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title: "Entrepreneur: How a Pizza Industry Executive Found Success with Anytime Fitness"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1d63c1f5-8a37-4618-8724-87f59a6ab6e5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-how-a-pizza-industry-executive-found-success-with-anytime-fitness-12340
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
published: 2017-05-25T17:12:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:42.298Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8ef6dcd9c7a837064af376088f1968617859.jpg
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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.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-how-a-pizza-industry-executive-found-success-with-anytime-fitness-12340).*

## Story

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.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- franchisee story (topic)
- Anytime Fitness (company)
- career transition (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-how-a-pizza-industry-executive-found-success-with-anytime-fitness-12340). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1d63c1f5-8a37-4618-8724-87f59a6ab6e5).