Stephen Kindler, CEO of National Fitness Partners

National Fitness Partners has been a family business since forever. Back in its earlier days, Stephen Kindler helped out by scrubbing hot tubs and cleaning locker rooms. Today, he’s the president and CEO, helping guide the now-PE-backed company from the 10 locations it had back in 2016 to the nearly 100 it has today. We talked with Stephen about the progression of the family business, choosing and adapting to a PE partner, and how dealmaking during the pandemic compares to pre-COVID transactions.