Growing a Thriving Golf Fitness Business

Daniel Marinello is the Founder and Owner of Seattle Golf Fitness and the Mercer Island Golf Club. Seattle Golf Fitness was founded in 2018 as Daniel was just graduating from Penn State University. He started with 0 clients and a sublease agreement to use a 10ft by 10ft space to work with his golf fitness clients. Within 9 months, Daniel was fully booked.

In June of 2020, Daniel started building out the Mercer Island Golf Club which then fully opened 4 months later. The MIGC was profitable within 2 months of opening. Daniel then acquired more space next door to build an independent gym for Seattle Golf Fitness which was completed in March of 2021. It was at this time that he hired his first employee.

Now at the start of 2023, Seattle Golf Fitness has a full time staff of 7 and is one of the top 10 largest golf fitness facilities in the country. Along with being an avid golfer, Daniel loves to travel, meditate, read, and spend time with family and friends.