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Our Team

Built by Operators, for Operators

We've walked in your shoes. Our team combines decades of hands-on franchise experience with cutting-edge AI expertise to build solutions that actually work.

Brian Holmes

Brian Holmes

CEO & Founder

4x Inc. 5000
15+ Years

About Brian

Brian Holmes is a veteran in the franchising space with a proven record of building, scaling, and leading successful businesses across multiple industries. Over the past 15+ years, Brian has owned and operated multiple franchise brands across dozens of locations, giving him firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities operators face.

Recognizing that franchisees needed more specialized marketing support, Brian co-founded Franchise Ramp, a digital marketing agency created "by franchisees, for franchisees." Franchise Ramp has earned a place on the Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years, establishing itself as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.

Today, Brian is focused on the future of franchising through AI Front Desk, a company he founded to build AI agents that help operators increase revenue, streamline operations, and simplify management.

Leadership Team

A diverse team bringing franchise operations, technology, and customer success expertise together.

Beth Boley

Beth Boley

Head of Customer Success

Helps businesses streamline operations by deploying custom AI agents that execute existing processes and engage directly with customers.

Before joining AI Front Desk, Beth spent years supporting fitness and wellness franchisees and franchisors at Franchise Ramp, where she focused on building out the success team to support 15 brands and over 800 locations. Her experience working with hundreds of Operators and GMs gives her a strong foundation for helping teams adopt AI in ways that are practical, efficient, and immediately impactful.

Murphy Tiggelaar

Murphy Tiggelaar

Chief Product Officer

Product leader with deep experience at Amazon, AWS, and fintech, driving AI-powered solutions that streamline business operations.

Before joining AI Front Desk, Murphy held senior product management roles at Amazon and AWS Marketplace, where she led technical product strategy for 2+ years. Her background spans enterprise SaaS, marketplace platforms, and investment management at Dimensional Fund Advisors. Murphy brings a systems-thinking approach to building AI agents that seamlessly integrate with existing operations.

Laura Munro

Laura Munro

Administrative Assistant

With nearly a decade of experience, Laura supports day-to-day operations that keep our team running smoothly.

Laura previously worked with our CEO at Franchise Ramp, and has also worked directly for a Club Pilates franchisor, giving her a unique perspective on both the franchisor and franchisee sides of the business. Her role spans bookkeeping, hiring and payroll, reporting and presentations, and the ongoing monitoring and auditing of AI agents to ensure quality, consistency, and performance across locations.

Jake Hodges

Jake Hodges

Head of Strategic Initiatives

Builds the engines that make scale inevitable. Treats growth as a high-leverage engineering problem.

Jake has spent a decade architecting the systems required to scale 200+ brands across the hospitality, tech, and franchise sectors. His track record includes managing $20M+ in annual capital and building growth systems used by 1,300+ businesses. He specializes in removing manual bottlenecks by building proprietary automation that transforms complex data into predictable business outcomes.

Our Mission

To make franchise locations and brands more profitable and less stressful by combining deep operator experience with cutting-edge AI solutions. We build AI agents that help operators increase revenue, streamline operations, and simplify management.

Why Operators Trust Us

SOC 2 Compliant

Enterprise-grade security for your member data

Operator-Founded

Built by franchisees who understand your challenges

4x Inc. 5000

Leadership team with proven growth track record

Industry Experts

Deep experience across boutique fitness operations