In a year when most high-profile Minnesota companies have struggled or underperformed, Life Time tells a different tale. TCB’s cover story this past February outlined how the company, led by founder Bahram Akradi, emerged from the pandemic with a refined vision and is moving at a sprint. Pivoting to a luxury model with premium pricing while incorporating co-working and residential into its business model, Life Time is racing to accommodate all the fans who want in to its new generation of athletic country clubs. Life Time is the rare business that thrives while adding operational complexity. “It was never to be just a fitness club,” Akradi told TCB. “Our goal was to build places you would want to be instead of your living room. Life Time’s Q3 results were stunning: revenue, income, and earnings all materially up in an industry that has mostly deflated since the pandemic. Though it’s 33 years old, Life Time is, today, the hottest of Minnesota’s public companies.