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Name of person featured: Katrina Thomas Name of business: Lumps Address: Franklin Phone number of business: 1-800-SLIMMER Operating hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Web address: www.lumptydumpty.com Nature of Business: Sweating profusely, trimming reps from 12-5, cycling half-assed, burning 100 calories while eating 400 calories worth of snacks simultaneously Year Founded: 2004 Number of employees: Three How’s business going: We are growing… literally One thing you wish everyone knew about your business: We welcome anyone who wants to get a good workout but is too embarrassed to try it in a real gym. Here we have all of our exercise bikes geared to tell you that you’ve traveled more miles and burned more calories than you actually have, so you’ll feel better about yourself. But then we find that they actually gain more weight because they think if they’re “burning” more they can eat more… it’s a vicious cycle that will keep them coming back. Something you offer that a customer won’t find elsewhere: We’ve got all of the Richard Simmons Sweating to the Oldies series on tape, and we run it exclusively. Advice to young entrepreneurs: Make that customer feel special, and make your business something they can’t live without. For instance, we have protein-filled chocolate cake day every Tuesday. Stop on in! Your role model and why: Oprah. She loses, she gains, she loses, she gains. She’s the perfect spokeswoman for what we’re trying to do here at Lumps. We’re for the every woman!
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