She Gave Up Her Dream to Stay Home With Her Kids. Now, Her Second Act Brings In $1M a Year: ‘This Is My Favorite Part’

Key Takeaways

• Lorraine Pater left an auditing job at KPMG to stay at home with her two daughters for a decade, then re-entered work on her own terms as a franchisee.
• She and her husband, Todd, chose Smoothie King because it fit their active lifestyle, they were longtime daily customers and they had seen a neighbor successfully scale to 40 locations.
• Starting in 2016 with one store, they’ve steadily grown to 10 locations clustered around the same area in Florida.