Jenny Harkins is an ACE certified trainer and owner of Treadfit, a rapidly growing fitness brand in the Chicagoland area. Treadfit’s locations in Beverly and Western Springs provide fifty minute classes using interval training on the treadmill, coupled with full-body strength training. As an avid runner, Jenny has over twenty-five years of experience in running and coaching.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Jenny’s uncles
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Fear of failure, I don’t have a business background, I don’t have a business degree, so knowing that I had something that worked and I knew that if I could just get other people to try it that it’d work for them, really believing in my idea”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Joel Olsteen BooksFavourite Quote:
“If your dreams don’t scare you they aren’t big enough”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Menshealth – For Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Style and Weight Loss Tips Men s Health
- Runners World – The online home of Runner’s World magazine Running news, training advice, inspiring stories, running shoe reviews, gear tips, and more
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Take the leap; push yourself past that fear of failure. Believe in yourself and the idea that you have and most importantly work your tail off to get it” …[Listen for More]
More About Jenny Harkins:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night.’” Charles M. Schulz
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jenny Harkins:
- “You have to put the time in for something to be yours and for it to be successful”
- “A very well researched detailed business plan really sets you up for success because if you’ve done a detailed plan then you’ve looked at the competition, you’ve looked at the costs”
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