# Robert Huntington

> Robert (Rob) Huntington is the CEO of Oakscale Franchise Partners and of Metric Collective, a New York-based group that builds, markets, and invests in franchise brands. A former high-school history teacher who ran the single largest Huntington Learning Center before earning an MBA at Kellogg and consulting at BCG, he now applies data, software, and digital marketing to a slow-moving industry, connecting entrepreneurs with franchise concepts and helping emerging brands scale. He led the angel round that seeded Oakscale with $1.2M in 2019 and frames franchising's challenge bluntly: the industry has been coasting downhill and now has to pedal.

- **Role:** CEO at Oakscale Franchise Partners and Metric Collective
- **Organizations:** Oakscale Franchise Partners, Metric Collective, FranchiseHelp, FranFunnel, Westside Franchise Brands, Huntington Learning Center, Boston Consulting Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, History, Dartmouth College, MBA, Finance, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Built Metric Collective into a vertically integrated franchise-development group spanning FranchiseHelp, FranFunnel, and Westside Franchise Brands, Led the oversubscribed $1.2M seed round that launched Oakscale in 2019, Oversaw a platform that has facilitated 3 million+ franchise searches and served 2,000+ franchisor clients

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — High school history teacher in Paterson, New Jersey
- **Pre-MBA** — Ran the largest Huntington Learning Center and bought his own franchise location
- **Post-MBA** — Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for two years across diverse client engagements
- **2014** — Rejoined Huntington Learning Center to lead strategic projects including re-branding and new instructional services
- **2019** — Led the angel investors in Oakscale's oversubscribed $1.2M seed round
- **Present** — CEO of Metric Collective and Oakscale Franchise Partners

## Achievements

- Built Metric Collective into a vertically integrated franchise-development group spanning FranchiseHelp, FranFunnel, and Westside Franchise Brands
- Led the oversubscribed $1.2M seed round that launched Oakscale in 2019
- Oversaw a platform that has facilitated 3 million+ franchise searches and served 2,000+ franchisor clients
- Ran the single largest center in the ~270-location Huntington Learning Center network

## Latest updates

- **2021** — Argued in an Authority Magazine interview that franchising had been 'riding a bicycle downhill' and that 2021 was when 'the landscape leveled out' and brands had to start pedaling through digital transformation.

## Links

- Website: https://oakscale.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertahuntington
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2WUzVxiDhk

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Last updated: 2026-06-21