Buying a Franchise
The World’s Largest Franchisee Just Revealed His Playbook for Scaling. These Are His Rules.
Greg Flynn built a $5 billion empire spanning 3,000 restaurants across eight brands. Here's how he did it.
Planet Fitness
Buying a Franchise
#7 on the Franchise 500: Planet Fitness Knows You Don’t Want to Go to the Gym
The #7 company on our Franchise 500 list attracts first-time gym-goers with low prices and a shame-free environment.
Buying a Franchise
The Top 10 Best Franchises to Open in 2019
Here's everything you need to know about the top franchises to open from the 'Entrepreneur' Franchise 500.
Buying a Franchise
#7 on the Franchise 500: Planet Fitness Plans to Dominate the Fitness World
The #7 company on our Franchise 500 list has learned exactly what its customers want -- and how to deliver.
By Hayden Field
Thought Leaders
How the CEO of Planet Fitness, Which Counts 10 Million Members, Went From Front Desk Clerk to Top Exec
Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau shares what more than 25 years of working at the same company has taught him and the only leadership book he's ever read.
By Rose Leadem
Buying a Franchise
The Work Behind Fast-Growing Franchises
Quick overexpansion is easy. But preparing for strong, lasting growth? That's harder.
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Buying a Franchise
How Planet Fitness Aims to Become the McDonald’s of Gym Franchises
Affordable, streamlined and closing in on 1,000 locations – can Chris Rondeau turn Planet Fitness into a mega-chain of McGyms?
By Kate Taylor