In this episode of the Franchise My Business podcast, Kevin features Hansel Lynn, the Founder, and CEO of theCoderSchool. He shares his unconventional entry into franchising, first as a franchisee of School of Rock, then as the founder of his programming school, then currently as its franchisor.
He shares that the values of his franchisees come first and foremost when considering who to share his brand with. Despite being in Silicon Valley, theCoderSchool is not beholden to investors and is entirely bootstrapped by Hansel. Hansel talks about the joy of teaching kids, the love for coding, and giving them a space to nerd out with instructors who share their passion.
HIGHLIGHT QUOTES
Bootstrap your franchise if you’re willing to learn things yourself – Hansel: “I always saw that you always needed to raise a lot of money, it might be a million dollars to start up your own franchise. And what I found is I just don’t think that’s the case at all.”
Values and passion drive the franchisees of a kid’s business – Hansel: “I think easily the best franchisees to work with, they’re the folks that are really passionate and just really have that energy. Somebody like you, in fact, somebody who’s easy to talk to, easy to set up a relationship with, kind of the folks that I just would go and have a beer with. That’s what I always tell people. We’re never looking for somebody who’s in it for the money.”
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