Michael Grondahl, co-founder of Planet Fitness stepped down as CEO, and was succeeded by Chris Rondeau. [14][15] The company went public on August 6, 2015. [16] In September 2024, National Fitness Partners acquired over 20 Planet Fitness Clubs across the United States. [17]

Jun 6, 2011 · "We aren't judgmental 99 percent of the time," Michael Grondahl told NHBR during a recent interview about the company and its "Judgment Free Zone" motto. "Except for those people, and for them we are really judgmental."

Apr 10, 2024 · According to Benzinga, in the 15-minute interview, founder Michael Grondahl outlined an alleged history of widespread abuses at the company and alleged that it misrepresented financial...

Jun 11, 2014 · Like a bolt of lightning, Mike Grondahl, the co-founder and former CEO of Planet Fitness, was in the news again. The last we heard about Grondahl, he was donating a whopping $250,000 to Augie's Quest, a donation announced at the Bash for Augie's Quest in March.

Feb 20, 2022 · Planet Fitness’s founders were two brothers, Michael, and Marc Grondahl. The brothers acquired a struggling Gold’s Gym in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1992. However, they later closed the original location and were joined by a third partner, Chris Rondeau, the current CEO.

Aug 5, 2015 · Michael Grondahl, who cofounded the Newington, NH company along with his brother Marc back in 1992, contacted the company via his lawyer on July 7, shortly after Planet Fitness’s intention to go public became public, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday.

Sep 14, 2010 · Compared to their days lifting weights in the basement of their parents’ Moosup home, Marc and Michael Grondahl have come a long way. The two brothers are co-founders and chief officers of the Planet Fitness line of gyms, a $500 million company and one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country for the past three years, according ...