{"id":4244,"date":"2021-08-23T15:58:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T07:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.thefitsummit.com\/?post_type=all_speakers&#038;p=4244"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:45:21","slug":"chuck-runyon","status":"publish","type":"all_speakers","link":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/speakers\/chuck-runyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Runyon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chunk Runyon is Co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sebrands.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sebrands.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purpose Brands<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chuck leads a global collection of franchises intent upon improving the health and wellness of millions of people worldwide. A leading authority in the field of fitness, Runyon revolutionized the industry when he and Dave Mortensen co-founded Anytime Fitness in 2002. The world\u2019s largest and fastest-growing fitness club serves 4,000,000 members in nearly 40 countries and it is the first franchise in history with locations on all seven continents. In addition to Anytime Fitness, Self Esteem Brands serves as the parent company to three other rapidly-growing franchises: Waxing the City, The Bar Method, and Basecamp Fitness. Central to Chuck\u2019s leadership philosophy is the concept of \u201cROEI\u201d \u2013 the return on emotional investment and co-authored a book called \u201cLove Work: Inspire a high-performing work culture at the center of People, Purpose, Profits and Play\u00ae.\u201d Under Runyon\u2019s leadership, Anytime Fitness has earned numerous industry accolades, including \u201cOne of America\u2019s Most Promising Companies\u201d and the world\u2019s #1 franchise. Additionally, Anytime Fitness has been honored as a \u201cTop Franchise for Minorities\u201d and \u201cThe Best Place to Work in Minnesota\u201d \u2013 four years in a row and just this past week, he and Dave Mortensen also were recently named \u201cEntrepreneurs of the Year\u201d by the International Franchise Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chuck is also a speaker at <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/emea\/\">Beyond Activ EMEA<\/a> in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-Founder<\/p>\n<h5>Purpose Brands<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35538,"template":"","speakers-type":[24,13],"class_list":["post-4244","all_speakers","type-all_speakers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","speakers-type-2024-emea-speakers","speakers-type-online-summit-speakers"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/all_speakers\/4244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/all_speakers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/all_speakers"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"speakers-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondactiv.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers-type?post=4244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}