Meet the Franchisee
Why This Multi-Unit Entrepreneur Is Betting On KidStrong
After climbing the executive ladder in corporate insurance, Mike Reyes made the leap to full-time entrepreneurship, and he built something real with it. Today, he's the founder of NextGen Holdings, a KidStrong multi-unit owner with centers open across six states. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-reyes-866ba6 Reyes spent 10 years as a multi-unit Orangetheory Fitness franchisee and built an active real estate portfolio alongside it, giving him a close look at what separates operators who scale from operators who stall. When he found KidStrong, he did what he always does. He went past the FDD, talked to operators across the system, and asked the only question that mattered to him: how many centers are actually thriving, and how fast are they getting there? Four years ago, NextGen was one of the KidStrong centers on Long Island. Today, 17 centers are open, four more are under construction, and there is a signed area development agreement for 46 units, one of the largest development commitments in KidStrong's system. For Reyes, the number was never the point. It's what the number represents: the right team, the right infrastructure, and a business built to scale without losing what makes a center work. As he puts it, capital can help you grow, but capital doesn't build a company. People do. Join us for a live webinar with 1851 Franchise Publisher Nick Powills as he sits down with Reyes to talk about what's behind one of the largest development commitments in KidStrong's history. Read the full interview here: https://1851franchise.com/kidstrong/46-unit-area-development-agreement-2732817
