Chapter 03 · The process
Five steps. No pressure. Your pace.
A studio is a personal thing. Selling one shouldn't feel like a transaction stamped through a process. Here is what it actually looks like to talk to us — start to finish, in plain language, with no obligation at any point along the way.
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A first conversation.
We get on a call, you tell us about your studio, and we tell you about us. No commitment. If it feels like a fit, we keep talking.
A few questions we get
The honest answers.
- How long does the whole thing take?
- From first call to close, usually three to five months. The pace is mostly yours — some founders move fast, others take a season to think it through. We don't push.
- What does diligence actually involve?
- Three to five years of financials, your staff and instructor roster, your lease and any equipment leases, parent and student counts by program, and a handful of conversations with you about how the studio actually runs day-to-day. Quiet, on your timeline.
- Do my teachers and families need to know during the process?
- Not until you want them to. Everything before close is confidential. We'll plan the announcement together so it lands the way you want it to.
- What happens to me after the handoff?
- Your call. Stay involved as a teacher, mentor, or advisor — or step back fully. We structure the deal around what you want next.
When you're ready