April 2015 Cover Story Preview: Tom Hatten and the Mountainside Way
Posted: April 8, 2015 in Other News
Tom Hatten, Founder and CEO of Mountainside Fitness
Entrepreneurship is a powerful thing. Like any great power, though, not just anyone can effectively wield it. It takes a very specific type of person to do so. In the world of business, so many have tried, but only a fraction of those who have done so can say they have truly succeeded in taming the beast that is business. Like any beast that is cornered, though, it will try to find a way to change the game in order to escape. Those who cannot adapt to that change are then sometimes consumed by it, even if the future looked bright and they were comfortable just beforehand.
Throughout my life, I have been very fortunate to grow up in and be involved with various family businesses. I have seen firsthand how much work it takes to tame the beast, the fragile comfort that can follow the taming, the stress and difficulty of having the game changed and the renewed sense of vigor in once again finding a new path to success. Like many things, business is circular. You can never rest; you can never quit adapting. The wheel must keep turning to get to where you want to go.
This month’s Club Insider Cover Story Subject, Tom Hatten, Founder and CEO of Mountainside Fitness, is a true entrepreneur at heart, and even more, one who has tamed the beast time and time again. As you will read in the interview with Tom that follows, at an early age, Tom learned and embraced that being an entrepreneur is not a 9 – 5 affair. It takes that and so much more: heart, soul, mind, body… In his own words, Tom constantly, ‘fed the beast,’ and still does so today.
Today, with 11 locations in Arizona, several more on the way and national expansion on the horizon, Mountainside Fitness is successful. But, Tom is not resting on his laurels. As he has numerous times before, he is leveraging those victories and successes to further grow his company, or the beast, so to speak.
Read all about it in the upcoming April 2015 Edition of Club Insider!
