You’ve heard of TG The Gym. Having started numerous businesses, George knows what keeps owners awake at night. He has lived the challenges of starting, growing, and selling a business. He figured out what it takes to develop an engaged work team and produce customers who walk out the door saying, “WOW!” that was a GREAT experience.” George will share his business adventure but more importantly, inspire you to discover key leverage points in your business and to optimize change in order to thrive in today’s marketplace.
He currently owns two TG The Gym in San Diego and an international fitness events company with six events each year in Northern and Central California. CEO for TG The Gym licensing. Temporary CFO for Invent Medical, Inc., medical device company. George is a proud father, happy husband, serial entrepreneur, business builder, accomplished surfer and tennis player and a fitness and wellness expert. Don’t know where he found time, but he even has a CPA.
Education:
University of Southern California
BS in Business Administration, Accounting major, degree received in 1982
Passed CPA exam in 1982
Certified Public Accountant: 1984
California License Number: CPA 44135 active
Fitness Center development and ownership:
1983 Gold's Gym - Walnut Creek, CA sold 1984 Gold's Gym - Reseda, CA sold
1988 Gold's Gym - Santa Cruz sold 1987 Gold's Gym - Upland, CA sold
1985 TG The Gym - Pacific Beach, CA curretn 1989 Gold's Gym - Antioch, CA sold
1986 Northridge, CA (2 locations) sold 1995 Gold's Gym - Scripps Ranch, CA sold
1987 El Paso, TX (2 locations) sold 1997 Gold's Gym - San Marcos expansion
1989 Gold's Gym - Oceanside, Ca sold 1997 Gold's Gym - Vista, CA sold
1990 Gold's Gym - San Marcos, CA sold 1997 Singapore (Planet Fitness- GWC) sold
1992 Pacific Beach, CA purchased building and moved 2001 World Gym, Tai Chung, Taiwan sold
1994 Gold's Gym - Huntington Beach, CA sold 1998 Singapore (Planet Fitness - FES) sold
1999 Sold all US fitness centers to Bally Total Fitness 2000 Gold's Gym Taipei, Taiwan sold
2003 Healthy Choices fitness centers sold 2003 Synergy Fitness - Lake Forest, CA sold
2004 World of Fitness - Illinois sold 2010 World Gym - Vista, CA current
2011 Evolve Performance Center -Laguna, CA sold 2018 TG The Gym – licensing 5 locations
