Desiree Gerardi Diet Center Franchisee "The training and support I receive from Diet Center are phenomenal! The guidance and caring are there for me - and Diet Center really wants their franchisees to succeed!"

"I truly believe in what I do-I truly believe in Diet Center! Owning three Diet Centers allows me to offer the healthiest weight loss programs available to more people. I feel such pride, and the financial success has followed."

Desiree Gerardi owns three Diet Center franchises in New York. She opened her first Diet Center in 1997, and the second just eight months later! Like many Diet Center franchisees, Desiree was a client, and found that Diet Center's weight loss and weight management programs were so successful for her that she wanted to help others achieve the same satisfaction. So, she became a franchisee! She's been so successful she's thinking about expanding again. "The training and support I receive from Diet Center are phenomenal! The guidance and caring are there for me-and Diet Center really wants their franchisees to succeed!" "Diet Center focuses on doing what is healthy for the client. I enjoy helping people to achieve their goals-not only losing weight, but getting healthy too. Diet Center is a lifelong program, not just a weight loss program!" "I really love what I do. Success is great, but you have to love what you do, too. I have achieved the financial success I hoped for-and the personal satisfaction from helping others achieve their personal goals, too."

"Growing up watching my Mom in the business really motivated me. I saw how Diet Center's programs helped my Mom change people's lives, and I wanted to do the same thing. So four year ago, I took over my mother's Diet Center franchise!"

Kerri Davis-Stewart Diet Center Franchisee "The financial success follows the passion of loving what you do. Four years ago I didn't think I could accomplish the financial goals I set for myself in my personal journal. I accomplished them in nine months."

Kerri Davis-Stewart is one of our first second-generation Diet Center franchisees! She purchased her Diet Center location four years ago from her mother, who opened it in 1979. The franchise is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kerri has a two year old child and says she loves the flexibility of running a Diet Center which leaves her time to spend with her family and still run a successful business. Kerri is convinced that the one-on-one counseling and Diet Center's healthful weight loss programs make the difference to clients who have tried and failed to control their weight before coming to her Diet Center. "I can't imagine doing anything else. 364 days a year I wake up thrilled to go to work! I can't imagine anything else that would give me the kind of satisfaction I get from watching people change their lives with Diet Center!" "The financial success follows the passion of loving what you do. Four years ago I didn't think I could accomplish the financial goals I set for myself in my personal journal. I accomplished them in nine months!"

Phyllis Baker Diet Center Franchisee "Diet Center lets me help people, not just with losing weight, but with getting them healthier, and watching the change in outlook that takes place when clients begin to achieve their goals. They gain self-esteem, and a whole new way of looking at life. That's my reward."

"I finally found what I wanted to be when I grow up-a Diet Center franchisee! Before I bought my Diet Center, I practiced real estate, modeled and worked at other jobs, but Diet Center is my calling. I love it-I could work seven days a week, 24 hours a day!"

Phyllis Baker has owned her Diet Center in Lexington, Kentucky for six years. She, too was a former Diet Center client who found out that Diet Center's weight loss programs work! Eager to share her personal success with others, she purchased her Diet Center and has exceeded her annual sales goals every year that she has owned her center. She credits Diet Center's excellent training and support with helping her to expand her business and run it successfully while also raising her family. "Diet Center is extremely flexible in training you and your staff and I am so pleased by the support I get from other franchisees! This is a family oriented company that allows you to be a business owner and still spend time with your family." "Diet Center lets me help people, not just with losing weight, but with getting them healthier, and watching the change in outlook that takes place when clients begin to achieve their goals. They gain self-esteem, and a whole new way of looking at life. That's my reward."