{"id":32041,"date":"2024-12-26T14:26:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T14:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightbridgeacademy.com\/franchise\/?p=32041"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:26:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T14:26:41","slug":"franchise-times-2025-fast-serious-winners-no-37-lightbridge-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightbridgeacademy.com\/franchise\/franchise-times-2025-fast-serious-winners-no-37-lightbridge-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Times: 2025 Fast &#038; Serious Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Franchise Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisetimes.com\/franchise_times_cover_stories\/2025-fast-serious-winners-no-37-lightbridge-academy\/article_5941197a-bcbf-11ef-ac79-931249d6140d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Fast &amp; Serious Winners: No. 37 Lightbridge Academy<\/a> &#8211; Dec 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lightbridge Academy has earned a coveted spot as a 2025 Franchise Times Fast &amp; Serious Award winner, a recognition of its remarkable growth and operational excellence. CEO Gigi Schweikert attributes this achievement to the company\u2019s dedicated and highly skilled team, whose motivation has driven substantial sales growth and an increase in franchise locations between 2021 and 2023. Core to Lightbridge Academy\u2019s success are its strategic initiatives, including a more flexible approach to site selection for child care centers and a refined franchisee vetting process that prioritizes alignment with the brand\u2019s values and long-term potential for success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franchise Times: 2025 Fast &amp; Serious Winners: No. 37 Lightbridge Academy &#8211; Dec 26 Lightbridge Academy has earned a coveted spot as a 2025 Franchise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-press"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Franchise Times: 2025 Fast &amp; 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