-
OWN THE VALUE GYM
WITH THE PREMIUM
EXPERIENCE
-
provide a better option
for healthy living in
your community
-
jump on this ground floor
opportunity - major
markets available
-
Thrive with our proven model
auv: $1,937,098
ebitda: $700,756
REQUEST INFO ABOUT BLINK FITNESS
FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES
WHAT'S IN A BLINK
- Blink gyms range from 12,000 to 18,000 sq. ft
- Equipment layout maximizes available space based on member usage patterns
- $15 and $22 monthly membership fees provide strong recurring revenue
- Personal training, retail, and food and beverage revenues drive ancillary profits
OUR LEADERSHIP
CEO
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
OPERATIONS
VICE PRESIDENT,
REAL ESTATE
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES
VICE PRESIDENT,
DIGITAL EXPERIENCE AND TECH
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
FINANCE
TODD MAGAZINE
CEO
Todd joined Blink in April, 2012 when the company had four open locations. Prior to Blink, Todd served as President of North America for Pfizer's OTC division, and held a variety of senior leadership roles at PepsiCo, including President of Gatorade, President of Quaker Foods, and Chief Marketing Officer of Quaker Foods. Todd also spent nine years at Procter & Gamble. In addition to running and playing tennis, Todd makes it a priority to work out with his Blink personal trainer for an hour, twice a week.
David Collignon
Senior Vice President, Operations
David joined blink in 2016 and currently serves as SVP of Operations. Prior to that, he was the VP of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement for the Equinox family of brands, including Blink. David has extensive multi-unit retail operations experience with The Children's Place, where he worked his way up from District Manager to Senior Director of Operations. At one point David oversaw 80+ locations and over 1,300 employees. David has also held Area Manager and store roles at Eddie Bauer, J. Crew, and Calvin Klein Factory Stores. Along with rides on his vintage Trek 2300 road bike, David likes to do kettlebell and TRX full body circuit workouts.
Bill Miller
Vice President, Real Estate
Bill has been Vice President of Real Estate since January 2012. Before joining Blink he worked in Corporate Retail Solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle. He spent nearly a decade at Starbucks prior to that where he held various strategic real estate development and asset management roles. He was also the National Account Executive facilitating the execution of national licensing agreements with Marriott International, Intrawest Resorts, The Great Indoors, Aramark, Compass Group, and Sodexho. Bill's favorite Blink exercise? Simple. Cardio on the treadmill.
Keith Bohns
Vice President, Human Resources
Keith joined Blink Fitness in February of 2015 and he's our Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to Blink, he held various Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility positions at major brands including Vail Resorts, Jamba Juice and JCPenney. Keith works out at Blink regularly with his personal trainer, focusing on functional training. When he isn't in the gym, he can often be found running, hiking or skiing.
Sean Cosier
Vice President, Digital Experience and Tech
Sean Cosier joined Blink in 2017. Previously, Sean worked as the Head of Digital Innovation at Mekanism, an award-winning creative marketing and advertising agency working working with brands such as the NFL, the White House, Pepsi, Starbucks, GE and Red Nose Day. Sean has also worked in a creative technology capacity for brands like Disney and Hyundai. He recently ran the 2017 New York City Marathon and is working out on a regular basis with a Blink Personal Trainer.
Marc Benathen
Senior Vice President, Finance
Marc has been with Blink since January 2014 and now serves as SVP of Finance. Prior, he held various senior finance roles of increasing responsibility at Ann Inc. (parent company of Ann Taylor and LOFT) covering corporate finance, real estate, development, operations, IT, merchandising and supply chain. He also served as Director of Financial Reporting, Planning and Analysis at Partsearch Technologies and in various finance roles with Fortent, The McGraw Hill Companies and NetJets. When Marc hits a Blink gym, he is focused on boosting his endorphins on the treadmill.
