What is John Meloun's current role at Bft?
Bft Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
John Meloun: Chief Financial Officer
Since March 2023, Mr. Meloun has served as our Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Assetco, each of the Affiliate SPV Franchisors, and each of the Former Portfolio Brand SPV Franchisors. Since January 2024, Mr. Meloun has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Lindora Franchisor. Mr. Meloun has also served as the Chief Financial Officer for: AKT Franchise, LLC, CP, CycleBar Holdco, LLC, Row House Franchise, LLC, and YS (each since September 2019); CB (since July 2019); PB (since October 2018); RB and Stride Franchise, LLC (each since March 2021); SL (since October 2019); Xponential Intermediate Holdings, LLC and CycleBar Worldwide, Inc. (each since March 2021); and XFB International (since January 2020). Mr. Meloun has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Xponential (since July 2018) and Xponential Employment Services, Inc. (since January 2022). Mr. Meloun is based in Irvine, California.
Source: Item 2 — BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (FDD pages 12–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bft's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, John Meloun holds the position of Chief Financial Officer. He has served in this role since March 2023. In addition to his role at Bft, Mr. Meloun also serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Assetco, each of the Affiliate SPV Franchisors, each of the Former Portfolio Brand SPV Franchisors, and Lindora Franchisor.
Mr. Meloun's responsibilities extend to several other entities within the Xponential Fitness family. He has been the Chief Financial Officer for AKT Franchise, LLC, CP, CycleBar Holdco, LLC, Row House Franchise, LLC, and YS since September 2019; CB since July 2019; PB since October 2018; RB and Stride Franchise, LLC since March 2021; SL since October 2019; Xponential Intermediate Holdings, LLC and CycleBar Worldwide, Inc. since March 2021; and XFB International since January 2020. He also holds the position of Chief Financial Officer for Xponential since July 2018 and Xponential Employment Services, Inc. since January 2022.
For a prospective Bft franchisee, this indicates that the financial leadership is highly centralized within the Xponential Fitness organization. Mr. Meloun's extensive involvement across multiple brands and entities suggests a standardized approach to financial management and reporting. This could mean that Bft franchisees benefit from established financial systems and oversight, but it may also imply less flexibility in financial decision-making at the individual franchise level. Mr. Meloun is based in Irvine, California.