Hot Dish Advertising announces the addition of two new leadership team members: Shelly Bythewood, Executive Director of Client Services, and Roman Sandler, Director of Media. “As an agency, we’re absolutely thrilled to add Shelly and Roman to our team,” said Hot Dish CEO and Co-Founder, Dawn Kane. “Their experience and expertise will help Hot Dish continue to grow and ignite success for our clients.”
Shelly Bythewood, Executive Director of Client Services
Shelly is a seasoned franchise executive who has worked for some of America’s most notable franchise brands, including Raising Cane’s, Nation’s Giant Hamburgers, Salata Salad Kitchen, CiCi’s Pizza, Cinnabon and Scholotzsky’s. She brings over 30 years of marketing experience in various roles, including brand president and CMO. As the leader of the Hot Dish Client Services team, Shelly will draw on her experience from the franchise point of view and use it to further team best practices for marketing and advertising for franchise brands.
“I am thrilled to join the Hot Dish team and excited to bring my expertise to this dynamic and innovative company,” said Shelly. “I look forward to collaborating with the talented teams to drive growth and elevate the Hot Dish brand. Together, we will continue to provide passionate, client-centric services and solutions that deliver exceptional results.”
Roman Sandler, Director of Media
Roman has nearly two decades of experience in performance media for well-known brands like Jockey, Zaxby’s, Aaron’s, Vitamix, Sylvania, Fifth Third Bank, GNC and Capital One. Roman prides himself on being a servant leader and is known for his innovative, hands-on approach. In his new role, he will oversee all media execution and reporting for the agency and is poised to drive the Hot Dish mission of delivering savvy strategy and unprecedented results for its clients in the franchise development marketing industry.
“I’m very excited to be here and work with such a knowledgeable, seasoned team in the franchise space,” said Roman. “I hope to use my experience to steer Hot Dish toward an even brighter future.”
All about Hot Dish Advertising
Hot Dish Advertising is a full-service franchise marketing agency headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, they have a proven track record of providing impactful results for over 500 clients across the B2B, B2C and B2E segments through their award-winning FranFocused™ + BrandFocused strategy. The company has been ranked a top franchise supplier by Entrepreneur magazine for six years running, including a #1 in category ranking the last two years in a row. Visit hotdishad.com to learn more.
