"I figured out how to borrow one. That's how I launched Fat Shack in 2010 operating out of a local bagel shop at night, after the owner closed for the day."
"The first week was brutal. I opened on a Tuesday and didn't leave until the following Monday. I slept in the store and did whatever needed to be done to get it open and train everybody."
"Together, we opened a location in Boulder as a sample franchise. That store took off, too. That's when we knew we had something that could scale."
"We wanted to build from within, so our first franchise owner started working with us in 2012. Another had started as a delivery driver at the Fort Collins location."
The journey of launching Fat Shack began with financial constraints, leading to a creative solution of operating from a bagel shop at night. Initial operations were challenging, with food stored in a garage and deliveries made on campus. The business quickly gained traction, prompting a move to Fort Collins, where the first full location opened. After successful growth, franchising began, with early employees becoming franchise owners, demonstrating a commitment to building from within the team.
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