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Jeff Skeen at the 2019 High Tech Prayer Breakfast Faith@Work
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- Religion & Spirituality
Mr. Skeen received a degree in BS in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). For more than 26 years in the fitness industry, Mr. Skeen served as the CEO, CFO and CIO for top fitness brands, had successful exits with three private equity funds and has been intimately involved in more than $800 million in equity and debt transactions.
During his career, Mr. Skeen was responsible for designing one of the first windows-based health club management systems in the U.S., which was used during his tenure at Gold’s Gym International as the operating platform.
Most recently, Mr. Skeen served as President, CEO, and Principal of Fitness Connection, where he was responsible for the overall performance of the company, as well as determining its strategic direction. Fitness Connection is a low-price, high-value chain with 37 locations operating in North Carolina, Texas and Nevada and is one of the top 20 chains in the U.S.
Prior to forming Fitness Connection, he was CEO and Principal of Titan Management Solutions (TMS). While at TMS, Mr. Skeen worked with Gold’s Gym franchisees in opening and operating fitness clubs throughout the U.S. Some time before TMS, Mr. Skeen had worked as the CFO, CIO, and Principal of one of the largest and most respected health club chains in the world, Gold’s Gym International (GGI).
Before handling the said positions at GGI, Mr. Skeen was a principal and a operator of the G Group, an organization that focused on owning and operating Gold’s Gym franchise locations in four markets in the greater DC metro area. By 1998, the G Group was recognized as the largest and most profitable Gold’s Gym franchisee world-wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-skeen-8057421/
http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Mr. Skeen received a degree in BS in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). For more than 26 years in the fitness industry, Mr. Skeen served as the CEO, CFO and CIO for top fitness brands, had successful exits with three private equity funds and has been intimately involved in more than $800 million in equity and debt transactions.
During his career, Mr. Skeen was responsible for designing one of the first windows-based health club management systems in the U.S., which was used during his tenure at Gold’s Gym International as the operating platform.
Most recently, Mr. Skeen served as President, CEO, and Principal of Fitness Connection, where he was responsible for the overall performance of the company, as well as determining its strategic direction. Fitness Connection is a low-price, high-value chain with 37 locations operating in North Carolina, Texas and Nevada and is one of the top 20 chains in the U.S.
Prior to forming Fitness Connection, he was CEO and Principal of Titan Management Solutions (TMS). While at TMS, Mr. Skeen worked with Gold’s Gym franchisees in opening and operating fitness clubs throughout the U.S. Some time before TMS, Mr. Skeen had worked as the CFO, CIO, and Principal of one of the largest and most respected health club chains in the world, Gold’s Gym International (GGI).
Before handling the said positions at GGI, Mr. Skeen was a principal and a operator of the G Group, an organization that focused on owning and operating Gold’s Gym franchise locations in four markets in the greater DC metro area. By 1998, the G Group was recognized as the largest and most profitable Gold’s Gym franchisee world-wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-skeen-8057421/
http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
19 min