A black belt in caring.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Name: Juan Grana grana /gra·na/ (gra´nah) dense green, chlorophyll-containing bodies in chloroplasts of plant cells. Company: Sarahcare Adult Day Services Number of Units: One Locations: North Plainfield North Plainfield, residential borough (1990 pop. 18,820), Somerset co., NE N.J.; settled 1736, inc. 1885. A Revolutionary War cemetery is there. , N.J. Years in Franchising: Since 2005 Not only is Juan Grana one of Sarahcare's leading franchisees, but he was already thinking far ahead in his college days. Twenty-five years ago studying to become a chiropractor chiropractor a practitioner in chiropractic. chiropractor A health professional trained in chiropractic; chiropractors do not perform surgery or prescribe drugs; of 50,000 licensed chiropractors in the US, many practice 'straight' chiropractic, ie , Grana was reading about age demographics in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and remarked to his classmates Classmates can refer to either:
adv. & n. Somewhere: "I didn't care where I was from so long as it was someplace else" Garrison Keillor. See Usage Note at everyplace. warm and near a beach like Naples, Fla. He never opened the center in sunny Florida, but did realize his vision and joined Sarahcare Adult Day Services in 2005 after a successful career as a chiropractor and executive. He opened his franchise in North Plainfield, N.J. and earned the franchise's "Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
In addition to working as a chiropractor, he served with a company bringing patient lifting and transferring equipment to hospitals and nursing homes. It was during this time that he remembered his idea of owning an adult day center. "While assessing nursing homes, I would often ask residents why they were there," he shared. "Their condition didn't necessitate them to be in a nursing home, but often they felt they didn't have any other choice. Either their family had to work and couldn't provide care or they didn't have any family to provide care." As Grana moved on, he began looking into franchising and discovered Sarahcare. As a franchisee, he brought his experience full circle to become family to someone who needed it. "At my center, I was sitting at lunch with the participants. Each of them was talking about his children and grandchildren, but one of the participants, an older Italian woman, remarked that she didn't have any children. I said she could adopt me and I could be her unofficial son. Since then, it's become an affectionate joke, and everyone calls her 'Mom' in the center, even me. When she meets visitors at the center, we introduce her as mom." Before joining Sarahcare, Grana was also a successful executive, running a consulting business that advised Fortune 100 companies on biomechanical and ergonomic issues. He is fiercely determined and physically fit, holding a fourth-degree black belt in Aikido aikido: see martial arts. aikido Japanese art of self-defense. It employs locks and holds and utilizes the principle of nonresistance to cause an opponent's own momentum to work against him or her. , and brings the same focus and energy to motivating other franchisees in achieving their goals. As a former executive, he understands the effort and initiative required to run a successful business and always encourages other franchisees to persevere. Grana recognizes the invaluable support a franchise provides. "Even Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. , who is the greatest golfer, has many coaches--a
swing expert, a physical trainer and a nutritionist--to help him win. As
great as he is, Tiger realizes he doesn't know everything and needs
help. I think of franchising the same way. A franchise is like a mentor
and a coach that helps you realize your full potential."
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