Telford

Jo Carless – Telford Franchisee

Jo is a fully qualified Fitness Instructor who is married with one young son. She is generally an active lady and enjoys keeping fit in her spare time, i.e., netball, running, cycling with the family.

She has always enjoyed teaching exercise across a wide spectrum of the community; her previous employment involved teaching classes to people with differing abilities and backgrounds.  Nothing fazes Jo, she is always available to encourage and lend support to people wanting to exercise.  A real motivator.

Jo established the Telford Boogie Bounce Franchise in July 2005 and her classes are extremely popular with a very welcoming and inviting atmosphere.

Q.  When did you first hear about Boogie Bounce and what attracted you to the concept?

A.   I first saw & heard about Boogie Bounce when myself and my husband were looking on the franchise website and have always taught exercise so it appealed to me straight away.

Q.  Had you been thinking about running your own business before Boogie Bounce?

A.   Yes myself & my husband had talked about it regularly, but it was finding the right business that would work for us.

Q.  Why did you want to make a career change?

A.   I have always worked in the leisure industry, teaching exercise in some form or another, but really fancied the idea of being my own boss.

Q.  Did you find the literature sent to you initially informative and correct?

A.   Yes really informative, easy to follow and nice to know there was no pressure on us once the initial pack was sent. We had plenty of time to look through it, discuss it & decide what we wanted to do.

Q.  Were the interviews carried out in a professional manner?

A.   Yes, professional but comfortable. There is nothing worse than feeling uncomfortable when you are about to invest so much money in a business.

Q.  Did you feel secure in the knowledge that you would have the back-up and support of BBFL?

A.   Yes, Jenny would and still is ringing me weekly to see how everything is going and that I am OK and happy with everything.

Q.  Did you feel your training was satisfactory and prepared you for the everyday running of your business?

A.   Yes, done in great detail and left me feeling confident about going away and doing it all myself.

Q.  Are you happy with the Quarterly training and new routines?

A.   Yes, again done very professionally but also with a relaxed atmosphere and made more enjoyable with all the girls getting on together & helping each other.

Q.  Now you are up and running, is a Boogie Bounce Franchise what you thought it might be? If not, how does it differ?

A.   Yes and better. It is great being your own boss and knowing if you don’t make it work no-one else will do it for you.

Q.  Is there any other information you wish to give us?

A.   I am just really glad we went ahead and invested in Boogie Bounce – I really enjoy teaching and being part of an already successful franchise.