THE NUMBERS
DEVELOPMENT COSTS
$607K - $2.2M
DEVELOPMENT FEE
$20K
FRANCHISE FEE
$10K
ROYALTY
5%
BRAND FUND
(CURRENTLY NOT COLLECTING)
Up to 3%
LOCAL MARKETING SPEND
5%
AVERAGE UNIT VOLUME*
$1,937,098
EBITDA
$700,756
MEMBERSHIP
6,305
EBITDA MARGIN
36%
*Figures reflect the actual average annual gross sales and average annual EBITDA and EBITDA margin of 34 affiliate-owned and operated Blink Fitness Gyms (operational for at least 4 full years as of December 31, 2018 and incurring the development and operational costs and expenses of the typical Blink Fitness Gym for which we offer franchises) during their 4th full 12 months of operation.
FRANCHISEE QUALIFICATIONS
COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING BLINK STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
COLLABORATIVE, PARTNERSHIP MENTALITY
GREAT CHEMISTRY AND
CULTURAL FIT
$500K LIQUIDITY FOR 1ST GYM
$300K LIQUIDITY FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL GYM**
**Total liquidity and net worth will be dependent on the number of gyms committed to develop under the Development Rights Agreement
5 YEARS OF RELEVANT
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT (IF APPLICABLE)
OUR PROCESS
AVAILABLE MARKETS
EXPERIENCE BLINK
THE NEWSROOM
Blink CEO Credits 'Mood Above Muscle' Philosophy as Key to Success
Blink Fitness credits its high-quality facilities and client-centric atmosphere for its success in revamping the image of a low-cost gym, the compa...
BOSTON NATIVE AND EXPERIENCED HEALTH & FITNESS INDUSTRY VETERAN OPENING SECOND BLINK FITNESS
Blazing a new trail for body positivity in Massachusetts, Blink Fitness and its Feel Good Experience® is opening in Medford!
BLINK FITNESS LAUNCHES A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TECHNOLOGY
Blink Fitness introduces a proprietary Personalized Mobile Companion -- a breakthrough technology designed to change the one-size-fits-all gym land...
BLINK FITNESS PARTNERS WITH PRECOR TO ENHANCE GYM EXPERIENCE THROUGH HIGH-TECH ADVANCEMENTS
Blink Fitness, the brand leading the body positivity and inclusivity movement, has partnered with Precor, a global leader in fitness design experie...
EXPERT FRANCHISE TEAM BRINGS BLINK FITNESS TO THREE NEW MARKETS
On the move again, Blink Fitness is rapidly accelerating its growth into major markets across the United States. Blink, which focuses on how exerci...
DRAYMOND GREEN TO OPEN FIRST BLINK FITNESS GYM IN WARREN
Former MSU and current Golden State Warriors basketball star Draymond Green will open his first Blink Fitness gym in Warren, the first in a wave of...
SEASONED FRANCHISE EXPERT BRINGS BLINK FITNESS TO SYRACUSE
The Blink Fitness Feel Good Experience® is coming to a gym near you in Liverpool, New York on November 14th thanks to the pioneering spirit of Dea...
DETROIT PISTONS BRING BLINK FITNESS TO MIDTOWN DETROIT
The Detroit Pistons and Blink Fitness today announced plans to build a publicly-accessible Blink Fitness franchise inside the state-of-the-art Henr...
THE BEST GYMS IN NYC FOR ANY BUDGET
Blink is a clean, modern facility with lots of equipment at a fraction of the price of other gym memberships. You get all the basics with a member...
WARRIORS STAR DRAYMOND GREEN BUYS INTO MIDWEST GYM VENTURE
Blink Fitness Announces Agreement for Expansion with two-time NBA Champion Draymond Green
BLINK FITNESS PROMOTES TWO KEY PLAYERS; NAMES TODD MAGAZINE CEO
Blink Fitness – a premium-quality, value-based gym that has challenged industry norms by celebrating how exercise makes you feel, not just how it...
FIRST BLINK FITNESS FRANCHISE LOCATION OPENS
The new 16,000-square-foot gym is the first of six gyms that will be co-owned by franchisee Allen Pinero. It is also the very first franchised Blin...
BLINK FITNESS ACCELERATES GROWTH IN NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY
Blink Fitness – a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively on how it makes ...
BLINK FITNESS TO BRING MOOD-BOOSTING FITNESS EXPERIENCE TO BOSTON
Blink Fitness, a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively focusing on how it ...
