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title: "AlphaGraphics Honors Top-Performing Franchisees at 56th Annual Conference"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c6c4dc54-a85b-46a4-8ac0-339882698301
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260819_alphagraphics_honors_topperforming_franchisees_at_56th_annual_conference.html
category: "Marketing"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Marketing"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:43:25.172Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554469384-e58fac16e23a?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# AlphaGraphics Honors Top-Performing Franchisees at 56th Annual Conference

**TL;DR:** AlphaGraphics honored its top-performing franchisees at its 56th annual conference, recognizing their achievements and providing opportunities for networking and growth. The conference included awards for franchise owners and breakout sessions on topics such as multi-center growth and customer retention.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-08-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260819_alphagraphics_honors_topperforming_franchisees_at_56th_annual_conference.html).*

## Story

"Our annual conference is an opportunity to acknowledge our hardworking franchisees and give them the credit they deserve for another wonderful year," said AlphaGraphics Regional Vice President of Retail Network Development Bill McPherson. "As we look toward 2027, this gives us a chance to reflect on our successes while also networking and discussing new processes that will only accelerate our growth moving forward.

Several awards were given out to AlphaGraphics' franchise owners at this year's conference, including:

- **Franny**: T.J. and Jennifer Kerbs, West Palm Beach, Florida

- **South Region Center of the Year**: Craig and Kristy Girard, Plano, Texas

- **Southeast Region Center of the Year**: Mike Marlow, Cornelius, North Carolina

- **Great Lakes Region Center of the Year**: Diana Khutsishvili and Ahsan Irshad, Brentwood, Tennessee

- **West Region Center of the Year**: Mike Sparaco and Darin Osborne, Tempe, Arizona

- **Midwest Region Center of the Year**: Brian Johnson, West Valley City, Utah

- **Northeast Region Center of the Year**: Matt Mantyla, Hartford, Connecticut

- **Community Impact**: AlphaGraphics Cincinnati

In addition to announcing the awards, franchisees had the opportunity to attend several breakout sessions to assist in their overall development and leadership. Topics included multi-center growth and acquisition, turning first-time buyers into repeat customers, driving revenue through key accounts, and many more.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise development (topic)
- Multi-Unit (sector)
- franchise awards (topic)
- AlphaGraphics (company)
- annual conference (topic)
- Bill McPherson (person)
- multi-unit growth (topic)
- Brian Johnson (person)
- T.J. and Jennifer Kerbs (person)
- Craig and Kristy Girard (person)
- Mike Marlow (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260819_alphagraphics_honors_topperforming_franchisees_at_56th_annual_conference.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c6c4dc54-a85b-46a4-8ac0-339882698301).