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Paul T Tran

Franchisee || Multi-unit Restaurant Owner

Irvine, California, United States · 1 connection

Pepper Lunch Restaurants

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About

I... ➡️ aspire to put God first and throughout everything I do 🙏🏻 ➡️ co-own and operate a $15 million chain of restaurants 🍗🍚 @thehalalguyssocal on Instagram and TikTok ➡️ have sold over 1,000 franchises || helped small mom-and-pop restaurants create structure, increase profitability, grow unit counts, and share their brand with the world || enabled them to go nationwide, expand globally, go IPO, and get acquired by public companies || and in the process, countless franchisee clients and their families built wealth, legacy, and meaningful work 📈 💵 ➡️ raised over $25 million for startups domestically and internationally 💰 🌏 ➡️ direct a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that serves entrepreneurs and families in materially-poor communities around the world ⚙️❤️ ➡️ write a newsletter 📰 🗞️ || publish video content 📹 🎥 (unfocused.video) || and love talking about sales and entrepreneurship 💪 🤝 ➡️ believe in the future of NFTs and Web3 in general; and speak, manage a community, and do commerce in the space ➡️ married an incredible woman; and was adopted by two boys and a fur-baby (dog) 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🐶 ➡️ am an introvert || and love dad jokes ✈️😂 ➡️ hope there’s an opportunity to serve and work together 🤝🛠

Experience

Franchisee || Multi-unit Restaurant OwnerPepper Lunch Restaurants
Jul 2024
Investor || AdvisorThe Sunrise Shack
Dec 2023
President || AdvisorPareto Management, Inc.
Apr 2017
Director of FranchisingHot Palette America
Mar 2024 to Dec 2025
Vice President Franchise DevelopmentRoll Em Up® Taquitos
Feb 2023 to Nov 2023
Franchisee || Multi-unit Restaurant OwnerThe Halal Guys Inc.
Jun 2014 to Oct 2023
Member Board of DirectorsSunday Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jun 2021 to Jun 2023
Senior Director of DevelopmentFransmart
Apr 2007 to Apr 2017

Education

California State University-Long Beach - College of Business
BS, Marketing, Business, Accounting, Management, Finances, Real Estate
2000 to 2006
Saddleback High School
GED, General High School Education
1995 to 2000