Future of Fitness

Iron Tamer Dave Whitley is a motivational speaker and strongman based in Nashville TN. As a kid, Dave was overweight and had a terrible stutter. Retreating into a world of fantasy and comic books, he dreamed of becoming SuperHuman. Now, as a motivational speaker, he uses SuperHuman feats of strength to share his message with his audience. Dave has performed and spoken all over the US, as well as internationally in Italy, Ireland, England, Czech Republic, Australia, Japan and Korea. He was featured in the German documentary Kraftakt, a film about strength.

John is a CPA, an owner in a CrossFit gym, and author of Profit First for Microgyms. They have close to 275 active micro gym clients.

20+ years of award-winning executive leadership in Health & Wellness, Medical Education, Veterinary Associations, and Pet Health and Nutrition. Expertise in TV and Media, Public Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Live Shows and Community Events. Passion for reaching audiences, giving voice to causes, connecting with people, building relationships and changing lives. Since company inception, she has led the growth of the company to 45+ locations, overseen operations and business activities, established trust relations, key partners and stakeholders. Prior to K9 Fit Club, Montgomery served as Public Education Director and Executive Director for the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association.

Matt Walrath is the founder of the nutrition coaching company, Beyond Macros, and creator of the Beyond Macros Certified Coach program - a course that teaches nutrition coaches how to run a profitable online coaching business by providing a VIP experience to their ideal clients, and creating a plan guaranteed to get that client results that last. He lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia and takes pride in living his ideal lifestyle that balances time in the surf, sharing quality time with loved ones, and pursuing his vision of helping nutrition coaches provide a VIP experience to clients without burning out.

Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world's leading experts in team sports and human performance. He is the only coach to have worked full-time in every major league around the world. Fergus partners with teams at the highest levels integrating best practices in all areas of performance. His highly acclaimed book 'Game Changer - The Art of Sports Science' is the first blueprint for coaches to present a holistic philosophy for winning in all team sports. His second best seller '59 Lessons: Working with the World's Greatest Coaches, Athletes, & Special Forces' reveals the secrets learned first-hand from working with the worlds greatest winners.

Stephen Vaughn, a husband, a father, and a former PE teacher of nearly 10 years embarked on the ultimate dream chasing journey. He exited his teaching career in 2013 to fulfill the growing demand of Dream Chasers Organization. It was from the pain of losing his father and the passion for making teaching as fun as possible as the gateway for generating smiles and building confidence. His passion for empowering kids to reach for their passion, build the right team around them in life, and develop the grit to overcome obstacles in pursuit of their dreams is making an impact in and out of the classroom and is positioning kids across the nation to be Dream Chasers.

Pat Rigsby is a dad, husband, business coach, author, and entrepreneur who has built over 25 different businesses, including two Entrepreneur Franchise 500 award-winning franchises. He got his entrepreneurial start by opening a personal training business and health club. With no money to get these businesses off the ground, he was living with his family in the basement of a shared home. Before long, he started to have some real success (including moving out of the basement) and looked to expand his businesses. Over the next few years, his small personal training business grew to a network of successful businesses ranging from franchises and certification companies to info-marketing and real estate.

As a young athlete, I had a successful career playing lacrosse eventually winning a National Title in college. Throughout that focus on sport, I was introduced to first general weight training, then competitive Olympic Weightlifting. Throughout college, I would train teammates in only lifting and off-season training and become perpetually obsessed with self-educating on all things fitness. As a serial inventor, I had the idea for PUSH about 5 years ago and decided then that I would join the team when I returned east. Now I am focused on leveraging technology to change the way the world does fitness.

Many years ago Ali Watts left the corporate world in Sydney, Australia, to follow her passion — helping people transform their bodies and minds through nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle. At the start of 2018, she moved to Manhattan from Hong Kong to spread that passion even further. As an integral part of her own journey as a personal trainer and yoga teacher, Ali realized that to achieve true longevity and optimal health, women really need a holistic approach—addressing the three pillars of lifestyle, nutrition, and fitness simultaneously. Among other things (like being a badass fit chick) she runs Ali Fitness -a fitness and health coaching company, a popular podcast about bringing health into fitness and an S & C gymnastics studio — www.transformgst.com. Her goal is to help as many people as she can be fit and healthy for the long term.

Fares Ksebati is the CEO of MySwimPro, a technology company that creates apps that help people improve their performance and health. MySwimPro has received international accolades including App of the year by Apple and featured in Sports Illustrated. The company has global partners and an international investor base that spans 36 countries. Fares is the founder of World Swim Day, a global initiative that empowers people to be more active through swimming. He competed on Wayne State University's varsity swim team and continues to compete. He is a 3x U.S. Masters swimming national champion, USA Triathlon Certified Coach and American Swim Coaches Association Fellow.

