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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 […]

i was 24 years old and i had just been fired – for the SECOND time.  those are two very fun stories – which i sadly don’t have time to get into right now but bottom line was, i was out of a job.  i realized that i clearly wasn’t cut out to be an […]

i’ve learned there are things you have to do when you live with only boys that i didn’t know i’d have to do. when i found out i wasn’t having a girl (which i had convinced myself there was no way i was not having a girl due to my ever so strong ‘mother’s intuition’) […]

10spot® beauty nail kits have dropped and i couldn’t be more excited to share them with you! we’ve been working on this line for about a year because we wanted to give you as close to THE TEN SPOT® experience at home (or on the go – seriously take this kit on vacay you both deserve […]