Alex Chief Growth Officer

Alex has been in the franchise industry for 30 years.  He began his career in Operations, opening and running restaurants for Papa John’s Pizza before becoming a franchisee in 1996.  He was a franchisee for a total of 11 years: building opening and operating 34 restaurants in 4 years (nominated “Franchisee of the Year” three times).  In 2000, Alex was also the first franchisee for a mobile pet grooming concept and started his own franchise in the health & wellness industry in 2010.  Before joining Dogtopia in January2016, Alex had been an investor and consultant to emerging brands while serving on several Boards. Mr. Samios grew up in and around the franchise industry – his father was the first franchisee for Jiffy Lube.

Alex Samios Holding Puppy

Dogtopia Team

Lorraine Rhoads with lab

Lorraine Rhoads

Director of Health & Safety

Headshot of Jeff Farnell holding small dog

Jeff Farnell

Senior Director of Operations

Headshot of Nikayala Moeller

Nikayla Moeller

Business Planning Manager

Nick Tran with Dog

Nick Tran

Director of Growth & Acceleration

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The Dogtopia Foundation enables dogs to positively change the world. To accomplish this, we currently are funding programs focused around three worthy causes: Service Dogs for Veterans, Therapy Dogs for Students, and Employment Initiatives for Adults with Autism.