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title: "Forbes: The Importance Of Transitional Storytelling For Business Owners"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f1676477-5e27-4b9a-bd85-fc3aa601df2e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/forbes-the-importance-of-transitional-storytelling-for-business-owners-2710172
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2019-06-06T19:14:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:59.778Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ebacf8d5361d4be6482f9adceb1a857e5280.jpg
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# Forbes: The Importance Of Transitional Storytelling For Business Owners

**TL;DR:** Forbes recognized Huntington Learning Center for its ability to tell transitional stories, keeping the longevity of the family's franchise business. Huntington Learning Center was founded in 1977 by Ray and Eileen Huntington and is now in its second generation of leadership.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-06-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/forbes-the-importance-of-transitional-storytelling-for-business-owners-2710172).*

## Story

Forbes recognized Huntington Learning Center for its ability to storytell and keep the longevity of the family’s franchise business. Huntington Learning Center was founded in 1977 by Ray and Eileen Huntington and is now in its second generation of leadership thanks to their daughter, Anne.

There are over 300 owner-operated learning centers across the country. The Huntington’s started to realize that with each new franchise that opened up, a different, unique story tended to follow, whether it’s from the franchisee’s purpose of why they chose to open a Huntington Learning Center or their personal struggles that helped reinforce the strength of the company’s culture.

As mentioned on the Huntington Learning Center’s website, the brand notes that “we’ve been successfully helping kids learn for nearly four decades. Our mission to give every student the best education possible has been our mantra since the beginning, and we love to see students realize ‘I can’ when it comes to school success.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Forbes (company)
- education (topic)
- franchise business (topic)
- family-owned business (topic)
- Huntington Learning Center (company)
- transitional storytelling (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/forbes-the-importance-of-transitional-storytelling-for-business-owners-2710172). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f1676477-5e27-4b9a-bd85-fc3aa601df2e).