Rhythm Time can change your life! Let our fabulous Business Owners tell you how.
FREEDOM. FUN . FUTURE PROJECTS
Natalie Wooldridge-Bradbury
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Children's physiotherapist
Why did you join? - I like working for myself and have explored children's franchises for years. Rhythm Time is still the best in my opinion.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? - Having the freedom to set my own work pattern has been a godsend to me.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? - Rhythm Time has a great management team and the content grows and changes with the times. You'll not regret it.
Jen Taylor
FAMILY. MANAGING TIME. JOY
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Why did you join? - Better work/life balance. Work around my family and the needs of my children; essentially I wanted to pick my children up from school, take them to their clubs/cook and eat dinner together and basically be there as a mum.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? - I can now do the above! My daughter (working towards an ADHD diagnosis) has had a much more settled year in school and when praising her after an excellent parents’ evening her response was 'It's because you collect me every day mummy'! I love Rhythm Time, the amazing parents, the well-thought-out content with multiple, progressive developmental aspects, and everything that goes with it. However, the impact it's had on my children and the time I spend with them is the part that's changed my life!
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? It takes hard work, dedication and you need passion and willingness to put the time and effort in as there's a lot to learn!!! But if you want a family-friendly business, then this is it. You also make a big impact on the families that attend classes - the appreciation from them is just lovely - job satisfaction is huge!! So far, almost a year in-big effort, big rewards...and a big opportunity to grow moving forwards!
SUPPORT. JOY. MASTER
Rachel Turner
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Waste management consultant
Why did you join? - I needed a job that worked around my young children. I have always loved music and when the opportunity came up to buy the franchise it was too good an opportunity to miss. it was a very steep learning curve as I’d never run a business or had staff before.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? It has given me options to choose when to work and what I want to be doing. It has provided me with lots of dressing-up opportunities and let my enthusiasm and ‘joy de vivre’ be spread to other people. I feel happy that I can cheer people up and provide some joy to them and their children.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? - Running a business is a lot of hard work, but seeing the joy of the children and grown-ups in class is worth it. seeing cautious children gain confidence and parents making friends is wonderful. It allows you to manage your life and spend more time with your children. As a wise Thai guide once said ‘never try, never know’. Life is what you make it so make it better. It is a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it!
Gemma Crookes
FREEDOM. SATISFACTION. SMILING DAILY
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Office Manager - Nursery Nurse
Why did you join? - I bought an existing Franchise that I had been a teacher for, for 7 years.
I loved being a Rhythm Time teacher and all the aspects of Rhythm Time, so it seemed a natural move to buy the business. I couldn't see myself doing anything else!
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? -From being a parent with my son, to teaching the classes and now owning the business it gives me a great career that works around my family life.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? Absolutely it's the best decision I've ever made!
Laura Justice
PASSION. FLEXIBILITY. SUPPORT
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Freelance professional musician.
Why did you join? - I attended my local class with my children and was looking at getting back into private teaching when my children were due to start nursery. Just at the perfect time the local franchise came up for sale, so I leapt at the opportunity!
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? - For the first time I've been able to make a more stable income from music. It's given me the flexibility to work around my family life and lately, with my husband leaving his teaching job and joining the team, has become our full-time family business. This has given us a huge amount of flexibility as a family that we could never have had with regular employment.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? This is an amazing opportunity to be your own boss and you will be part of a fantastic and supportive group of women. Running classes always leaves you uplifted and the families you meet along the way make it really special. Just remember that you are buying a business and not just a job and it does come with it's peaks and troughs. It can be tough at times, but it can make you feel very proud to be a part of such a great team.
Wendy Gair
AUTONOMY. CONTROL. BALANCE
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Primary Teacher
Why did you join? - I was already a teacher for Rhythm Time and the previous owner rang me explaining she was looking to sell and would I be interested. After a talk with my family I was very excited to continue doing something which I loved in a new ‘business ownership’ role.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? - I love being a woman in business and have had lots of good feedback and support and how people are proud that I took the step to run my own business. I love being able to take my little girl to school and pick her up at the end of the day and be able to spend precious time with her during the school holidays making special memories.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? DO IT!! Yes, you have to put in the hard work but it is so worth it and get lots of help and support all the time from just starting out to helping you all along the way!