x.kristen blog

i”ve gotten to be on tv a bunch of times now due to the never ending ontario lockdown. the beauty / personal care industry has been forced to be closed over 300 days now as of today and we’re not planned to be open again for another 4 weeks. because we’re canada’s and of course […]

(the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchising law!) what is franchising exactly? i feel like franchising is one of those things most people know of (ie: everyone knows mcdonalds) but also that most people know almost nothing about it (ie: how does it actually work? how do you become a franchisee? […]

alrighty! now we know what franchising is and how it works (if you missed this go back to read part 1: what is franchising? (the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchise law) let’s move on to the first of the 3 standard franchising fees you can expect to pay when you […]

this is part 3 of our franchising 101 series. if you missed this go back to read part one: what is franchising? (the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchise law) + part 2: standard franchising fees – the initial fee let’s move on to the second of the 3 standard franchising […]

this is part 4 of our franchising 101 series. if you missed this go back to read part one: what is franchising? (the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchise law) + part 2: standard franchising fees – the initial fee + part 3: standard franchising fees – the royalty fee. let’s […]

yes, nary a week and a bit later i’m announcing the opening of yet another bar! what what!!! THE TEN SPOT® rosedale village in austin texas is now open for biz – thanks this incredible woman: this is jenn. she’s our texas franchise partner who is going to be brining three bars (yes 3!) to […]

the pandemic has f’ed with my sleep schedule. i used to be a die hard 5 am’er – in fact, because i had a dope ass alarm clock app that listened to you sleep and had you wake up when you were in the lightest phase of sleep (which means it’s easier to wake up […]

brand journalist interviewed me! here’s what they asked and what i had to say… kristen gale jumped into entrepreneurship when she made the decision to open THE TEN SPOT® in ontario in 2006. she knew that there was a need for a disruptor in the space of specialty waxing and nail salons, and by focusing […]

brand journalist interviewed a few of our franchise partners – this is what jennifer ruppel, our very first franchise partner of THE TEN SPOT®! she owns and operates our roncesvalles bar had to say! x.kristen jennifer rupple was one of the first franchise partners with THE TEN SPOT®. as a young mother, jennifer was looking […]

brand journalist interviewed a few of our franchise partners – this is what darnell suggs, franchise partner of THE TEN SPOT® morningside in atlanta had to say! enjoy! x.kristen darnell suggs is a serial entrepreneur. as the owner of several businesses, darnell and his wife, ladonna are always looking for new investment opportunities that will […]