7 July 2021
Stroll Response
4yHi there. We appreciate your thoughts, but will have to respectfully disagree with many of your points. The Area Director role is indeed a franchise opportunity to not only own your book of business, but your income potential. Your paycheck directly reflects the work you put in, and we make it clear from the first interview that it takes a lot of drive and self-discipline to succeed. That’s why our most successful Area Directors earn what they do, while others find they’re not cut out for the role. And like most well-established franchise operations, we have minimum quality and production standards in place to ensure our national reputation is being upheld. When a franchise is no longer remaining in good standing, we come alongside the Area Director for extra help and coaching. If that isn’t enough to help the publication business succeed, we ultimately have to take action. As you know, each AD has multiple leaders they can turn to for support, and we encourage them to reach out and share more specific feedback so we can address any issues at hand. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.