Get To Know Todd

Your Franchise Expert & Consultant

Todd Weiss, CFA is recognized as one of the top industry leaders in both the franchise and coaching industries. He possesses a special passion for helping people become their absolute best with the gifts they’ve been given.

Todd is a 12 year Wall Street veteran with a specialty in real estate finance. During his tenure at Merrill Lynch, he was directly involved in the financing, pricing, negotiating and underwriting of over $1 billion in commercial real estate loans throughout the United States.

In 2002, Todd was named the Western Regional Manager responsible for overseeing CMBS debt origination where he took a region from zero loan production to over $250,000,000.

In 2008 Todd left Wall Street to start Sunshine Consulting Ltd, a franchise consulting and advisory firm specializing in helping individuals find franchise concepts and assisting existing franchises in expanding their brand. He personally provided guidance to new and existing franchise businesses and maintains relationships with hundreds of franchise owners, representing a multitude of industries throughout the United States and Canada.

In addition to his consulting practice, Todd successfully owned and operated two Ellipse Fitness centers in Appleton and Neenah, WI from 2011 to 2016. During this time, he successfully oversaw the operations of both locations and the management of their 40+ employees.

In 2015, Todd and his partners formed Real Leadership Coaching (RLC) a business coaching franchise based in the United States. Real Leadership Coaching provides a cross-section of services including personal coaching, management coaching, leadership coaching and elite coaching for C-level executives and their people. In addition to their coaching services, RLC provides a proprietary Neuro Linguistic Program (NLP) workshops called Firestarter to help people enhance their communication and personal/professional development.

Todd Weiss obtained his BA in Economics and Business, and History with a double major in History from Lafayette College. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

In his spare time, you will find him spending quality time with his family in the great outdoors. Todd loves skiing and snow-boarding. And, he spends as much time at the gym as his schedule permits. He’s an avid traveller seeking opportunities to meet new people and explore new cultures – just ask him about his recent trip to Cuba!