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Center Nutrition Spot:
Francisco Leos S. takes the healthy road
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STORY BY SHANNON JAMES | COURTESY PHOTOS
AT A GLANCE
Francisco Leos S., owner
of Center Nutrition
Spot, wakes up everyday
ready to spend time with his
Nutrition Spot customers, or as
he would say, his family.
“The mission here at the
Nutrition Club is to make people
happier and healthier,” says
Francisco. “Not only that, we’ve
helped people open their own
Nutrition businesses here in
Shelby County,” he says.
At Francisco’s Nutrition
Spot, you can find a variety of
sugar free, vitamin and energy
loaded teas and protein shakes.
“One of our most popular
teas is our Small Town Center,”
says Francisco. “It gives you that
feeling of being at home. We’ve
met so many amazing people
through the Nutrition Club, I felt
a tea named after their town
was appropriate,” he said.
“And it’s one of our customers’
favorites.”
Being a Nacogdoches
native, Francisco aspired to
make an impact in a smaller
community. By opening his
second Nutrition club in
Center, he achieved this goal.
Francisco attended
Stephen F. Austin State
University to gain a degree in
business communication and
corporation education, but
made the decision to leave
school and proceed with his
dream career.
“It was a hard decision, those
were some good years in my
life,” says Francisco. “But I knew
if I didn’t take the risk, I would
never know if I could do it or not,
So I said, ‘I’m going to do it. I’m
going to open my first Nutrition
Club.’”
Francisco opened his first
Nutrition Club in Lufkin, when
he was only 17 years old.
“It was back in 2016 and it
taught me so much,” he says. “I
was there for three years. That’s
where I learned how to manage
my business, how to talk to
people and I had used a few of
the skills that I had learned in
school to use to my advantage.”
After running his first
successful health club business
in Lufkin, Francisco longed for
something more.
“I wanted to make an impact
somewhere else, somewhere
smaller,” says Francisco. “I help
manage eight different locations
around the state of Texas, one
in Kentucky and a few out of the
country. I needed something new
that made me feel like I was at
home.”
“So I looked all over Shelby
County in all different areas, and
I decided to come here to Center,
Texas,” he says.
“Everyday I wake up ready
to be at my Nutrition Club, even
when I’m on vacation. I love
knowing we’re helping people
feel better, look better and live
better,” Francisco says. “Up here
at the Nutrition Club everyone is
like family, and I do this because
I love it.”
WHAT:
Center Nutrition Spot
WHO:
Locally owned and
operated by
Francisco Leos S.
WHERE:
500 Hurst Street
Center, TX 75935
WHEN:
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
PHONE:
(936) 615-4188
FACEBOOK:
@Center Nutrition
Spot
Business MATTERS | 2020 Fall Edition 35