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Adrienne Kallweit, Owner, SeekingSitters Franchise System Inc
LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MOM'S BABYSITTING BUSINESS FRANCHISE
Adrienne Kallweit, President and Owner of SeekingSitters Franchise System, Inc., is a native of Tulsa and graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Adrienne's degree in Construction Management brought her back to Tulsa where she started her career in the construction industry and later purchased her family's private investigation agency, Hide and Seek. After starting her family and running a successful investigation agency, she realized the need for on-call background screened childcare for her own family and recognized this need on a nationwide level as well.
In 2004 she and her husband, David Kallweit, developed the concept of SeekingSitters implementing the stringent background screening process that Hide and Seek had developed from over 30 years of investigative experience. Working mother, business owner, and licensed private investigator, Adrienne utilized her business expertise to create a company concept that is being successfully implemented in franchise locations across the country.
SeekingSitters Franchise Systems, Inc. is a new, fast-growing franchise that has found a unique solution to an age old problem: finding a good babysitter when you need one. SeekingSitters uses modern day technology of an interactive website to help families find safe, reliable child care 24-7. The founder is a mom of three who saw a problem, found a solution and turned it into a multi-million dollar company.
"Private Eye Mom" Adrienne Kallweit founded SeekingSitters in 2004 after struggling with her own child care needs. She was running her Private Investigation Firm and wanted to hire her son's preschool teacher. She ran the teacher's background investigation and was shocked at what she found: a variety of charges that raised questions about the teacher's character. Yet, the teacher was still working at a public school. That's when Adrienne started "seeking out her own sitters" that passed her stringent background checks and could work around her unpredictable schedule.
She saw a greater need - not just in her hometown - but nationwide. On family trips to Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas they faced the same dilemma: they couldn't find a good sitter they could trust. So on a 7 hour drive from Austin back to Tulsa, she and her husband wrote their business plan and launched their website that night. SeekingSitters was born.
Since their first babysitting job in 2004, SeekingSitters has grown to over 2500 babysitting jobs monthly with 53 franchise locations in 23 different states. Adrienne and David are committed to making sure that childcare is offered in a safe and reliable method in all 50 states. They have built the business without debt, funding their business as they grew.
SeekingSitters won Tulsa's First Entrepreneurial Spirit Award in 2007. And in 2008, Working Mother Magazine named SeekingSitters one of the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses in the United States. Adrienne has been interviewed extensively both locally and nationally. She was recently featured on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC and has been interviewed on the Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC stations in Tulsa as well as in the Tulsa World, Journal Record of Oklahoma and the Tulsa Business Journal. In 2008, Adrienne and David were both chosen for the Tulsa Business Journal's 40 under 40 list.
1/19/2012
January 18, 2012 How to Protect Your Kids on Social Media
Great Day Green Country, Tulsa, OK
SeekingSitters is sharing knowledge in its new book "S.T.Y.L.E.- A Complete Guide to Babysitting Success."
1/16/2012
January 15, 2012 Keeping Your Kids Safe Online with the Babysitter KTUL Channel 8, Tulsa, OK Parents have to think of so many things when it comes to allowing people to watch their kids. SeekingSitters new Babysitter S.T.Y.L.E. book educates parents on how to keep children safe online.
1/12/2012
January 12, 2012 Keynote Speakers for 2012 Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium Announced
Drury University, Springfield, MO
Drury's annual Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium will feature two keynote speakers: Adrienne Kallweit and Shannon Wilburn.
12/28/2011
December 28, 2011 Tips for Small Business Owners Success
The CBS Early Morning Show, NYC
Tips for small business owners success featuring SeekingSitters and Just Between Friends.
12/27/2011
December 27, 2011 New Year, New Career with SeekingSitters owner and founder, Adrienne Kallweit and Just Between Friends co-founder, Shannon Wilburn
The CBS Early Morning Show, NYC
Adrienne Kallweit and Shannon Wilburn share their secrets to success.
SeekingSitters Tulsa Metro 7th Annual Family Fun Fest is partnering up with The Little Light House for a great event!
11/16/2011
November 14, 2011 SeekingSitters Tulsa Metro- 7th Annual Family Fun Fest!
Great Day Green Country Fox 23, Tulsa, OK
SeekingSitters Tulsa Metro is hosting the 7th Annual Family Fun Fest- a fall festival to show member appreciation and offer an opportunity to the public to meed the sitters while playing carnival style games.
11/9/2011
November 09,2011 SeekingSitters Franchise System Wins Tulsa's Fast 40 2011 Award The Journal Record, Tulsa, OK
SeekingSitters was honored at The Journal Record's Tulsa's Fast 40 event as the 19th fastest-growing privately owned business in Tulsa.
11/2/2011
November 1, 2011 Private Investigator's Recommendations on How to Keep Children Safe from Predators
News Talk Radio KRMG, Tulsa, OK
Adrienne Kallweit, Owner and Founder of SeekingSitters, is a parent who knows exactly who's around her children.
David Kallweit, owner of SeekingSitters Tulsa Metro, gives tips on finding a great babysitter.
7/22/2011
July 20, 2011 David Kallweit Beats the Odds in Health, Business
Great Tulsa Reporter Newspapers, Tulsa, OK
David Kallweit, owner of SeekingSitters Tulsa, shares his inspirational story of brain aneurysm survival.
7/14/2011
July 14, 2011 Twelve Startups Make Spirit Award Semifinals
Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK
SeekingSitters won the first Spirit Award in 2007, now 12 startups are one step closer to being named the next winner of the 2011 SpiritBank/Tulsa Community College Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
7/13/2011
June 7, 2011 Spirit Award Finalists Present Ideas to Judges
Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK
Adrienne Kallweit, SeekingSitters Franchise founder and 2007 Spirit Award winner, is on the judging panel for the Spirit Awards.
7/13/2011
July 4, 2011 Finding a Babysitter Made Easy Through Online Service
Tulsa World Scene, Tulsa, OK
Adrienne Kallweit, SeekingSitters Franchise owner and founder, share how important it is to know where your sitter comes from and their experience.
SeekingSitters is also a perfect alternative to Claremore Daycare or Claremore Nanny service. All Claremore Babysitters undergo an intense background screening, reference check, and are trained in CPR and First Aid. Once they are approved through the screening process, they become part of our SeekingSitters Claremore Babysitting team and are scheduled with members of SeekingSitters based on the members' specific request.
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