Augie Nieto
FOUNDER, AUGIE’S QUEST
Entrepreneur built, sold two fitness firms … Life Fitness to Brunswick 1997; Octane Fitness to Nautilus 2015 … raises money to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—Lou Gehrig’s disease, which Nieto diagnosed with in 2005 … Chief Inspiration Officer ALS Therapy Development Institute … ‘not incurable; underfunded,’ Nieto says … given name Augustine … lives CdM, wife, Lynne, kids, grandkids … 2017 documentary ‘Augie’ made film fest rounds, directed by James Keach
