Future of Fitness

With over a decade of experience in the fitness industry, Ramon Castillon began his fitness career at 24-Hour Fitness as a part of corporate with a focus on pricing and strategy. Ramon followed 24 Hour by working at Basecamp Fitness where he scaled the company and accelerated the growth from one to five locations. Basecamp was acquired in 2018 for an undisclosed amount. Building off his real-world experience, Ramon has intricate knowledge on every aspect of opening and running a successful studio. From site selection, real estate, construction, marketing, pricing, pre-sale, and education, he delivers key insights that help fitness franchise owners navigate the process of opening and operating a successful studio. Ramon graduated from Stanford University in 2004 with a BA in Economics. Links: https://www.instagram.com/rowhouseofficial/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/rowhouse https://twitter.com/row_house?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/rowhouse/

Jeff Stokes has over 25+ years of experience providing strategic leadership in the health and wellness industry at both early and late-stage development, franchising, corporate wellness, medical fitness, diet & weight loss, and club acquisitions. History of service excellence and people-centered leadership style, with a refined ability to develop teams to support enterprise-level systems. Sincere commitment to improving the quality of life for others while enhancing bottom-line profitability for fitness organizations globally. Links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RunWithSTRIDE Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/runwithstride LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/stride-franchise/mycompany/ Connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/

Rick Mayo is the founder and CEO of Alloy Personal Training, est 1992. Rick and his team have licensed the Alloy training systems to over 2,000 clubs worldwide. Alloy has recently pivoted to a full franchise model to better serve our communities and owners. Rick is a featured speaker at conferences domestically and internationally, speaking on how to best sell and service personal training. He has written numerous articles on the business of fitness for trade journals and contributes regularly to national publications such as Men's Health. Rick sits on the board for the GA State exercise science department as well as the Association of Fitness Studios. Rick is also an NSCA certified personal trainer and has also been elected to the Industry Board of Advisors for the American Council on Exercise. Links: Twitter- https://twitter.com/1TeamAlloy LinkedIn-https://www.linkedin.com/in/teamalloy/ FB- https://www.facebook.com/AlloyPTFranchise/ connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Josh Leve is the Founder & CEO of the Fitness Business Association (FBA) and SUCCEED! the FBA Virtual Conference & Expo. With a collective audience close to 100,000...within FBA you'll connect to more influencers, discover new trends, learn how to make more money, generate more clients, uncover critical data, and apply key insights to your business. With 70+ industry partnerships including all major certifying organizations, the FBA's success has translated into Josh being featured in all major fitness publications and as a featured speaker at IHRSA, Athletic Business, Mindbody BOLD, Club Industry, NSCA, NASM, EMPOWER!, ZUMBA, and more. Links: https://www.facebook.com/FBAcommunity/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3569473/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbacommunity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheFBACommunity/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBsU3PIyYJhJND0Esz15hg connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

After a traumatic motorcycle accident, Therabody Founder and Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Jason Wersland needed a solution to relieve his debilitating pain. Realizing the only viable options to alleviate his pain were prescription medicine or surgery, he designed a device out of a power tool. That became the category-defining Theragun, the world's first percussive therapy device. A chiropractor by training, Dr. Jason is passionate about helping people live healthier, happier lives. You can visit Therabody.com, check out the Therabody app, or follow Therabody on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. You can also follow me on Instagram (@drjasonwersland), Twitter (@DrJasonWersland) and LinkedIn. connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Casey Mulholland is the founder and lead developer of KineticPro Performance in Tampa FL. Casey's playing background has led him around some of the top organizations and universities in the game. These include The Los Angeles Dodgers, The University of South Florida, The University of Mississippi and IMG Academy. Through KineticPro Casey's work has been progressive in building advanced platforms in workload management and utilizing some of the game's top technology. Training some of the top arms in the game Casey's skill set and experience offer a unique combination to athletes around the world. Connect with Casey: Instagram- @KineticProPerformance @CaseyMulholland_KineticPro Twitter- @Kientic_Pro @CaseyMulholland37 www.KineticProBaseball.com Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

