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Jim DiRugeris joined Celebree in January 2020, where he is currently the Chief Development Officer. Jim works directly with prospective and current Celebree franchise owners, helping them navigate through the sales, real estate, construction and marketing process. Jim’s leadership skills, franchise expertise, market knowledge and subject matter expert relationships are an invaluable resource for Celebree franchise owners.
Prior to joining Celebree, Jim spent 14 years with national franchise companies both in the automotive and childcare sectors. Jim’s career includes building departments from the ground up, creating strategical growth plans for entering new markets nationally and continued process improvement.
As our Chief Development Officer, Jim translates his extensive childcare experience into guidance and support for Celebree franchisees. Jim works closely with new franchise owners during the site selection and negotiation process, using analytics, demographics and intuition to assist in selecting optimal locations. Jim’s guidance helps franchisees make sound decisions on their path to business ownership.
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What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- What compelled Jim to join Celebree
- Getting a franchise off the ground amid a global pandemic
- The benefits of getting involved with Celebree at the ground level of its entry into franchising
- How Jim is growing the franchise system
- Predictions for the future of early childhood education franchising