Richard ToutounjiDirector, Meet Your Network · Connecting fitness & wellness suppliers to our marketing community.

Franchise or Go Independent: The Choice That Can Make or Break Your Gym

28 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker outlines the essential qualities for a successful franchisee, emphasizing strict adherence to the franchisor's systems and processes, a willingness to learn, and extreme coachability. He warns that deviating from the established model—"doing it my way"—leads to failure and emotional distress, highlighting the need for uniformity across locations. The speaker also stresses that business acumen and management skills are core to franchising success. For those who prefer independence and have the resources, he recommends assembling a project‑based team of consultants to acquire the necessary business management expertise.

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To be a good franchisee, you need to follow systems, processes, be a student of it, ask a lot of questions, be willing to learn, and be extremely coachable. Yeah. I won't say my way or the highway, but nah, I'm doing it my way. Please do not buy a franchise. Please don't. It'll end up in tears because franchisors, it's not a dictatorship, but you need uniformity, you need connection, and what's good for one's got to be good for everyone. So someone just can't come in and buy a McDonald's and say, you know what, I feel like doing some souvlakis today because there was good meat the market the other day. You can't do that. So that's the type of person— business acumen, business skills are critical. You'd get that at a franchise. If you want to do it yourself and you're that personality type and you've got the means to do it, I highly recommend to build a team of consultants around you for project-based to upskill yourself because you will need those skills in business management.