Cold Stone Creamery franchises ranked among the 10 worst franchise brands in terms of Small Business Administration loan defaults. He became the lead investor and served as chairman of the board for iMemories from 2008 to 2012. After the company's sale to Kahala, accusations of franchise mismanagement led Ducey to leave the organization. When he and his business partner sold the company in 2007, Cold Stone had more than 1,400 locations in the United States and ten other countries. Ducey worked as the CEO of Cold Stone Creamery from 1995 to 2007. Career Business Īfter graduating from ASU, Ducey joined Procter & Gamble and began a career in sales and marketing. He graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. John's Jesuit High School in 1982 and moved to Arizona to attend Arizona State University (ASU) while working at Hensley & Co., the Anheuser-Busch distributor owned by the family of Cindy McCain. Michael Ducey adopted Douglas and his siblings in 1976 Douglas's last name was legally changed to his adoptive father's. His parents divorced and in 1975 his mother married businessman Michael Ducey, to whom she remained married until 1981. He is the son of Madeline Scott and Douglas Roscoe, a former member of the Toledo Police Department. 3.5 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actĭucey was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio.