Burt Yarkin
Managing Director - San Francisco, CA
510.444.6195 phone
510.836.3500 fax
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vcardBurt Yarkin, Managing Director of The McLean Group's San Francisco, CA office, has more than 25 years' experience in the franchising business and a history of growing strong businesses. Mr. Yarkin has held senior management positions with such well-known international brands as Cartridge World, Gymboree and 1-800-Flowers and spearheaded efforts to grow those brands globally. As past CEO of Cartridge World, Mr. Yarkin oversaw one of the fastest ramp-ups in US franchise history and was instrumental in completing a large private equity transaction for a sale of the company.
Mr. Yarkin also was president of Next Development Group, a consulting firm that assists growth companies in strategic planning, business development, management building, global expansion and financing growth strategies.
He is a popular speaker at franchise, printing and imaging, and other business conferences and has been featured in articles in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The New York Times and Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as other newspapers, magazines and news programs.
Mr. Yarkin holds a BA in political science and psychology from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
Professional Credentials
- FINRA Registered Representative (Series 63, 79)