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Office Manager then
Tournament Director. In
2018, Jared and his wife
bought the business and
through their combined
efforts sustained and
grew the business
through those formidable
years of COVID.
When asked what
prompted Jared and his
wife to buy out the business Jared stated "We had
both worked here long enough and done everything as
well as seen it operate for so long that we knew it was
a successful business as is and we knew that we could
replicate that formula and keep it rolling." It's also
worth mentioning that Jared and Chelsea's passion
for what they do and how it is done allows them to
see that it's not just a place for kids to run around but
rather a place for them to gain those specific values
that comes with participating in youth sports.
Despite having a degree in Business, Jared says "I
don't believe it plays into how good or bad I am in
my job. I think it's purely just experience." Similarly,
his wife Chelsea had studied to become a school
counselor but now runs the books of the business
flawlessly according to Jared.
When it comes to longevity (20+ years as in the case
of the Warehouse) Jared says "Initially, I saw the
business from a distance but now, I can retroactively
look back as a business owner and ask why has this
worked so well?"
Although Jared was on the periphery of the business
as a part timer during those early years, he did
notice the rate at which the business scaled up due
to the demand of gym space in the area. At first the
staff office occupied a portion of the rental space but
when the business took off exponentially, they had to
build-out a separate space for the offices to make
room for rentable and revenue generating areas. As
a further example, in the beginning they used to mull
over the
decision
of having
either two
or three
trash
cans.
However,
in what
seemed
to be
overnight,
they were like "We're going to need 50 trash cans!"
Beyond the initial growth spurts, there were many
other challenges that they faced in those initial
years of operation. From staffing, scheduling, and
programming issues to COVID limitations and
shutdowns, The Warehouse faced a lot of the same
adversities that most facility operators also had to
contend with during those times. When asked what
kept them afloat, Jared says "Really, it's a couple of
