Hey everyone, my name is Miguel Angel Aguilar and I am excited to introduce myself to you. I am a husband to my beautiful wife Priscilla and a father to two amazing daughters, Jadyn and Rylee Aguilar.
Growing up, my childhood was not easy. I grew up in an abusive household where I experienced physical and mental abuse from my mother and father. At the age of 12, I was abandoned by my mother, and in search of a family, I joined a neighborhood gang. At the age of 16, my father was incarcerated with a 22-year sentence, which forced me to become homeless. 
However, God had a plan for me, and I found wrestling. Wrestling gave me the opportunity to learn skills that one can only know by competing against all odds. It made me into the man that I am today. I barely graduated high school and joined the workforce, where I eventually met my mentor.
My mentor told me to get my real estate license, and I didn’t procrastinate. I became a young entrepreneur, hustling and taking no excuses, and only succeeding. Fast forward to today, I am the owner of a national company called Self Made Training Facility. What started in 2014 in a garage has now grown to nationwide recognition.
I have faced many challenges and obstacles along the way, including addiction, but I have never given up. I am proud of what I have accomplished so far, but I know that I am just getting started. Stay tuned, because there is so much more to come!
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When I first disrupted the industry it was something positive that brought value to personal trainers to truly create the careers they dreamed of. It can also be a negative when disrupting the industry as it’s very easy to falsify the success of entrepreneurs through “get quick rich” schemes.
As a part of our series about business leaders who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Miguel Aguilar.
As a kid, Miguel grew up quickly after being abandoned by his parents at the young age of sixteen. From sleeping in his car, to briefly getting caught up in drugs, his childhood shaped him, teaching him to have perseverance, grit, thick skin, emotional intelligence, and the ability to be the best at everything he put his mind to. This ultimately led to his success story…
Miguel decided to pursue his passion for health & fitness and started training clients out of his garage after a rough patch in his real estate career. Within 12 months he outgrew the garage space and was on the search for a place to train his clients. He quickly realized the devalued craft of personal training, understanding there was no way to develop a career working for a corporate gym since they take most of your earnings.
Experiencing the problem with corporate gyms and the personal training industry firsthand, he decided to create the solution and disrupt the industry dramatically. Miguel focused on bringing back the value of personal training and helping independent contractor personal trainers create a real career where they keep most of their earnings. With the SMTF business model, trainers pay a flat monthly fee ranging anywhere from $800-$1950 depending on location, and have access to the whole facility to use with their clients, similar to a hairstylist renting a chair in a salon.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?
I,Miguel Aguilar, am the President and CEO of Self Made Training Facility. My journey to this position of leadership has been marked by a transformation from homelessness and bankruptcy, to the establishment and expansion of a globally recognized private training facility franchise. The company, which was founded in a humble three-car garage, has since grown to encompass over 21 locations, with plans in motion for further growth nationwide.
Can you tell our readers what it is about the work you’re doing that’s disruptive?
The prioritization of personal training as a valuable commodity has been reestablished at Self Made Training Facility, as opposed to material possessions that were previously prioritized by big box gyms in the industry. The conventional perception that value lies in the physical establishment and equipment has been disrupted, as we place emphasis on the personal trainers themselves, who through their expertise in health and fitness, facilitate transformative experiences in the lives of our clients.
Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?
The funniest mistake I made when I was first starting out was running out of money. I under budgeted the project not knowing how or what truly went into building a commercial gym. I had the option to either give up and possibly file bankruptcy again, or make sacrifices to bring my vision to life. I sold my most prized possession at the time, my 2014 road king & 1972 suburban to finish funding the buildout of our very first Self Made location.
We all need a little help along the journey. Who have been some of your mentors? Can you share a story about how they made an impact?
Some of my mentors along the way have been Andy Frisella — The founder of 1st Phorm. His work ethic, core values, and discipline is something that I admired. He had always been straightforward and left no gray area when it comes to what it takes as a business owner.
In today’s parlance, being disruptive is usually a positive adjective. But is disrupting always good? When do we say the converse, that a system or structure has ‘withstood the test of time’? Can you articulate to our readers when disrupting an industry is positive, and when disrupting an industry is ‘not so positive’? Can you share some examples of what you mean?
When I first disrupted the industry it was something positive that brought value to personal trainers to truly create the careers they dreamed of. It can also be a negative when disrupting the industry as it’s very easy to falsify the success of entrepreneurs through “get quick rich” schemes.
Can you share five of the best words of advice you’ve gotten along your journey? Please give a story or example for each.
Consistency: Staying true to our brand’s vision through the ups and downs.
Application: Constantly applying more value to our company
Grit: Remaining determined to sustain effort and achieve long-term goals, despite difficulties or setbacks.
Steadfast: Being 100% committed no matter what setbacks come our way
Thick Skin: Being able to endure criticism, rejection or insult without being affected or discouraged
We are sure you aren’t done. How are you going to shake things up next?
