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Meet David Bostik of Chicago Fit Body Boot Camp

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Today we’d like to introduce you to David Bostik.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
My journey began on March 18, 2003, when I weighed in at a whopping 346 pounds and decided once and for all it was time to take control of my life.

I made the first step by joining a local gym. After wandering around the gym aimlessly, unsure of what to do for the first three months, I hired a personal trainer. Two years later, I had lost 140 pounds and I had regained my confidence and self-esteem.

The knowledge and experience I acquired through my personal training led me to a career in fitness and the opening of my first personal training studio in Lincoln Park, Chicago in 2010. After helping Chicagoans lose thousands of pounds and helping hundreds of people lead healthier lives I realized that there are so many more people out there that need and want the amazing results we offer, but cannot afford the cost of one-on-one training.

So I opened a 2nd facility based around the Fit Body Boot Camp formula. As of 2017, we have 4 locations on the North side of Chicago which include Lincoln Park, Lakeview, North Center, and Andersonville.

My team and I are super passionate about changing lives for the better and are on a mission to create a positive shift in our local communities and throughout the world by providing a fitness experience that is second to none.

Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Certainly not. I learn something new every day through both struggles and success but that is the fun part! Owning and operating 4 facilities requires a completely different mindset and process than just operating 1 and it has been fun growing personally with the business. We have lost team members, gained new ones, altered and revamped our systems and procedures more times than I can count, and gotten better every single day. By far the single biggest struggle with any business I believe is training and managing team members to perform up to the high company standards that we set.

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Chicago Fit Body Boot Camp – what should we know?
Our purpose is to create a positive shift in our local communities and throughout the world by providing a fitness experience that is second to none. We are known for many things including our amazing community of members, our super effective high-intensity workouts that get results and save people time, and our charitable contributions.

Our workouts are just 35 minutes long and provide amazing results! We work with clients of all ages and abilities and our program is guaranteed to work or we offer a money back guarantee and I don’t know of any other program that does that! What truly sets us apart is that we truly care about our members and get to know them.

Unlike other gyms, our members are not just numbers. We know about their families, their pets, hobbies, etc. and because of that, we have an amazing community of members that support each other and motivate each other side by side with our team. It truly shows when we run charity events and fundraisers too. Just this past November we did a food drive for the Greater Chicago Food Depository and we collected over 2300 lbs of food which we dropped off.

We are also currently running a toy drive for Toys for Tots and we currently have over 350 toys collected which will be delivered tomorrow. So the strength of our community and team to make stuff like that happen is probably what I am most proud of.

Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
There have been too many people to count. My wife, Kristen, has supported me in every decision and allowed me to go from having just 1 location when we first met to 4 locations 4 years later. She has now left her career as a CPS teacher to join the business full time and with her support, we will be able to grow even faster and change many more lives.

On top of that, I have worked with many business coaches and mentors over the years that have helped guide me and keep me on track. Our team deserves the most credit though because they are the ones making it all happen and changing peoples lives day in and day out. I have some team members that have been with me for 6 years now and many others for 1-4 years and without them, none of what we do would be possible.

We currently have 17 team members in various capacities and they all deserve credit for making Chicago a much happier and healthier place.

Pricing:

  • We offer 3 free sessions for anyone to come try us out and they can choose a location and register on our website at ChicagoFitBody.com
  • Pricing ranges from $47-247 and we asked people to come try us out to see if they are a good fit for our program and we are a good fit for them.

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