Convincing his wife, Kim to attend a franchise show in Dallas was Carl Watson's first major sales challenge. The aisles were filled with a number of available franchises, from travel agencies to maid services. After coming across two empty chairs at a presentation, they decided to hear what the speakers had to say. That same evening, the couple decided to join and become the eighth Proforma franchise.

With a genuine love of meeting people, Carl and Kim had a knack for unearthing customers' passions and challenges. By providing value-added services, they developed relationships with high-profile clients such as Neiman Marcus, Johnson and Johnson, American Airlines, LSG Skychefs and Kaiser Permanente.

From Carl's ability to create results-driven marketing strategies to Kim's talent for improving operational systems, this team became one of the top-producers in the Proforma network. Early in their career, Proforma Watsonrise was recognized two times by INC Magazine as one of the "INC 500 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Companies in America" and named an honorary “Founder” of Proforma for their many contributions.

After living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for many years, Carl and Kim made the life-changing decision to sell their accounts and to move to north Texas, to be closer to family and enjoy “small-town” living! But the Watson’s creative juices and their passion for helping businesses continues to flow. So once again, Carl and Kim are back doing what comes naturally, with PROFORMA, the most innovative graphics communications company in the country, in the part of Texas they love most…home.