Mele, the former president of Homes.com, is set to lead the
76-unit pool service franchise as it continues to expand across the
country and make even greater waves in the $7 billion pool service industry.
VIRGINIA
BEACH, Va., July 1, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pool Scouts, the premier pool cleaning and
maintenance franchise under Buzz Franchise Brands, is excited to
announce the appointment of David Mele as the new brand
president. With an impressive background in business management and
a track record of driving growth, Mele is set to lead Pool Scouts
into a new era of expansion and innovation.
"My style is one that is highly collaborative — I like to be a
constructive partner with business owners, franchisees or anyone
I'm working with," said Mele. "My entire career has been spent
working with a wide range of business owners, so I'm excited to
bring that experience to Pool Scouts, support our franchisees'
businesses and accelerate momentum for the growth of the system
overall."
Born in Washington D.C. and
raised in Maryland, Mele attended
the University of Virginia, where he
majored in business with a concentration in marketing. After
graduating, he joined Accenture, a global management consulting
company, where he spent five years in the change management
practice.
"I worked with clients on new product launches and innovation,
which was a fantastic experience," Mele said. "I worked with
several Fortune 500 companies, learning about the various functions
of a business and how they worked together to drive
performance."
Driven by a desire to shift from advising to running a business,
Mele pursued an MBA and joined Landmark Media Enterprises, a
privately held media company based in Virginia. "I was looking for a fast track to
P&L ownership," he said. "I had a chance to work in a variety
of functions and eventually ran digital operations for our flagship
newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot." Mele's leadership extended to
running a regional news and entertainment portal and building a
digital agency that helped businesses with search engine marketing,
website development and social media. He then served as publisher
of The Virginian-Pilot and president of Pilot Media.
In 2014, Mele became the president of Homes.com. He spent the
next decade growing the company into the second largest real estate
listing platform, with 100 million unique visitors a month.
"That was a very exciting journey," Mele said. "We grew it to
the point of being acquired, and I learned all about how to grow
businesses, optimize digital marketing channels, and drive top-line
revenue growth."
This year, after the Pool Scouts founding president,
Michael Wagner stepped down as brand
president, the team reached out to Mele to see if he'd be
interested in taking on the role. Right away, Mele says he could
tell it would be a great fit.
"We have a strong, established franchise brand and we are a
premium national pool service business with a lot of growth ahead,"
said Mele. "The corporate team has worked hard to drive momentum,
and I am excited to leverage my experience and skill set to help
accelerate that momentum for the business."
Looking ahead, Mele's vision for Pool Scouts is clear and
ambitious. "One of our big goals is to continue to increase
franchisee engagement," he said. "We want to create forums for
franchisees to come together, share best practices and collaborate
with the corporate team to fuel growth for each of their individual
territories."
And with over 70 operational Pool Scouts territories across 18
states, Mele sees vast potential for growth within the $7 billion pool service and maintenance
industry.
"We've established that this model works, and we can deliver,"
Mele said. "We operate in a highly fragmented market with many
mom-and-pop operators. Our impressive Net Promoter Score of 75
shows that our customers are very satisfied and promote our
business. All of these factors make Pool Scouts a very exciting
franchise opportunity."
Pool Scouts was recently ranked No. 497 on Entrepreneur's 2024
Franchise 500 Ranking. As it continues to grow, and build on its
status as a top-performing franchise brand, Pool Scouts is working
to expand in all Texas
metropolitan areas as well as Las
Vegas; Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina; Fayetteville, North
Carolina; Alabama; the
greater Phoenix, Arizona area; and
New Orleans.
To find out more information on costs to buy this franchise,
please visit https://1851franchise.com/poolscouts.
ABOUT POOL SCOUTS:
Virginia Beach, VA-based Pool
Scouts is a premier pool service franchise focused on delivering a
quality, consistent brand experience while providing pool cleaning,
maintenance and minor repair services at residential properties.
Technicians are trained in testing, monitoring, treating and
servicing pools and can provide ongoing service as well as help at
the beginning and end of the summer season. With 92 territories
across 18 states, Pool Scouts offers a great opportunity as a
low-cost franchise in the pool services industry with available
territories across the United
States. For more information or franchising opportunities,
visit http://poolscoutsfranchise.com.
Media Contact
Jessica
Tcholakov, Mainland, 3125263996,
jtcholakov@hellomainland.com, www.hellomainland.com
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