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It&#8217;s The Franchise King!&#8221; <\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Thank you Tom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Tom Sudow was the director of the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce for years, and brought huge numbers of new businesses in to become chamber members. Tom also wisely aligned the chamber with the award winning Beachwood School District. Tom is now with <strong>The Cleveland Clinic<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">So there you have it. Was that story exciting enough for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Soon, others started calling me <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>The Franchise King<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, in a faraway Kingdom&hellip;. (Kidding) About 7 years ago, I attended a large business show that was sponsored by one of the largest and most influential Chambers of Commerce in Ohio; The Beachwood Chamber Of Commerce. 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