Barry’s cofounder meets with ‘random’ people who send him cold emails and LinkedIn DMs | Fortune

When Joey Gonzalez walked into a Barry’s Bootcamp class at 26, he thought he was just signing up for a good workout. He loved it so much that he became an instructor. By 2015, a decade later, he was running the company as CEO. His advice for Gen Z and young millennials who want to scale their careers at a similar speed? Start sending cold emails. He would know. Last year, the self-made millionaire transitioned to the role of executive chairman of the upscale boutique fitness brand. But despite his busy schedule, Gonzalez still makes time to read the unsolicited messages ambitious young people send him—and he even found his successor that way. “I used to dedicate, and I still do, most of my day on Friday, to anybody who wants to have a conversation around careers, even random people on LinkedIn, who reach out to me,” Gonzalez exclusively tells Fortune.  “I would set aside the day to help meet with an MBA student who has questions about my career and how I got here. Or a trainer who’s working somewhere who wants to open up their own place.” Even if you aren’t planning to leave your current company, Gonzalez
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