The Verified Expert Council
Verification needs names behind it.
Every VERIFIED, UNVERIFIED, and DEBUNKED rating on FranchisePulse follows a published methodology — and the people who sign their names to that methodology are listed here. No anonymous verdicts, no pay-to-play ratings.
Nguyễn Phi Vân
Founder & Editor · FranchisePulse — Chair of the Council
★ Verified ExpertFranchise strategist and author working across Asia-Pacific markets for two decades — franchising brands into and out of the region, advising governments and franchisors, and serving in international franchise associations (IFA/WFA networks). Founder of Go Global Holdings. At FranchisePulse, Phi Vân chairs the verification desk: every methodology change and every DEBUNKED rating carries her sign-off.
Founding council — now forming
We are seating 10–15 founding members across APAC, North America, and Europe.
Franchise attorneys, master franchisees, franchisor operators, and franchise-finance specialists who will review our verification methodology, challenge our verdicts before publication, and sign their names to the standard. Council members are credited on every claim they review — and never paid by the vendors whose claims we check.
APPLY VIA ENTERPRISE CONTACT →What council membership means
Named accountability
Members are credited by name on the claims they review — expertise you can trace, not anonymous ratings.
No vendor money
Council members must disclose conflicts and are never compensated by vendors whose claims FranchisePulse checks.
Methodology votes
Changes to the AI Adoption Score weights or claim-rating standards require council review before publication.