HOTWORX welcomes new franchisees, Jacob Jacomine & Bebe De Leon, with the purchase of 1 franchise license in New Orleans, LA!
What lead you to explore franchise opportunities?
Being a part of the HOTWORX brand, as a Franchise Recruiter, has inspired me to become a Franchisee. Jacob and I have known each other for 17+ years and Jacob heard the passion when I spoke about my career and what I was doing and he wanted to hear more and more. After a few dinners of going over the business concept he was ALL IN, HE WAS IN LOVE WITH IT!! What better opportunity than this one to invest our time and money into it.
Can you describe your first HOTWORX experience?
The very first time I tried a session was with Nancy, our Senior VP of Sales, at her PB Spa and I have to admit, at first I was skeptical because of the fact that I do NOT like saunas (the typical ones) and I had never been introduced to an infrared sauna until I started with HOTWORX. After my first session…I was completely sold on the workout, I felt euphoric and energized and couldn’t wait to do it again. Jacob tried the HOT ROW and loved it, he has always had a passion for health and fitness and this was his first experience in this type of setting. He describes his first session as “Hot as Hell” and “Energized”. Jacob instantly felt the benefits and knew that he made the right choice in becoming a Zee.
How was your experience going through the HOTWORX Discovery Process?
Even though I am a Recruiter for HOTWORX, sitting in on the Discovery Day was as if it was my first time ever hearing it. I love my role with HOTWORX and taking others through the Discovery Process is enjoyable, but this was truly a new experience for me and it has elevated my drive to another level. Jacob’s experience was very enjoyable, he learned a lot and felt that the experience was very informative and straightforward, easy to understand and follow through.
What was it like attending Discovery Day and meeting the HOTWORX Executive Team?
I truly love each and every member of my team so it’s a great experience for me to work with them every day. Jacob has known Robyn, our IT Director, since high school and he was happy to hear that she was a part of the team that he would be working with. Jacob enjoyed going through the Discovery Process with Nancy and having her answer all his questions. He's very excited to work with the team and feels that everyone is super passionate about their role and the love for HOTWORX. His main validation was seeing that each executive truly cares about the success of the brand and helping all the Franchisees in accomplishing their success as well.
What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs considering the opportunity to franchise with HOTWORX?
Definitely make sure you possess the passion for health and fitness, the money will come, but you can’t buy passion. Also, be ready...everyone knows their own timing to venture into a new opportunity, take it seriously, do your homework…research, take notes, pay attention and ask all necessary questions. At the end of the day, you've known you made the right decision for yourself.
What are the top 3 reasons you chose to franchise with HOTWORX?
1. The Passion we both have for health and fitness.2. The financial freedom that we'll be able to achieve in a short time, being that it's a low investment with a high return.3. Last but not least, we love what HOTWORX stands for, we believe that this workout will cater to every demographics and people will fall in love with the workout as we did!
What goals do you have in bringing HOTWORX to your market?
Helping people feel better 'one pound at a time' and to educate our community about the health benefits of infrared heat.
What are you most excited for in your first year as a HOTWORX franchisee?
Being a part of the 500 Club, seeing our membership count reach 1000 members and overall really getting to know your members and developing a great rapport that they will never want to leave us!!!
Congratulations, Jacob & Bebe, and welcome to the HOTWORX family!
Looking for a new business opportunity and want to learn more about HOTWORX?Visit hotworx.net/franchising or call (504) 297-1HOT.
