Watch Will Bartholomew of D1 Training explain how to win the franchise draft: choosing franchisees for values, following the playbook, and serving athletes.
Will Bartholomew, Founder and CEO of D1 Training, joins The Bliss Business Podcast to explain how to win the franchise draft: choose franchisees for their values first, and the culture follows.
Watch to hear:
• Why Will compares picking franchisees to a draft, and why know-how and capital are not enough
• How a playbook refined over 20-plus years keeps 150+ locations consistent
• The four core values D1 hires and promotes around
• Why he says "we always kept the main thing, the main thing"
• How his shift from return on investment to return on impact changed the way he leads
Will's formula is simple: "win in the draft, follow the playbook, and then do it with purpose."
Listen to the full episode: https://www.theblisspodcast.com/building-community-and-connection-in-business-with-will-bartholomew/
Guest profile: https://www.theblisspodcast.com/guests/will-bartholomew/
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Learn more about D1 Training at d1training.com.