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Journey to franchising with The Outdoors Project // George & Jay - Wokingham & Bracknell

As busy parents to 5 children, Jay and George know first-hand how important it is to ensure children get outdoors, connecting with nature and living happier and healthier lives. Their Wokingham & Bracknell clubs launched in July and immediately received rave reviews on Google and they’re now building their after-school clubs offering, as well as building the brand via their birthday parties. 
We caught up with Jay and George asked him about his first couple of months as a franchisee. 
 

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Journey to franchising with The Outdoors Project // Connor McNally - Lewes District

Connor McNally, Franchisee for Lewes District had the advantage of having worked for the Brighton & Hove Outdoors Project clubs before taking on his own territory. However, he’d not been his own boss before and was taking on a territory which was developed by someone else. In the below interview we ask Connor about life as a business own vs being an employee and what it is like to take over some elses territory. 

During the school holidays, the idea of working from home with the kids, versus the reality of working from home, are two different things. Endless snack requests, restless children who need to burn off steam outdoors, and the added parental guilt of kids watching TV all day or gaming with friends doesn’t make for the ideal solution for anyone

Journey to franchising with The Outdoors Project // Rowan Hibbet - Bristol

Rowan was our very first franchisee to join the Outdoors Project back in 2014. Although the franchise was very different then, the mission hasn't changed. Rowan is pretty much the embodiment of this mission and of what it means to be a part of the Outdoors Project Tribe. As a result, Rowan's been someone that both new and old franchisee’s, as well as HQ ,go to for advice.

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