Anne Mahlum

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Anne Michelle Mahlum
BornNovember 3, 1980
Bismarck, North Dakota
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur
Website www.annemahlum.com

Anne Mahlum (born November 3, 1980) is an American entrepreneur [1] based in Washington, DC. [2] She is the founder of [solidcore], a fitness company, which owns 99 gyms. [3] [4] She sold [solidcore] to a NY based private equity group in April 2023 for an undisclosed amount of money and promised to share millions with employees. She is also the founder of Back on My Feet (BoMF), an independent organization for homeless people.

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Education and career

Originally from Bismarck, North Dakota, [3] Mahlum has a dual BS degree in Political Science and Government & Public Relations from St. Cloud State University and a MA degree in Political Communication from American University.

After graduation, Mahlum started her career as policy analyst at the Association of Research Libraries on Dupont Circle. [5] In May 2007, she launched Back on My Feet, [6] a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization for homeless people. [5] [7] [8] The organization has chapters in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, Atlanta, New York City, Austin and Los Angeles. [5] [9] [10] [11] She left the non-profit in July 2013. [12] [9]

In 2012, Mahlum hosted a documentary for MTV on youth homelessness. [13] Since 2013 she is the owner and CEO of [solidcore], a boutique fitness company founded in Washington DC. [14] [15] In late 2017, the company raised funds from Peterson Partners, a private equity firm in Salt Lake City, to increase the number of locations in North America. [12] [16]

Recognition

Mahlum has been named ABC World News Person of the Week, a 2008 CNN Hero, [17] 40 under 40 individual by Philadelphia [18] and Washington DC's Business Journal. She is also a recipient of 2012 Brava Award by CEO Magazine. [19]

In August 2020, Mahlum was accused of creating a toxic and abusive culture at Solidcore, as well as violating COVID-19 restrictions. [20]

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