Meet The Team

As one of Ben & Jerry’s largest premier operators, he received numerous awards, including 2011 Global Franchise “Rookie Operator of the Year,” 2014 Global Franchise “Sales Growth” Award, and the prestigious 2017 “Global Franchisee Mentor” Award. During his time at Ben & Jerry’s, Phil sat on the global Franchise Advisory Council while developing new units across CT and NY. In 2013, Phil and his business partner/wife Brandi founded KiVango Franchise Management, Inc., a franchise consulting and development company focused on owning and operating unique fast casual concepts. KiVango successfully designed and opened its first fast casual concept, BIRDCODE, in 2020.

In 2011, Brandi joined her business partner and husband Phil in the franchise industry. Over the next seven years of multi-unit franchise ownership at Ben & Jerry’s, Brandi focused on marketing and administration, as well as their building off-premise revenue, leading her team to build the largest Ben & Jerry’s off-premise catering operation in the nation in 2017. In 2016, Brandi was appointed to the Global Franchise Advisory Council to assist in spearheading a new point of sale system for all U.S. franchisees.


our partners
- Integrated Developer and Brokerage Firm that has acquired and developed more than 60 shopping centers (totaling 10 million square feet; A&D cost more than $1 billion.
- One of the largest third-party tenant representation companies. National & Regional rollouts for tenants including TJX Co, Alamo Draft House, Yard Bird, Shake Shack, Restore, Crumble, and more.
- Utilizing their National Brokerage Network, Charter is rolling out restaurants and high-end concepts across the United States.
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