Anytime Fitness Chief on Leading 5,000 Franchisees During Covid-19

In the second installment of the new weekly series One Take CEO Interviews, Chuck Runyon, Co-Founder and CEO of Self Esteem Brands discusses how he and his employees have been supporting nearly 4 million customers and 5,000+ franchisees in 42 countries during today’s pandemic. Runyon also shares what he’s learned along the way and how his company plans to come out on the other side of Covid-19. It's one CEO's take on how best to navigate today, recorded in one take with no edits. 

“None of us want to be here. But the fact that we are, it is our job as leaders to learn from it. How are we going to get better? This is an opportunity to invest in the business. We see opportunities in market share. We see opportunities in real estate. There may be an opportunity to acquire other capabilities," he says. "At the end of the day, we’re going to be more competitive and we’re going to come out the other side of this faster than our competitors.”

This Zoom work-from-home-conducted interview is available to watch on YouTube, or listen to or downloaded from Spotify.

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