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title: "Zoom Room’s New VP, Don Allen Brings Decades of Franchising Know-How"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3f8f5d8c-feed-4f72-a4bc-afe1e066896c
source: "Franchise Magazine USA"
original_url: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/new-zoom-room-vp-is-a-fitness-franchise-veteran/
author: "Andrew Carlo"
category: "Fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
published: 2025-01-30T17:53:46.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:01:31.386Z
image: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/zoom-room-puppies.jpg
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# Zoom Room’s New VP, Don Allen Brings Decades of Franchising Know-How

**TL;DR:** Don Allen has been named vice president of operations at Zoom Room, bringing over three decades of franchise operations experience. He will be responsible for paving the way for sustained growth and achievement across the national franchise system.

*By Andrew Carlo, originally published in Franchise Magazine USA on 2025-01-30. [Read the original](https://franchisemagazineusa.com/new-zoom-room-vp-is-a-fitness-franchise-veteran/).*

## Story

Zoom Room, the indoor dog training gym franchise has named a new vice president of operations.

Don Allen has been brought on board and will spearhead operations. The company said the new vice president will be responsible for paving the way for sustained growth and achievement across the national franchise system.

According to Zoom Room’s website, the dog gym has nearly 70 locations in over 20 states. Plans are underway for another 56 locations.

Zoom Room said that Allen brings more than three decades of franchise operations experience. This includes working with Orangetheory Fitness while serving as CEO of an area developer group in Florida.

Allen also personally built eight franchise locations from the ground up and helped develop 20 additional units before the group was sold to private equity. During this time, Allen was responsible for increasing net income by 700 percent over five years, according to Zoom Room.

“I see a lot of similarities between Zoom Room and Orangetheory in terms of their commitment to excellence and unique market position,” said Allen. “I am excited to join a brand that has created something truly distinctive in the pet training space.”

Allen also recently built out 32 fitness franchises of another fitness brand and is an investor and area developer with KidStrong, a child development training center franchise.

“Don’s experience and passion will be invaluable as we concentrate on elevating the success of our franchisees and solidifying Zoom Room’s position as a leader in the pet industry,” said Zoom Room CEO Mark Van Wye.

## Entities

- Fitness (sector)
- Franchise Magazine USA (publication)
- fitness industry (topic)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Andrew Carlo (person)
- franchise operations (topic)
- Orangetheory Fitness (company)
- KidStrong (company)
- Zoom Room (company)
- Mark Van Wye (person)
- Don Allen (person)
- pet training (topic)

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Originally reported by Andrew Carlo, Franchise Magazine USA (https://franchisemagazineusa.com/new-zoom-room-vp-is-a-fitness-franchise-veteran/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3f8f5d8c-feed-4f72-a4bc-afe1e066896c).