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title: "Brent Dowling"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/073413ee-d807-4df9-80fa-ceda936a14a5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/2023s-young-ones-to-watch-in-franchising-brent-dowling-2724355
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
published: 2023-12-11T14:09:18.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:12:30.275Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5b33d5a263d985b16b565da574a079b61975.jpg
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# Brent Dowling

**TL;DR:** Brent Dowling, CEO of Raintree, has over 13 years of experience in the franchise industry and believes it is currently experiencing significant growth. He notes that many brands Raintree works with are having record franchise sales years, with franchise systems posting record sales at the franchisee level.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-12-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/2023s-young-ones-to-watch-in-franchising-brent-dowling-2724355).*

## Story

1851 Franchise reached out to Brent Dowling to learn more about his journey in the franchise industry, the innovations he is bringing to the field and his vision for the future of franchising.

Dowling, who first entered the world of franchising more than 13 years ago, believes the industry is currently experiencing some of the biggest growth years the industry “might ever see” as more people are looking for business ownership opportunities. Even further, he believes that expansion is likely to continue to grow for the next couple of years.

“Most of the brands we work with are having record franchise sales years,” said Dowling. “So many franchise systems are posting record sales for the franchisee level. There’s so much growth and success right now.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- General (sector)
- business ownership (topic)
- industry trends (topic)
- Raintree (company)
- Brent Dowling (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/2023s-young-ones-to-watch-in-franchising-brent-dowling-2724355). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/073413ee-d807-4df9-80fa-ceda936a14a5).