You can’t always run a successful business from only a P&L Statement and Balance sheet.
The world of franchising offers a unique blend of entrepreneurship and established business models. However, navigating the franchise landscape can be daunting, especially for those embarking on this journey for the first time. There are lessons to be learned, pitfalls to avoid, and success stories to be inspired by. As part of this series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Antonio Compton.
With 13+ years of Boutique fitness franchise experience, Antonio Compton has always had a passion for the Health and fitness Industry. His desire was to provide and curate an experience for his members that far exceeded the expectation that was set in the fitness landscape. Growing up with a morbidly obese mother shaped his heart and gave him a drive to help breathe life into those that needed a safe space to feel heard and seen on their fitness journey. After seven successful years of owning and operating a high end group fitness franchise, Antonio was presented with an opportunity to exit with a corporate buyout, and quickly then decided to look for a new franchise to invest in. We heard about Rumble being acquired by Xponential Fitness (https://www.xponential.com/) brands, which is what led us to buy the Nashville & Franklin TN market. Since opening our first studio in downtown Nashville (Gulch) 19 months ago we have since opened and acquired 3 other studios in Evansville IN (10/2023) Franklin TN (12/2023) and most recently (1/1/25) acquired the Signature studio in Chicago Gold Coast.
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