In this episode, we have Dan O'Brien and Spencer Tatum - president and founder of Tatum Human Performance combined efforts to create a one-of-a-kind performance training experience and facility. The Legacy Sports Performance Center is a 25,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility that is home to sports performance for teams, individuals, combine prep and professional athletes. Through an applied science approach, athletes of all levels train with the intent of being adaptable, resilient, and well-rounded as it applies to their sport – run faster, build power, jump higher, and improve agility. Training is delivered by expert coaches, beginning with a comprehensive assessment process and progressing through a multi-faceted, dynamic training system. Each workout is designed to meet the team or individualized needs and are tracked with the latest tech-tools. The result? Unified teams, athletes with a competitive edge, and greater achievements. Visit: https://legacysportsusa.com/ Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Mark Fisher is an in-demand international speaker, consultant, and entrepreneur. His core expertise is helping business owners achieve financial success and personal freedom through community building, leadership development, and creating healthy organizational cultures. He's also excellent at playing with puppies. Mark and his "non-sexual life partner" Michael created Business for Unicorns in 2016 and have since worked with clients like Sony Music, Sylvan Learning, and the ACLU, as well as many of the leading fitness studios across the US and UK. In addition to their consulting and teaching through Business for Unicorns, Mark and Michael also co-founded Mark Fisher Fitness, one of the most successful gyms in the history of the fitness industry. MFF has two physical locations in Manhattan and was recognized as #312 on the 2015 Inc. 500 fastest growing companies in America, as well as one of Men's Health's "Top 20 Gyms in America." With a reputation as the fitness home of choice for the Broadway community, Mark and MFF have been featured in Forbes, the NY Times, the NY Post, the Huffington Post, and the Wall St. Journal, among others. MFF has made waves in the fitness industry for it's unprecedented growth, industry leading results, and unique approach to culture. Mark has a BFA from Syracuse University, is a former professional actor, and has spent several years serving on the Advisory Board for NY City Center's Off-Center. He is also a proud member of the Entrepreneur's Organization. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Matthew Januszek is an entrepreneur for 25 years. Builder of multiple successful businesses in the UK, Germany, Poland and the United States. Matthew now sits on the board as a director of 3 companies. Co-founder of Escape Fitness, which he has taken from a start-up with minimal capital to a major International business chosen by premier fitness brands around the world, with growth across all markets including North America. Matthew knows what it's like to start and build a business: with hands-on experience in multiple start-ups, overcoming the challenge of financing the business and raising capital, innovating and reinventing the offering to remain relevant and expanding into international markets. He is a serial learner, always listening to what successful people have done and how they have done it. Now, with the Escape Your Limits podcast, he is bringing others the opportunity to learn from his experiences and those of other entrepreneurs. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Al Noshirvani is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Motionsoft, a leading provider of software and financial services for the health, fitness and wellness industry. Motionsoft's award-winning club management software and membership management solutions have helped organizations like Equinox Fitness, CRUNCH, The Bay Club Co, US Fitness, the Steve Nash Clubs, and thousands of other gyms and fitness facilities around the world. Since its inception, Al has completed 5 acquisitions and grown Motionsoft to become one of the largest software and full-service transaction and accounts receivable software companies in the fitness industry. http://www.motionsoft.net Specialties: Direct experience with, M&A, consulting and venture capital. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Jason Crowe is the VP, Partnerships & Business Development at Precision Nutrition, Precision Nutrition, the world's largest online nutrition and healthy lifestyle coaching and certification company, recently announced the launch of Precision Nutrition Enterprise Coaching, a personal remote coaching solution for organizations worldwide to offer their employees a scientifically-proven transformation program that helps people lose weight, improve their cognitive performance, and function at their highest potential. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Anthony Vennarre is a product-focused operator, United States Marine, and 3x exited founder, leading product and ecosystem development. Anthony and his brother Joe started in a home personal training company that culminated in a 12,000 square foot facility, and hundreds of members. After selling the gym, the team transitioned into the digital space selling fitness equipment and training programs. Along the way, they've worked with brands like Reebok, GNC and Tough Mudder to create content and marketing campaigns, and the pair were tapped to develop educational programming including accredited certifications for fitness professionals. In 2017. The team started fit a marketplace for health and fitness activities, bootstrapping their way to a seed investment. After scaling the platform to 30 cities across the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Mind Body became an investor and strategic partner armed with a deep knowledge of the industry and enduring passion for building companies in the space. The Vennares intended to make fit insider the leading resource and ecosystem for like-minded operators.