BLINK FITNESS ACCELERATES NATIONAL EXPANSION INITIATIVE
Blink Fitness – a premium-quality, value-based fitness brand that focuses on how exercise makes you feel rather than exclusively on how it makes ...
INC. 5000 LIST
Blink was recently listed in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
BLINK FITNESS BOLSTERS FRANCHISING TEAM
Blink Fitness has bolstered its franchise team with two hires: Patricia Perry as vice president of franchise development and Lori Gonzalez as direc...
BLINK'S NEW GYMS IN PHILLY SHOW HOW FITNESS IS SURGING
Blink Fitness — which up to now has had gyms exclusively in the New York Metro area — debuted at a pair of Philadelphia shopping centers last w...
THIS GYM IS TURNING OFF THE NEWS TO COMBAT STRESS
If keeping up with the news cycle is leaving you frazzled, you're not the only one. That's why one gym is celebrating National Stress Awareness Mon...
SYRACUSE BUSINESSMAN GOES FROM RUNNING MULTIPLE MCDONALD’S TO OPENING A GYM
Syracuse local Dean Panos worked alongside his father to run several McDonald’s locations in upstate New York for more than 20 years. Now, after ...
BLINK FITNESS ANNOUNCES EXPANSION THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES
Blink Fitness, the premium-quality, value-based fitness club, is thrilled to announce the company will be expanding its footprint by entering the L...
NY-BASED FITNESS CHAIN BLINK OPENING FOUR PHILLY-AREA LOCATIONS
New York-based health club chain Blink Fitness is expanding into the Philadelphia region, with four area gyms scheduled to open over the next year ...
THE ‘TARGET OF GYMS’ IS EXPANDING RAPIDLY
Getting in better physical shape is the most popular New Year’s resolution among American adults, which means that the first week of January is o...
BLINK FITNESS OPENS 50TH LOCATION, AIMS TO STAND OUT
For some, December signifies the arrival of the holiday season, or the final hurrah of the current year — but for Blink Fitness, this December si...
DASCHA POLANCO JOINS CAMPAIGN FOR BODY POSITIVITY
Polanco has teamed up with Blink Fitness for the company’s newest ad campaign, “Every Body Happy,” so everyone can feel happy and self-confid...
A 10-MINUTE LEGS WORKOUT YOU’LL LOVE TO HATE
Abs and arm workouts are great, but nobody puts leg day in the corner. Peter Jenkins, CPT, director of personal training at Blink Fitness, created ...
LEADERSHIP LESSONS: FOLLOW YOUR PASSION AND WORK HARD
I have been fortunate in my career to work on some incredible businesses, including Gatorade, Cover Girl, Quaker Oats and Advil. Some brands I was ...
HOW GYMS OFFER DIRT-CHEAP MEMBERSHIPS
For me, the summer’s biggest mystery is the gym I just joined. It’s bright, spacious and super clean. It’s seldom crowded. The friendly guys ...
FITNESS COMPANY EYES METROWEST FOR MASSACHUSETTS LAUNCH
Blink Fitness, a New York City-based gym chain, is ready to move into Massachusetts, with its sights set on the MetroWest region. The company has i...
BLINK FITNESS IS PLANNING A HUGE BOSTON EXPANSION
Boston is bursting with fancy big-box gyms and swanky boutique studios. In the summer, we’re up to our elbows in free fitness series. But when it...
THIS GYM IS COVERING UP ITS MIRRORS FOR A DAY IN SUPPORT OF BODY POSITIVITY
Gyms typically have a hell of a lot of mirrors, and, sometimes, it's hard to remember when you're hitting the treadmill that working out is about m...
8 WORKOUT WITH MULTIPLE BENEFITS, SO YOU CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF EXERCISE
"Setting achievable fitness goals will help you build confidence and keep your mind at ease," says Blink Fitness personal trainer Ellen Thompson to...
FEEL GOOD EXPERIENCE
Todd Magazine, the president of Blink Fitness, the newest brand in the Equinox portfolio, believes its emphasis on the immediate benefits of exerci...
IN REAL LIFE: 6 WEEKS WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER
Nylon Espanol – There is always the dilemma if one should register/not register for the gym. There are those who support the idea of enclosing th...
VIEW PHOTOS
