Meet Anna Dey

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For the past 12 years, Anna Dey has dedicated herself almost entirely to one thing – franchising.

Anna graduated from the Honor’s Program at The University of Toledo in 2010 after winning the prestigious Overall Student Pacemaker Award for the College of Business. After only two years in corporate America, she realized she’d rather bet on herself and never looked back.

A NEW JOURNEY BEGINS

The start of the franSPOT

Anna opened her first business at the young age of 25. She started as the Owner-Operator of one concept, ultimately growing to become a multi-unit, multi-concept franchisee. At her height, Anna owned or partnered on 12 brick-and-mortar concepts representing 6 separate franchise systems. She became an award-winning franchisee in the Anytime Fitness, Clean Eatz, and Smoothie King systems, including accolades like Overall Franchise of the Year, Community Outreach Club of the Year, Training Team of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Club Platinum, The Founders Award, Kings Club, and Regional Franchise of the Year. Over half of her units have performed in the top 15% of their respective systems, and she was selected as the new-franchisee training store in two of her franchise systems.

Always believing that a strong exit strategy is as important as a market entry strategy, Anna has since successfully sold many units in her portfolio, but remains a multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee.

Often finding herself organically helping others on their path to entrepreneurship, Anna identified how fulfilling she found the process of doing so to be. And so, the franSPOT was born. Anna is now proud to utilize her unparalleled business acumen in the franchise industry, as well as her passion for helping others, in her role as a Franchise Consultant.

Since starting the franSPOT, Anna has been a Top 3 Consultant in her network, FranChoice, three separate times. She also won a “Top Producer” award, indicating that she truly excels in finding the right fits for the candidates she works with.

More About Anna

In her time away from work, Anna serves in a volunteer capacity as the Director of her 501(c)(3) charity, The 24 in 24, which has raised over $2.1 million for children battling life-threatening illnesses. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, Michael, who doubles as her graphic designer and business partner, and their two rescued pit bulls, Nika and Tootsie.

FUN FACT!

Anna and her husband got married on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa after a 6-day climb!

Your Franchise Future Awaits

Whether you are brand new to entrepreneurship or you’re looking to diversify your current business portfolio, Anna would love to work with you!

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Michelle Gilbert

21:02 21 Mar 25

Anna is fantastic to work with! She is so knowledgeable, patient, and really works with you to find the right fit. 100% recommend Anna as the first to go to if you are looking to own a Franchise.

Guillermo S

03:32 20 Mar 25

Let me start by saying Anna is amazing!! I am a first time business owner here in California and had originally tried acquiring a Vitamin Shoppe. Long story short Vitamin Shoppe screwed me out of a lot of my money. I felt defeated, and felt that franchising was not for me due to my failure, but through great suffering comes strength, wisdom, and amazing people like Anna! Anna helped me get back on the horse. Please note she is not a therapist in any way, so please don't come to her with personal issues..lol, but that is the type of person she is. If you work with her she will take the time to get to know you and will take the time to understand what you want in a franchise. Anna has a knack for connecting you with the right business. She if very knowledgeable franchise owner herself so she's not just a consultant she's a successful business owner with years of experience. Anna has given me hope in that franchising doesn't have to be a scary experience, and I would gladly recommend her to anyone looking into franchising.

Paul Kowalik

15:58 24 Feb 25

Anna was such an amazing consultant and advocate for us when we were going through the franchise discovery process! She was very thorough and knowledgeable, utilizing her years of business experience to ensure we were introduced to several brands that met our variety of needs. Anna was patient with us and never made us feel pressured into making a decision. Overall, a fantastic experience and I would have no hesitation to refer Anna Dey to any of my friends looking for a franchise consultant. She’s a top-notch performer that is a pleasure to work with!

Erin Carr

11:02 20 Feb 25

Anna is extremely knowledgeable and transparent. She is a trusting source and a true mentor. Her passion for wanting to help others achieve and succeed in what she has shines through in every interaction. I couldn’t recommend Anna enough as a valid source if you are looking into franchising.

Justin Gordon

22:01 18 Feb 25

Anna is TERRIFIC! She's a ball of fire and energy. Working with Anna, I felt she was truly invested in my success in order to find a franchise that was right for me. She's very knowledgeable, being a franchisee herself and even though she's relatively new to brokering, it felt like she is long-experienced at it. Anna made herself available as needed - always prompt to return messages. She spent lots of time with me, asking meaningful questions to help ensure matching me with a good brand and one that I would be comfortable operating. She also had answers to all my questions, again, making me comfortable with the process. I highly recommend working with Anna Dey at the franSPOT if you're interested in finding a franchise business to get into.

Matt Polena

02:14 17 Feb 25

Anna was great I leading me through my franchise purchase. She does her research and is able to pin point franchise ideas for you to review. Can’t wait to work with her again for my next franchise.

Julie Dey

17:52 15 Feb 25

Working with Anna was an absolute game-changer for us. Owning a franchise was something we had dreamed about for a long time but never thought was truly possible. From our very first meeting, Anna took the time to understand what mattered most to us and presented several different concepts—which were fantastic. One, in particular, stood out, and we knew it was the perfect fit.Anna’s industry knowledge, guidance, and support showed us how we could turn our dream into reality. She was incredibly informative, helpful, and always had our best interests in mind. Thanks to her expertise and insight, we’re now opening our own franchise—something we once thought was out of reach.If you’re considering franchising, we highly recommend working with Anna. She makes the process clear, attainable, and exciting!

Gary Shaklee

19:51 13 Feb 25

Anna is the only one in the franchise consulting business I trust to find me the perfect franchise based on my passion, expectations, and budget. She is super transparent and demonstrates unmatched work ethic and integrity!

Steve Sheehy

04:17 13 Feb 25

It was a pleasure to work with Anna on finding the correct franchise for me. She was organized, well researched and listed to my requirements and my feedback

Stephanie Lauer

02:57 13 Feb 25

There is no one I would have trusted to walk me through this franchise process other than Anna Dey. Anna wears many hats and is equally successful in every endeavor, but franchise consultant appears to be her most suitable role yet. She knows the franchise business ins and outs and skillfully led us through our first time franchise purchase. She genuinely cares and wants to see others succeed. She’s available to answer questions.If you’re curious or on the fence about starting up the process, choose Anna. She won’t lead you wrong nor will she pressure you to do something you are not comfortable with.