BEMIDJI, MN -- April 14, 2011 -- Minnesota native David Mortensen, founder and president of Anytime Fitness, will be presenting the keynote address at the IDEA Competition Awards Banquet on May 17, 5:00-8:30 p.m. at the Bede Ballroom on the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus.
Under David Mortensen’s leadership, Anytime Fitness has become the #1 fitness club franchise and was recently named the “Fastest Growing Fitness Club in the World,” by Club Business International. The business has quite a bit to celebrate: they have opened 642 clubs over the past two years, they have been ranked #18 in the top 500 franchises, they are #13 in the fastest-growing franchises, and MoneySense ranked Anytime Fitness #6 on its list of “Top Global Franchises Under $50k.” As part of his keynote address, Mortensen will share his success story of and the lessons he has learned along the way.
Following Mortensen’s keynote address, up to five IDEA Competition winners will be announced. Each winner will receive $10,000 in cash to advance their innovative business idea. For more information on the IDEA Competition Awards Banquet or to register, go to www.ideacompetition.org.
IDEA financial sponsors are Bremer Banks of Crookston and Warren, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation, the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, University of Minnesota, Crookston, 360ยบ Center for Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence and the Northwest Regional Small Business Development Center. IDEA was made possible through a generous grant from the Blandin Foundation.
