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CRESSO Brands Selects Veteran Healthcare Executive to Lead Franchise Sales
Health & Wellness Platform Mapping Out Aggressive Growth Plan for 2025
ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CRESSO Brands, LLC, a multi-brand health and wellness platform, is excited to announce the addition of Sean Hart, CFE, as Vice President of Franchise Development. Hart is charged with creating and executing a cohesive plan to grow the platform's portfolio of franchise owners.
"Sean is the perfect choice for this role. His background is filled with extensive experience of driving franchise growth and building scalable systems," explains Clarissa Bradstock, CEO of ANY LAB TEST NOW, a direct-access lab testing franchise that is part of the CRESSO platform. "For nearly 20 years, Sean has led operations, sales and generated millions of dollars in profitability for leading companies in the wellness franchise industry."
Hart launched his franchise development career with a veterinary hospital network, moved on to launch several healthcare startups before he guided the nation's only urgent care franchise to record breaking growth during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"What happened in early 2020 really changed the way consumers perceive healthcare," says Sean Hart, Vice President of Franchise Development of CRESSO Brands. "The pandemic intensified an urgent need for more accessible, day-to-day medical care so we all can stay safe and healthy. CRESSO Brands is dedicated to addressing this need, with a steadfast commitment to providing health and wellness solutions to individuals as well as businesses. I am honored to be part of such a transformative team."
Two of the nation's leading retail healthcare brands, ANY LAB TEST NOW and ARCpoint Labs, are the centerpiece of CRESSO's platform.
- Any Lab Test Now opened its first location in Metro Atlanta in 1992. The company started franchising in 2007, and today it boasts more than 230 franchise locations. Any Lab Test Now offers consumers direct access to thousands of lab tests, including general health and wellness, paternity, and HIV/STD testing.
- ARCpoint Labs began serving customers in 1998 in Greenville, South Carolina. It sold its first franchise in 2006, and today there are more than 120 locations across the country. ARCpoint Labs focuses on employer solutions, including drug testing, background checks, fingerprinting, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
"Whether it is a B2B or consumer-based business model, Sean sees the big picture and now how to execute each step along the way," says Bob Mann, CEO of ARCPoint Franchise Group. "He provides strategic foresight that consistently fosters franchise growth that sets up businesses for unprecedented development and operational success."
About CRESSO Brands, LLC
CRESSO Brands, LLC is a health and wellness platform dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare accessibility for individuals and businesses nationwide. With a mission to empower consumers and support businesses, CRESSO Brands has brought together two successful franchise brands—Any Lab Test Now and ARCpoint Labs—to create the largest direct-access lab testing group in the United States.
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