EP53
Feb 10, 2026 · 45 MIN
STRIDE Fitness Is Entering Franchising: Why I'm Betting On Them
Anthony Badalian · President, COO & Partner, STRIDE Fitness
Franchise standardsLeadership under pressureTalent decisionsFranchisee scoreboard
// EPISODE SUMMARY
Anthony Badalian has spent 12+ years building multi-unit operations inside franchise systems and now leads STRIDE Fitness as it enters franchising. He covers what STRIDE protects as it scales beyond the brand mission — the five numbers a STRIDE operator must know weekly — and the real cost of keeping the wrong people too long in a high-standards environment where underperformance spreads.
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Anthony Badalian
President, COO & Partner, STRIDE Fitness
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