Sam Bakhtiar
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Sam Bakhtiar | |
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| Born | 1 May 1973 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Fitness entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1973–2020 |
Sam Bakhtiar (1 May 1973 – 23 December 2020) was an Iranian American fitness entrepreneur and author.[1][2]
Sam was born in Tehran. At the age of 11, he and his mother left Iran as refugees to the USA. Upon leaving Iran, he moved to the United States.[3] He held a bachelor's degree of sports science and life science from the Pennsylvania State University and a doctorate from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.[4] He was the co-founder of The Camp Fitness Franchise. He was one of the finalists of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2017.[5]
The well-known entrepreneur and influencer Alex Hormozi has mentioned Sam Bakhtiar as his first mentor on several occasions.[6] According to Hormozi, Bakhtiar was the only person to respond after he reached out to several gym owners to learn about the fitness business.[7]