Besides teaching the Gokhale Method, what other activities has Esther Gokhale been involved in?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Esther Gokhale is our founder and Chief Executive Officer. She is the only officer of the franchisor. She has held this position since inception. For the prior ten years, Ms. Gokhale taught the Gokhale Method at the Esther Gokhale Wellness Center in Palo Alto, California. She has also taught dance and yoga, practiced acupuncture, and she has written a book, 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back.
Source: Item 2 — BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (FDD page 10)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, Esther Gokhale, the founder and CEO of the company, has a background in various wellness-related activities. Before focusing on the Gokhale Method, she taught dance and yoga and practiced acupuncture. She also authored the book 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back.
Prior to developing the Gokhale Method, beginning in 1992, Ms. Gokhale taught classes dedicated to posture for back pain and was certified to teach Aplomb®, a branded form of posture instruction, in 1993. In approximately 1996, she began researching and developing the Gokhale Method.
Additionally, from 2009 to February 2011, Ms. Gokhale offered Affiliate Program Agreements that allowed individuals to teach the Gokhale Method in exchange for $3,000 for training and a fixed payment for each student taught. These agreements were later converted to franchise agreements or terminated by 2012.