Jake's love for Strength and Conditioning started in college where he was lucky enough to play for an intern under some world-class strength coaches. During his time as a college strength coach, he started to compete in Crossfit and left to run a CrossFit gym. This move opened his eyes to the business side of fitness. Since then he has co-founded Gymbuildr, Fitness Culture, and his most recent project FitHive.

Nate Klemp, Ph.D., is a writer, philosopher, and entrepreneur. Along with Eric Langshur, he is the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing (Simon & Schuster: North Star Way) and is a regular contributor to Mindful Magazine. He is also the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at LIFE Cross Training (LIFE XT), a company devoted to training the skill of happiness and promoting well-being. Prior to creating LIFE XT, Nate worked as an assistant professor of political science and philosophy at Pepperdine University. Nate holds a B.A. and M.A. in philosophy from Stanford University, where he graduated with honors in Ethics in Society, and a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Princeton University. Nate is also the author of The Morality of Spin: Rhetoric and the Christian Right, a book with Roman and Littlefield Press on the ethics of rhetoric and spin.

Nicole is a former fitness studio owner turned Authentic Marketing Mentor for Fit Pros. She successfully started, ran, and sold her boot camp for a 6 figure profit in just 3 years and ran an online weight loss coaching business. She has dedicated the past 5 years to serving other fitness business owners as a coach. Her specialty is building businesses from $0 to over $10k/month in less than 6 months in both the online and brick + mortar space. Nicole now teaches the precise strategies she used to create her success in both her brick and mortar fitness studio and in her online coaching business through her company, Authentic Conversion. After seeing so many Fitness Professionals struggle to earn a living, despite being in the business of changing lives, she's passionate about showing them there's a better way to impact more people, earn more money, and work less hours. She's determined to show fitness professionals that the freedom they crave is much closer than they can conceive!

Aaron is the founder of the movr app - an accessible training platform and movement108, a boutique movement studio in Vancouver, Canada. He's committed to delivering accessibility in movement. Discovering new ability and awareness in the body is a daily pursuit both personally and professionally. Aaron plays soccer, hikes and loves spending time with family. Movement is a lifestyle and Aaron aspires to embody this - day in and day out. Where you'll find him: Working with the movr team, coaching classes, personal training sessions, leading our Bell Sound Kettlebell Course, hiking in the woods or having a nap.

Mark has been in the fitness industry for 24 years and has worked in big box gyms as a trainer, fitness manager, and regional VP. He has started four companies and helped launch Massage Envy. Mark worked as a success coach at NPE for four years working with fitness business owners. His newest venture is with RedLine Xpress and developing micro-franchises to help new and struggling trainers to create rewarding and profitable businesses.

Ariel Garten is the Founder of InteraXon, makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning headband that makes meditation easier.

Dr. Sean believes that people should be able to get out of pain without going to the doctor or missing the gym. He founded Active Life as a resource to Humanize Doctors, Professionalize Coaches, and Empower Individuals. Having helped over 10,000 people, Dr. Sean now leads a company who is paving the way for the future of pain resolution in active populations.

Sam Pogue is the co-founder of Fitness Break Room, an online fitness community that specializes in telling the stories and strategies of some of the industry's most successful players. Sam specializes in helping fitness trainers and fitness professional pivot into the industry. He is also the Director of Communications and Senior Coach for the Onnit Academy Education Team. He spent the last nine years in the fitness industry as a membership councilor, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and fitness educator. Originally from Portland, Oregon, he was in search of personal development, which led him to his current HQ of Austin, Texas. Sam Pogue was tired of seeing countless internet marketers lying to aspiring trainers chasing their dream and convincing them this industry is easy to make hundreds of thousands of dollars write workout programs online or generate new leads for your in person training business. Sam helps people not only get into the fitness industry and chase their passion but helps provide realistic expectations and strategies to help build a successful career. He believes that "Fitness is about community" and that we should give back to those who are starting out. We all have a mentor or someone that helped us out along the way. And while the fitness industry is very rewarding, it's also filled with challenges. He believes that by bringing the fitness community together, we can help the industry thrive. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

