Derek Fay, founder of 3F Management, a venture capital, operational management, and acquisition firm based in Naples, FL, has recently been filming an inspiring and revealing documentary detailing his rags-to-riches story as a self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, and empire builder. Over the past 20 years, Fay has created, scaled, and exited more than 30 highly successful privately and publicly held companies, including Around the Clock Fitness (ATC). He is also a social media force, with more than one million followers on Instagram who have responded to Fay’s passion for helping others realize their power and build their own personal legacy.
The documentary of Derek Fay’s life and career has been filming this year and will be released in the first quarter of 2024 next year.
Having come from very humble beginnings to national notoriety and great wealth, Fay’s ability to
connect and inspire those he meets is unmatched. As a young intermediary venture capitalist, Fay learned how to harness the power of connecting money with great ideas and people. His first milestone business venture, Around the Clock Fitness (ATC), was built from the ground up into one of the most successful, independently owned health club companies in Florida. Fay took the company public on NASDAQ:
Twenty years later, Fay has employed over 20,000 people, assisted hundreds of companies in
negotiating mergers, hostile takeovers, and board deadlocks, and mentored and coached numerous up-and-coming entrepreneurs. He also provides investment capital, growth plans, management and exit strategy and what he calls “shadow CEO” services. A popular public speaker, Fay has spoken at a multitude of corporate events, inspiring associates and elevating C-suite teams, while sharing his secrets to success in an increasingly complex and globally connected world.
Fay said: “My real passion is finding bright and driven young entrepreneurs and investing my time and effort into bridging their success gap. If I can do it, ANYONE CAN! Very few believed in me on the way up. For some, that would have ended their journey before it began. For me, that only motivated me more. I’m here to fuel the fire of the next generation of entrepreneurs, not extinguish it.”
To learn more about Derik Fay, visit: www.derikfay.com. Follow him on Instagram at @derikfay.
About Derik Fay:
Derik Fay has been a serial entrepreneur for over 20 years and founded his venture capital firm 3F Management in 2002. Since that time, he has built and sold over 30 companies, all of which he exited
in the 7-, 8-, and 9-figure exit ranges. Born into poverty, Fay is a self-made man, having dropped out of college after one semester, In addition to building his own
successful brands, he also invests his own time and resources into promising young entrepreneurs and companies to help accelerate and drive their growth. Having employed over 20,000 employees and managing over a billion dollars in revenues on an ongoing basis, Fay’s leverage-based approach to all strategies provides a “learning curve” to all partnered brands that money cannot buy.
The goal for each new, and all current portfolio partners, is to fine-tune, scale, maximize profitability, and exit in a three- to five-year period. throughout the firm and all portfolio partners is: “We give where we earn”. Wherever he or 3F Management invests, builds, or expands, their core mission is to give back to the communities in which they operate. Accordingly, Fay has donated millions of dollars to hundreds of local charities serving those communities. For more information, visit: www.derikfay.com. Follow Derik Fay on Instagram at @derikfay.
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