It’s not every day that the brand you work for has an opportunity for you to invest as a way to increase your own income and flexibility, but Sticky Fingers Cooking offers this with franchise ownership. 

After working for her sister-in-law, Alli Doyle, franchise owner at Sticky Fingers Cooking of Austin, for three years, Hannah Doyle realized she, along with her husband, Jeremy Doyle, wanted to do more. 

“We’ve always wanted to build something of our own,” Hannah says about her and Jeremy. “This made the most sense for us.”

Hannah has been a very involved Director of Chef Operations at Sticky Fingers Cooking of Austin where she has worked as a Chef Instructor and joined Alli at the annual Sticky Fingers Cooking Summit twice to learn all she can about this business. 

"Hannah has always felt more like a business partner than an employee,” says Alli. “She helped me grow my business in a way I could have never done without her. I'm excited to now be able to support her as she grows her business like she did with mine. It's an honor that she wants to continue in her role and be part of growing this brand in the region."

“I am over the moon that Hannah and Jeremy are joining Sticky Fingers Cooking as franchise owners!,” says Erin Fletter, founder and CEO of Sticky Fingers Cooking. “Hannah knows and understands this business and is already such a terrific asset! We are all thrilled to see what she and Jeremy can do as franchise owners and how they will impact the families of San Antonio with culinary education and build something meaningful for themselves.”

She adds: “Knowing both Hannah and Jeremy I see so many parallels between my husband and I, our lives, and why we decided to become our own business leaders. I could not be more proud and thrilled for them!”

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Service Experience to Education Franchise 

Hannah, 36, worked in food service for many years as a server and as a bartender before she transitioned to a career as a dental assistant. As a mom of two (now teen boys), she was happy to put the late nights of restaurant work behind her, but she then found herself with limited time off and little flexibility in the dental office.

When Alli offered the opportunity to work for Sticky Fingers Cooking of Austin North, Hannah put her plans to become a dental hygienist on hold. “How do you work with food happily?,” Hannah asks rhetorically. “It’s not necessarily in a restaurant. This is how you do it.”

Jeremy, 39, currently works as a sales manager for a marketing company and previously worked in marketing for a cookware company. “I can’t get away from cooking apparently,” he quips with a laugh. “I’ve been involved with Alli’s business helping with storage and other side work since Hannah started working with her.”

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Why the Sticky Fingers Cooking Franchise Opportunity Fit

Hannah and Jeremy live in Austin, about 90 minutes from San Antonio, a community they know well and appreciate. 

“San Antonio has an inclusive culture that is all about community, community, community,” says Hannah. “Sticky Fingers Cooking also values community and inclusiveness so this is a match for us.”

Hannah plans to continue working with Alli in Austin as she expands into San Antonio with cooking classes for local youth. 

Growing up, both Hannah and Jeremy weren’t exposed to a lot of fresh food and cooking from scratch but they’ve been able to offer those opportunities to their kids and want to see others benefit too. 

“We didn’t always have food in our house,” Hannah says of her own childhood with food insecurity. “My grandma lived next door and we’d find stuff and cook together.”

Jeremy has memories of a fast food diet growing up. “My parents didn’t cook a lot,” he recalls. “There was a lot of consumerism and I brought that into adulthood. I was never really open to cooking until I had to do it for my young family.”

They describe their oldest son, 19-year old Kody, as a “great cook naturally” who has an eclectic palette. 

Growing into the awareness of how to cook and what’s good for you–and your kids–has led this couple to appreciate culinary education for other families. 

“We were young parents so we’ve been around kids our whole lives,” says Hannah. “It made the most sense to be in a business that connects food and kids.”

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The Sticky Fingers Cooking Franchise Opportunity

Like other franchise owners, experience in franchising was not needed in order for Hannah and Jeremy to make this choice to become local business owners. 

“I like the ease of franchising,” says Hannah. “I like that we have someone behind us and people that have done it already so we’re not starting from scratch. We have a checklist and a good support system.”

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