BIZZIBIZ Jim Piccolo, Out, Kurt Ohlson in as CEO of Bizzibiz
Kurt Ohlson is the new CEO of embattled digital marketing franchise start-up Bizzibiz.
According to a message from CEO Kurt Ohlson, founder Jim Piccolo has stepped down from his position as head of the company due to a “severe medical condition requiring a major emergency surgery… and several additional surgeries and hospitalizations afterwards.”
The news about Jim Piccolo was contained in a message that Kurt Ohlson sent to UnhappyFranchisee.com regarding our post BIZZIBIZ Chris Hendley Social Media FAIL or Murder-Suicide as a Social Media Tool.
Statement From Bizzibiz CEO Kurt Ohlson
Dear Unhappy Franchisee,
I would like to respond directly to your post and to the post by Chris Hendley. I apologize for the delayed response but, as you know, BizziBiz prefers to answer in a professional manner with verifiable facts.
First, I would like to clarify that Chris Hendley is not a BizziBiz Account Manager. Mr. Hendley is associated with Extreme Franchise Marketing, Inc., an independent company that does not share any ownership with any of the principals of BizziBiz. Extreme Franchise Marketing, Inc. currently has the exclusive rights to marketing the BizziBiz franchise opportunity in 2011. This contract ends on December 31, 2011. Mr. Hendley works for Gary Curtis, a vice president of Extreme Franchise Marketing, Inc. When Extreme Franchise Marketing, Inc. attempted to contact Mr. Hendley to discuss his post, he did not respond in time for this writing. Mr. Curtis responded on behalf of Extreme Franchise Marketing, Inc. and his team member, Chris Hendley. In a statement to the company, Mr. Curtis reported that “Mr. Hendley has had success in selling BizziBiz franchises and is a very passionate man who truly believes in the BizziBiz franchise product.”
Second, BizziBiz does not condone the use of profanity, nor do we believe that making threats is a proper way to respond to statements made about the company. As stated above, Mr. Hendley is not a BizziBiz Account Manager, nor is he a franchisee or a DMC (Digital Marketing Consultant) of a franchisee. Therefore, he does not have the authority to speak on behalf of BizziBiz. Furthermore, BizziBiz does not condone or endorse Mr. Hendley’s opinions or his actions. We hope that these facts help to clear the air on the posts from Mr. Hendley.
Lastly, you are probably wondering why this response is not from BizziBiz Founder Jim Piccolo. Due to Mr. Piccolo’s severe medical condition requiring a major emergency surgery on June 26, 2011 and several additional surgeries and hospitalizations afterwards, I was appointed CEO of BizziBiz on July 18, 2011. As many people know, Mr. Piccolo is a caring, charismatic, energetic, and philanthropic entrepreneur who is dearly missed by all staff, franchisees and DMCs of BizziBiz. We all pray for his full and speedy recovery.
If anyone wishes to discuss the items addressed in this forum, I encourage you to please contact me, Kurt Ohlson, directly at 480.991.8888 extension 120.
Respectfully,
Kurt Ohlson
CEO, Bizzibiz
Read more about Bizzibiz here:
BIZZIBIZ Chris Hendley Social Media FAIL or Murder-Suicide as a Social Media Tool November 6, 2011
BIZZIBIZ: Infomercial Huckster Don LaPre Dies in Prison October 7, 2011
BIZZIBIZ Franchise Founder Jim Piccolo Responds to Criticism August 27, 2011
BIZZIBIZ Franchise, Youngevity & Dr. Joel Wallach August 3, 2011
BIZZIBIZ: VP Don LaPre 2nd Exec Indicted for Fraud August 1, 2011
BIZZIBIZ Franchise Founder Jim Piccolo Defrauded 105 Investors, Says AZ July 17, 2011
BIZZIBIZ Suing Mr. Franchise Kevin B Murphy and Franchise Foundations PC July 17, 2011
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This statement above is not true i explained in earlier posting only sold 1 franchise in 5 months! had over 30 people on my team and none of them sold a franchise either.
Bizzibiz sales training to sale there Franchises was very weak and gave us ideas like why dont we all start cold calling Printing shops since there losing business to online marketing they and get the decisions maker on the phone and talk him into buying a $25,000 Franchise? Very unrealistic and i dont know 1 person sold a franchise with this crappy method and considering the Commision to sale a franchise was only $2,000 way Below Commision industry standards Business brokers werent that interested in selling it either since they pay so low.
and me only having 6 months of SEO experience and im outdoing corporate pretty funny actually and proves with out a doubt there are not even worth $25,000 when you can go to
http://www.endlessrise.com/ for FREE and offer all the same services pretty much as you can tell its a direct to the company i make nothing sharing that info
if your interested in owning a seo company of your own i
There Alexa ranking has dropped a lot in last few months http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bizzibiz.com# also just wanted to clear this up Bizzibiz is Lying about my success and hundreds more who tried to sale this “franchise from hell” they only sold 74 and i know someone who bought a franchise aint doing a dam thing with it now and keeps chasing new opportunities now pathetic bunch of people they are looking back at my experience now with there overpriced franchise
So the new CEO of this franchise company has zero experience in franchising?
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Kurt Ohlson’s message is priceless. He reports that “Extreme Franchise Marketing, Inc., an independent company that does not share any ownership with any of the principals of BizziBiz,” yet his long time buddy Jim Piccolo of Nouveau Riche fame registered the company (Extreme Franchise, INC later changed to Extreme Franchise Marketing, INC) with the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2010. Is Mr. Ohlson unaware or does he think the public is daft? These two have in the past and continue to prey on unsuspecting individuals. They are professional con artists, taking air from one company’s ballon to inflate another’s…and what do the victims end up with? Over priced recycled air.