If you aren’t growing, you are dying, but the hardest part about growing is maintaining quality. As you hire more folks, expand to new locations, industries, etc. it becomes increasingly challenging to maintain the high quality you provided to your clients when you first started. It’s an incredibly difficult problem and so we reached out to some phenomenal entrepreneurs and asked them to share their stories, experiences and insights on the topic with us below.

Mora Babineau & Elizabeth O’rourke

We mentioned earlier that Pilates certifications should take at least one year, and more if you’re also getting certified on the Pilates equipment. In order to maintain quality control, we keep this high level of quality instruction. We have had to be very patient and understand that quality takes time! We have primarily ‘home-grown’ our instructors. They start as clients or come to us as instructors-in-training so we are a part of their certification journey; this does take more time and is a longer process, but it pays off immensely in the end. Read more>>

Leon Bodden

Only letting guys join that want to train min 5 days a week. I know my coaching ability and what it breeds and build off guys who aren’t fully dedicated to success at a high level. Read more>>

Tori Crisonino & Danielle Payton

Quality is one of CUFFED’s core pillars and a major reason we started the brand. As two women allergic to many metals still widely used in jewelry today, we struggled to find high-quality, affordable pieces that wouldn’t irritate our skin. Too often, cool, larger-name jewelry brands with cult followings either use lower-quality materials and charge higher prices just for the name or set unattainable premium rates for most. We knew there had to be a better way. Read more>>