""I previously worked as senior manager of a children’s adventure theme park, and came to a point where I wanted to use my skills to build my own business. Through my management work I obviously had a very good knowledge of the children’s activity, educational and entertainment market, and I decided to invest in a franchise opportunity. When I started looking, I quickly realised there was a lot of choice, it took me a long time to create my short list of the ones I thought offered the best value for money, coupled with the potential of developing a good income level. After talking to a number of the companies over the phone, it was the conversation with Nino Severino that made me decide that Learn Play Grow was the best choice for me. Nino came across as a very genuine person who had incredible passion for the programme that he and his late wife Elena Baltacha had created while they were on the world tennis tour. It was a very long conversation covering all the possibilities that LPG can offer an owner, and for me particularly how they encourage their owners to be involved in the development of new products and the creative side. I am now loving my new life as an LPG owner based in the Norwich territory, and I have been working closely with Nino to develop our first puppet, Bella the Bunny, it’s all very, very exciting.""

Sheila (Norwich)