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title: "Venture X® Recognizes Franchisees During World Expo Event"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/838becd1-fca7-4229-b8b0-97b92ae2b73d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210803_venture_x_recognizes_franchisees_during_world_expo_event.html
category: "Business Services"
industry: "Business Services"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2021-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:49.014Z
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# Venture X® Recognizes Franchisees During World Expo Event

**TL;DR:** Venture X recognized its franchisees during the United Franchise Group World Expo event, discussing opportunities in the flex workspace industry. The event featured an Industry Leader panel and an Awards Gala recognizing outstanding franchisee achievements.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-08-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210803_venture_x_recognizes_franchisees_during_world_expo_event.html).*

## Story

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, August 03, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ - Venture X®, a flexible office space provider renowned for its high-level, boutique hotel-style spaces, recently hosted franchisees during the United Franchise Group (UFG) World Expo in West Palm Beach, Florida. Franchisees enjoyed a multi-day conference with brand breakouts, vendor information sessions, keynote speakers, and a 100,000 sq. ft. trade show. The event culminated with an Awards Gala, recognizing the outstanding achievements of our franchisees.

The overarching theme that flowed through the Venture X sessions that week was "the future of flex workspace." The theme carried through to an Industry Leader panel featuring Giovanni Palavicini, Principal, Avison Young; William Edmundson, President, Global Workspace Association (GWA) Board of Directors; Hassan Mirjan, CEO, SphereMail; Faye Stutts, Director of Coworking Partnerships, Vari; Jack Richer, CEO of Placepay; and Tom Fuge, Managing Director of Real Estate, PON & Carr Companies. Panelists discussed forward thinking opportunities from an influx of new customers and the innovation boom from companies supporting the remote work industry.

Additionally, franchisees had one-on-one time with vendors such as Vari®, a partner of Venture X that provides high-quality and flexible workspace solutions to our spaces.

"With the growth our brand has experienced over the last couple of years, the World Expo served as a great opportunity for us to come together, learn from one another, maximize our relationships with vendors, and grow together as a brand," said Jason Anderson, President of Venture X. "We were so grateful to have key industry leaders in attendance that could speak to how our Venture X franchisees are directly impacting the future of flex workspace."

The event culminated with an Awards Gala recognizing achievement awards in numerous categories including the following:

- **Master License Partner of the Year:** Andrew Ross & Tom Foster, United Kingdom

- **Million Dollar Circle:** Mani Patel, Plano, TX

- **Million Dollar Circle:** Nadim Ahmed, Dallas by the Galleria, TX

- **MVP:** Tyler Evans & Michael Hicks, Greenville, SC; Durham, NC; Charleston, SC; Charlotte (The Refinery), NC

- **President's Award:** Nadim Ahmed, Dallas by the Galleria, TX

- **Rookie of the Year:** Burk & Lindsay Hedrick, Orlando, FL

- **Team Player:** Steve & Jeannie Fowle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Venture X offers flexible office space solutions for individuals and small and medium sized businesses by providing dedicated offices and desks as well as shared desks and community space. Plus, Venture X locations have meeting rooms available by the hour, event space and virtual offices. The available suite of services allows for businesses to utilize what they need, when they need it. Additionally, Venture X memberships come with full use of the café/community space as well as any outdoor seating, if applicable.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- United Franchise Group (UFG) (company)
- franchisee recognition (topic)
- Venture X (company)
- Jason Anderson (person)
- flex workspace industry (topic)
- world expo event (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210803_venture_x_recognizes_franchisees_during_world_expo_event.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/838becd1-fca7-4229-b8b0-97b92ae2b73d).