Chris S Palumbo

Christopher Palumbo holds degrees in Industrial Design, Economics, as well as an MBA in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Following business school, Mr. Palumbo began his career as a partner in a real estate development company, where he developed branding concepts for resort communities in South Florida and the Carolina's. From there his business accomplishments grew as he orchestrated the complete turnaround of a failing national real estate developer. Soon after, Christopher changed gears and used his talents to create an award-winning World Gym concept store, which now serves as the working model for the Company's retail based fitness centers worldwide. He owned and operated two successful health clubs in the Carolinas, which were purchased by Gold's Gym in 2003. Chris utilized his position within the organization to orchestrate a turnaround and capitalization plan for the World Gym™ brand. To date, he has worked with many of the largest and most reputable companies in the fitness and leisure industries, and is frequently featured in industry and national press.