Christine grew up in Bolton and on leaving school she was uncertain about what career to follow. Christine chose a career in travel and spent time working in the South of France.
After returning to the UK, Christine married Ian, a policeman, and they had their two children, Ryan and Saul. Christine continued to work in travel and worked part time in the travel shop of the Wigan and Leigh College. It was during this time that Christine put on weight and she felt she must do something about it.
Having started to exercise regularly to help with her weight loss, Christine discovered she had a real love of exercise and she qualified as an Exercise to Music instructor. Christine’s qualifications were put to good use when she became a Rosemary Conley franchisee in September 2002.
Christine continued to build her business progressively until January 2006 when she significantly increased her marketing spend. As a result, her business has grown strongly ever since.
Running the business has given Christine enormous confidence and she now runs the aerobic warm up for around 2,000 women at her local Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life event.
However, Christine says she derives the most satisfaction from helping her members and seeing their successes. Running the franchise gives her freedom and time with her family which has worked extremely well as her children have been growing up.
For her, Christine says it is important to have a supportive partner who is willing to help out at home and be a part time cashier!
She says: “Ian is great and has even been known to do the washing and ironing!”
Christine’s advice to anyone looking at running a Rosemary Conley franchise is:
“It’s a brilliant opportunity to ‘be your own boss’ and it’s very, very rewarding. However, you do need to make sure you are disciplined and spend enough ‘me time’ and time with your family. But, if you get the balance right, there’s nothing better!”
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