Lauren Bill, founding member Razzamataz All Stars Academy

Meet founding member of the All Stars Academy

Lauren Bill, founding member Razzamataz All Stars Academy

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Meet founding member of the All Stars Academy

 

“Being part of the Razzamataz franchise is like having one hundred brains instead of one.”

 

Profile: Lauren Bill opened Razzamataz Weymouth in September 2011 and has recently celebrated their ten-year anniversary. Lauren is a mum to her young daughter and was invited to be a founding member of the All Stars Academy. This is an exciting initiative to grow the network further and give franchisees exclusive access to high-profile coaches and special events and incentives.

 

 

Lauren Bill, principal of Razzamataz Weymouth

 

 

Razzamataz highlights: We’ve been lucky enough to take part in many of the Razzamataz network opportunities including performing at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Disneyland Paris, and London’s 02. These have all been amazing and it has been wonderful to see the students grow in confidence after taking part in these events. But the most special moments have been being part of the lives of our students and families. We have lots of children who started with us as Minis at the age of four, and they are still with us today. It has been a privilege to be part of their childhood and watch them grow up.

 

Skills needed to be a theatre school owner: You need to be self-motivated and have a love and passion for the arts. It doesn’t matter what your background is because Razzamataz will give you all the training you need, but it is important that you like working with young people, and you are a good communicator. You should also be keen to learn and grow yourself to build your business.

 

Franchise journey: There have been a lot of changes personally since I invested in the franchise. When I first launched, I was working as a teacher in a special needs school and a dance lecturer at a local college. Although I loved all these roles, I reached a crossroads in 2015 where I decided to take a leap of faith and work for myself full time through Razzamataz. With the support I received from Head Office, I was able to make this transition and my work now fits in around my life as a mum. Although I have had lots of changes to my life personally by getting married and becoming a parent, my business is flexible and can fit around my lifestyle.

 

 

Lauren Bill, principal of Razzamataz Weymouth

 

 

Becoming part of the All Stars Academy: When I was invited to become a founding member, I was really interested in the opportunity to develop my own skill set further. When you have been doing something for a while, there is a risk that you perform on autopilot, and I wanted to challenge myself and see how far I could push myself. There are also great financial incentives and I want to take my daughter to Florida, so this is a great goal to aim for. We’ve already had lots of interesting coaching including LinkedIn training, business sessions and I’m looking forward to the public speaking and TikTok training.

 

Building the business: Being part of the All Stars Academy has already opened up the world of LinkedIn, which will help with staff recruitment and school workshops. Overall, it has given me more confidence to go to more networking events and meet new people to discover how we can work together.

 

Razzamataz opportunities: Razzamataz constantly evolves and are brilliant at creating opportunities that will develop current franchisees. They understand what’s going on in our industry and keeping us current and there is always something new to be a part of if we want to.

 

Why be part of a franchise: I still get asked why I didn’t just open my own theatre school but the support we receive from Head Office and the network is just brilliant and I couldn’t do it without them. We have this network of incredibly talented people with unique strengths, and all are happy to share their knowledge, which is amazing. It is like having one hundred brains instead of one.

 

Future plans: We are looking to open more after school classes and get out and about in the community more now we are allowed. We want to offer our young students Project Intense to improve their technical training and are really focussed on building our staff and offering them increased training opportunities to further build their confidence and the talent of the school.

 

Top tips: If you are considering investing in a franchise, be very realistic about your finances and how much it will cost to get the business up and running. Understand how much time you will need to commit and speak to someone in the network to see a business in action and find out about their journey.

 

“Razzamataz constantly evolves, and Head Office are brilliant at creating opportunities that will develop current franchisees.”

 

Join our team

 

We are looking for dynamic partners to own a Razzamataz Theatre School. If you are looking to make a difference in your local community to the lives of young people and you have a passion for performing arts, we would love to hear from you.

 

Re-sale opportunities

 

Occasionally franchise territories come up for re-sale due to a change in the franchisees’ personal circumstances or simply because they have decided to sell their asset and reap the rewards of their hard work. These re-sale schools very rarely stay on the market for long, so if you are interested, don’t delay in contacting us.

 

Re-sale schools in:

 

  • High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
  • Derby, East Midlands

 

If you would like to find out more about our ambitious growth plans and be part of multi-award winning Razzamataz Theatre Schools network, drop Charlotte a line from our friendly Head Office team to book on to one of our virtual DISCOVERY DENS CLICK HERE.

 

 

 

Lauren Bill, principal of Razzamataz Weymouth

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