We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Micah Morgan a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Micah, appreciate you joining us today. Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?
After graduating University Of South Florida with my Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship, I dedicated my passion and skillset into fitness. I started training my first client at no cost just to apply everything I’ve learned into practice. After a month of consistent training and guidance, my client loss 20 pounds of fat and transformed her mindset and physique. Word of mouth spread of my services and in no time, I was training groups of 20+ people in the parks and apartment complexes throughout Tampa, Florida. Due to the big crowds of clients, I would often get kicked off out of public parks and apartments. We would have to train at a new location almost every week! This was quite stressful as you can imagine for myself and clients, so I decided to put my whole life savings into owning my own gym facility. After the investment, my bank account read $200. There was no turning back. My first class was packed even without the flooring, equipment, or cooling systems in place. My gym is like a family, and they have supported me through every move and situation I’ve been placed in. Since 2011, MMFitness has been in the Tampa Bay community changing lives and saving lives, ‘til this present day. MMFitness is not just your ordinary gym, it’s a group of highly motivated, positive, inspiring, REAL people, working towards one goal; LOVE, HEALTH, STRENGTH, and CONFIDENCE.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
MMFitness is a private gym located in Tampa, Florida. I specialize in personal training, semi-personal, and group training sessions. All sessions are a mixture of Strength & Conditioning, Functional Training, Cross-Training, HIIT, Olympic Lifts, and other forms of resistance training.
I am known for the results I give to my members consistently.
I am most proud of the MENTAL transformations and education that I deliver daily.
The MMFitness brand is all about eliminating EXCUSES at every level. Physical health is an investment in yourself that is worth more than any amount of money…
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
I barely could pay my rent while pursuing my passion as a personal trainer and business owner. I was homeless for weeks when I had to save money to invest in my business. I started with only $200 in my savings account when I started MMFitness. I’ve been discriminated against and banned from over six apartment complexes and parks for training my clients.
I used to wake up at 4 am every day to train and wouldn’t get done training until after 9 pm, every day! My schedule was like this for two years until I finally saved enough money to open up my own gym. Once my market grew worldwide, I started offering my personal training services online.
Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?
No. My life’s mission is to help as many people as I can through health and wellness. My passion saved my life and it will continue saving others.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.MMFitnessGym.com
- Instagram: @mmorgan6
- Facebook: www.Facebook.com/MMFITNESS4U
- Linkedin: Micah Morgan
- Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCv1_PEbEy4X6UqV3yjzz_jQ
- Yelp: MMFitness
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Micah Morgan