Christine M. Conti: Conti Fitness and Wellness, LLC., Owner Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone, Podcast, Co-Host/Owner International Fitness Presenter Motivational Speaker: Fighting Autoimmune Disease through holistic approaches, Women's Empowerment, and How to Infuse Fitness into your Daily Life: Kids and Adults! Rheumatoid Arthritis Fighter & Advocate Competitive Marathon Runner/Triathlete/IRONMAN Former Secondary English Teacher, Investment Banker, & All-American Collegiate Athlete, Mother of Alexander & Lauren, Wife of Michael Conti Secretly moonlights as Wonder Woman Christine Conti is determined to inspire the world with her "Yes You Can" attitude! Her extremely moving, but comical autobiographical anecdotes about her struggles growing up with the pressures to be perfect strikes a chord with all she meets. Pivoting her career from investment banking, to teaching, to being a full-time educator and presenter in the fitness and corporate arena, Christine will inspire you to follow your heart and chase your dreams in the face of adversity. Using her own experiences battling depression, addiction, and autoimmune disease, she presents workshops for people seeking alternative or holistic approaches to lead a more fulfilling and healthy lifestyle through functional fitness, wellness, and nutrition. Brian Prendergast: Founder and Head Coach of High Five Health and Fitness, Co-Creator/Co-Host of The Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone Podcast and Creator of #DadsWhatsUp, a free, social media home base for anyone (especially the dads) looking for a starting point for improving their health. Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor USA Track and Field (USATF) Level 1 Coach and Competitive Masters Runner. Training, racing, coaching, developing fitness programs, mentoring aspiring athletes, improving health through nutrition and developing friendships; for me, it is all part of the journey. I have a passion for running, fitness and helping people. I help people get out of their heads and into their hearts, to become the "healthiest person that they can be." You don't need to be great to start. But you need to start to be great! My only requirement of you is a desire to be better, healthier, fitter, stronger and most importantly, happier. High Five! Brian Prendergast

Author of the Ultimate Guide Fitness Business Book Series National Speaker on helping fitness professionals grow their business Founder of Gabriele Fitness & Performance Founder of Fitness Business University

Lisa Simone Richards is a PR & visibility strategist for health, fitness, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to get seen as experts and go from invisible to influencer. She's here to show you how to build your brand, business & influence. Lisa Simone helps her client get free visibility using PR to get in front of their ideal client, but also build the credibility that gets clients to take the next step and invest in working with you. When she's not shooting national TV segments or working with editors on magazine features, you can find her swinging a kettlebell, getting her zen on at hot yoga, or shopping at her local farmer's market.

Scott Rawcliffe is a fitness professional who was born and raised in Canada but now resides on the Gold Coast in Australia. The purpose of his site scottrawcliffe.com is to share his insights and knowledge with his fellow fitness professionals, as well as fitness enthusiasts. Building a better educated and informed industry without the dogma of the mass media. Scott has presented at some of the world's largest fitness conventions, including Australia's FILEX convention, IDEA World Fitness Convention, IHRSA, IDEA PT Institute, NorCal Fitness Summit, as well as some of the most successful gyms around the world.

A lifelong student of/catalyst for optimal human performance… Is CEO of US Corporate Wellness, co-founder of Catalyst Coaching Institute, has written 4 books & holds 2 US Patents Holds dual Masters degrees & at age 51 pursued a Ph.D. in the Psychology of Wellbeing during his "free time." Was featured in 2016 film Godspeed & identified by several publications as World's Fittest CEO Along the way, he's fallen deeper in love with his bride of 26 years, treasured being Dad to 3 incredible kids, completed 11 Ironmans, won the Race Across America & spoken professionally in all 50 states.

Before setting up Strength Matters, James was a member of the Metropolitan Police Force in London. After 10 years of service, James decided to pursue his passion and travel the world working with Everyday Athletes and coaches to try and change the lives of a billion people. He loves Cricket, Rugby, Snowboarding, Coffee & Live Music.

Jack Thomas is the Founder and CEO of BASE, winner of Asia's 'Gym of the Year' 2018. Within just 2 years, BASE has grown from one to three studios and is recognized as one of the top boutique fitness offerings in Asia. As well as running BASE, Jack is on a mission to help other studio owners in Asia thrive through speaking, writing, coaching and the Fitness Business Asia podcast.

Max is an eternal student, scientist, and artist of life and movement. Through his gym, books, videos, and online coaching programs, he helps tens of thousands of people get just a little better every day. He is a master of simplifying complex subjects and breaking them down into easy, effective actions. He loves to learn new skills like music, languages, juggling, and hand balancing.

Frank LLosa is the CEO of KetoneAid. A company that is making a ketone ester sports performance drink that mimics the natural fuel source that your body can only make after 5 days fast, but does it in 15 minutes. Used not only for endurance sports, but also for weight lifting, Crossfit, and football.

