Featured In The Owner’s Seat Podcast: STRIDE Fitness Is Entering Franchising

Anthony Badalian has spent over a decade in the trenches of franchising, building teams, scaling operations, and navigating the real pressure that comes with growth. Now as President, COO, and Partner of STRIDE Fitness, he’s operating at the level where every decision carries weight and every standard impacts the system.

In this episode of The Owner Seat Podcast, Anthony pulls back the curtain on the side of franchising most people never talk about. The pressure of leadership. The cost of poor talent decisions. And the discipline required to scale without breaking culture or unit economics.

He breaks down how top operators manage leadership under load, maintain high standards without burning out teams, and make the tough calls that protect long-term performance. From his weekly “scoreboard” of must-track metrics to his perspective on what separates scalable brands from fragile ones, this is a real look at how franchise systems are actually run.

If you’re a franchisee, operator, or building a brand, this conversation gives you a clear view of what it really takes to lead, execute, and grow at a high level.