{"id":2773,"date":"2025-06-16T19:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldoptions-franchise.siteproofs.com\/?p=2773"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:02:54","slug":"interview-with-franchisee-matt-patten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/news\/interview-with-franchisee-matt-patten\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Franchisee Matt Patten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-ebd6571930cbf5e72c09\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{&quot;topLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;topRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0}}\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Matt, could you tell us about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I\u2019ve been a franchisee for a year now, after having some experience working with InXpress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I enjoy all sports, although rugby plays a large part in family life these days, as my boy was recently signed by Northampton Saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>What aspects of the World Options franchise model motivated you to purchase one?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">My experience at InXpress taught me that the business model was good. While I was there, a customer showed me the WO portal. Having had a marketing background in a previous life, I immediately realised the WO portal was superior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I didn\u2019t enjoy life as an employee, so it didn\u2019t take much to convince me to jump ship and do this for myself\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>What challenges did you face when starting your franchise, and how did you overcome them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The challenge is to have the belief and to back yourself\u2026that\u2019s the hardest part.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-da6754284ab36641ba8a\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1750101259523_89\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1750101259523_88\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1750101259523_87\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1750101259523_86\" class=\"image-block-wrapper\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1750101259523_85\" class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2774 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mgpic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mgpic.jpg 606w, https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mgpic-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mgpic-417x376.jpg 417w, https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mgpic-600x542.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franchise.worldoptions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mgpic-604x545.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-6490f87820220a062f7f\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{&quot;topLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;topRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0}}\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Would you like to share any advice regarding finding leads, managing customers and staff, hitting business targets, and dealing with setbacks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I think the WWII motto has a lot to be said for, keep calm and carry on. I employ someone to find my leads from the trade site and try and make 50 calls a day.\u00a0I reckon if I do that, the rest will take care of itself\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>What can we expect from your franchise in the coming years?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I want to see continual growth and am currently thinking about how I manage the next steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Who is the most influential person in your life, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I think your parents give you everything, so it&#8217;s hard to look beyond them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>What\u2019s your favourite holiday?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Italy \u2013 if you\u2019ve not been and you go to Rome, you can turn a corner and see 2,000 years of history looking straight at you. The food\u2019s not bad either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt, could you tell us about yourself? 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