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What if a federal prison sentence was the beginning of your best chapter?

That's exactly where Tim Doherty's story starts. He joins Jack and Jill Johnson on We Bought a Franchise to share how fitness became his lifeline behind bars, how shame became a mission, and how showing up for one friend with meal prep and training quietly grew into Project Lean Nation — a health and wellness franchise built on discipline, empathy, and second chances.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

Project Lean Nation isn't another meal prep delivery service. Tim breaks down the "everything beyond the meal" philosophy: chef-prepared, dietitian-approved meals paired with nutrition coaching, accountability tools, and technology that transforms daily intentions into measurable results.

We get into the full customer journey — the low-barrier retail entry point, the in-store consultation experience, InBody composition scanning, and a structured nutrition framework that guides real behavior change without gimmicks or pressure.

For anyone exploring health and wellness franchising, we go deep on the business model too:

• Centralized manufacturing that eliminates kitchen complexity
• A lean staffing model built for scalability
• Recurring revenue through membership-based nutrition programs
• Community-first marketing that outperforms pure direct-to-consumer advertising

We also cover why protein-forward nutrition has never mattered more — including the GLP-1/Ozempic weight loss revolution and why preserving skeletal muscle is the longevity conversation your clients are already having.

This episode is for you if you're interested in: Health and wellness franchises | Healthy meal prep businesses | Franchise investing | Nutrition coaching franchises | Redemption entrepreneurship | GLP-1 and muscle health

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When franchisees start buying more units, that's not a marketing claim. That's a verdict.

It's exactly what's happening inside GLO30 — and it's why we had to get founder Dr. Arleen Lamba on the show.

GLO30 isn't a facial bar. It isn't a med spa. Dr. Lamba calls it a health club for your skin — and she ran four corporate units for 11 years before she ever sold a single franchise. Her first two franchisees weren't investors who found her on Google. They were members who moved to Florida and fought over who got to sign first.

In this episode, she walks us through everything: how Gloria, GLO30's proprietary AI skin scan, measures hydration, pigment, and texture so members can actually track progress over time. How a $99 monthly Smart Glow facial adapts to your data instead of pulling from a generic menu. How a $125 Botox membership eliminates the $1,000 quarterly sticker shock. And why customers who have stayed for 13 years didn't stay because of the newest treatment — they stayed because of the system.

For the franchise-minded listener, she gets specific: a lean four-to-five room footprint under 1,000 square feet, a presale model that opens studios with members already booked, and a training system you can monitor from the beach.

She also makes the case for why keeping a corporate location isn't optional — it's the heartbeat of the brand.

When existing franchisees are doubling down with their own money, you pay attention. This episode tells you exactly why.

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Shane Evans, founder of Massage Heights turned Heights Wellness Retreat, joins Jack & Jill Johnson and the Franchise Insiders team to share how a personal health journey transformed a 100+ location massage franchise into a full-service wellness retreat featuring cryotherapy, red light therapy, infrared saunas, halotherapy, and more.

Shane breaks down the brand evolution, why younger millennials and Gen Z are driving the wellness boom, how franchisees are thriving in first-year revenue with the new model, and the pre-opening membership playbook that targets 300 members before day one. Plus, hear what it was really like on Undercover Boss, why the right operator matters more than the right market, and what Shane looks for in franchise partners after 20 years of building the brand.

Whether you're exploring franchise ownership or already in the game, this episode is packed with insights on scaling, culture, and riding the wellness franchise wave.

🔥 Find your franchise match in under 3 minutes: https://www.thefranchiseinsiders.com/heights-wellness-retreat-franchise

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