FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of FASTSIGNS®, the leading sign, graphics and visual communications franchise, announced today that CEO Catherine Monson will be the keynote speaker at the Franchise Association of New Zealand's 2018 National Franchise Conference on Aug. 10 at the Wairakei Resort Taupo.

Navy veteran Thiago De Araujo and his wife, Julie Fuller, recently opened a new FASTSIGNS® franchise in St. Augustine, Florida

Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS International, Inc., will keynote the Texas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Annual Employer Awards Dinner on April 13 in Austin, Texas, where companies will be honored for supporting their employees serving the National Guard and Reserve.

This year, winners of the internal “Show Us How You Care” initiative were chosen by their peers during the 2018 FASTSIGNS International Convention in Houston, Texas.

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