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What Role Did Money Play in the Fitness Industry's Growth? Ed Connors, Ex-Gold's Gym Owner, Explains
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This is a clip of Episode 58 of the Dr. Finance® Live Podcast hosted by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”). Dr. Criniti interviewed Edward Connors, ex-Gold's Gym owner, successful businessman, mentor, author, architect, and fitness pioneer.
On February 28, 1979, Ed Connors, along with two partners purchased the single Gold’s Gym in Santa Monica, California. Before exiting the company in 2004, Ed would see the chain grow to 704 locations in 26 countries and 46 states.
While building the Gold’s Gym brand, Ed Connors was involved in helping shape the careers of hundreds of individuals, including Ms. Olympia Cory Everson and Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler. He got several dozen athletes into professional wrestling, including Sting, the Ultimate Warrior, and John Cena, and TV personalities like Evan Marriott (Joe Millionaire), and Joey Gloor (MTV’s I USED TO BE FAT ).
Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”) is the world's leading financial scientist and survivalist. A fifth generation native of Philadelphia, Dr. Criniti is a former finance professor at several universities, a former financial planner, an active investor in diverse marketplaces, an explorer, an international keynote speaker, and has traveled around the world studying various aspects of finance. He is an award winning author of three #1 international best-selling finance books: The Necessity of Finance (2013), The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance (2014), and The Survival of the Richest (2016). Dr. Criniti is also the host of the highly successful Dr. Finance® Live Podcast as well as a virtual superhost. Dr. Criniti has started a grassroots movement that is changing the way that we think about economics and finance.
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