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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2025 · 15 MIN

Changing Lives through Teaching Math with James Shockley-Temple, Owner of 24 Mathnasium Centers

from SMB15 · host William Fry

James Shockley-Temple left the Air Force in 2007 to get his MBA at Darden. Despite graduating in the aftermath of the Great Recession, he bought his first math tutoring franchise in 2009. Since then, he's bought and built his way to 24 locations and counting. In this episode, we cover:* James’ journey from the Air Force to getting an MBA to SMB ownership* Turning a struggling acquisition into one of the top-performing Mathnasium locations* The ideal customer, purchase journey, and unit economics of math tutoring* Tactics for hiring for tutors and unit managers* How math tutoring impacts more than just gradesWhere to find James & Mathnasium:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jatemple/* Website: https://www.mathnasium.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smb15.substack.com

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