Thomas Miskowski, along with Wade Nolte purchased Kitchen Solvers in 2010. In November 2022, Tom was announced as the President of Kitchen Solvers. Prior to becoming the President, he spent the last 12+ years focusing on leading Kitchen Solvers to the next level in both franchise support and development. As president of Kitchen Solvers, Tom’s core focus is now driving success through three core factors: franchisee satisfaction, innovation, and per-unit metrics. These are all driven by his philosophy of understanding what he would expect, want, and need from a franchisor if he were to open a franchise location.
Tom has an extensive and diverse career and educational background that has allowed him to mentor and lead the home office team and Kitchen Solvers into growth and development. He spent most of his career as President at Century Foods International. He was also the Chief Operating Officer for Cytosport/Muscle Milk. With his Bachelor of Arts in Business and Accounting and Master of Business Administration, along with extensive financial and operational experience, he has a passion for financial security, strategic growth, and installation efficiencies.
When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. He also enjoys hunting, fishing, and building furniture. Community involvement is also very important to him, which is why he has served on the local University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Foundation, Aquinas Catholic School Foundation, and the Boys and Girls Club of Sparta.
Kali Morgenthaler has been with Kitchen Solvers since June of 2019. She began as the Marketing Manager and was promoted in 2020 to the Director of Marketing. In November 2022, Kali was named the Chief Growth Officer. As the Chief Growth Officer, she is responsible for growing Kitchen Solvers Franchise and Kitchen Solvers individual locations. She works directly with our franchise partners to build and support their marketing strategies. She has a passion for developing marketing strategies that incorporate all channels and monitoring results to optimize for the maximum return on investment. Kali works with franchise partners from the first day of training, to understand their goals and aspirations for the business and structure a marketing plan that will help them succeed. She continues to work with franchise partners who have been in the system for 10+ years by analyzing trends and results to help align marketing dollars with the best opportunity for leads, in turn, saving franchise partners money on marketing.
“My favorite part of my job is teaching franchisees the power of marketing, fundamental techniques that can be applied to every business, and watching it drive growth to meet and exceed their expectations,” says Kali. Kali has completed her Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Masters in Business Administration and uses her education as well as the data analytics and her experience to drive decisions. Prior to her career with Kitchen Solvers, Kali spent ten years in Corporate America for a multi-billion dollar global education company. She managed marketing campaigns that included creating, tracking, and implementing assets across all marketing channels. Her extensive corporate background coupled with a few years of advertising sales experience has given her the opportunity to grow and manage marketing plans for each local market.
In her free time, Kali enjoys being a mom to two boys who always keep her on her toes. She loves to go hiking with her husband and kids, staying active, spending time with friends, and cooking.
Joanne DuCharme brings over 20 years of customer service and sales experience to Kitchen Solvers. She has been with Kitchen Solvers over eight years and manages the ins and outs of the onboarding process as well as a lot of the technology requirements. She understands the importance of providing franchisees with great service and helping franchisees understand and respond to their customers. She helps franchisees with lead generation, prospect/customer management, and landing page customization.
Joanne is the first point of contact for any new franchise owner. She helps them with the onboarding process and continues to streamline the tasks involved in opening a location.
She also works diligently on not only launching all of the location-specific Google My Business pages, Facebook pages, along with 400+ directory listings, but she also manages each page on a daily basis. “I don’t feel like I’m performing my job correctly and to the best of my abilities, unless I see my franchise owners working hard, trying new ideas, and succeeding in all areas of their business,” Joanne states. She is the go-to technology, social media, and website expert and thrives off of franchise partners growing in all areas of marketing.
Prior to Kitchen Solvers, Joanne worked for multiple software companies and her specialty was in sales and customer service. Her experience working as a maintenance renewal account manager has given her the expertise she uses today to work individually with franchise locations to grow their businesses. She enjoys seeing the finished kitchen remodeling images as she uploads them to each individual website and social channels and also enjoys watching franchise partners grow through hard work and dedication. In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband and two sons, hiking, biking, and playing tennis and volleyball.
