ClientTether and EZee Assist partner to combine franchise CRM and AI-powered tools, helping franchise owners streamline operations and drive profitable growth.

That shared understanding is what excites me most about this partnership. We’re building practical workflows around how our customers actually operate, not how we think they should.”

— Raphael Rajan, Co-founder and CEO, EZee Assist

SALT LAKE CITY AND SPANISH FORK, UT, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — ClientTether, the top-rated FranDev and service franchise CRM, and EZee Assist, the AI Operating System for Franchisee Success, today announced a strategic partnership focused on helping franchise brands put artificial intelligence to work across their operations. By bringing together ClientTether’s customer relationship management and automation capabilities with EZee Assist’s AI-powered franchisee support platform, the partnership aims to help franchise owners, business coaches, and franchisors simplify everyday workflows, improve execution, and accelerate growth.

As franchise systems scale, owners and support teams must manage customer relationships, operational processes, and brand standards across an increasingly complex technology environment. The partnership brings together two franchise-focused technology providers with a shared goal: making it easier for franchise businesses to access the information they need, take meaningful action, and achieve better results without adding unnecessary complexity.

Making AI More Actionable for Franchise Owners
For franchise owners, success depends on consistently executing the activities that drive customer engagement, operational performance, and profitability. Yet navigating multiple systems, finding the right information, and managing daily responsibilities can take valuable time away from growing the business.
ClientTether helps franchise brands manage leads, strengthen customer relationships, streamline scheduling, quoting, and collecting payments through its franchise CRM software. EZee Assist complements these capabilities with an AI platform that connects operational knowledge, tools, and teams through a secure conversational AI agent, helping franchise owners find answers and take action.

Together, the companies are focused on developing practical, AI-powered workflows that support how franchise businesses actually operate, helping owners and support teams work more efficiently and make better-informed decisions.

“ClientTether is one of the most trusted CRMs in franchising, helping franchise owners manage leads and customer relationships. EZee Assist brings together the context spread across a franchise system’s technology, data, and people, and puts it to work. Together, we turn that context into real actions that help every location grow more profitably.” – Raphael Rajan, Co-founder and CEO, EZee Assist

Connecting Customer Engagement With AI-Powered Franchisee Support
Franchise businesses need more than technology that stores information or automates individual tasks. They need connected workflows that help teams respond to opportunities, address challenges, and execute consistently across locations. Through this partnership, ClientTether and EZee Assist aim to bridge customer engagement and day-to-day franchise operations, creating opportunities for AI to support the work franchise owners and business coaches are already doing.

Potential applications include helping franchise teams identify customer follow-up priorities, access operational guidance, streamline routine activities, and provide more targeted support to individual locations. The goal is to reduce the friction between information and execution so franchise businesses can spend more time on activities that drive results.

“Franchise owners and business coaches don’t need more disconnected tools. They need technology that makes it easier to run and grow their businesses,” said Dave Hansen, CEO of ClientTether. “EZee Assist shares our commitment to practical solutions that help franchise teams succeed. By bringing our strengths together, we see an opportunity to make AI more useful in everyday franchise operations, strengthen customer engagement, improve business coach efficiency, and help owners focus on the actions that drive growth.”

Building AI Around the Way Franchise Teams Actually Work
As artificial intelligence becomes a growing priority across the franchise industry, successful adoption depends on how effectively AI supports real business needs.

ClientTether and EZee Assist share a commitment to practical innovation that empowers franchise owners rather than complicating their operations. The partnership emphasizes workflows that fit existing franchise processes, support business coaches, and help franchisors maintain consistency as their systems grow.

“The teams at ClientTether and EZee Assist share a deep respect for what it takes to run a successful franchise business. We know that real results come down to the actions franchise owners and their business coaches take every day. That shared understanding is what excites me most about this partnership. We’re building practical workflows around how our customers actually operate, not how we think they should.” – Raphael Rajan, Co-founder and CEO, EZee Assist.

What Franchisors Gain
– More practical AI adoption: Bring AI-powered assistance into everyday franchise workflows to help owners and support teams act on information.
– Stronger customer engagement: Create opportunities to connect CRM-driven lead management and follow-up with broader operational support.
– More effective franchisee coaching: Help business coaches access relevant information, identify priorities, and support owners more efficiently.
– Reduced operational friction: Minimize time spent searching for answers, navigating disconnected tools, and managing repetitive tasks.
– Improved performance visibility: Access, assess, and share deep insights from franchise performance data in their franchise CRM
– Scalable franchise growth: Support more consistent execution, stronger franchisee performance, and more profitable operations across locations.

About ClientTether
ClientTether is the top-rated FranDev and service franchise CRM. Our franchise software streamlines franchise candidate and B2C customer journeys with AI, text, call, & email automations. ClientTether is recognized as a top technology supplier in the franchise industry by Entrepreneur Magazine, and as a categorical leader in client satisfaction and ease of use by G2, Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice. Learn more: www.clienttether.com

About EZee Assist
EZee Assist is the AI platform purpose-built for franchise and multi-location brands. It connects playbooks, data, teams, and tools, from CRMs and POS systems to booking and operations platforms, through one secure conversational AI agent. Franchise owners get instant answers and agentic workflows that take action, helping brands scale support, growth coaching, and brand compliance, while HQ maintains control over access and brand standards. EZee Assist works with 70+ franchise brands and is one of Entrepreneur’s 2026 Top Franchise Suppliers for Technology. Learn more: www.ezeeassist.com

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