How School of Rock Created Structure in Order to Scale with Agility and Creativity

Podcast: Cold Call · HBR Presents / Brian Kenny

Opublikowano: 2026-06-23

In the summer of 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before Rob Price became CEO in 2017, School of Rock’s nonconformist culture led to variability in teaching styles, educational outcomes, and risks for copyright violations. Previous attempts to standardize curriculum and processes led to friction with franchisees. Price navigated those tensions by listening more closely to franchisees, clarifying core policies, and giving franchisees freedom in other areas. One of Price’s major initiatives was the Method App which provided a structure to empower and guide work at the scho...