Justin Harris is an incredibly experienced youth and adolescent coach and directs the physical education department at one of the premier schools in St. Louis. He and Dr. Greenspon conceptualized and developed the idea behind TeenLIFT and together are working on implementing this methodology nationwide. Links: https://www.teen-lift.com/ www.futureoffitness.co

Lindsay Junk is the President of YogaSix franchising. Mother of 3 very busy children, wife, aging athlete, training for the 2021 NYC marathon. Thinking about competing in another Ironman. Graduated from the University of Hawaii a million years ago with a degree in Bio-Chemistry and Food Science and Human Nutrition. Worked in the fitness industry for the past 25 years which includes companies such as 24 Hour Fitness, Yoga Works, Tru Fusion and Gold's Gym. Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yogasix Instagram: www.instagram.com/yogasix LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/yoga-six Twitter: www.twitter.com/yoga_six Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Shane Rogers is Co-Founder and CEO of RPM Training Co. An entrepreneur at heart, Shane's background in Engineering, along with his love of training and the outdoors, took him from leading engineering teams at Gore Medical to the creator of the RPM speed rope, adding to his running list of patents. Even as CEO, Shane still leads all manufacturing initiatives and does most of the technical design for RPM. Josh Rogers is Co-Founder and CCO of RPM Training Co. As the owner of one of the earliest CrossFit affiliate gyms, Josh used his love of design and training to create the RPM brand along with his brother, Shane. He now drives the long-term vision and strategy for the brand, breaking daily at noon of course to train with the rest of the RPM team. connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

With over 20 years of qualified experience in the health and fitness industry, Curtis Christopherson is the founder & CEO of WRKOUT, the first connected fitness brand to deliver live, face-to-face personal training optimized for the virtual experience. He is also the owner of Innovative Fitness, North America's largest network of premium personal training studios. Based out of Vancouver, Canada, Curtis leads over 300 virtual and in-person trainers and was recognized as "Canada's Top Trainer" in 2020 by Impact Magazine. He has also been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, The Globe and Mail, and SGB Magazine – and was also a former Ernst and Young Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year finalist! While leading the businesses, Curtis has completed extreme adventures and some incredible physical feats. As examples, Curtis has competed in a 100km Del Sahara desert run, several Half Ironmans, over 15 marathons, been on the podium for multiple adventures, and knocked off some international hikes such as the West Coast Trail (in 21 hrs), Machu Picchu, and Kilimanjaro. He has also been a part of a team that cycled across Canada (which set a Guinness Book of World Records) and Australia to raise over a million dollars for Juvenile Diabetes. Beyond his years, Curtis will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the health and fitness industry and he has no qualms about bringing others along for the journey. https://www.wrkout.com/ Connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/

In this week's episode, we have Natalia Karbasova & Stefan Tilk from FitTech Company. Natalia Karbasova is the Founder of the FitTech Summit, the leading conference in Europe devoted to fitness technology and future of wellbeing and active lifestyle (www.fittechsummit.com) attracting 1000+ high-ranking industry executives, investors and startups and featuring Europe's most promising startups. Stefan Tilk is Chief Advisor New Business of FitTech Company. Links: https://www.fittechsummit.com/ https://www.futureoffitness.co/

