Any company that can successfully maintain a leadership position within an industry for five or more years must have success embedded in its DNA. But just as DNA strands differ, so no two companies share the same road map to long-term viability.
Every business leader can point to attributes that have helped set their company apart – a clearly stated mission and commitment to it; a highly knowledgeable and experienced management team; a well-trained, customer-focused staff – or a business model that genuinely solves a problem for consumers.
IHRSA spoke with three such organisations – Anytime Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness and GoodLife Fitness – about their rise to prominence, and their ability to maintain their front-runner status year after year on the annual IHRSA Global 25 lists, in an increasingly competitive health and fitness club environment.