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November 2019
September we hosted our 15th Annual Owners’ Conference in NYC and
what a great time and invaluable information shared by everyone! The
surveys from both the Franchisees and SPN members are providing
rave reviews along with some great suggestions for 2020! It was a
remarkable experience you’ll never want to miss!
Peter Moore, our special guest speaker, is part of the GGFA and Gold’s Gym
Family. Pete always brings extremely useful and relevant information to us
and this year was no exception. Thanks to Pete for providing insightful and
important statistics and facts about our industry.
The GGI team, Adam, Craig and Dave, delivered messages of vision and
promise for the future. We thank them for coming and being a part of
the Franchisees’ Lodge Meeting!
Thanks to our OC SPN Sponsors! Visit page 9 and be sure to reach out
in support for always helping make the OC possible!
In this issue, you will find the history of the Owners’ Conference that began
in 2006. Check it out for the fun of it! And be sure to watch the videos
owners shared at the OC – the link is on page 28.
Q4 for your GGFA Staff is packed just like Q1-3 every year. We work with
our SPN members on the upcoming year, review succession planning,
develop the next year’s educational platform and get ready for the
Challenge. These are just a few things on our agenda! Planning is
critical and we get focused on it. You’ll see more on this as we move
towards 2020.
This publication’s articles are from Gleantap, Aldous & Associates, Club OS
and DreamSeat. Thanks for all the contributions from everyone!
As we go into this last quarter of the year, we are always mindful of the
first of the next year and all the activity in the gyms, especially The
Challenge. There will be life changing experiences that take place and
every owner can take great pride in being the vehicle that helps and
motivates their members to be the best they can be, whatever that means
to that individual. Good luck to everyone with the 2020 Challenge!
One last thank you to the inspiring GGFA Staff! Deb, Rachel and Tara
work tirelessly for each and every one of you and they do it with heart and
care! Thank you, Ladies!!! You are the BEST!
Ginger Collins
GGFA Executive Director
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