We are always trying to push the envelope when it comes to private personal training in the health and fitness space. Our next goal is to be in every state in the U.S as well as go international. In addition, we want to create new systems to help fitness entrepreneurs truly thrive in their space.
Do you have a book, podcast, or talk that’s had a deep impact on your thinking? Can you share a story with us? Can you explain why it was so resonant with you?
The books Think and Grow Rich, and Rich Dad Poor Dad have impacted my life dramatically. They have helped me change the way I think and truly believe in myself as well as be able to manifest the life I live now. It also helped me to understand the true difference between a liability and asset and how to approach things in a different light.
Can you please give us your favorite “Life Lesson Quote”? Can you share how that was relevant to you in your life?
“Procrastination is Death” If you procrastinate on your thoughts and ideas you are basically digging your own grave.
You are a person of great influence. If you could inspire a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger.
It would be exactly what I’m doing now. If you think about it, the movement I’ve created through Self Made Training Facility is to propel personal trainers financially, spiritually, emotionally, and physically and that trickles down to their consumers, the family of the consumers, etc..
How can our readers follow you online?
You can find more about my story through my Instagram or Youtube .
This was very inspiring. Thank you so much for joining us!
Miguel Aguilar, the Self Made CEO of Self Made Training Facility – the Unreal Zero to Zenith Story
Temecula, CA – August 20, 2019 – Self Made Training Facility is a gym with a difference and the company’s CEO, Miguel Aguilar had a very humble and unlikely beginning. Today, with over 17 locations across the width and breadth of the US, Self Made Training Facility is carving a niche for itself with the incredible entrepreneurial skills of its founder Miguel Aguilar. Miguel Aguilar’s astonishing rise to success is an inspiring story, and the gym is redefining personal fitness training and its franchises.
Making things happen despite the odds is a skill few possess – Miguel Aguilar has what it takes. He had all odds stacked against him. At just ten years old, he had a mother who is a drug addict. And then, his father was sentenced to prison for 22 years when he was 16. Consequently, he wound up homeless and living out of his car. He had to battle it out on the streets to survive – he raised himself on the mean streets. Miguel Aguilar was trying to figure out how to make somebody out of himself. There was no smooth sailing – he was roughed up by drug addiction, bankruptcy, and other bog downs before building his business from the ground up. Miguel Aguilar is SELFMADE, and today, he has a robust multi-million dollar fitness franchise, he runs with his beautiful wife Autumn Aguilar, the Self Made Training Facility.
With all their heuristic skills and self-motivation, falling and getting back up again, Miguel Aguilar and Autumn Aguilar worked to build one of the most exciting personal training franchises in the country. Their ingenuity created a phenomenon in the fitness industry with Miguel’s revolutionary concept. The deal was not to charge members a monthly membership fee as traditional gyms do. Instead, the couple managed to understand that perhaps there was an opportunity to cater exclusively to personal trainers. And, they realized that it’s something feasible and now they operate by merely charging those personal trainers a flat monthly fee. This way, they are facilitated to manage their training business out of, build their own business, earn over 6-figures doing so, and keep every dollar they earned in profit margin.
Miguel Aguilar was an overweight kid who had life hammering him hard. But, he stuck it out passionately and turned out phenomenal as a self-made, multi-million dollar fitness entrepreneur. Self Made Training Facility is the fruit of Miguel Aguilar’s resilience, hard work, passion, learning, dedication, and mostly his high-degree of self-respect.
About Self Made Training Facility
They are a facility with no membership fees, where over 100s certified personal trainers work with their clients to get results. With them, customers experience one-on-one coaching, top-notch machines, and the motivation needed to exceed their client’s goals. All tools required to be a champion is available with them. Whether training for powerlifting event in Certified USPA Training Center or looking to lose a few extra pounds, Self Made Training Facility is the best sets up for success.
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Company Name: Self Made Training Facility
Contact Person: Miguel Aguilar
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Phone: (888) 640-0005
Address:42265 Winchester Rd
City: Temecula
State: CA 92592
Country: United States
Website: https://selfmadetrainingfacility.com/
Miguel Aguilar is the CEO and founder of “Self Made” training facility and although massively successful to this day, it wasn’t always so. Growing up in a negative environment filled with violence and gangs, life was anything but easy.
Adding in the fact Miguel’s mother was a pathological liar with mental issues, his childhood was a montage of moving from place to place and struggling to find stability. At the age of 12 years old he was abandoned by his mother and by 16 abandoned by his step mother and became homeless with his younger brother.
Struggling to provide for himself and enduring soul sucking jobs, he eventually landed a position in the real estate industry where his worth ethic started to shine. After years of grinding, surviving and even succeeding in the 2008 crash, things seemed to be going well.
But after tough competition in the market, Miguel was forced to file bankruptcy. Despite the challenges he faced, he persevered and eventually made a name for himself within the fitness industry and has been changing the game ever since!
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