Welcome to The Consultant Exchange
Get in front of the consultants who place brands like yours.
TCX is where vetted franchise consultants — across every major network and the top independents — research brands, run territory checks, and submit candidates. The only question is how present you want to be.
Home of 250+ of the top 10% of consultants
Brands active on TCX
The Problem
Consultants are already looking for brands like yours.
Every day, franchise consultants use TCX to research brands, check territory availability, and line up candidates for their clients. Your brand may already be listed — which means those consultants may already be trying to reach you. The problem is simple: on a free listing, you can't see them, you can't respond, and you can't be found proactively. The interest is there. You're just not in the room for it.
In this industry, the brands that win aren't the ones with the best FDD — they're the ones consultants actually know, trust, and think of first.
Franchisors' Choice
Why brands choose TCX.
Every consultant, one place. Access to vetted, active consultants across all the major networks and the top independents — the people whose recommendation actually moves a candidate to signing.
Independents you can't reach anywhere else. Most TCX consultants are independent, which means they can represent your brand regardless of network affiliation — access the broker groups can't sell you.
Real intent, not noise. Consultants come to TCX to research and place, so territory checks and candidate submissions come from people actively working deals.
Direct, not gatekept. No network politics, no pay-to-play sponsorship tiers, no waiting for a conference. Just direct connection with the people placing candidates.
Always on. A year-round presence in front of consultants, from your desk — instead of the feast-or-famine of one conference a year.
Vetted by association. Being active on TCX signals to consultants that you're a serious, engaged brand worth their candidates' time.
Plans
How brands show up on TCX.
Free Listing
You're already here — passively.
- Your brand is listed on TCX from public data
- Consultants can find you, message you, run territory checks, and submit candidates
- TCX facilitates the communication by connecting you via email on request of the consultant
You're visible, but not in control — and you may be missing interest that's already coming in.
TCX Connect
Own your presence. Never miss a consultant again.
Everything in Free, plus:
- Your brand is fully onboarded — you manage your own communications directly
- Receive and respond to messages, territory checks, and candidate submissions in real time
- Your complete profile goes live: FDD, marketing collateral, and brand detail
- Your brand is trained into TCX Scout, our AI — so when consultants ask the platform which brands fit their candidate, yours is in the answer
- Be genuinely present with the consultants already looking
$99/month (12-month commitment) — or $1,000/year paid upfront (save $188)
TCX Member
Go on the offense.
Everything in Connect, plus full proactive access:
- Search and filter the entire consultant base yourself
- Proactively reach out to and book calls with any consultant — including those who haven't contacted you first
- Full visibility and analytics on your brand's performance
- The complete platform, built for brands actively driving placements
$497/month + one-time $750 setup
The Easiest Yes
Why Connect is the easiest yes in franchise development.
One placement pays for years of Connect. A single candidate who signs because a consultant found you on TCX covers the cost many times over.
Less than $3.30 a day to be genuinely present with the consultants placing candidates right now.
No demo required, no learning curve, no big commitment conversation — you're live in minutes.
You already have a listing. Connect simply turns it on — putting you in control of the interest that's already flowing to you, and into the AI consultants are using to find their next placement. For less than the cost of a single conference lead, you're in front of the industry's active consultants all year.
Meet Scout — and make sure your brand is in the conversation.
Scout is our AI, trained on the full FDD and profile of every onboarded brand. When a consultant is working with a candidate, they ask Scout — which brands fit this budget, this territory, this candidate profile? — and Scout answers from the brands it knows.
If your brand isn't onboarded, it isn't in Scout's answers. Connect trains your brand into Scout, so when consultants are actively matching candidates, yours is a brand the AI puts forward. On a free listing, you're invisible at the exact moment that matters most.
"Client has $250K liquid, wants a semi-absentee food brand, open territory in Dallas — who fits?"
Which Is Right For You?
Which is right for you?
Free Listing — for brands not yet ready to engage.
TCX Connect — for brands that want to be present, responsive, and found, without a big commitment. The right call for most brands.
TCX Member — for brands ready to proactively drive their own consultant relationships and candidate flow.
FAQs
Questions brands ask us.
Your brand is already listed. Let's make it count.
Consultants are researching, checking territories, and lining up candidates on TCX every day. Connect puts you in front of them, in control of your conversations, and inside the AI they use to find their next placement — for $99 a month.