Entrepreneur: How a Pizza Industry Executive Found Success with Anytime Fitness

A Pizza Hut executive turned Anytime Fitness franchisee shares his experience of making the leap from pizza to fitness, highlighting the importance of helping others achieve their goals.

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Entrepreneur: How a Pizza Industry Executive Found Success with Anytime Fitness

TL;DR

Andy Gundlach, a former Pizza Hut executive, found success as an Anytime Fitness franchisee by prioritizing helping others achieve their goals. He now operates 30 Anytime Fitness centers through multi-unit ownership.

For Andy Gundlach, turning his passion into his career was always a top priority. That’s why he decided to become an Anytime Fitness franchisee after working his way up the corporate ladder at Pizza Hut.

In a recent Entrepreneur article, Gundlach shares how he has been able to make the leap from pizza to fitness. He decided to pursue multi-unit ownership—today, he operated 30 Anytime Fitness centers. Gundlach says that his success with the brand has always been driven by helping others achieve their goals and dreams. And by utilizing Anytime Fitness’ customer-first approach, he’s been able to help members of his community get to a healthier place.

In an interview with Entrepreneur, Gundlach said, “I didn’t go to school thinking I was going to make a career working in a fast food restaurant. But I found what I did love, which was building teams, working with people and watching them grow.”

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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on May 25, 2017. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.

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