017 Rhys Cutifani – Gym Franchise Ownership from a Multi-Club Owner

Working in almost every role a Fitness business has to offer, Rhys Cutifani was General Manager of the Southern Cross Health Club when awarded Australian Health & Fitness facility of the year by Fitness Australia in 2008. Over the last 6 years Rhys & his wife Bridie have opened 18 Anytime Fitness Franchises & currently own & operate 7 AF clubs around Australia. They were awarded Australian Franchisee's of the year in 2009 & 2010, & most recently won international Franchisee of the year 2013. Rhys' group of clubs goal is to "add 100,000 healthy life years by 2020" to their members lives. During the show Rhys talks about the main differences between a franchise club and an independent club, the importance of community involvement in business success and his top keys to success for a franchise club owner. Visit: http://www.activemgmt.com.au/Visit: http://fitnessbusinesspodcast.com/Email: [email protected]: +61 2 9484 5501Twitter: @JTActiveMgmt