Capital allocation with Storm McGrath, CEO of Kip McGrath Education Centres (ASX:KME)

Kip McGrath Education was started by Storm's father, Kip, from a garage in 1976.

Over the years, KME has gone through many challenges and changes to become the global education provider it is today.

In this episode of the Australian Investors Podcast, Storm McGrath and Owen Rask talk about:

• KME's origin story
• Why a fixed fee model doesn't work for franchise businesses
• The market for tutoring young children and why math & English are the core pillars of learning
• KME's push for company-owned and online tutoring
• Storm's desire to acquire Tutorfly and move the business into the USA and a new target demographic
• How KME and Storm think about capital allocation
• Why now is the most exciting time ever for tutors

Resources:

• Owen Rask on Twitter
• Kip McGrath website

Watch the video version on the Rask Australia YouTube page.

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Disclosure: at the time of recording and publish, Owen owns shares of Kip McGrath. This is a disclosure and not a recommendation.

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