Jeff Bevis, CFE
Next Level Navigator | Fractional CEO/COO/CRO | Board Member | Franchise Systems and Success Without the Franchise Commitment | Certified Franchise Executive | Forbes Contributor
About
Are you a business owner seeking your next level of freedom, using franchise systems without the franchise commitment? Here’s HOW and WHY I can help you…
🧭 I specialize in business owners seeking franchise systems and success without the franchise commitment
🧭 I’m known as the Next Level Navigator, focused on accelerating business transformation from start to scale
🧭 I unlock next-level freedom for visionary business owners through proven systems that run without them
🧭 I have 34 years of experience in building and growing 7 record-setting franchise brands across multiple industries
🧭 I also provide private equity firms, franchisors, and franchisees with replicable strategies for long-term success and scaling
🧭 I’m the creator of the Renaissance Blueprint, a framework for success inspired by top-performing franchise systems
🧭 I’ve built a single brand that achieved Inc. 5000 status for 7 consecutive years
Experience
Fractional CRO
The Proper Group · San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
Oct 2025 – Present(7 mos)
We help organizations scale smarter, not just faster. Whether you're launching, recalibrating, or pushing through a growth plateau, our embedded fractional leaders step in to realign strategy, people, systems, and tech—without the cost or bloat of traditional consulting. Our model isn’t built on decks and billable hours. It’s built on LaaS—Leadership as a Service—pairing seasoned operators with strategic IP, execution frameworks, and real-time action. We don’t just advise from the sidelines. We lead from within. From marketing to ops, finance to tech, The Proper Group is a trusted collective of proven executives. We bring clarity in the chaos, drive high-impact wins, and help you build lasting infrastructure for growth that sticks.
Principal & Founder
Renaissance Growth Advisory · San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
Jul 2025 – Present(10 mos)
Providing a wide range of business advisory and consulting services to large corporate clients, small and medium franchise networks, and individual operators, where we evaluate, measure, and deliver business analysis, scalability assessment, measure operational excellence, assess client satisfaction, analyze workforce trends for improvement, create leadership development tools, and unify teams to achieve new growth with higher profitability.
Business Advisor
Kerry
Oct 2023 – Present(2 yrs 7 mos)
I am honored to serve as a Key Advisor to develop and bring to market a radically new software tool for healthcare and families to use to coordinate care, Kerry Care and Kerry Assist, as an AI Co-Pilot to Caregiving. Working alongside Founder, Nizar Allibhoy, Kerry is poised to become a major enhancement to the care continuum and deliver a higher quality of care coordination to patients, clients, their families and their Kerry "care circles".
Chief Executive Officer
Concierge Care · Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Apr 2024 – Jun 2025(1 yr 3 mos)
Concierge Care is a caregiver registry with a 15-location network in the northern half of Florida. Concierge Care believes seniors maintain the highest quality of life when they remain in their own homes. Concierge Care NEFL operates separately, employing caregivers, home health aides, and certified nursing assistants to give peace of mind working directly with our clients and families.
Chief Operating Officer
Caring Senior Service Franchise Partnership, L.P. · San Antonio, Texas, United States
Oct 2021 – Dec 2023(2 yrs 3 mos)
As COO, responsibilities spanned all Operations, Training, Support Services, Branding, Franchise Development, Recruitment, Team Building and Strategic Planning, plus key liaison for Technology. Leveraging his track record of success building multiple home care brands over the last 19 years, Jeff led the entire team to develop brand, people, and franchise network of new and existing owners all across the US for even greater success and growth.
Principal
Renaissance Franchise Consulting · San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
Dec 2020 – Sep 2021(10 mos)
Renaissance Franchise Consulting is a professional firm designed to assist both small business and franchise companies with improvements in their operating performance, business development and strategic planning for future growth. Based on an extremely hands-on approach, we work alongside our client companies to address a variety of key opportunities such as franchise satisfaction assessments, create a culture of growth, unit profitability metrics along with team and key owner relationships to achieve operational success!
Co-Founder & Former CEO
FirstLight Home Care · Cincinnati, Ohio Area
Dec 2009 – Nov 2020(11 yrs)
My son and I co-founded a new, highly unique operating system in the booming home care industry and built it from scratch! We achieved unmatched status making the INC5000 for each of our 1st 7 years eligible as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. From 2010 through 2020, we built an unending service focus that set a new standard to enable success through caring for others. Key tools such as a Culture of Care, ClientFirst web portal access for families, intense caregiver retention and turnover measurement, relentless dedication to a strong process in selection of owners, client satisfaction measurement and innovative technology are just a few examples of what made FirstLight Home Care a game-changer.
Principal
Renaissance Franchise Consulting, Inc.
Aug 2008 – Dec 2009(1 yr 5 mos)
Renaissance Franchise Consulting, Inc. is a professional firm designed to assist both small and mid-size companies with improvements in their operating performance, business development and strategic planning for future growth. Based on an extremely hands-on approach, we work alongside our client companies to aggressively assess owner satisfaction, unit profitability, team and key owner relationships and operational effectiveness.
President
Decorating Den Interiors Franchising Inc · Easton MD
Oct 2007 – Aug 2008(11 mos)
President selected for 12 month contract to lead company change of course as first non-family member to lead the entire company for new growth.
Executive Vice President
Comfort Keepers · United States
Apr 2003 – Sep 2007(4 yrs 6 mos)
Dramatic rebuilding of an early home care brand establishing full infrastructure developing process, people and perspective that grew the network from 142 owners to over 430 in 5 year span. Implemented solid communications with owners, high trust and belief in support, created National Advisory Council and grew revenues from $39 MM to $240 MM.
Vice President, Franchising
Express Services, Inc.
Mar 2000 – Apr 2003(3 yrs 2 mos)
Thrifty Car Rental Staff Vice President-Business Development
Dollar-Thrifty Automotive Group
Apr 1994 – Mar 2000(6 yrs)
Education
University of Cincinnati
BSGS, Business
1977 – 1981
Expertise
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