Washington Post — One of the keys to success in the business world is knowing what you are good at and what you are not good at.
Anne Mahlum, 34, founder of a string of five Washington-area fitness centers called Solidcore, knows her strengths and weaknesses.
“I’m a good CEO,” said the quotable North Dakota native, who gives motivational speeches at $10,000 a pop. “I’m not a good COO,” or chief operating officer.
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This overachiever grew up in Bismarck, N.D., the middle of three children. Her mom taught third grade, and her father sells insurance.
Her first taste of Washington came during her final year at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, when she interned on Capitol Hill for then-Sen. Kent Conrad. She finished in three years with two degrees: political science and public relations.
