Dušan Žerak is Managing Partner at Growentas GmbH. Prior to joining Growentas he has been fully engaged as a Founder and Managing Director of FranAdria, leading franchising consultancy company in the Adriatic area.
Mr. Žerak has over 18 years of business and advisory experience in strategic planning, franchising, and international business expansion. His specialties include Franchise Development, Franchise Consulting, Franchise Sales, Franchise Business Strategy, Franchise Coaching, and Licensing. He has completed over 100 full-scale franchising development projects across all major industry sectors, in the Adriatic area.
Žerak oversees Growentas’ franchising investment strategies, constantly scouting the market for opportunities, identifying best fits for the region, performing feasibility studies, determining the viability of an idea, negotiating head of terms, preparing business plans and then committing resources, time, and budget, acquiring the master franchise rights – taking the project all the way to establishing a franchise system that brings compelling results.
Žerak studied for his B.S. degree at the faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Ljubljana and received his Business Degree at IEDC Bled School of Management.