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title: "GF podcast: Rich Elms of BabyBallers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/52ea7728-577a-4f3c-93a6-1566004194c9
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-rich-elms-of-babyballers
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2021-09-24T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:56.697Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# GF podcast: Rich Elms of BabyBallers

**TL;DR:** Rich Elms, founder of BabyBallers, shares his blueprint for kick-starting an emerging brand on the Global Franchise Podcast. BabyBallers has expanded beyond its U.K. roots to markets such as Australia since launching its franchise opportunity in 2017.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2021-09-24. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-rich-elms-of-babyballers).*

## Story

The founder of the child-centric franchise shares his blueprint to kick-start your emerging brand the right way

The founder of the child-centric franchise shares his blueprint to kick-start your emerging brand the right way.

This episode of the Global Franchise Podcast is brought to you by BrightStar Care, a private-duty home care and medical staffing franchise, with prime territories available nationwide, and five revenue streams for uncapped earning potential. For more information, visit brightstarfranchising.com .

The world of child-centric franchises is an increasingly populated one, with the line between parent and entrepreneur becoming virtually non-existent. This is certainly the case for Rich Elms, who founded his child soccer concept BabyBallers back in 2016.

Popularity prompted Rich to launch the BabyBallers franchise opportunity in 2017, and since then, the brand has expanded beyond its U.K. roots to markets as far as Australia.

But if Rich could go back in time and give himself some advice in 2015, when BabyBallers was just an idea, what would he say to start the brand off on the right foot? And now it’s developing in international markets, what does Rich look for when recruiting new franchising partners? Tune in to find out!

## Entities

- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise investment (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- master franchise (topic)
- BrightStar Care (company)
- child-centric franchises (topic)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-rich-elms-of-babyballers). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/52ea7728-577a-4f3c-93a6-1566004194c9).