Episode 77

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4th Mar 2022

Ep. 77 Tom Wells, investor in franchisors, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, 10 Point Capital

On this episode of Investors & Operators, Jordan sits down with TOM WELLS, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, 10 Point Capital. Together, they discuss:

  • Leadership in the restaurant industry and leading franchisors
  • Managing a largely transient workforce and developing leaders who have a passion for the industry
  • Developing and using processes to manage the business 

...and so much more.

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TOM WELLS focuses on partnering with visionary founders and operating executives to build dominant franchise brands. He is an investor in Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Slim Chickens, Phenix Salon Suites, Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux. Tom has over 10 years of private equity experience investing in a variety of industries and branded businesses. He focuses on building strong brands that resonate with customers, believing that is critical to the long-term success of a company.

Tom currently serves on the Board of Directors for Phenix Salon Suites and Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux. Tom is also on the franchise team at BIP Capital. Prior to joining BIP Capital, he worked for Century Park Capital Partners, a Los Angeles based private equity group focused on the lower middle market. Additionally, Tom previously worked in the San Francisco office of Harris Williams & Co, a leading middle market investment bank.

10 Point Capital is a private equity firm based in Atlanta, Georgia that invests in franchisors with the potential to become dominant brands. Tapping into more than 75 years of combined experience in the franchise industry, the 10 Point Capital team has deep knowledge of investing in and operating both franchisors and franchisees. The firm has invested in more than 40 franchise transactions, have been franchisees for seven concepts, and have worked for four franchisors.

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Jordan Selleck

Founder. Recovering Investment Banker. 3x Entrepreneur. Philz Coffee Enthusiast.

Jordan Selleck is a recovering investment banker turned 3x entrepreneur. While teaching English in China, Jordan met an investment banker in a bar and before he knew it he’d spent six years in cross-border investment banking advising global corporates and private equity firms on M&A deals up to $250 million.

As much as Jordan loved investment banking, he always knew he was meant to do something more. In 2016, Jordan founded Debtmaven, a deal management platform for debt financing in the lower middle market. It was while he was marketing Debtmaven on LinkedIn that Jordan found his true passion: building meaningful relationships in the lower middle market.

Seeing over 50% of Debtmaven’s $450million+ in deals come from LinkedIn, he realized he’d found an untapped market and began his journey with LinkedIn consulting. Dozens of clients and a handful of extraordinarily talented employees later, 51 Labs is a thriving marketing agency for the lower middle market that produces captivating content and generates organic traffic across LinkedIn.

Jordan was born in San Diego, grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a fourth-generation private pilot, SCUBA dives, speaks Mandarin Chinese, and is a husband and father of 2.