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ull disclosure: Melting Pot franchisee Cory Wagner operates in two worlds.
He's got one foot in the restaurant industry and the other in E&S after recently
becoming president of Hotel Equipment and Supply Co. in Edmonton, Alberta.
Really, there are three if you count his lengthy ties to the financial sector.
In 1998, Wagner began weaving those strands in a college dorm room at the
Alberta School of Business, where he and roommate Cory Janssen decided to take
advantage of the hype surrounding the Internet and build a website. Much of the
process involved learning by doing—as neither were geeks, says Wagner. But, they
were extremely passionate about what they were learning, which translated into the
creation of an online financial dictionary.
Distributors Have a
Huge Opportunity to
Change the Conversation
with their Customers, Says
Melting Pot Franchisee
Cory Wagner