Tony Gentilcore is one of the co-founders of Cressey Sports Performance, which really should have been called "Cressilcore Sports Performance" because that sounds like an awesome castle where a wizard lives (and plays sports). When he's not picking things up and putting them down, he trains top-level athletes and clients in Boston, MA, contributes to the top fitness magazines and websites around, and sets up a camera in his garage to record his lightsaber skills. Share and subscribe: www.futureoffitness.co

Julian Barnes is a fitness industry veteran whose 40 year career includes being a competitive junior tennis player and certified professional tennis instructor; serving on the Investment Committee for the U.S. Tennis Assn; being a sponsorship sales consultant to Madison Square Garden; serving as the Director of Marketing for Velocity Sports Performance; teaching the Fitness Marketing and Management class in the Swedish Institute's Advanced Personal Training department; and, most recently, being the Co-Founder and CEO of Boutique Fitness Solutions (BFS), a digital media company that educates, connects and supports boutique fitness business owners to enable them to grow profitable businesses that serve the needs of their evolving fitness clients. Barnes was also the creator and Director of the inaugural NYU Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management. He earned his bachelor of arts from Tufts University and he is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. Links: www.futureoffitness.co https://boutiquefitnesssolutions.com/

Garrett Marshall has nearly 20 years of experience working on the growth side of the fitness industry. His experience has included developing strategy and innovation, executive leadership, business development, strategic partnerships, and driving technology. He has contributed to several successful businesses resulting in two IPO's, four Inc. 1000 FGC awards, IHRSA's Rising Star award, and $5m in ARR in under three years in each of his last three endeavors. Links: www.futureoffitness.com xponential.com

Avrum Elmakis is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold a number of successful businesses. Elmakis is currently the founder and CEO of CLMBR, where he leads a team of design, fitness, and tech visionaries in creating the world's most advanced climbing machine. It is a superior full-body resistance strength and high intensity cardio machine with connected technology in a thoughtfully crafted, space-saving design. https://clmbr.com/ www.futureoffitness.co

Trent Ward is the co-founder and CEO of FORME Life. He realized first-hand that a busy lifestyle makes it challenging to get to the gym, and so in the middle of a successful finance career, he shifted focus to develop the most complete at-home fitness studio he could conceive. He was also aware that he did not have the experience to do that alone, so Trent sought to surround himself with virtuosos in every aspect of product and brand development. He partnered with renowned designer, Yves Béhar, to ensure an exceptional aesthetic and user experience. He teamed up with legendary personal trainer, Harley Pasternak, to establish a best-in-class content model for optimal physical results. He tapped the minds of NASA engineers to generate gravity-free resistance solutions for strength training. After more than four years, countless prototypes and a lot of hard work from a world-class team, Trent is thrilled to bring FORME Life to market. He looks forward to fitting his workouts into his schedule now that there's no longer a good excuse for skipping the gym. Trent holds a BS in Economics (Wharton) and a BS in Engineering (Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology) from the University of Pennsylvania. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Jim Adams is the host of the Masters in Fitness Business Podcast. A native of St. Louis, Jim is a fitness expert, entrepreneur, and popular speaker who knows what it takes to overcome adversity and follow your passion. Years ago shortly after high school, a near-death experience changed the trajectory of Jim's life forever. He became weak and frail. Doctors told him he should accept this new reality. But Jim refused. Instead, he fought back with strength and determination. And, he started doing something he'd never done before: he began to work out. He continued working out in college while pursuing his degree in social work. Each semester, as he supplemented his core classes with electives, his destiny seemed to shift into focus as he found he was naturally gravitating toward classes like kinesiology, nutrition, and body building. After college, he began his career in social work. But when a friend opened a training studio and asked if he wanted to work with him, Jim couldn't resist. As much as he loved the field of social work, he realized his true passion was fitness and training. LINKS: https://trainerjim.net/ https://www.facebook.com/mifbpodcast @mifb_podcast https://catalyststl.com/

Vincent Miceli founded Verb in 2018 and has been helping people with accountability, goal setting, improving their lives for close to 6 years. Vincent has been involved in the health and wellness industry, founding and operating The Body Blueprint, for nearly a decade. He is inspired by getting people feeling better and accomplishing whatever goals they have. Vincent attributes his nearly 100LB weight loss to clear goals he accomplishes in short sprints. His mission is to help people understand their habits and daily behaviors by identifying what they do repeatedly. By using the successes of the thousands of clients he has worked with, he can help people recognize what is and isn't working very early on in their journey.

