When Joey Gonzalez walked into a Barry’s Bootcamp class at 26, he thought he was just signing up for a good workout. He loved it so much that he became an instructor. By 2015, a decade later, he was running the company as CEO. His advice for Gen Z and young millennials who want to scale their careers at a similar speed? Start sending cold emails.
He would know. Last year, the self-made millionaire transitioned to the role of executive chairman of the upscale boutique fitness brand. But despite his busy schedule, Gonzalez still makes time to read the unsolicited messages ambitious young people send him—and he even found his successor that way.