Dave Smith is an online health coach who was chosen as "Canada's Top Fitness Professional" in 2013. He is the founder of the Online Trainers Federation, where he focuses on helping fitness professionals grow their brands and online businesses. Check out his business-building resources and podcast at onlinetrainersfederation.com.

Matthew Januszek is a health, wellness & fitness expert and entrepreneur that turned his passion into a $33 million-dollar global business. Since co-founding his business, Escape Fitness, he's taken it to a $33 million-dollar global business that has been chosen by big brands and independent fitness professionals, such as the UFC, Equinox, 1Rebel, Sanctuary Fitness and more! Matthew has continued to be a powerful advocate for functional training. Their goal is to motivate and inspire people to get started and create exercise habits that last. Matthew travels the world, helping studios and gyms to turn their visions into world-class fitness destinations and awesome training experiences. He has started five companies and sits on the board of three companies across three continents. In his spare time, Matthew also interviews industry experts to share insight and experiences on the Escape Your Limits podcast.

David Shaw leverages a unique background of over 30 years in both fitness and high-tech to provide insight on innovative fitness products, technology and future treads. He held a "secret level" military clearance and worked at Western Digital. He developed the first "on-screen instructed" spin bike in 2003, as well as designed more than 85 pieces of commercial exercise equipment. As an industry speaker, writer and cited expert, he covers potential industry disruptors such as Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and VOD & Streaming. Current projects include the design and development of the next generation of hospitality fitness centers for Marriott.

Jonathan is an ultra-runner from Boston, MA and works at InsideTracker, a company that provides personalized nutrition guidance from blood and genetic information.

I am an exercise physiologist who specializes in understanding and directing individual changes that alleviate suffering and contribute to the betterment of well people. I am currently invested in understanding the role of cannabinoids in the human central nervous system. I have over 30 years of classroom and industry leadership, contributing to a strength in the ability to communicate complex concepts in a simple manner. In turn, leading to a better understanding by students, changed behaviors in athletes, as well as, brand and customer development. The cornerstone of my practice is using technology, giving athletes and exercisers an ability to daily track their performance in strength, cardiovascular and resilience training programs. I was Captain of The Ohio State University Wrestling Team, where I earned a Big 10 Championship in 1985. My personal interests include supporting my wife and daughter, a women's lacrosse player at The Ohio State University. LinkedIn page, https://www.linkedin.com/in/donmoxley/

James FitzGerald - Inaugural CrossFit Games Champion and industry-leading educator, James FitzGerald, has dedicated his life to bringing honor to the coaching profession. As Founder of OPEX Fitness his Coaching Education and Gyms Licensing Programs have provided thousands of coaches with the tools needed to professionalize their passion. James' flagship program, The OPEX Coaching Certificate Program reflects his 20 + years of coaching expertise and is set apart by the breadth of coaching theory and practical application taught. In early 2019, James achieved another career milestone with the release of Mixed Modal, a groundbreaking course specifically designed to educate coaches on the long-term development of competitive Functional Fitness athletes. Jeff Martin - In 2004, Jeff and Mikki Martin imagined a better future for youth and began working toward that future by developing the original strength-and-conditioning program specifically designed for kids. Almost 15 years later, they continue to do what's best for kids on a daily basis with The Brand X Method™, the world leader in youth fitness. The Martins teach and speak all over the world; sit on the boards of fitness industry-leading organizations such as StandUp Kids and TeenLIFT; and are partnering with OPEX Fitness, the International Functional Fitness Federation, and Kerri Walsh's p1440. They recently launched the first seminar in their new The Art of Growing Up Strong ™ live seminar series. The Brand X Method is currently represented worldwide by dozens of official Training Centers. With decades of collective coaching experience between them in fitness and self-defense, the Martins have developed a method for optimal youth athletic development that combines state-of-the-art movement skill training with classic principles of strength training, physical literacy, and play. To deliver this program effectively to the most kids, the Martins created the cutting-edge Brand X Professional Youth Coach Certification designed to provide coaches with the knowledge, tools, and passion to build formidable humans.

I've spent over 5 years personally developing, testing, and optimizing my own successful online fitness business, Exceed Nutrition. Now my focus is to provide you with all the knowledge, tools and coaching you need to finally be in control of your online fitness business. If you want to become an online personal trainer or grow your existing online fitness business, then you've come to the right place.

