Mr. Rod Bristol, CFE is a Certified Franchise Executive and a conference master financial presenter with Profit Soup, a financial training company based in Seattle, Washington.

He is known for making complex financial concepts clear and practical for franchise executives, franchisees, consultants, and emerging entrepreneurs.

An in-demand international speaker, Mr. Bristol has delivered financial training programs across the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Puerto Rico, India, Philippines, Kuala Lumpur, Australia, and New Zealand.

Mr. Bristol began his career as an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions and later owned Sudden Printing, which he grew to $5 million in revenue with 19 branches before selling the company in 2007. Mr. Bristol has also served as a Washington State Delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business, a Governor’s appointee, and chair of multiple state economic and small business councils.