From $300k in Debt to Millionaire Gym Owner

From $300k in Debt to Millionaire Gym Owner

June 29, 2026 · 31 min · Season 4 · Episode 51

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Braeden Cordts shares his journey from being $300,000 in debt to becoming a millionaire gym owner.

Braeden Cordts bought a struggling gym with $300,000 in debt, no marketing knowledge and everyone telling him it wouldn’t work. Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin sits down with Braeden, who was just certified as a net-worth millionaire. They talk about Braeden’s five-year journey from a 28-member gym losing money to a 230-member gym generating over $55,000 every month. Braden opens up about a rough stretch in college and how finding CrossFit—and eventually buying...

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