“Provide growth opportunities for employees or they may leave” With Bonnie Micheli and Tracy Roemer

“Whenever possible, provide growth opportunities for employees or they may leave. One of the major reasons we decided to franchise was our employees wanted more and we wanted to give them more. They wanted to grow with us. As leaders, we have a responsibility to help grow our team.”

I had the pleasure to interview Bonnie Micheli and Tracy Roemer. Bonnie and Tracy bring a shared passion for teaching and more than 30 years of fitness experience to Shred415. As longtime neighbors and friends, Bonnie and Tracy tracked exercise trends for years, looking for the perfect opportunity to create an experience that integrated serious cardio and strength training while meeting the needs of busy parents. In April 2011, the first Shred415 studio — complete with childcare — opened in Lincoln Park, Chicago. They currently have ten company owned studios in the Chicagoland area, St Louis, and Indianapolis.

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