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EP39
Dec 23, 2025 · 52 MIN

Before You Buy a Fitness Franchise: The Financial Blind Spots Nobody Warns You About

Ali Orleski · Operating Partner, Momentic Studios | Former VP Franchise Development, Pause Studio
Franchise due diligenceStudio launch sequencingReal estateFinancial blind spots
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Ali Orleski has opened 137+ boutique studios across two continents and now leads a mandate to open 100+ locations in four years across SweatHouz and STRONG Pilates. She covers the most underestimated step in launching a studio, where franchisees get blindsided financially and operationally, and the early warning signals that tell her a studio is starting to slip — before the P&L makes it obvious.

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Ali Orleski
Operating Partner, Momentic Studios | Former VP Franchise Development, Pause Studio
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