Youth-Focused Umbrella Franchisor Expands Portfolio With 45-Year-Old Education Brand
Unleashed Brands has announced its acquisition of the Sylvan Learning franchise, which supplements and enriches academics for kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Unleashed Brands, an umbrella franchisor, has defined its goal as providing “safe, fun and enriching environments to help kids learn, play and grow.”
According to Sylvan Learning, which has more than 500 units in operation, its mission is “to build academic confidence, ignite intellectual curiosity and inspire a love for learning.” During its 45-year history, Sylvan has tutored millions of students in all subjects and preparation for college entrance exams, the companies stated in a news release announcing the acquisition.
Also in the news release, Unleashed Brands’ founder and CEO Michael Browning said that Sylvan Learning expands his company’s “reach into the education segment,” helping kids “grow from birth until they leave the home and go to college or the working world.”
John McAuliffe, CEO of Sylvan Learning, said in the news release that “Unleashed Brands’ mission and goals for growth align perfectly with what we’re looking to achieve for Sylvan Learning.” Sylvan Learning will be able to leverage Unleashed Brands’ “resources and technology infrastructure to reach a broader audience,” he added.
About Unleashed Brands
Unleashed Brands will function as the parent company of Sylvan Learning, as it does for its other brands including Class 101, The Little Gym, Premier Martial Arts, Snapology, Urban Air Adventure Park and XP League. During the past decade, the Unleashed Brands leadership team “has built a proven platform and know-how for scaling businesses focused on serving families,” the news release stated.
About Sylvan Learning
Sylvan Learning helps K-12 students with any of their classwork, including accelerated courses and STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math), in addition to preparing them for taking college entrance exams such as the ACT and SAT. Sylvan Learning’s approach blends tutoring with SylvanSync technology on digital tablets to keep students engaged and progressing, the company stated
