rise Partners was founded on a single conviction — that the most consequential decisions deserve the most rigorous counsel. We exist for the moments that define organizations and careers.
Where We Come From.
Vantage Rise Partners was built by Charles R. Franklin — an enterprise-growth executive, franchise-development strategist, and founder with more than two decades of experience building organizations, scaling multi-unit businesses, and creating repeatable systems that turn strategy into measurable growth.
Charles spent over a decade as a key legacy contributor at Grocery Outlet, a $5B+ public retail enterprise, where he helped design and scale the company's Independent Operator recruitment and development infrastructure. Before that, he founded Franchise Beacon, served as Chief Development Officer for Play N Trade, EVP of Development for T-Street Management, CEO of FMG Networks, and COO of Beacon Security Group — accumulating more than 1,000 franchise unit sales, $6.5M+ in area-development fees, and recognition as a three-time Franchise Update Media STAR Award recipient.
Years of Enterprise & Franchise Experience
Franchise Units Sold
Area-Development Fees Generated
Our Principles.
Discretion Above All
Every conversation we have is confidential. We do not disclose client relationships, share engagement details, or treat sensitive information as anything other than sacred.
Principals Only
You work directly with Charles — not account managers, not junior associates. The person you meet in the first conversation is the person who does the work.
Fit Over Volume
We limit the number of active engagements we carry at any time. We would rather do fewer things exceptionally well than scale at the expense of quality.
Outcomes, Not Deliverables
We are not in the business of producing reports. We are in the business of producing results — decisions made with clarity, organizations built to last, investments that change lives.
The Principal.
Vantage Rise Partners is led by Charles R. Franklin — a rare combination of founder-level urgency, enterprise-scale systems thinking, and franchise-development expertise.
Charles R. Franklin
Founder & CEO — Vantage Rise Partners LLC
3× Franchise Update Media STAR Award Recipient · IFA Contributor · 1,000+ Franchise Units Sold
Charles brings more than two decades of experience across enterprise strategy, franchise development, CRM architecture, sales operations, and organizational design. He spent over a decade at Grocery Outlet ($5B+ public enterprise) modernizing its Independent Operator pipeline infrastructure — building systems, governance frameworks, forecasting disciplines, and performance tools that scaled with the company's growth. Prior to that, he founded Franchise Beacon, served as CDO of Play N Trade, EVP of Development at T-Street Management, CEO of FMG Networks, and COO of Beacon Security Group. His track record includes 1,000+ franchise unit sales, $6.5M+ in area-development fees, and leadership that drove 1,800% year-over-year revenue growth for a high-growth independent business.
Work With Charles.
Whether you are navigating a strategic inflection point or exploring franchise ownership for the first time, the conversation starts here.
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