Chris Duffin is an inventor, thought leader, and serial entrepreneur in Health and Fitness. He has Co-Founded multiple prominent brands the largest of which, Kabuki Strength where he serves as Chief Visionary Officer, is a globally recognized brand. Chris has invented multiple 'game-changing' products improving human biomechanics under load, as well as systemized approaches to assessing and correcting human movement dysfunctions. These tools and methods are used by nearly every top professional and collegiate team penetrating over 90% of those markets alone. His other companies including Bearfoot Shoes focusing on foot mechanics, Build Fast Formula in nutraceuticals, Kabuki Strength Lab a gym and performance center, as well as his Best-Selling motivational book detailing his incredible upbringing. Chris is arguably one of the strongest pound-for-pound humans in the world having been the ONLY person to Squat and Deadlift over 1000lbs for reps holding the Guinness World Record on the Sumo Deadlift. Having been a world record holding powerlifter and the number one ranked lifter in the world for 8 years straight Chris went on to perform numerous unduplicated feats of strength to raise money for charities in exhibition events. In addition to being one of the most respected strength educators in the industry he has an extensive track record of success in business. With an MBA and Engineering in his background he spent nearly two decades running or turning around manufacturing companies in Aerospace, Automotive, Hi-Tech, and Heavy Equipment fields. Now retired from competing, he is known for his industry-changing innovations and education in the strength and clinical worlds. He's a leading speaker on topics related to strength, human movement, rehab, mindset, goal setting, leadership, and motivation. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Elias Arjan began his career studying business and fitness. After a few years as a personal trainer, he transitioned into acting and performing where he toured the world for six years with a solo show. Elias has also appeared on TV as an actor, performer and interviewee. After honing his skills with his touring comedic show, Elias was invited to use his skills to do business presentations. A new speaking career was launched and Elias founded Business Brain a few years later in 2012. To date, Elias has a personal sales history of $50 million in selling from the stage. Elias currently divides his time between speaking, business training and supporting nonprofits to raise funds at charity auctions. Elias remains an avid fitness/sports enthusiast and is regularly is invited to speak on the future of wellness and biohacking. www.futureoffitness.co

Max Shank is the founder of Primal Athleticism, 5 Minute Flow, Simple S3 Shoulder Solution, Ultimate Athleticism, and the Max Shank Show host, he is a well-known figure in a variety of physical practice communities worldwide. He is on a mission to help people live better with less effort. www.futureoffitness.co

Jeff and Mikki Martin are a husband and wife duo with more than a decade of experience training kids to be great movers who are set up to be athletes for life. They are the founders of the Brand X Method, the industry's premier youth coaching education course. Links: https://thebrandxmethod.com/ https://www.futureoffitness.co/

Jeff Byers is the CEO of AMP Human, it is dedicated to pioneering the creation of a completely new and trusted category of human performance tools. After retiring from pro football in 2014, he lost about 80 pounds quickly, discovered endurance sports, bought his first road bike in January of 2017, and worked with his partner to create AMP. Links and Resources: https://amphuman.com/blogs/news/meet-the-man-behind-topical-edge https://amphuman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/amphuman/ https://twitter.com/AmpHuman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQPVggGnUkoYJtE45Idnrg

