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With big chicken glasses, albino beard and a flowy tunic, Painting with a Twist co-founder and CFO Renee Maloney went beneath the alarm at her own aggregation on tonight's adventure of CBS' "Undercover Boss."
The Mandeville-based paint-and-sip business Maloney formed with acquaintance Cathy Deano afterwards Hurricane Katrina has developed to 320 studios in 36 states.
In the episode, Maloney hit the road, bustling in on three of the franchises — those in San Antonio and Rockwall, Texas, and in Royersford, Pa.; as able-bodied as visiting the business' third-party supplier, Louisiana Art Supply in Hammond.
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Painting with a Twist co-founder Renee Maloney has a confession: She bootless art.
There, it's out there. However, it didn't stop her and acquaintance Cathy Deano from ablution their paint-and-sip business in 2007 in Mandeville. Franchising began two years later, and there are now 320 studios in 36 states.
She capital to see if the franchises were active smoothly, or if there was allowance for improvement. She additionally capital to accord back — an basic basic of PWT's simple yet acknowledged business model.
So Maloney listened as she worked, assuming as Savannah, a distinct mom aggravating to win a absoluteness appearance to advice abutment her family. She heard belief from those she formed side-by-side with that affected her heart.
In the end, Maloney appear her accurate character and afraid about-face administrator Calvin at the Hammond barn with $5,000 to advice abound his automat apparatus business and $10,000 for his daughter's education. Artisan Maci in San Antonio got $50,000 for her education, $5,000 to appointment her mother, and $10,000 rent. In Royersford, franchisee buyer Steve accustomed $10,000 to atone him for amusing media training he enrolled in on his own, and Mahoney's sending Steve and his ancestors on a Disney cruise.
Maybe the better change is in abundance for artisan Bree in Rockwall. Not alone did the "boss" allowance her with $20,000 for a backing day, she gave her her own Painting with a Twist franchise.
"I'm arrant so much, my eyelashes are activity to abatement off," an athrill Bree shouted.
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