Today we’d like to introduce you to Greg McNeal and Greg Pointdujour.
So, before we jump into specific questions, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Having a 25-year federal conviction overturned after serving five years in the FEDS, in which I, Greg Mcneal, developed a passion for fitness and saw fit to change my environment which in turn changed my mindset. I moved from the dangerous streets of Chicago also known as Chi Raq to North Atlanta. While briefly working at a popular fitness chain in ATL, I met my now Brother Greg Pointdujour, who was managing the gym. I thought, what’s the odds of two guys with the same name and come to find out similar backgrounds linking up in a new city.
Greg Pointdujour, originally from New Jersey, had also served time in Federal Prison, where he also developed a passion for fitness and helping others. We decided to step out on faith and leave a corporate gym setting. We infiltrated, educated and vacated the system. In 2010 we formed Hybrid Impact Fitness a personal training and sports performance company that has birthed many other interconnected businesses. In 2015 We launched Hybrid Fit Food a healthy eating cafe, to go hand and hand with the gym since we saw a need and lack of healthy eating options. Since then, we have entered into partnerships with like-minded individuals to open different locations now in Chicago and currently open in Decatur, GA.
We most recently authored our first book entitled “Background Check” 7 Keys to Unlocking Success in Life and Business a self-empowerment life guide designed to get the reader from where they are to where they want to be. The book debuted as a #1 new release on Amazon when it launched. Continuing our motto of creating interconnected businesses, we launched Realionaire Lifestyle Brand, a movement consisting of a clothing line, podcast and educational tools to empower our community. This has lead to Greg & Greg now going around the country sharing their story by empowering youth and young adults through motivational speaking. We recently were featured on Sister Circle Live speaking about overcoming obstacles and finding success in after incarcerations with our gym, restaurant, book and clothing line. We see ourselves as true Serial Entrepreneurs who turned our minor setbacks into a major comeback and our story is still being written.
Has it been a smooth road?
Entrepreneurship has definitely had its challenges. Our challenge has been running multiple six-figure companies in different industries. Being owner-operators of a Gym and Restaurants, it can be hard finding good employees. Also Staying up to date with changes in the industries we’re in and constantly rebranding and growing ourselves as a business has been challenges that we have overcome. Most people see the finished product of having a gym for a decade, restaurants, a successful book release, a thriving clothing line, but few see the late nights and personal life challenges we’ve had to overcome while still showing up day after day to provide outstanding service to our customers and clients.
Please tell us more about your work. What do you guys do? What do you specialize in? What sets you apart from competition?
Hybrid Impact Fitness has been a staple in our area as a personal training and sports performance facility. We provide outstanding one on one personal training and recently, Greg Pointdujour was featured on Family By the Ton season 1 helping a cast member to lose weight. Although our speciality is is one on one personal training, we also specialize in Sports Performance training.
We train many athletes from all sports in the cobb county area, helping many achieve scholarships to go on and play at the next level these are some of our proudest accomplishments seeing kids we train for years go on the achieve scholarships and make it to the next level. Our ability to impact our community on so many levels form adults who want to lose weight and live a healthier life to helping young athletes be the best they can be on their sport. These are the things that set us apart from the competition were able to serve everyone from the youngest to the oldest in the community.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Yes, i feel the city is a fast-growing city with opportunities for anyone in any business to get started. There is nothing but opportunity and space here in the metro Atlanta. With the right mentality and the right hustle, you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.
Contact Info:
- Address: 1900 Cobb International blvd
Suite C.
Kennesaw, GA 30152 - Website: http://hybridimpactfitness.com
- Phone: 770-672-7981
- Email: hybridimpactfitness@yahoo.com
- Instagram: @hybridimpactfitness
- Facebook: hybrid impact fitness
- Twitter: @hybridimpactfit
Image Credit:
@tangiereneephotography for the first image with the ATL city skyline in the background.
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