Sam Bakhtiar
Sam Bakhtiar | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Life and career
[edit]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]
Death
[edit]Sam died on 23 December 2020 at the age of 47. His death according to a comment made by his official YouTube channel in response to a question about his cause of death was "heart problems".
Books
[edit]- Total Body Transformation Secrets: Fitness Concepts Formula ISBN 978-1-4528947-5-1[6]
- Becoming a One-Percenter ISBN 978-0-9998316-0-1[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "WHO WAS SAM BAKHTIAR? ENTREPRENEUR AND FITNESS YOUTUBER PASSES AWAY". hitc.com. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Cómo el rechazo hizo que Sam Bakhtiar, un refugiado de guerra, se convirtiera en dueño de una franquicia multimillonaria". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "How Rejection Turned Sam Bakhtiar From a War Refugee into a Champion Bodybuilder and Multimillion-Dollar Franchise Owner". entrepreneur.com. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Top 20 Entrepreneurs To Watch in 2020". finance.yahoo.com. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "EY Announces Finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Awards in the Greater Los Angeles Region". businesswire.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Total Body Transformation Secrets: Fitness Concepts Formula". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Becoming a One-Percenter: The 99 Keys to Mastering Your Life and Rising to the Top". goodreads.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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