Wednesday Webinar; Open Your Own Swim School

There are more than 12,000 drownings each year in the US and 4,000 of them are fatal.

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Jeff Gartner, Founder and CEO at Hudson Valley Swim. Hudson Valley Swim is a swim lesson program that was developed using best-in-class techniques from various affiliations such as the American Red Cross, USA Swimming, the US Swim School Association, mixed with techniques that we developed with our in-house experts.

Franchisees do NOT have to have an aquatics background to run a successful swim school. In fact, what sets us apart is a combination of a well-run business with a focus on social media, customer service as a core value, combined with hiring and training the best instructors in the area. A good businessperson who can wear many hats, is willing to work hard and be attentive to their customers can excel in this business. And the best part if the owner can start out part-time without a large investment and scale their time as the business grows.

What does a day in the life of a Hudson Valley Swim owner look like?

There are 2 main roles that a franchisee will need filled in this business: the office and the head instructor.

The aquatics role will typically be hired. This person is a very senior level instructor who will be responsible for the day-to-day lessons. Of course you may have more than one instructor but the lead person will be the one who goes through our training program and is responsible for training the others.

The franchisee themselves will be handling the daily operations. Their focus changes over the course of the swim session which typically runs for 7 or 8 weeks. There are 3 phases:

1. Session preparation: In this phase, they will build the class schedule in the registration system and begin advertising.
2. Session registration: Much of the registration is online, however there will be plenty of questions by email, phone and messaging. Additionally, they may be changing or moving classes around to accommodate demand.
3. Session maintenance: This is the slowest of the phases. They will be handling absence calls, pool closures if any, requests for makeup classes, mid-session registration, etc. It is also a great time to be on-site to meet parents and take a pulse to see how the program is running. It is also a great time to take pictures and videos to promote the program on social media.

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