FORT MILL, NC – During the pandemic, many companies shut down forever, while others struggle to survive.
A South Carolina businessman is trying to turn things around in a new direction.
Like other gym owners across the country, Scott Valentine closed his doors because of the pandemic.
“We closed March 17, just before the state mandate,” he says. “It became our worst month of all time, followed by the worst month of all time, followed by the worst month of all time, followed by closing.”
Now, instead of punching bags and loud music, the gym is empty with dusty gloves. However, it was not the only Valentine business affected by the pandemic.
“I made a lot of orthopedic equipment and, around the same time that my gym closed, most companies and eventually the government ordered the cancellation of non-essential surgeries. So that deal was dropped about 90 percent too” Valentine Follow.
Recently, he decided to take his academy and transform it into something completely different; a liquor store.
Valentine believes Lazyday Liquors will be able to withstand any future challenges or outages because it will be considered an essential business.
While it may not be punches and push-ups, Valentine says his goal is to make people happy. This new venture is simply fulfilling that desire in a different way.