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15 Things You Need to Know This Morning

15 Things You Need to Know This Morning

What You Didn’t Know About Mark Fisher

Title: CEO, Sport&Health.
Years on the job: 5 as CEO/president; 5 as COO. 
Employees: 4,100.
Footprint: DC, NoVa, coastal Virginia, Maryland and Georgia.
DC area clubs: 30. 
Club size: 50k SF.
Memorable project: Recent opening of Sport&Health in Rockville at Pike & Rose. Boutique fitness with urban vibe, including rooftop terrace for outdoor workouts, training area with turf and new fitness gear like battling ropes, sleds and TRX. 
Career start: Worked club’s front desk during college. Then became personal trainer, and moved into membership and management.
Grew up: All over the world (military family).   
Current home: Great Falls.
Schools: US Air Force Academy, University Northern Colorado and University of Colorado.
First job: Day laborer for construction company that built Dunkin' Donuts.
Job in another life: Rancher or mountain guide.
Daily habits: Working out, practicing visualization and family time. 
Favorite app: Gratitude Journal.
Favorite movie: Braveheart.
Favorite restaurant: Jackson’s.
Favorite music: Classic rock, metal, Top 40, country. Been listening to Pete Scobell Band lately. 
Favorite vacation spot: Steamboat Springs and St. John.
Bucket list: Leadville Trail 100 (mountain bike race) and trekking New Zealand. 
Family: Married 10 years; daughter (7); and Australian Shepherd. 
Hobbies: Skiing, mountain biking, stand-up paddle boarding and martial arts.
Startling fact: Obsessed with CANI (Constant and Never-ending Improvement).

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