According to CNN Membership Manager at a health club is the 6th most stressful job in America:

Median pay: $42,600
% who say their job is stressful: 67%

You know the guy who calls you during dinner to ask why you let your membership lapse? Well it turns out he’s not thrilled about bugging you at home either. Reaching out to existing and former members of museums, fitness centers and health clubs in order to meet sales goals is not an easy way to make a living. The callers have to deal with insults, hang ups, and other bad reactions to the unwelcome calls. Plus, they often work long or odd hours so they can catch people at home.

“It’s a numbers game and you have to get calls out, and it definitely entails rejection,” said Cathy Gambino, a regional sales manager of Equinox in southern California. “Sometimes you just can’t break people down.”

Here’s the full article in CNN:

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/pf/0910/gallery.stressful_jobs/6.html

ACG, the Association for Corporate Growth, announced that Motionsoft is one of the three finalists in the Services and Other Category for the 2009 ACG Deal of the Year Awards! The winner will be announced on Nov. 4 at a ceremony at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD.

Marc W. Ottinger, the Chair of the Deal of the Year Awards for ACG, personally congratulated Motionsoft’s president Al Noshirvani this past Wednesday, saying:

 Considering the economic environment I did not expect to get many nominations, but I was proven wrong. Congratulations on your nomination for the 2009 ACG Deal of the Year Awards. 

This nomination recognizes the acquisition of Conexion by Motionsoft that merged the best-of-breed membership management software with the leading billing service which allows Motionsoft to offer one of the most complete and comprehensive services to the health and fitness industry.

I’ll be at the Gold Gym’s Owner’s Conference this Monday and Tuesday, October 5th & 6th in NYC. I will be talking to members of the Gold Gym’s Franchise Association members (GGFA). For more information on the Conference and it’s agenda, see their website: