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in which I was allowed to wear many hats, the last 3-4 years now. Without even

work directly for the owner and really learn considering the day job, the amount

on the fly in a high pressure, results oriented of time that has to be devoted to real

environment. We worked long hours, but it estate searches/brokers, permits,

was a very young and exciting company. I architects, lawyers, accountants,

was able to travel to London, Canada, and licenses, web development, social

across the US for CrossFit competitions, while media, marketing, customer service,

setting up operations in Finland, Australia and bookkeeping, writing the workouts,

an international network of dealers. coaching the workouts, cleaning, Proposing to Lacey in February
meetings, hiring, scheduling, staff 2016 at Isla Tortuga, Costa Rica.
At what point did you decide to open you development...it goes on and on.
own business? You’re never done, and if you think

Opening my own gym was something that you are done then you’re probably going to fail value the quality of my relationships over
I always wanted to do, but sitting behind a because the instant that you get comfortable the quantity now that my time has become so
desk for 3 years really solidified that desire and relax, the next guy is innovating and much more limited, but I’ve made an effort to
for me. While I was still in business school, I looking for ways to beat you. make it to homecoming, and since I’ve stayed

started doing CrossFit and fell in love with the It certainly takes a special degree local, I’ve done my best to make it out for
community, accountability, those always wonderful football Saturdays.
support and competition. of motivation and
entrepreneurial spirit to What advice can you give to the alumni
I immediately recognized and young actives about planning for the
survive, and it is not a future?
this as an opportunity to
achieve the dream of gym balanced lifestyle. You are I would like to share some of my most
always sacrificing one thing important life lessons learned over the last 7
ownership and, again, years since graduating college:
(family, friends, sleep, diet,
capitalize on my fitness 1. If you want to do something bigger, bolder
and business background exercise, etc) in order to and better than the average person then
accomplish another thing. you’re going to have to scrape and claw for
so it was only a matter of every opportunity that is truly worth having,
So you have to absolutely and someone else is always out there trying
time. I was nervous as I to work harder than you. So no matter what
went through the lengthy love what you’re doing happens, keep moving. Keep your head
each day. up. Keep putting one foot in front of the
and challenging process of other. You may get knocked down (hard),
but you just have to hop right back up and
learning how to start a small Demonstrating a clean & jerk How is the business press forward.

business by myself, but I for an afternoon class at Ohio working out foryou today? 2. Simplify your life, and let go of the mental,
physical and emotional clutter that is
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What was the most difficult part of the process? Outside of work what do you do for fun? holding you back from living life to the
fullest.
Oh, man! Everything! I don’t think that Well, until recently I didn’t get to do much 3. Don’t sweat the small stuff! AND HAVE FUN!
anyone is naive enough to think that it is easy of anything. However, now that I have a solid
to start any business, but a lot of people (at team growing around me, I’ve been able to step If you guys are in need of improving your
least those that like to exercise) probably look away briefly for the first time in years to do some health you’re always welcome to visit me
at a gym and think, “Wow! Isn’t it awesome, traveling for friends’ weddings, snowboarding at my gym (ohiostrength.com). Feel free to
just hanging out with your friends at the gym and most recently an amazing trip to Cost Rica drop by to break a sweat or grab a coffee
and working out all day?” The unfortunate where I got engaged to the love of my life, and chat about life.
reality is that I was able to spend A LOT more Lacey. I love being active, sweating, and trying
time on my own health and fitness before I adventurous new things, but whenever I do get Connect with Omicron
owned a gym because bootstrapping a gym a couple of free moments I like to give those
is no different than bootstrapping any other moments to my fiancé, my family, my closest Facebook at: TKE Omicron
small business by yourself from scratch. I friends and my dogs Murph and Grace. www.facebook.com/groups/TKEOmicron/
was still working my day job at Rogue for the
first six months of operating the business, and When do you have the chance to catch up

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