Burt Yarkin Bio

Burt Yarkin is a Managing Director at North Point with more than 25 years of experience in the franchising business and a history of growing strong businesses. Prior to joining North Point, Burt was Managing Director at The McLean Group where he led the Franchise and Consumer, Specialty Retail & Restaurant practices, advising global companies, franchisors and large multi-unit franchisees on mergers & acquisitions and capital formation. Prior to that, he held senior management positions with such well-known international brands as Cartridge World, Gymboree and 1-800-Flowers and spearheaded efforts to grow those brands globally. As CEO of Cartridge World, he oversaw the rapid growth of the brand and was instrumental in completing a large private equity transaction for the sale of the company. Burt graduated from Evergreen College with a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology. Burt and his wife Karen live in the San Francisco Bay area and have two daughters, Ilana and Sarah.