About
I am Sebastien Page, a 27 year old French native living and working in Southern California. I moved here in September 2003. I was supposed to stay in the US for a year but I fell in love with San Diego and met some of my best friends, which made it really hard for me to go back.
I initially came here for a job as a Government Sales Manager for MDF Technologies, Inc., a contractor for the US Department of Defense. This job wasn’t made for me… First, I didn’t like the products I was selling (mostly parts that are going on aircrafts, boats, etc…), but most importantly, I felt like this job made my brain shrink as it was always the same routine. I stayed at this company for about a year.
I then got a more interesting job as a Marketing Coordinator at Franchise.com. Marketing is what I’m good at. After all, I didn’t spend years (and thousands of dollars) in a Masters in marketing from a French business school for nothing… This job was my first experience with franchising. I loved it right away! The job was very fulfilling and I learned a lot, especially through my boss at the time, Nancy Ghanem, who is a pioneer in the franchise industry and who taught me a lot and introduced me to the key players. I stayed on Nancy’s side for 3 years.
In February 2008, I accepted a position as Director of Marketing for the World Franchising Network, which is a network of websites (WorldFranchising.com, 100TopFranchises.com, MinorityFranchising.com, PickThePerfectFranchise.com, HottestNewFranchises.com, FranchisingEU.com, FranchisingAttorney.com, FranchisingConsultant.com, UFOCs.com, and SourceBookPublications.com). We also publish some of the most highly regarded franchise guides, such as the Bond’s Franchise Guide and the Top 100 Franchises Guide.
I now work with Rob Bond, another pioneer of the franchising industry. Click here to learn more about Rob. I feel really lucky to be able to work with Rob for several reasons:
- he is extremely knowledgeable
- he is considered as one of the most important persons in franchising
- and very important to me, he relies a lot on me and he is really supportive of any initiative I take
Enough with the work stuff! A little more about my personal life…
I live in Encinitas, a little beach town 20 minutes North of San Diego. I’ve lived here ever since I moved to the US and honestly, I don’t see myself leaving this town any time soon! I have great friends and a great way of life. I live less then a mile from the ocean, which is just perfect since I surf on a daily basis.
I recently started this blog because I sometimes have things to say and to share. A blog is the perfect opportunity for me to say and share those things, whether it is about franchising, music, or technologies.
This blog will also be a great way to publish my pictures and other personal information that I want to share with my friends and family overseas.
You can learn more about me by checking out my different profiles on social networks such as LinkedIn, Myspace, Flickr, and you may also follow me on Twitter.
Please click here should you want to contact me.
