Careers That Transition Well into Home Care Franchise Ownership

So you’re thinking of investing in your own homecare franchise, but you have absolutely zero healthcare experience? Well, that actually puts you in good company. Most of the Right at Home franchisees you’ll meet also began their journey in an entirely different field. Take franchise owner Zubin Kapadia, for example.

Today, Zubin owns four territories in New York’s Nassau North region. But before joining the Right at Home family, Zubin worked as an attorney, then transitioned into government work, and subsequently worked in finance for several years. These experiences did help prepare him for the practical realities of business ownership. But there was something bigger driving Zubin’s decision.

“I got involved in health care because I really wanted to be involved in an industry that gave back to the community, that was providing goods and services that allowed people to live a better life,” Zubin explains. “And I think homecare is the ultimate embodiment of that.”

Zubin captures perfectly what draws people from so many different backgrounds into franchise ownership. The right fit for franchise ownership with Right at Home is about more than professional background. It’s about compassion, commitment, and community.

What It Takes To Own a Franchise

That’s why there is no single career path to success as a franchise owner. Right at Home owners come from a variety of professional backgrounds. Of course, prior experience in caregiving can be helpful. There are some franchise owners in our system who have experience in areas like healthcare administration or caregiver recruitment.

Alex English is a good example. Before joining Right at Home, Alex worked in an array of healthcare leadership positions from pediatric dentistry and orthodontics to correctional healthcare and addiction medicine. He spent the majority of his career recruiting and leading healthcare professionals. But ultimately, what Alex really wanted was a chance to make a positive impact on his own community.

"I always told myself that if something became available in my home territory, it would be something I'd jump at,” Alex explains. When he learned about Right at Home through his industry contacts, he made the leap. But it wasn’t just his experience in healthcare that made him perfectly suited for the opportunity. It was the desire to make a difference in his community.

A Journey With Countless Starting Points

Experience in healthcare may be useful, but it is certainly not a requirement for franchise ownership. In contrast, strong leadership, problem-solving and people skills are a must!

That’s why there are certain leadership-oriented career paths that might make you a good fit for franchise ownership with Right at Home. For example:

• Sales and Business Development: Our sales-minded owners are some of our most successful because they understand the importance of genuine connection. Building your franchise, your caregiving team, and your circle of clients all depends on your ability to connect with your referral sources and sell yourself to your community.
• Military Veterans: Leadership, discipline, and adaptability are essential to successful franchise ownership. They also happen to be skills deeply linked to military training and service. Not only does military experience translate well into the skills required for caregiving and community engagement, but through a unique partnership with VetFran, we offer a 25% discount on our franchise fee to qualified veterans.
• Operations and Logistics: Franchise ownership requires somebody who is graceful under pressure and good at solving problems on the fly, especially in the early stages of launch and growth. Professionals with experience managing processes, schedules, and shifting priorities are often an excellent fit for this opportunity.
• Education and Training: Some of our most successful franchise owners build their businesses around effective communication and good people skills. That’s why we often see those with backgrounds as educators, mentors, and coaches finding such success in our system.
• Corporate Leadership and Management: Organizational culture is a big part of what makes Right at Home so unique. Some of our most successful franchise owners are those with experience leading teams, building offices, and nurturing positive working environments.

Eduardo Penalosa is one of these franchise owners, a veteran of the corporate world who previously served as the Head of Growth for beer purveyor Grupo Modelo as well as a member of Walmart’s marketing team. Today, he is the owner of Right at Home, Southeast San Antonio, Texas. So what prompted him to make a career change?

“I wanted to create something with more purpose, something that I could own,” Eduardo explains. “It was a very difficult decision to resign from a corporate job that paid well, but I am very happy. It was the right choice.”

What Good Owners Have in Common

So is Right at Home the right choice for you? The answer has as much to do with your personal disposition as your professional background. Regardless of the path that brings each franchise owner to the Right at Home family, there are certain qualities that a lot of our owners have in common including:

• Strong leadership skills and instincts
• Empathy, patience, and compassion
• Adaptability, flexibility, and problem-solving skills
• The desire to connect with people and build relationships
• The drive to make a real and meaningful difference in their community

What This Means For You

If these are qualities that you’ve prioritized in your career, chances are you’re a good fit for Right at Home. And this can be true regardless of your professional background. Indeed, some of our most committed franchise owners come from the unlikeliest of professional backgrounds. Take, for example, Anna Lezotte, who worked as a molecular biologist but decided to open a home care business for personal reasons after her father-in-law died.

“When I started my career as a scientist, I didn’t always feel connected to the people that I was helping. I was at the bench, but didn’t get to see what the impacts were downstream,” explained Anna. “So, I decided to have a mid-life career change, and I wanted that to be focused on something where I had a direct connection with people and could see the impact that I was having.”

If you’re the type of professional who thrives on this connection and on the opportunity to make an impact on the lives of others, franchise ownership with Right at Home could be a perfect fit. Reach out to the home office in Omaha to find out if Right at Home franchise ownership makes sense for you.