Alec Baumer has been with Kitchen Solvers since January of 2021 as the Installation and Product Specialist. Alec supports all franchise partners by training them on new product information and new installation innovations. He is also the go-to person for any questions regarding the engineering of a project, issues with installation, and general product knowledge.
I enjoy the chance to help people succeed and grow into successful business owners, all while doing something I enjoy,” Alec states. Alec grew up learning woodworking from his grandfather and took his passion for the industry straight into Western Wisconsin Technical College where he completed a Woodtech program. It was there he had the professional training for cabinet design, assembly, building codes, and installation. While he spent a lot of his time after graduation project managing fence and deck installations, he always found himself back to woodworking in his free time. He has built entryway benches, entertainment centers, and other household furniture.
When he learned about the Kitchen Solvers position, he knew he’d be able to take his two passions – helping others and woodworking and combine them for a career. He is focused on developing programs for in-field installation support, refacing and cabinet installation training, as well as creating support tools for engineering, installation, and product education.In his spare time, Alec enjoys watching any type of sports but mainly cheering on his favorites like the Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Brewers and the Indianapolis Colts. If he’s not watching some type of sports you can normally find him in his workshop building something for a friend or family member.
Wil Calkins is an accomplished sale and management professional with a wealth of experience spanning over 30 years in the business world. With a strong foundation in business management, Wil attended Western Technical College, where the studied that laid the groundwork for a successful career in both sales and leadership. Throughout his career, Wil has held various roles, with a particular focus on sales and management, thriving in environments where he could both lead teams and help others achieve their goals. Over time Wil has developed a reputation for being a results-driven leader who values the success of others as much as his own, always striving to foster an environment of growth and achievement.
In his current role as Franchise Sales Manager with Kitchen Solvers, Wil combines a deep understanding of business with a passion for helping franchisees succeed. His ability to build strong relationships, communicate effectively, and drive sales has made him a respected figure in the business. Outside of work Wil has a variety of passions that reflect his dynamic personality. A lifelong sports enthusiast, he has always been drawn to the teamwork and strategy that sports offer. He particularly enjoys coaching basketball, a role that allows him to share his love of the game while guiding the next generation of players toward success on and off the court. In addition, Wil is an avid golfer, relishing the challenge of the sport and the opportunity to unwind with his friends.
When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son. Wil is also a lover of the arts, particularly musicals, watching his son, Parker, perform. Wil finds joy in both the performances and behind the scenes work that bring these productions to life. Family and friends hold a special place in Wil’s heart, and he believes in the power of strong, supportive relationships to help individuals grow personally and professionally. Whether through his work, hobbies, or personal life, Wil is driven by the desire to help others succeed and create lasting, positive impacts in his community. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for making a difference, Wil continues to build a fulfilling and inspiring life, one step at a time.
Johnea has been with Kitchen Solvers since October 2022. As Office Manager, she is responsible for the coordination of the Franchise Disclosure Document, Area Developer Agreement, and Franchise Agreement renewals.
Prior to working at Kitchen Solvers, Johnea worked alongside Kitchen Solvers owner Tom Miskowski for 7 years at Century Foods International as an Administrative Assistant. She has an Associate Degree in Business Management.
Johnea’s favorite role is being a mom to her daughter, Lily. They enjoy hiking, bike riding, reading, and traveling together.
Wade Nolte, along with Tom Miskowski purchased Kitchen Solvers in 2010 with the vision to take a legacy franchise to the next level, both with kitchen remodeling services and franchise partner support. Wade has over 30 years of professional management experience in operations, supply chain, and project management. He started his career working for a large Fortune 500 CPG company and has since developed his expertise as an executive working with start-up companies and private equity firms to build supply chain processes from the ground up to support rapid growth. His education, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Central University of Iowa and an Executive MBA from St. Thomas University, coupled with his extensive work experience has made him a valuable leader for Kitchen Solvers. When he is not working, Wade enjoys hunting with his family and dogs, mountain biking, hiking, and anything that gets him outside to enjoy the outdoors.
Wade and Tom, along with the Kitchen Solvers Home Office team, share in the vision for the company. They strive to make it a premier model of what a franchise system should be by providing the highest quality of services from a professional team that any of our franchise partners can be successful partnering with.
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