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Founded in the modest confines of a dining room on Long Island, New York in 2008, GYMGUYZ has exploded into a national brand and one of the fastest growing fitness franchises in the United States. The mobile fitness brand began franchising in 2014 and commemorated its two years of monumental growth with its first annual national conference in Garden City,

Sam Langer and Jimmy Bonavita, as they tell it, are two childhood best friends who got the chance to go into business together. Now they are recognized as top franchisees in a fast-growing national fitness brand. “He’s had my back since elementary school,” Langer, 26, said with a laugh at their home office in Tarrytown. That was Dows Lane Elementary

TODAY’S STARTUP • Name: GYMGUYZ • Founder: Josh York • Address: 1604 Jennings St., Bethlehem • Sector: Health & Fitness • Number of employees: Eight employees at my GYMGUYZ Franchise in Lehigh Valley • Website: https://www.gymguyz.com FIVE QUESTIONS Q: WHERE DID THE IDEA FOR THIS COMPANY COME FROM? A: The GYMGUYZ franchise started in 2008. We have been seen on CNN, Forbes, People, CNBC and Inc. I purchased

This year, GYMGUYZ, #1 in Home Personal Training company, had its very first company-wide conference, with the intent of making this gathering with their franchise family and vendors an annual and much-anticipated tradition. To share with us his experience on the planning and execution of the GYMGUYZ 1ST Annual Conference, Josh York is here to answer our 8 questions. 1. JOSH, WHAT

EDGEWATER, N.J. — Making it to the gym is half the battle when it comes to getting in shape, but an Edgewater-based fitness company has done away with that part altogether. The big, red GYMGUYZ van comes to its clients — equipment, trainers and all. “People recognize the value in home-based businesses,” said Edgewater’s Josh Grinstead, 44. His Bergen County branch has

Don’t be surprised if you see a blur of red as you traverse the roads in the Philadelphia region. A trio of entrepreneurs is joining a group that’s establishing itself in the region to bring fitness to the masses in a new way. Called GYMGUYZ, the Plainview, N.Y., company recently signed up three franchises to cover much of the western

For 16 years and through two tours in Iraq, Dave Dequeljoe flew with a wingman as a Navy fighter pilot. He saw the importance of having a partner in accomplishing their mission. Now he wants to provide a wing man for people in reaching their fitness goals. Greenwich’s newest gym, GYMGUYZ, aims to eliminate any excuses not to work out. While many gyms entice

IN THE START-UP WORLD, EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL ENTREPRENEURS – WITH THE LATEST GADGETS – CAN FIND THEMSELVES FACING UNEXPECTED LEGAL TROUBLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DERAIL A DREAM BEFORE IT EVEN SETS OFF. Sometimes a new business owner tries to save money by ignoring certain issues like, patents, taxes and copyright but many of these business killers are preventable, experts