"A lot of times, people try to hide in the herd, and we try to fit in, and I think that's the worst advice."
Anne Mahlum started the boutique fitness chain Solidcore in 2013.
Building empathy, maintaining disciplineMahlum's hard-charging approach may have helped her build a fitness empire, which now has more than 100 locations across the U.S.
"When we had to do some of those layoffs [I didn't realize] I was taking away [former employees'] social life, their workout life, their friendships, not just their job," Mahlum says.
A lifelong athlete, Mahlum says she decided to start Solidcore after being humbled by a L.A.-based Pilates class.
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CNBC
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