Peter M. Birkeland received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago. He is the author of Franchising Dreams: The Lure of Entrepreneurship (University of Chicago Press) and writes about business, entrepreneurship, and society. Peter was named by Fortune Small Business as one of the “Top Ten Minds in Business.”

He has been featured on national media, including NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and To The Best of Our Knowledge, other national programs (Voice of America, Fox Business News) and multiple local and regional radio programs. He has written for Fortune Small Business, Franchise Times, and other publications, and has delivered Keynote Addresses at Jimmy John’s, Meineke, Harris Private Banking Leadership Conference and other companies.

Peter speaks regularly at academic, trade, industry, and government organizations. He lives in Longmont, Colorado.

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