Our Approach

We’re using a playbook that can not only bring a Zombiemat back to life but can also steward a legacy business into the future. We execute four repeatable steps that carry a store from acquisition to shared ownership. Our reimagination process begins by seeing an aging, underperforming store, with inefficient operations and low utilization, as a neglected community asset with untapped potential.

 

Step 1: Engage

We created the Stewardship Buyout (SBO)™, our advisory instrument, to help owners of transition-ready stores:

Clarify exit goals & plans

Explore multiple succession pathways:

  • Acquire

  • Manage

  • Invest

  • Partner

  • Transition

STEWARDSHIP BUYOUT™

Step 2: Optimize

We built YANCY SOS™, our operational system, to:

Improve customer experience

Foster equipment optimization

Increase turns per day (TPD)

Practice pricing discipline

Implement digital payments & telemetry

Add ancillary revenue streams

YANCY SOS™

Step 3: Transition

We designed Legacy Rising™, our roll-up process, to pursue ownership transitions that makes sense:

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)

Cooperative (worker, purchasing, multi-stakeholder, financial, etc.)

Legacy Rising™