Franchise Specialist | Matching People to Businesses | Career Transition Specialist | DFW & OK Franchise Expert
“You're a much better entrepreneur if you're in multiple brands. That doesn't mean that you should lose focus and be so diversified that you don't know what's going on in your business. What I can tell you is when I started with Little Caesars, I learned that restaurants open very high, and then they trend down once everyone's done eating there three times a month, and it levels out. Salons open up the opposite. Everyone likes to stay with the person who's always cut their hair and they're slow to try a new place. Salons go up over time in volume and restaurants go down a bit and then plateau. The only difference between the two is the excitement and the frequency. You eat three times a day and you typically get a haircut once a month. With this in mind, what if I overhired? Not everyone's going to survive the first week in a restaurant, so you have to overhire. And, what if I overtrained so everyone is competent in giving great customer service? What if I spent all the marketing dollars in the first 30 days that I would've spent in the first 90 days? What if I did that for a salon? I started breaking all the grand opening records for Sport Clips. I think I own seven of the ten biggest grand openings ever for them.” We’re grateful for Jesse’s insights into the contrasting experiences of owning brands in different industries. Jesse currently owns multiple Sport Clips, Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, and Ideal Image locations. He previously owned multiple Little Caesars and Valpak locations. He shared with us that he learned something different from each of these concepts, which we feel supports his idea that being in multiple brands makes you a better entrepreneur. We find that a significant portion of our clients have a goal of owning a portfolio of businesses. Many are looking to leave a legacy. Would you like to learn more about owning multiple units? Please reach out; we can help! Sara Waskow, FranNet of Dallas/Fort Worth/Oklahoma, Jesse Keyser #DFWFranchiseExperts #Franchising #FranchiseOwner #MultiUnit
I imagine most people don't have the vision for a portfolio at the start. Just one location maybe?
Look at how much he learned from each different concept!! Very thought provoking. Thanks for teaching me something new Roxanne Rapske.
Jesse Keyser had so much great information to share about mult-unit franchise ownership!
Franchise Specialist | Matching People to Businesses | Career Transition Specialist | DFW & OK Franchise Expert
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