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February 2010 Cover Story

Planet Fitness
Entrepreneur of the Month
Dave Leon

Planet Fitness
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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Business of the Month
Planet Fitness

Dave Leon
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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...


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New York Pain Management
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Hinman Construction
20 Years of Quality Construction

Jami and Kimberley Hinman
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La Fiesta Restaurant
Rafael Arellano “El Patron”
Celiness Arellano

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15 Park Avenue . Clifton Park, NY . (518) 280-2657


Mama Mia’s
Giuseppe Grisio, Owner
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185 Ballston Ave - Saratoga Springs, NY - Ph:(518) 583-7783


Carleton Funeral Home
Finding Comfort In the Details

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68 Main Street - Hudson Falls, New York and 136 Warren Street - Glens Falls - Phone: 518-747-4243.


Crossroads Ford/Mercury
Ron Teator, Owner
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2466 Route 9W, Ravena, NY 12143 PH (800) 481-9361


Kastner Construction
William Kastner, Owner
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518-858-7348 or 518-828-4696


Wanda Byrd
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Ph:(518) 878-1592


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Empire Martial Arts, Inc.
Alan Condon
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Ph:(518) 456-2582


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The Capital Region's Foreign Car Specialist


Fridholm Painting and Remodeling
John Fridholm, Owner
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Ph: (519) 330-9507


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Lauren Groff
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Want to save money while simultaneously saving the planet? Then listen up...


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Dr. Lemanski

Successful Prevention with Dr. Lemanski
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The Log Jam Restaurant
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Rts.9 and 149. Lake George, NY. (518)798-1155


La Fiesta
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Nemo’s
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Maestro’s
“A Fine American Bistro”

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371 Broadway . Saratoga Springs, NY. (518) 580-0312


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