Schooley Mitchell is in the business of cost reduction, helping businesses reduce their operating expenses by uncovering inefficiencies across key expense categories, implementing smarter solutions and continuously monitoring for long-term savings. However, the work is all about relationship-building. By Tamara Rahoumi
Schooley Mitchell is in the business of cost reduction, helping businesses reduce their operating expenses by uncovering inefficiencies across key expense categories, implementing smarter solutions and continuously monitoring for long-term savings. However, the work is all about relationship-building.
“We do all the analysis for our franchisees,” said Mike DeBoer, manager of franchise communications, noting that Schooley Mitchell has a 170-person staff on board to handle the tactical cost-reduction side of things. “It’s complex work that our franchisees don’t have backgrounds in, and so rather than forcing them to hire analysts themselves to provide our service to clients, we’ve built a corporate analysis team of experts to do it for them.”
With this system, franchisees can focus their attention and time on acquiring clients and nurturing existing relationships. That dynamic makes the model a natural fit for people with backgrounds in sales, business development, consulting or corporate management – those who are comfortable building relationships with business owners and organizational decision-makers but aren’t looking to get into the weeds of financial analysis. The actual client work is handled; franchisees just have to go out and find them.
No two Schooley Mitchell franchisees are the same, but that’s the beauty of it. Some people might prefer to stay close to home, building a tight-knit local network and structuring their days around their personal schedules. Others might take advantage of the fact that they can spend six months traveling around Europe while running the business, never missing a beat. That’s the real perk of a Schooley Mitchell franchise: the flexibility to build a business while building a life on your own terms.
“A couple of years ago, we had a franchisee who generated over $1 million in annual net revenue sit down for a discussion with us where he said, ‘I’ve made more than I could ever dream of while also never missing a dance recital or Little League game,’” said DeBoer.
For entrepreneurs looking for a low-overhead, high-autonomy model where the infrastructure is already in place, Schooley Mitchell offers a rare combination: meaningful work, real earning potential and the freedom to define what success looks like.
Tamara Rahoumi