This October, Franchise Interviews is featuring "Great Women Leaders in Franchising" month. Today you are going to hear our interview with Jo Kirchner, president and chief executive officer of Primrose Schools, leads more than two hundred fifty schools nationwide. Her lifelong mission is to deliver a nurturing environment and a high-quality early learning foundation to help children become confident adults who love who they are and what they do. Jo joined Primrose in 1990 as vice president of the company and became president and CEO in 1999. Under her leadership, Primrose has grown from four schools in Atlanta to several hundred schools nationwide today.