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Math Monkey™ Hires Franchise Industry Expert as Chief Operating

Officer

 

"Math Monkey Knowledge Centers is the world's only global

supplemental education company dedicated to teaching children

concepts based on the principles of Vedic math from India."

 

Randy M. Corona, 20-Year Industry Veteran, to Serve as the Leading

Advocate for Franchise Success

 

MIAMI, FL – Math Monkey™, a Miami-based supplemental education

company that teaches Vedic math, has reached a critical point in the

business: It is now opening franchises in South Florida and beyond.

 

To help ensure the success of franchise members, company officials

have hired Randy M. Corona, a 20-year franchise industry veteran, to

serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

 

"Math Monkey has been built over the past year to prepare ourselves

to start franchising," said Kirsten Fisch, president & CEO (Top

Banana) of Math Monkey. "People buy franchises because the system

offers simple and reliable support, because there is a strong return

on investment and because it makes them feel good about their

careers. Our job is to ensure these three things are a stable

constant going forward."

 

"Randy was specifically brought in because he has a history of

making franchises succeed," Fisch added, noting Corona's hiring is

part of the company's comprehensive business plan.

 

"And part of our commitment to delivering a great service and a

great brand is to make sure future franchises succeed," she

said. "Randy has worked at the senior level of three major franchise

companies. His guiding role was to ensure the future of the

franchise by serving as the advocate for its success. That is what

he will now be doing for Math Monkey."

 

In his new role, Corona will concentrate on the company's

profitability, brand management, franchise development, training,

proactive marketing and delivering consistent value to franchise

members, Fisch said.

 

Before joining Math Monkey, Corona served eight years as

president/COO and vice president of operations for Signs Now

Corporation. Under his leadership, the company consistently produced

the highest profit in the organization's history, more than doubling

the previous high mark.

 

Corona attributes much of the company's success to his franchise

member relations program, which included feedback forms, surveys and

a franchise advisory board, integrating franchise member involvement

into the company's management functions.

 

Corona, who resides with his wife in Bradenton, Fl., said he looks

forward to expanding the Math Monkey franchise system by adding

value to each franchise member's experience within the system.

 

"In my role as Chief Operating Officer, I seek to further the

corporate goal of Math Monkey to build a strong, consistent

operating system that succeeds at every level," Corona said. "I am

confident that through training, strategic marketing and a team-

oriented approach, Math Monkey can equip franchise members with the

most effective means necessary to enrich children through Vedic

math."

 

Based on ancient Indian texts, Vedic math is a unique system of

calculations that can be easily applied to arithmetic. At the

learning centers, children ages six to 10 use Vedic math to solve

mathematic problems within seconds – without the use of paper or a

calculator.

 

The first Math Monkey™ Knowledge Center opened this summer in

Weston, a community in south Florida, and instantly sold out many of

its classes. Fisch said the corporate goal is to open company-owned

and franchised learning centers throughout the country, equipping

American students with an important tool to excel in mathematics.

 

Corona completed his graduate business degree and undergraduate

degree from Texas State University. He served as executive vice

president of Ace Drug Marts in Austin, TX from 1983 until 1986

before serving as district manager and long range planning manager

for Bill's Dollar Store from 1986 until 1989. Corona then served as

national operations manager for American Fastsigns before becoming

president/COO and vice president of operations for Signs Now

Corporation in 1998.

 

Math Monkey Knowledge Centers is the world's only global

supplemental education company dedicated to teaching children

concepts based on the principles of Vedic math from India. At Math

Monkey, complex mathematical problems can be solved within seconds –

without the use of paper or a calculator. The curriculum is based on

35 years of internationally recognized academic research, published

by the company's co-founder, Kenneth Williams. Classes are offered

to exceptional young people, ages 6 to 14. Math Monkey's premier

location is in Weston, Fl.; plans are underway for additional

locations in south Florida, the mid-western United States, Canada

and the Philippines

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