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title: "Former Cyclebar President is Back in the Saddle, Helping Franchise Business Grow"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fc8528b1-0467-4bff-9e47-0b806dce5706
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230519_former_cyclebar_president_is_back_in_the_saddle_helping_franchise_business_.html
category: "Business Services"
industry: "Business Services"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","People"]
published: 2023-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:34:11.863Z
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# Former Cyclebar President is Back in the Saddle, Helping Franchise Business Grow

**TL;DR:** Heather Harris has joined Empower Brands as the president of Intelligent Office, a franchise under the Empower Brands umbrella. Harris brings nearly 30 years of experience in transforming businesses into industry-leading companies, including her time as president of CycleBar.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-05-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230519_former_cyclebar_president_is_back_in_the_saddle_helping_franchise_business_.html).*

## Story

In her new role, Harris is responsible for streamlining and supporting franchisee operations.

“At Empower Brands, we are committed to equipping our franchisees with the necessary information and support they need to thrive,” said Scott Zide, CEO of Empower Brands. “Heather has an incredible portfolio of experience from her time with CycleBar that speaks volumes to the great work she has done in franchising, and we are grateful to have her join us on our mission to lead our Intelligent Office franchisees to success.”

Harris has nearly 30 years of experience of transforming businesses into industry-leading companies. Prior to joining the Intelligent Office team, she served as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for real estate and development organization, Corporex, and Chief Operating Officer of Five Seasons Family Sports Club. Harris brings extensive knowledge in the national franchise space with her to Intelligent Office – prior to her time at Corporex, she served as president of franchising for CycleBar.

“I’m very excited to be back into the franchise space and look forward to helping business owners achieve success,” said Intelligent Office President, Heather Harris.

Intelligent Offices provides business solutions, including phone answering, virtual addresses, office and meeting space, and Intelligent Office Pros to business owners in professional and health services as well as residential service businesses.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Business Services (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- CycleBar (company)
- Empower Brands (company)
- Intelligent Office (company)
- Scott Zide (person)
- Heather Harris (person)
- business solutions (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230519_former_cyclebar_president_is_back_in_the_saddle_helping_franchise_business_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fc8528b1-0467-4bff-9e47-0b806dce5706).