Sinking Ship - Director Dog Training Elite Employee Review

The team is supportive and collaborative with each department, they care deeply about assisting the franchisees, and have a great foundation to continue to grow off of.

There was multiple change in CEO's within a 6 month period after some disagreements from the board. This created a lot of miscommunication during that time. However it ultimately led to having the right person at the helm.

The franchisees and many of the corporate team members care deeply about the mission and work to make a positive impact

The franchisees are great dog trainers. Corporate is a different story. Owners of the company are constantly at war with each other. New leadership took over in 2025 and it's a circus. The CEO is unfit and unqualified, knows nothing of running a large business, he has called the current CFO slurs in the past and still brought her back on to the corporate team. The CTO is a nepotism hire that is somehow on payroll despite minimal corporate function, if any. The CFO is great at accounts receivable but rude, combative, and consistently hurts vendor relationships. The COO micro manages, wastes time talking in circles in meetings, and worst of all lacks social awareness and is consistently mocking employees mental health conditions. The external HR team hired by the leadership is just as messy. They kick note takers and constantly ask if meetings are being recorded before they share any information. They are shady and immoral. I would not recommend working here under any circumstances.