Baxter Castro Coffee

Baxter managed his first franchise in 1974; purchased his first franchise in 1984, and since then has helped to develop six national franchise companies, including Mr. Rooter Plumbing (plumbing), TutorTime (childcare); MarbleLife (stone restoration); American Graffiti (graffiti removal), Juicer Heroes (raw, organic juice), and Black Diamond Golf (automated club cleaners), and over the past 30 years has worked with thousands of individual franchisees to help grow their business.

 

Baxter is a former tenured professor, and holds an undergraduate degree in marketing and business communications; a Master’s degree in fine arts; and post-graduate studies in philosophy and public policy. In 1998 he was awarded a Community Builders Fellowship from the U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development and Harvard University. He is a Certified Restorative Therapist, business consultant, ordained minister, professional artist, and author of the critically-acclaimed workshops: “The Flash Point Process” and “Drawing on Visual Intelligence.”

 

He is a former Communications Consultant with A.T. & T.; President of Future Learning Centers of Arizona, Inc.; Executive V P of Marblelife Inc.; President of MegaAmerica Mortgage, Inc.; and V. P. of Marketing & Domestic Sales for Quality Safety Edge, Inc. Baxter develops, pilots and implements all marketing efforts. He serves as the liaison between franchisees and Vapor Galleria Marketing. Calls franchisees regularly to provide marketing and sales support and serve as clearing house for ideas and feedback from franchisees.