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title: "GF Podcast: David Graham of Code Ninjas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/027049ef-3986-4008-bfe2-54bbe574e8b9
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-david-graham-of-code-ninjas
author: "Amanda Peters"
category: "Enrichment & STEM"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Enrichment & STEM"
published: 2019-12-02T14:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:00.210Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
---

# GF Podcast: David Graham of Code Ninjas

**TL;DR:** Code Ninjas, a coding school franchise, has expanded to hundreds of centers across the US, Canada, and the UK. The brand's co-founder and CEO, David Graham, discusses the concept's growth and international expansion.

*By Amanda Peters, originally published in Global Franchise on 2019-12-02. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-david-graham-of-code-ninjas).*

## Story

The co-founder and CEO of the American coding franchise explains how he grew the coding school concept and fast

Teaching kids to create their own digital games and universes? Centers called ‘dojos’? Coding teachers referred to as ‘sensei’? With such an awesome concept behind it as a driving force, it’s no wonder Code Ninjas – founded in 2016 – now has hundreds of centers across the U.S., franchisees in Canada, and most recently, has expanded to the U.K.

In this conversation with CEO and co-founder David Graham, we run through the brand’s unswerving upwards trajectory, the genesis of the concept idea, exporting the franchise overseas, the challenges encountered along the way, and much more.

## Entities

- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- Amanda Peters (person)
- education (topic)
- master franchise (topic)
- Code Ninjas (company)
- coding school (topic)

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Originally reported by Amanda Peters, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-david-graham-of-code-ninjas). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/027049ef-3986-4008-bfe2-54bbe574e8b9).