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Curin is currently a managing partner of The Windsor
Realty Group, a leader in providing site selection
and commercial real estate solutions to franchise organizations
throughout North America. Prior to joining Windsor, he became
Raving Brands' first vice president of marketing.
Curin oversaw marketing and branding for the entire Raving
Brands portfolio which consists of nine brands. The company
was ranked #1 in Fast Casual magazine's "Top 100 Movers and
Shakers." The company's flagship brand, Moe's Southwest
Grill, a 2005 Inc. magazine Top 25 Company, was rated
6th in Fast Casual magazine's "Top 100 Movers and Shakers".
Curin came to Raving Brands from Cold
Stone Creamery, North America's largest ice cream
chain, where he played a major role in building the franchise
system from 75 units to 1000 units for the multi-million dollar
company, making it one of Entrepreneur magazine's 100 fastest
growing franchises. By successfully building the marketing
department from scratch, he put Cold Stone
on the map. Curin also was the area developer and multi-unit
franchisee for Cold Stone throughout the
Caribbean. He was responsible for all aspects of franchise
development, brand development and marketing direction for
Bahama Bucks Franchise Corporation, a privately
held franchisor of retail outlets offering shaved ice, smoothies
and tropical drinks. He jumpstarted his marketing career with
Premium Cigars International, Ltd., the nation's
largest marketer of premium cigars, where he was instrumental
in the initial public offering. Also building a partnership
with Cigar Aficionado and Smoke
magazine, the cigar program was in 99 of the top 100 convenience
store chains in the U.S. and Canada.
Curin graduated from Columbia College in Chicago, Ill., with
a bachelor of arts in marketing communications and a minor
in brand management. He continued his education at Eco-Escuela
in San Andres, Guatemala, and earned a mini-MBA in franchise
management. As a member of the Restaurant Leadership
Network and International Council of Shopping
Centers (ICSC), he is constantly giving and growing
with other thought leaders in the industry. He resides in
Vancouver, B.C. with his wife and three daughters.
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