How escaping a rocky childhood transformed this entrepreneur into a leading expert in health and fitness.
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Larry North was forced to work at an early age, after escaping a life on the lam with an alcoholic father. He would use his entrepreneurial skills to become a leading expert in health, fitness, and weight loss, creating one of the top selling television weight loss shows in the country, The Great North American Slimdown, which grossed over $120 million in sales and was ordered by over 1 million people. Today, there are multiple Larry North Fitness clubs throughout Texas.
