Fitness entrepreneur seeks certainty amid chaos

What's it like to open two niche gym locations in a pandemic? Stressful. 'If we have to close again it’s going to get really serious,' says the owner.


  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. July 15, 2020
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Courtesy. Peter Kilcullen and a business partner operate five Club Pilates locations in the region, including two in Sarasota and one each in Bradenton, Largo and Clearwater. Â
Courtesy. Peter Kilcullen and a business partner operate five Club Pilates locations in the region, including two in Sarasota and one each in Bradenton, Largo and Clearwater. Â
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Peter Kilcullen was killing it in the Pilates business. He and his business partner had gone from operating one Club Pilates location to three in the region in less than three years, growing revenue at least 30% annually. Their south Sarasota location was one of the top 25 performers in the Club Pilates chain, nearly 600 locations nationwide.

‘The hard part about closing is the re-opening. It becomes a really expensive process.’ Peter Kilcullen, Club Pilates

 

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