<p>Gabe Pluguez started a fitness business at 19 with a simple goal: freedom. What he got instead was two failed business partnerships, a revenue collapse, and a forced rebuild, twice.</p><p></p><p>This isn't a story about avoiding partnerships. It's about what happens when you skip the hard questions, overlook misalignment, and let urgency override clarity.</p><p>Gabe walks through both splits, what caused them, what he missed, and what changed the second time around. He also shares how a crisis forced him to separate identity from outcome, rethink faith under pressure, and rebuild with a clearer sense of mission.</p><p></p><p>If you're in a partnership or considering one, this conversation will save you time, money, and heartache.</p>