Building the Next Big Franchise Brands

Strategic franchise development for bold business owners ready to scale with speed, structure, and purpose.

Who We Are

Franchise Throttle Brands provides business owners with a fast, strategic path to transform bold ideas into scalable franchise brands — the next big thing.

Our portfolio brands consistently outperform industry averages within their first twelve months, demonstrating the power of expert franchise strategy, disciplined execution, and real-world experience.

We partner with founders who are ready to move beyond concept and into structured, sustainable growth.

What Makes Us Different

Throttle Brands is highly selective, partnering only with brands that demonstrate the potential to become the next big thing.

This focused approach allows us to dedicate our time, expertise, and resources to a limited number of high-potential concepts, ensuring each brand receives the attention required to scale effectively and sustainably.

Because of this disciplined strategy, our team has helped award and support thousands of franchise territories nationwide, guiding brands from early expansion through multi-unit growth with precision and purpose.

Erica Sanchez

Franchise Executive | Former CEO & Franchisor of a MedSpa | Franchise Broker | Brand Builder

Erica Sanchez is a nationally respected franchise executive, franchisor, and franchise broker with more than 15 years of experience building, scaling, and monetizing multi-unit and franchise brands across healthcare, wellness, beauty, and food service.

She is the Former CEO & Franchisor of VJUV MedSpa, where she led the company’s expansion from three corporate locations into a 13-unit franchise system spanning medical aesthetics, pelvic health clinics, and wellness-based medspa models. Under her leadership, Erica lead the entire company and franchise platform including the national marketing infrastructure transforming VJUV into a scalable, investment-grade brand positioned for regional and national growth.

Erica also co-founded Pain Recovery Studio, a wellness and recovery brand focused on non-invasive pain management and performance recovery and successfully exited the business after building its operational and revenue foundation.

Previously, Erica bought her license to operate Arizona as a Franchisee with Franchise Creator, where she sourced, qualified, and closed franchise investors for multiple emerging and established brands, helping accelerate nationwide expansion.

Today, Erica operates as an Independent Franchise Broker and Strategic Franchise Developer, where she connects qualified franchise investors with high-performing franchise systems while advising founders on franchise design, valuation, capital strategy, and scalable growth.

Before founding and franchising her own brands, Erica held senior leadership roles within some of the largest franchise systems in North America, including:

• Vice President of Sales — Amazing Lash Studio

• District Manager — Elements Massage

• Director — Massage Envy

Across these platforms, she led multi-state operations, franchise sales, and performance optimization, supporting hundreds of locations and generating millions in systemwide revenue.

Having served as a corporate executive, franchisee, franchisor, and broker, Erica brings a rare 360-degree view of franchising. She is known for aligning brand strategy, unit economics, and investor performance to build systems that scale — and sell.

Today, Erica helps entrepreneurs turn great businesses into high-value franchise platforms and helps investors identify opportunities that deliver long-term enterprise value.

Brittany Gunn

Franchise Developer

Has a background in Business Administration and Management from University of Arizona. With a meticulous and personalized approach, she places great importance on delivering exceptional results tailored to each client's unique needs.

What sets Brittany apart from other developers is her commitment to avoiding the pitfalls of overselling and undue pressure. Instead, she adopts a strategic methodology, specifically focusing on optimizing clients' portfolio and strategically allocating resources to grow the brand.

Why Throttle Brands

Our leadership team has lived franchising from every angle — as founders, franchisors, franchisees, and senior executives. This 360-degree experience informs every growth plan we build and ensures that strategy is grounded in execution, not theory.

We proudly operate bilingually in English and Spanish, allowing us to support a broader and more diverse franchisee base across the United States.

Throttle Brands also specializes in Mexican, Latin-inspired, and Halal-friendly franchise concepts, helping culturally driven brands scale authentically while meeting operational, regulatory, and consumer demand standards.

For business owners exploring how to franchise their business, success often begins by addressing common franchisor challenges. At Throttle Brands, small strategic and operational shifts unlock real momentum — faster than expected.