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Leap Brands

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1 - 10 employees

🎯 Recruiter

📚 Education

Recruitment • Consulting • Education

Leap Brands is a premium service provider specializing in executive recruiting, recruitment marketing, brand building, mergers and acquisitions, and educational platforms. The company serves diverse sectors across the United States, offering expertise in private equity, franchising, health and wellness, and numerous other industries including automotive, agriculture, and information technology. Leap Brands is trusted by industry giants such as Arby's, T-Mobile, and Wendy's, among others, and is known for its dedication to expanding networks and connecting companies with qualified candidates.

📋 Description

• Define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for the roll-up platform. • Build an operating model capable of supporting rapid M&A, integration, and scalability. • Partner with private equity sponsors to align on key value drivers, investment priorities, and exit strategies. • Lead the integration of acquired retail and F&B businesses, ensuring cultural alignment, operational discipline, and brand consistency. • Build playbooks for finance, HR, operations, supply chain, marketing, and technology integration. • Oversee a multi-brand, multi-unit operational infrastructure with a relentless focus on unit economics, margins, labor optimization, and guest experience. • Implement world-class processes and KPIs across all brands. • Drive cross-brand synergies in supply chain, procurement, marketing, and G&A. • Own P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance across all brands. • Drive EBITDA expansion through operational improvement, integration efficiencies, and disciplined cost management. • Provide transparent reporting and insights to the Board and private equity sponsors. • Elevate the customer experience across both retail and food & beverage verticals. • Lead new unit development across markets while optimizing existing store portfolios. • Identify and execute opportunities for new market entry, brand extension, and digital expansion.

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years of multi-unit leadership experience in retail, food & beverage, hospitality, franchising, or consumer services. • Significant experience working with private equity and leading PE-backed organizations. • Proven success in M&A integration, roll-ups, restructuring, or platform-building. • Deep operational expertise with a track record of improving unit-level performance. • Strong financial acumen and P&L ownership across large, complex organizations. • Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to build high-performing teams. • Experience scaling from multi-unit to multi-brand environments preferred. • Ability to handle rapid growth, ambiguity, and pressure with clarity and discipline.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development • Paid time off