Badal Shah is a multiple exit entrepreneur that serves as the Chief Executive Officer for The Anthos Group, a health and wellness company that he co-founded. Mr. Shah was instrumental in the launch of global brands TIDL Sport and CytoCx, owned by The Anthos Group. He is passionate about supporting consumers globally with better wellness solutions attacking pain. Links: www.TIDLsport.com www.futureoffitness.co

Emma Barry advises the innovative edge of fitness and places executive talent in purpose-led fit tech, well tech, and health tech scaleups. Emma is an international bestselling author of Building a Badass Boutique and keenly courted speaker and facilitator for business forums, trend panels, and podcasts. Emma is a founding member of Les Mills International and former Director for Equinox. Her impatience with the status quo, infectious energy, and innovative flair unlocks and activates the greatness in others. Emma delights in digging for game-changing insights and setting souls on fire. Links: https://www.goodsoulhunting.com https://www.buildingabadassboutique.com www.futureoffitness.co

Kelsey Ramsden is the Co-founder and CEO of Mindcure. She has over 15 years of experience founding, scaling, and operating innovative companies across Canada and the Caribbean. She has built multiple 8-figure businesses from the ground up and has twice been named Canada's Top Female Entrepreneur. Kelsey also serves on the Entrepreneurship Council for the University of Western Ontario, where she is also a faculty member teaching Design Thinking. Kelsey holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. She is an accomplished keynote speaker and published author. Links: https://www.mindcure.com/ Connect with Kelsey www.futureoffitness.co

Chris Ashenden is a native of New Zealand, he is a serial entrepreneur, a health and fitness expert, investor and world traveler. Chris's own wellness journey strikes right at the heart of Athletic Greens' belief that you can't achieve your best self without nurturing your body with the essentials. Links: www.futureofitness.co Connect with Chris

Jim Huether is the Chief Executive Officer at Hyperice. He earned his MBA in Finance andMarketing at Loyola Marymount University, joining Hyperice in January 2014 after serving asExecutive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Xenith, LLC, a sports health and technology company at the forefront of head protection​. Prior to Xenith, LLC Jim ​led as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development andStrategy for the Sports Concussion Institute and held senior Marketing and Finance roles atAnschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and Smith Barney, Citigroup. Under his leadership, Hyperice has grown explosively, placing on the Inc. 500 for five years in a row while defining the international standard for Sport Recovery and Movement EnhancementTechnology. In 2020/2021, Hyperice has inked partnerships with pro-sports leagues to optimize player performance including the NBA, NFL, MLB, PGA TOUR and UFC, pro sports teams including English Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, the New Zealand All Blacks, theKansas City Chiefs, the Seattle Seahawks, Kaulig Racing and most recently the Los AngelesLakers, and introduced its next-generation HyperSmart Technology set to revolutionize recovery and movement. A continuous learner with a real passion for business, Jim prides himself on the team-first culture he has built at Hyperice and looks forward to the Hyper-Connected RecoveryEcosystem that will usher Hyperice into its next and most exciting era. Links: www.futureoffitness.co https://hyperice.com/ Connect with Jim

Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He leads a team of biology, nutrition & exercise physiology experts, and computer scientists at InsideTracker, and has been featured in CNN Money, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial Times, The Boston Globe to name a few. Dr. Gil Blander received a Ph.D. in biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his Post Doctoral fellowship at MIT before finding InsideTracker. The InsideTracker platform analyzes key biochemical and physiological markers and applies algorithms and large scientific databases to determine optimal zones for each marker. The system then provides nutrition, exercise, supplements, and lifestyle interventions that empower people to optimize their markers, increase vitality, improve overall health, and athletic performance and extend healthspan. Links: www.futureoffitness.co https://www.insidetracker.com/

Adam Sedlack is an experienced with a demonstrated history of excelling in the health wellness and fitness industry. Highly skilled in Negotiation, Lease Process, Budgeting, Coaching, Marketing, Digital and overall Operations. Had the honor to be selected by NeV co-founders of UFC GYM. UFC Gym now is under development in 37 countries around the globe and is known as the worldwide leader in MMA conditioning. Through the growth of UFC Gym, expertise around domestic/international operations and development has been achieved. Links: https://www.ufcgym.com/ www.futureoffitness.co

