Augustine L. "Augie" Nieto II (born 1958) is founder and retired Life Fitness chief executive, as well as chairman of the ALS Therapy Development Institute. He and his wife, Lynne, live in Corona Del Mar, California and have four children and seven grandchildren.
He is famous for battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by creating "Augie's Quest", which has raised over $ 45 million in funding for research into the disease. In 2016, it was announced that a documentary, entitled "Augie", will air in late 2017 on Nieto.
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Careers
In 1977, Nieto founded the Lifecycle with a training bike of the same name. In 1984, he sold the company to Bally Total Fitness, but was soon appointed as President of the combined company Life Fitness. He went as a corporate executive after being acquired by Brunswick Corporation. In 2001, Nieto became Operation Advisor for North Castle Partners, a private equity firm. As part of his position, he serves on the board of Curves International, Jenny Craig, and HydroMassage, all North Castle investments. In addition, he is a former board member of Octane Fitness, Quest Software, and DynaVox. As a member of the Quest Software board, he is part of a committee that helps negotiate company sales to Dell in 2012.
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In March 2005, Nieto was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. After the diagnosis, he partnered with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and created "Augie's Quest" with the sole purpose of finding a cure for ALS. The funds he collected fully for research, because the administrative costs are borne by the MDA. In 2014, Augie Quest officially switched from MDA to the ALS Therapy Development Institute, a non-profit biotech where it has funded research through the MDA. Since 2006, Augie Quest has raised more than $ 44 million to research the disease.
Five to Fight the song
In 2009, Five for Fighting wrote songs in honor of Nieto on Slice's album to help raise funds for Augie's Quest.
Sponsor
The company sponsorship of Augie Quest has included Orangetheory Fitness, Zumba, Shea Homes, ClubCorp, Life Time Fitness, LA Fitness, Curves, Safeway, Oakley, Jenny Craig, Life Fitness, and Equinox, among other companies.
Awards
Nieto received an EY Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award for the Orange County Region in 2007.
In 2008, he was awarded the Presidential Award by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Then President NAHJ Rafael Olmedia quotes Nieto as someone who puts "Latin face on the American story."
In September 2015, he received the industry's highest fitness award, the Industry Industry's Future Awards Award.
References
Bibliography
- Recipients, Incorrect . Publishing Infinity. 2010. ISBNÃ, 978-0741456182.
- Augie Quest: One Man's Trip from Success to Significance . Bloombsbury. 2007. ISBN 978-1596914681.
External links
- Augie Search
- Institute for Therapeutic Development of ALS
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