Fred LeFranc is founder and president of Results thru Strategy, Inc. (RTS), a consultancy that focuses on helping companies and C-level executives identify and implement strategies that optimize their performance, people and profits. As a change agent, LeFranc aids executives in modifying their behavior to hone in on their natural strengths. This allows them to focus their efforts and achieve extraordinary results.
Building a strong executive team has been a hallmark of LeFranc's career. This instinct for indentifying talent and forging a team has been integral to the service that RTS brings to its clients.
LeFranc's aptitude in strategic planning, leadership training and business development has aided numerous companies achieve increased sales and profits. He has served on the boards of restaurant and technology companies for over 30 years.
Results thru Strategy has partnered with over three dozen companies since its inception. Its various experts focus on a variety of disciplines including Human Resources, Culinary, Strategic Planning, Financial Controls, Supply Chain, Training, Operations, Branding and Marketing,
LeFranc began his career in 1976 at the Hilton Hotels in Chicago. He later went on to hold a position at the legendary Pump Room operated by Richard Melman's Lettuce Entertain
You Enterprises, Inc. It is here that LeFranc caught the creative bug that fueled his success.
In 1978, he relocated to California to join El Torito Restaurants, Inc.; an eighteen-unit casual dining Mexican Dinner house, where he oversaw the company's marketing, with activities and programs that propelled El Torito into the 1980s with unprecedented sales increases. He was personally involved in more than 75 store openings and guided a development team in the creation and evolution of more than 15 different concepts. As COO and executive vice president, El Torito grew from 99 to 225 units with sales increasing from $225 million in 1983 to $450 million in 1987.
Well known for his role as a restaurant industry and thought leader, LeFranc combines direct knowledge of operating a restaurant company with an inherent talent for business and acute vision for growth. LeFranc's knowledge of the industry whether as an operator or vendor gives him a unique perspective.