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LighterLife CEO Sara Jamison with franchisee Anne Matterface
Award winner
LighterLife franchisee Anne Matterface has been named Franchisee of
the Month after just one year in business
“I
JOINED LIGHTERLIFE as a client because According to Anne her life has defi nitely changed.
“Being able to help people
being obese had started to affect my She now works four nights per week, which has given
health,” says award-winning counsellor Anne
while reaping the rewards
her the freedom to do what she wants during the day
Matterface. “Losing four stones allowed my doctor to of what I put into my as well as giving her more family time at the weekend.
dramatically reduce my medication and I now feel so
business has provided me
Anne believes that being a LighterLife counsellor
much happier and full of energy. isn’t for everyone and like any business you have to
with the job satisfaction I
“Part of my learning while losing weight with be prepared to work hard to get results. However,
LighterLife was that I was unfulfi lled in the workplace. I
was seeking.”
she does feel that the rewards of working for herself,
realised that there was more to life than eating. I took helping people literally change their lives and the
on another job but realised that it wasn’t for me and it wasn’t until I explored satisfaction she gets from this far outweighs the hard works she has to put in.
the LighterLife franchise opportunity that I realised I had found what I was “The beauty of investing in a franchise like LighterLife is that you have
looking for. the backup of an established and well known company,” says Anne. “Expert
“Taking on board a LighterLife franchise made a lot of sense,” Anne medical, marketing, business and training teams have really helped me grow
continues. “I knew it worked and it seemed to cement all of my beliefs and the business and get to where I want to be. Put simply, I have been able to
values in terms of customer care, ethics and value for money. Being able stand alone and run my own business, but the team at central offi ce has been
to genuinely help people while reaping the rewards of what I put into my my stabilisers.”
business has provided me with the job satisfaction I was seeking.” Speaking about the award, Anne says: “I’m delighted to be presented
Anne hit the ground running when she launched her franchise and was with this award. I have worked very hard over the last year building and
initially overwhelmed with the response. “The brand was already known expanding my business and it is great to receive recognition. I am ecstatic
within the area which helped,” says Anne. “I worked really hard and didn’t that so many of my clients have joined LighterLife and lost so much weight
have a break for eight months to get me to the point where I am now, but it over the last year.”
has defi nitely been worth it.” Sara Jamison, CEO, LighterLife says: “Anne is a very deserving winner
Three months in, Anne had outgrown her premises and went on to of this award. She is one of our newly established counsellors and has
triple the size of her office space. Because the business was growing worked extremely hard over the last year to build her business. I look
so quickly Anne soon realised that she couldn’t possibly do everything forward to Anne building on her success in the coming year.” ■
herself and brought in an administration assistant and trained two
locum counsellors so she could focus on her clients and building
the business.
IN BRIEF
Anne says: “I love being my own boss and coming to work every day
NAME: Anne Matterface
knowing that I am making a very real difference in people’s lives. Working
AGE: 51
for myself has allowed me to structure my own working week and from
COMPANY: LighterLife
FRANCHISE AREA: Mid Sussex
emptying the bins to organising my next sparkling event the buck stops with
BUSINESS CATEGORY: Weight loss and
me. I chose to run my business this way and this helps me to offer a very
weight management
personal service.”
NOMINATED BY: Sara Jamison, LighterLife CEO
Why not reward a successful franchisee for their achievements by nominating them as Franchisee of the Month? Please provide information and a
high quality photo of the nominee, and email:
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