Stuart Brauer is a 15-year student of strength and conditioning, and he was fortunate to find CrossFit in 2006. Since then he's dedicated his life to building a fitness business simply based on the pursuit of excellence. From humble beginnings making three figures and running park workouts to owning a million-dollar gym, he's now ventured into business consulting for gym owners looking to chase their dream. He also helps owners solve their business problems through direct coaching and create entertaining + educational content for micro gym owners in the fitness industry via the handle WTF Gym Talk. Links: www.futureoffitness.co https://www.wtfgymtalk.com/

Dr. Mike T. Nelson spent 18 years of his university life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier. He has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, a BA in Natural Science, and an MS in Biomechanics. He's also an adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He's been called in to share his techniques with top government agencies, athletes at the top of their game. The techniques he's developed and the results he gets for his clients have been featured in international magazines, in scientific publications, and on websites across the globe. Links: https://miketnelson.com/ www.futureoffitness.co

Justin Marston is a serial entrepreneur, having built two enterprise software companies and a marketplace. Now he's focused on e-fitness with Tribe - a platform empowering local and grassroots fitness creators to do interactive workouts with their members and fans. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinmarston/ https://www.tribe.fitness/ Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Rick Mayo is an accomplished fitness business entrepreneur and founder and CEO of the Alloy Personal Training Franchise system. Rick's business journey began with his original personal training studio which opened in 1992 and is still going strong, having delivered exceptional fitness experiences to tens of thousands of clients in the Roswell, Georgia area. In 2010, as a result of his success, Rick started Alloy, a personal training business platform. As a result of Alloy's combination of customized client programs, business systems, and technology tools, some of the leading health club and gym brands adopted the Alloy model and it rapidly grew to serve over 1,000 licensed fitness facilities worldwide. With years of experience deploying the Alloy systems under their belt Mayo and his team took the next logical step by launching the Alloy Personal Training franchise in 2019 to deliver a turnkey franchise opportunity encompassing the entire personal training business model from build-out design, through equipment, business systems, technology platforms. marketing, and more. By providing with the right tools and knowledge, Rick Mayo and the Alloy Team have helped countless people unleash their potential, paving the way towards both personal and professional success. www.futureofftitness.com

In this episode, we're still with Natalia Karbasova, founder of FitTech Summit and with Sami Asikainen A serial entrepreneur. Deep experience managing cross-functional teams, Go-to-Market, building complex products, scaling and innovation. He'd built, exited and helped grow multiple companies in tech and health ranging from startups to post series A. Tune in as we discussed Carbon Trainer, fitness technology and the future of the gym. www.futureoffitness.co https://www.carbontrainer.com/ https://www.fittechcompany.com/

This episode is the second part of three series for FitTech Summit, and again, I am with Natalia Karbasova, founder of FitTech Summit and we are both excited to dive into Joel's wealth of knowledge when it comes to the area of recovery and regeneration. Joel Jamieson is widely considered one of the world's foremost authorities on strength and conditioning for combat sports, having trained many of the sports best athletes since 2004. He is the author of the bestselling book Ultimate MMA Conditioning and is a contributing writer to several top magazines and a frequent guest speaker at conferences and seminars all over the world. https://www.fittechcompany.com/

This episode is the first of three part series for the Future of Fitness, just about the FitTech Summit and all the fascinating interesting things that are happening right now, as far as fitness technology and to give a little background on what the FitTech Summit is. In this episode, we have Natalia Karbasova, founder of FitTech Summit and Andreas Gall. Andreas Gall is a media expert with 30 years of experience. He is a trained radio, television and sound engineer and held various leading positions at radio stations. He joined Red Bull Media House in 2007. Worked there as Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Technology Officer. What all his stations have in common: He always experimented with his fascination for audio. So it's no coincidence that his latest projects also revolve around this topic. This year he founded his own company: Human-Centric-Innovators to enhance human uniqueness – with the help of symbiotic technology tools and solutions. Links: https://www.fittechcompany.com/ Connect with Natalia Connect with Andy

