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Secret millionaire gary heavin biography

          Gary Heavin (born ) is an American businessman from Texas..

          Gary Heavin

          American businessman from Texas (born 1955)

          Gary Heavin (born 1955) is an American businessman from Texas. He is the founder of the fitness chain Curves International.

          Gary Heavin is a Texas businessman.

        1. Gary Heavin is a Texas businessman.
        2. Gary & Diane Heavin, CEOs/founders of Curves International, Inc., the world's largest fitness franchise company, leave their thousand-acre ranch in Texas.
        3. Gary Heavin (born ) is an American businessman from Texas.
        4. Gary Heavin, 56, was born in the Third Ward, not far from the row house he and his wife briefly called home.
        5. Diane and Gary Heavin are the founders of the internationally successful Curves fitness center for women.

          6. Career

          Heavin dropped out of college at age 20 and took over a failing fitness center in Houston, Texas. Along with his brother David, he built the business into a chain of 14 locations. He was a millionaire by age 25 but then lost it all by age 30; he filed for bankruptcy.[1]

          After his first marriage, Heavin was sentenced to jail for failure to pay child support.

          While in jail he rededicated his life to Jesus Christ, and he has been outspoken about his support of anti-abortion causes.[2][3]

          In 2004 Heavin was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

          He is also the author of several books, including Curves: Permanent Results Without Permanent Dieting and Curves On the Go.

          Heavin and his second wife Diane opened their first Curves center in 1992