Franchise opportunities compared
Leadership Management International vs Sandler Systems
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Leadership Management International and Sandler Systems disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Sandler Systems has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | LMLeadership Management International | SSSandler Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $20,000 – $27,500 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $77,500 – $102,250 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $15,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | $59,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $8.00 Monthly royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee | $545 Monthly marketing fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 109 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31 | 138 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −3 Calculated: 112 at end of 2023 → 109 at end of 2025 | −2 Calculated: 140 at end of 2022 → 138 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Businesses in the Subset: self-reported revenue and operated through… $433,951 other Gross revenues average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Businesses in the Subset: self-reported revenue and operated through… $545,706 other Gross revenues average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Businesses in the Subset: self-reported revenue and operated through… $1,108,090 other Gross revenues average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 +5 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.