Brandon brings an edgy fitness approach to the valuable experience he's earned as a professional athlete, personal trainer, gym owner and now Co-Founder and Chief Concept Officer of MADabolic. Convinced that strength & conditioning was essential to his hockey career, he immersed himself in the fundamental elements of Power Lifting, Interval Weight Training (IWT) and Plyometrics. He has also practiced the unusual movement patterns of Muay Thai, Boxing, Aikido and Foundation Training. With MADabolic, Brandon has merged his formal and informal fitness education to co-create a uniquely distinct and effective product. While his various certifications and hands-on experience are markers of his expert qualifications, his enthusiastic approach to living and spreading the MADlifestyle speaks just as loudly about his passion for fitness.

Growson Edwards is the Founder & CEO at CIPIO.ai. He is a technical expert and a true professional. He has a unique sense of business objectives and the latest technology and knows how to blend both. Growson is a highly trusted resource and advisor when it comes to leveraging technology to achieve strategic business objectives. Connect with him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/growsonedwards/ https://cipio.ai/ Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Eamon Lloyd is the Senior Director - Head of Partnerships UK, Ireland & Netherlands at Gympass. They are on a mission to make Wellbeing Universal, and with it forge long-term operator partnerships, which see true mutual benefits. They are the UK leaders in corporate fitness sales, uniting employees from their corporate partners with a curated network of fitness facilities. He works side by side with our operator partners to achieve outstanding results. Every partnership is bespoke and all marketing and attention is focused on the inactive employee so rather than taking from the existing pool we attract new members to facilities. Like his colleagues at Gympass, he is extremely passionate about getting more inactive people to exercise and believe we have the best solution on the market to positively impact the membership penetration rate. Links: https://site.gympass.com/us/corporate Connect with Eamon Connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/

Jonathan Puskas is a former World Record holder (cycling) and accomplished Operations and Human Resources executive with two decades of experience in Human Performance supporting organizations ranging from non-profit start-ups to Fortune 100 companies including Intel, Microsoft, Nike, adidas, Google, and the U.S. Navy. Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.com

David Freeman is a health and fitness professional that has been in the fitness industry for 15 years. He is the National Digital Performer Brand Manager| LT Inclusion Council Director with Life Time The Healthy Way of Life Company. He has been featured on the cover of Experience Life Magazine as an innovator within the health and fitness industry, and was featured in Men's Health and Men's Journal, as the subject matter expert in helping change lives around the world and grow Life Time's performance brand, Alpha. David attended the University of Richmond where he played football, and went on to play professionally overseas where he first found his calling and purpose as a fitness professional Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

This week we have Andy Peat, he has had an extraordinary journey in fitness. He's been a franchisee, sales manager and CEO at Lift Brands, which manages the Snap Fitness franchise chain. While he admits franchising has its challenges, he's an advocate for a business model that provides easy access to business opportunities. connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Juliet Starrett is an entrepreneur, attorney, author, and podcaster. She is co-founder and CEO of TheReadyState.com, which has revolutionized how athletes think about human movement and athletic performance as well as former CEO of San Francisco CrossFit, one of the first 50 CrossFit affiliates. She is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Deskbound and co-host of The Ready State Podcast. Before turning her attention to The Ready State and San Francisco CrossFit full-time, Juliet had a successful career as an attorney, practicing complex commercial litigation at Reed Smith for nearly eight years. In recent months, Juliet and Kelly have taken a stand for kids' health with StandUpKids.org, which seeks to get stand-up desks into schools across the country and promote healthy movement, exercise and lifestyle in today's youth with goals of combating the obesity epidemic, and instilling healthy lifestyle and diet practices. She also talks about their mission to help - to Relieve Pain, Prevent Injury, Improve Physical Performance