Member of the Month: Bob Polizzano
/Bob Polizzano is a franchise owner of Retro Fitness and 4ever Young Anti-Aging Solutions, both located in Philadelphia, PA.
After graduating Cum Laude from Temple University in 2012 with a Bachelors of Business Administration degree, majoring in Entrepreneurship, Bob went to work for Comcast Corporation as a Facilities Specialist. In this role, he focused on maintaining four Comcast Headquarters buildings, totaling over 1.3 million square feet of space. He also contributed as a project manager, building out and renovating newly acquired real estate.
After four years at Comcast, Bob opened his first franchised business, Retro Fitness. Overseeing all operations and finances, Bob has grown Retro Fitness from its opening in January 2017 to a profitable business, all while surviving the COVID pandemic related shutdowns and restrictions. Bob’s Retro Fitness location has consistently been a top grossing location in the Retro Fitness system.
During his time as a Retro Fitness franchisee, he has received the Franchisee of the Year Award in 2019, the President’s Award in 2021 and has been a contributing member of the Brand Awareness Fund Committee since 2019. Bob has also helped accelerate the career paths of many employees, some now working for Retro Fitness Corporate.
Simultaneously while seeing the success of a franchise system and model, Bob and his wife invested in a new franchise concept in the medical spa space, 4ever Young Anti-Again Solutions. The vitality center opened with tremendous success in September 2022.
Bob’s passion for business growth and development stems from his father’s success in life. His father owned and operated a small, but very profitable paper and plastic supply business in Scranton, PA. While growing up, he worked for his father starting at an early age, seeing the trials and tribulations of operating a business and seeing the successes along the way. His father’s entrepreneurial spirit motived him to own his own businesses.
Bob lives in Philadelphia, PA with his wife and one year old baby boy. He enjoys exercising and sports, traveling the world, and spending time with his family which includes taking weekend trips to his family’s beach house in New Jersey.
More about Bob:
What is your favorite spot in Philly to disappear for some alone time?
Lemon Hill or Wissahickon Valley Park
What is your guilty pleasure TV show?
Summer House
What is your favorite place you have traveled?
Dubai
It’s Sunday at 10 AM. Where are you?
Going for a run.
What’s your favorite or go to meal?
Tacos! Whether at a restaurant or at home, tacos never fail.
If you “played hooky” how would you spend your day?
Relaxing at the beach
What is something you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t done yet?
Helicopter skiing
If you decided to start a different career, what would t you do instead of what you are doing now?
Quite contrary to my current career path, I’d consider going into a trade. I love building and fixing things and there’s something gratifying about it. Perhaps that would lead to owning my own contracting company, but who knows.
