October 22nd, 2008
According to Butterfly Life CEO Mark Golob, rumors of the women’s fitness chain’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
The rumors had been rampant in recent weeks as emails were not returned, phone lines to the corporate office had been disconnected, and the company website disappeared.
Stuart Goldman, managing editor of Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro, managed […]
By Sean Kelly -- 20 comments
September 30th, 2008
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BUTTERFLY LIFE: Interview With Franchisee Matt Wilson
After attending a well-orchestrated sales seminar, Atlanta-area franchise owner Matt Wilson and his wife joined Butterfly Life with the dream of being their own boss, helping women improve their health, and getting a good return on their investment. Once they opened their club, they claim […]
By Sean Kelly -- 1 comment
March 2nd, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) Related Reading:
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Will the REAL Butterfly Life Franchise Please Wave Its Wings?
IS BUTTERFLY LIFE A GREAT FITNESS FRANCHISE?
Read interviews with Butterfly Life franchisees at UnhappyFranchisee.com
In Stuart […]
By Sean Kelly -- 13 comments
December 20th, 2007
(FranchisePick.Com) Read interviews with Butterfly Life franchisees at UnhappyFranchisee.com
Failed, failing and still-struggling club owners of the Butterfly Life women’s fitness chain have not been shy in voicing their displeasure with BL President/CEO/Founder Mark Golob and Chairman/Founder Thomas Gergley [pictured, below].
On recent FranchisePick.Com BL posts (see here and here), Golob gets the most blistering comments, […]
By Sean Kelly -- 45 comments
September 12th, 2007
(FranchisePick.Com) Read interviews with Butterfly Life franchisees at UnhappyFranchisee.com
Finding reliable information on a given franchise opportunity can be a challenge. Sometimes you have to sort through wildly conflicting views and accounts.
For example, we sought out information on a fitness franchise opportunity called Butterfly Life in our post IS BUTTERFLY LIFE A GREAT FITNESS FRANCHISE?
The […]
By Sean Kelly -- 162 comments
May 10th, 2007
Read interviews with Butterfly Life franchisees at UnhappyFranchisee.com
We sent out emails to fitness franchise owners, managers, employees, and customers asking which fitness franchise is best, and why. Our first responses were regarding a fitness franchise called “Butterfly Life.”
One commenter wrote:
Butterfly Life is the hottest new fitness franchise to hit since Curve’s… With all 3 […]
By Sean Kelly -- 410 comments
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