Early Life, Education and Career
Franks was born in Uravan, Colorado, a company town, the son of Juanita and Edward Taylor Franks. He was born with a cleft lip and palate. After his parents separated, Franks took care of his younger siblings. While his parents took financial responsibility, he overtook the leadership role at home.
Franks graduated from Briggsdale High School in Colorado in 1976. Although Franks received a scholarship, he decided not to go to college immediately. Instead, he bought a drilling rig and moved to Texas to drill wells with his little brother and best friend. Franks then moved to Arizona in 1981, where he continued to drill wells.
He completed a course of study at the Center for Constitutional Studies in Utah in 1987. From 1989 to 1990, he attended the Arizona campus of Ottawa University.
In September 2004, Franks told Franchising World that he had been a small business owner for more than 25 years.
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