(The Peninsula Gateway)
"College students can no longer expect to walk out into the world right after they graduate and be handed the golden career they’ve been studying so hard for. But two young men from Gig Harbor refused to let hard times get them down.
Instead of standing in the unemployment line, Michael Kelley and Matt Graham pooled their talents to start a new business. They recently opened a new gym, Narrows Crossfit, on Jahn Avenue in Gig Harbor.
(Michael is the guy hanging upside-down)
Kelley graduated from pilot school with dreams of flying for United Parcel Service.
“Every pilot wants to fly for UPS,” he said. “I applied everywhere. But it just wasn’t a good time for pilots.”
...Narrows Crossfit came together at lightning speed. The men devised a plan in September, got a business license in November and opened on Jan. 1. They worked around the clock to put the gym together on a steady diet of espresso.
“We worked 14 hours every day, including Christmas Eve, for 20 days,” Graham said.
At first glance, the knotted ropes that hang from the ceiling and the pull-up bars and free weights make it look more like a military boot camp. But Kelley said there’s a specific science to crossfit training. It focuses on core strength and mobility to produce visible results."
CrossFit Website
It was fun to see Michael and Lory (Greg's Mom) in the professional gym video. It makes me want to go lift some weights, or go for a bike ride or something.
Anyway, there's a little positive advertising for Michael...although I don't think anyone in/near Gig Harbor reads my blog...
4 comments:
That's a great video and I'm impressed with Michael being such an entrepreneur. That takes guts. He's committed to it, though, and is suited to the lifestyle. Hope he's very successful. : )
That's cool. That was fun to see Greg's mom in that. :) Wouldn't it be cool if they were really successful and started opening gyms around the nation.
Thats really neat. You will have to check it out when you visit up here!
It was really fun...making the video and watching your kid do something like this. Greg-you are really blessed to find a great job! I know it took a while, but I'm proud of you! And, Holly, I'm proud of you too, alongside every great man is a great woman!
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