332: Thriving Through Your First Months Of Indoor Playground Ownership With Jan From Kinderland

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The Profitable Play Podcast

Michele Caruana

350 episodes

1 week ago

If you own or manage an indoor play center, play cafe, indoor playground, family entertainment center, mobile soft play rental business or really any business that serves local children and families, and you want to operate with more EASE and JOY, all while making the living you dreamed of– I created the profitable play podcast just for you. Join me, your host, Michele Caruana, for small but mighty tips every single weekday that will all add up to a BIG impact on your mindset, your business, and your bottom line. Stick with me to keep the PASSION and GROW the profit in YOUR play-based business

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332: Thriving Through Your First Months Of Indoor Playground Ownership With Jan From Kinderland

The Profitable Play Podcast

1 hour 6 minutes 46 seconds

2 months ago

332: Thriving Through Your First Months Of Indoor Playground Ownership With Jan From Kinderland

In this episode of The Profitable Play Podcast, I share a recorded coaching call with Jan from Kinderland Play Cafe in Hendersonville, TN that covers the exact questions so many indoor playground and play café owners face when setting up their systems and preparing their business for growth—or even a future sale.

My guest’s long-term plan is to eventually sell their business, so every decision they make now is with that end goal in mind. During our conversation, we dig into:

How to realistically set up and enforce cleaning procedures with staff so you don’t need to rely as much on outside cleaners
When and how to delegate customer communication—whether that’s email or social media messages—without losing control
Whether to implement different pay grades for staff, and how that impacts team harmony
Handling tricky operational details and bottlenecks that present themselves as you go through your first weeks and months of operation
How to navigate software costs and adjustments as your customer base grows
And finally, how to streamline the entire party booking process—from the initial reservation all the way through confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups

If you’re in the trenches of creating processes, figuring out how much to delegate, or looking to build a business that’s scalable and eventually sellable, this episode is packed with actionable advice.

Kinderland Website: https://www.kinderland-hendersonville.com/

Kinderland IG: https://www.instagram.com/kinderland.hendersonville

OTHER RESOURCES:

Play Cafe Academy & Play Makers Society

Getting Started With Your Play Cafe [YouTube Video Playlist]

What's Working In The Indoor Play Industry 2025 Guide

Fund Your Indoor Play Business [Free Training]

Indoor Play Courses & 1:1 Consulting Waitlist

Michele’s Instagram

Michele’s Website

Play Cafe Academy YouTube Channel

ETSY Template Shop

Prepare Your Indoor Playground For a Recession

Play Cafe Academy & Play Makers Society

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