CEO, OPEN GYM PREMIER
WHY: Runs Anaheim-based provider of camps, club teams, leagues, tournaments and training for youth basketball and volleyball players.
IN THE NEWS: Open Gym ranked No. 7 spot in Business Journal’s Best Places to Work list in the Midsize Company category. Praised for its flexible, hybrid three-day workweek. Earned No. 6 spot in Business Journal’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list in Small Company category for increasing revenue 140% to $6M over the past two years.
QUOTABLE: “There’s so much conversation about these rigid, black and white [work models] … I think the answer is clearly in the middle.”