V.I.P. Lawns & Gardens – North Brisbane Resale : Marty H. on Doing V.I.P. Lawns and Gardens His Own Way

V.I.P. Lawns & Gardens | Marty H., Doing It His Own Way This Marty H. (Holloway) V.I.P. Lawn Franchise video is one of the strongest mid-career-change testimonials on the V.I.P. watch page set. Marty is a 55-year-old V.I.P. franchisee, married with five children and nine grandchildren, who has been operating his V.I.P. Lawns & Gardens franchise for just over a year at the time of recording. The career-change framing is direct: Marty spent 27 years in a sales and marketing role that had become claustrophobic and personally consuming, and he wanted a change that aligned with his outdoor preference, his enjoyment of meeting and helping people, and a long-standing personal interest in gardening. He spoke with several different franchise organisations before settling with V.I.P., and credits V.I.P.'s onboarding team for asking him an important question early in the process - whether he had support and family support before making the decision - which he describes as the right question to ask given the transition the franchise requires. The flexibility-of-ownership story Marty tells is candid and highly relevant for prospective franchisees: when his father became ill and passed away, the franchise gave him the flexibility to spend important time with his father at the end and to handle the affairs afterwards in a way an employed role would not have allowed. Marty rates the V.I.P. head-office support as a phone-call or email away, with peer franchisees as additional support. He is fitter, healthier, happier and home every night, and his future plan is to develop the franchise to the point that a family member can take it over at retirement. For prospective V.I.P. Lawns & Gardens franchisees considering a similar career change, this is the strongest testimonial on the brand library.