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Making a ‘Footprint’ takes capital, sacrifice

Chandler businessman finds success as a franshisee

When they saw a pandemic shutting down many lines of work in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and Stephanie Gilstrap made a big decision.

They sold their share of a family frozen yogurt business partnership, and the Gilstraps moved to the Valley.

After ending up in the Chandler area and doing some freelance epoxy counter work, Matt Gilstrap found Footprint Floors with a simple online search. After he thoroughly read through the franchise website and took a brief questionnaire to pre-qualify, Gilstrap was contacted by Footprint, and he eventually wound up at a franchisee training session in July 2021.

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