Cordell Riley, COO of BIGGBY COFFEE, joins us on The Franchise Woman podcast: Where Passion & Purpose Collide.
A few words that describe Cordell:
- Scholar.
- Wordsmith.
- Purpose Driven.
- Leader.
- Teacher.
Rebecca thinks that someday we might have to add ‘politician’ as a means to describe Cordell and his many facets. He simply laughed when she mentioned it.
Listen in and learn more about Cordell Riley and his thoughts on the power of our words.
Meet Cordell Riley
Cordell is COO for BIGGBY COFFEE. He is a top business and franchising professional who has spent many years helping companies achieve outstanding success. After graduating from Mississippi State University and serving state-side during Desert Shield, Cordell began a career with Driven Brands (owner of Meineke and Maaco). Cordell spent 20 years there, with increasing levels of responsibility for operations, business system stewardship, customer relations and training. After overseeing training internally for Driven Brands, Cordell founded a full-service training and education firm in 2000. Today Cordell also teaches franchising at the University of Tennessee.
Cordell is now recognized as a pioneer who was among the first to focus on the critical role that training plays in cultivating great brands.
Cordell is very active with the International Franchise Association (IFA). In addition to speaking at many IFA functions, he has served on the Educational Foundation of the IFA, the Board of Governors for Certified Franchise Executives (CFE) and the Supplier Advisory Board. Cordell is a current board member for Youth Commission International and General Shelton’s Leadership Center at NC State University. Additional board service includes, the Education Committee of the Automotive Aftermarket Association, and as a Trustee of the Motorist Assurance Program.
Cordell is an active citizen of Charlotte, NC, where he lives with his beautiful wife Donna. He is the proud father of two amazing young adults, Jackson and Ashley.
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