Kerri Goodrich of Performance Initiatives offers tips for gym owners interested in establishing a gym-based nonprofit.
Kerri Goodrich has been running Performance Initiatives—a nonprofit that teaches weightlifting to underserved youth from age seven until college—since 2005. In the 19 years it’s been open, Performance Initiatives has trained more[...]
How Performance Initiatives’ Olympic weightlifting program positively impacts underserved youth in Savannah, Georgia.
Kerri Goodrich retired from Olympic weightlifting in the early 2000s after winning USA Weightlifting’s national championships in 1993 and 1996. As she thought about what her next steps would be, she looked around at the weightlifting[...]
While Rich Froning’s gym is full of competitive athletes, the affiliate’s chief operating officer said he finds much of his inspiration in members who overcome life’s challenges.
For all its high-level competitive athletes, the 700-member CrossFit Mayhem in Cookeville, Tennessee is also full of everyday people who show up to improve their health and[...]
Advice from the chief operating officer of a 700-member gym.
The first thing most people know about CrossFit Mayhem in Cookeville, Tennessee is that it was founded by four-time CrossFit Games champion and six-time Affiliate Cup Champion, Rich Froning.
Advice from a 13-year CrossFit affiliate owner about how to create a well-run, sustainable business.
Most CrossFit gym owners don’t open their doors because they’re passionate about the logistics of running a business.
How Jared Byczko grew Myriad Health + Fitness after rebranding and losing his business partner.
Jared Byczko met his best friend, Peter Brasovan, on the soccer field when they were both five years old.
Kevin Ogar shares two stories that illustrate the reason for his success in business and life.
Kevin Ogar began doing CrossFit in 2007, the year of the first CrossFit Games at Dave Castro’s family ranch in Aromas, California.