February 2010 Cover Story

Planet Fitness
Entrepreneur of the Month
Dave Leon

Success Magazine: Dave how did you get started in the fitness industry?

Dave Leon: I began as a national bodybuilding competitor. I started my first gym in a garage, taking donations for heat and new equipment in a coffee can. SM: What inspired you to start your own business?

DL: I saw a need for fitness and discovered early on that I could help people help themselves. When that coffee can got up to $1,000, I started developing a business plan.

SM: Did you have the financing to get started?

DL: I had no financing and was denied everywhere I turned. It was the Schenectady Local Development Center that gave me my first loan, and the local YMCA donated old equipment to help me get started. In the beginning, my business plan was to cater to athletes and competitive bodybuilders and power lifters. I have evolved since that time.

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