Entrepreneurial executive with a plethora of experience in marketing, sales management, and public relations at the national and corporate level for both start-up and established retail-service oriented businesses.

Multidirectional speed and performance consultant to professional organizations, university, performance facility, and schools. Created coaching educational courses.

Ryan Lee is the founder of REWIND - home of the world's first nutrition "Superbar". He's also the author of The Millionaire Workout, Passion to Profits, was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, and called "the world's #1 lifestyle entrepreneur" by Entrepreneur.

A former natural powerlifter and bodybuilder, Fabio has taught for FIF (Italian Federation of Fitness) for almost two decades and is a Master StrongFirst instructor. He has authored numerous manuals and videos for FIF instructor certification courses, as well as articles for Italian strength, fitness, bodybuilding magazines. Zonin is a former vice president of AINBB (Italian Association of Natural Bodybuilding) and a consultant to leading Italian companies in the fields of sports equipment and nutritional supplements.

10 years ago I began to have shoulder pain. I and my wife are both rock climbers, so this was a very challenging time for us. it took most of a year for me to find someone who could help with my shoulder. At this time It dawned on me that the order of operations for care was out of order. I became obsessed with biomechanics attending courses designed for medical professionals, primarily physical therapist. I had a new vision for preemptive care and believed a more thorough understanding of biomechanics could help me with athletes and their performance and prevention. We began using the term prehab 10 yrs. ago, and since then we've come up with a very effective model for providing athletes with insights to performance and prevention (mitigation). We began investigating pain science 5yrs. ago, believing that client education is very important for success. Why wait until someone is in pain, to explain pain to them? Wouldn't it be better for people to have this understanding preemptively? This has been our goal since the beginning and remains our number one ambition. To provide insights usually reserved for a clinic after injury, before an injury. And to demystify the process if an injury should occur.

Based in San Francisco, Aly Orady is a 20-year silicon valley veteran, engineer and serial entrepreneur. Aly started his career at Hewlett-Packard's Computer Systems Laboratory designing super-computers, followed by technical leadership roles at a series of startups, including Kealia, Inc. (now Sun/Oracle). Armed with an M.S.E.E. from Stanford, and a B.Eng. from McMaster University, Aly founded Pano Logic where he served as the company's Chief Technology Officer and oversaw core technology development, architecture, and patents. As Pano Logic's founder, Aly also served on the board of directors and has filled a broad array of functional roles including product management, go-to-market planning, business development, and manufacturing operations. Aly's technical expertise includes cloud, virtualization, enterprise management, networking, and computer architecture. In 2015, Aly went on to found Tonal, a stealth startup with an innovative approach the fitness. Stay tuned.

Eléa Faucheron is the founder of MOVE THINK SMILE, a coach, and author of "BurnOut to BadAss. How to get your life back and then some when work burns you out." Before writing her book, Eléa co-founded two action sports companies, ran both of those businesses for over a decade, and hit burnout. Today, she helps burned out business owners and professionals conquer anxiety & fatigue, so they can achieve peak performance. Eléa also volunteers her time as the President & co-chair of the Women's Kiteboarding Collective. A global organization bringing women together in life and kiteboarding.

From Sydney, lived London, Zurich & NYC. 2012 left a career in finance to combine a passion for fitness with my commercial skills and experience by helping childhood friend Rob Deutsch franchise his F45 gym.

Lori Kennedy is the founder and CEO of The Wellness Business Hub which provides professional training and personal development for health practitioners looking to build and grow their businesses online. She's also a mom, and lover of all things related to coffee. Lori's two foundational programs The Wellness Business Academy and the Launch It Like a Boss Mastermind are growing a powerful community of health leaders who are transforming the way healthcare is done all over the world. She is also the host of The Business of Becoming Podcast for entrepreneurs who want to build the business and life of their dreams… all on their own terms.

With AirGym, there are no contracts, no sign on fees, or subscriptions. You can use the free app to locate home gyms and commercial gyms of any type. Check out pictures, reviews and gym openings and then book the gym and go workout. AirGym is the same workout as you would expect from a "traditional big box gym". Find your workout where you're going to be, with no contracts.

Dean Somerset is an Exercise Physiologist and Kinesiologist in Edmonton, AB Canada who works with a wide variety of clients, from Paralympic medalists to pro and semi-pro athletes, spinal surgery and joint replacement clients and average Joe's and Janes looking to stay fit and strong.

Billy Hofacker has worked with hundreds of clients helping them get fit, tone up, and feel better about themselves. A 20 year veteran of the fitness industry, Billy owns and operates Total Body Boot Camp and Performance Center, which has locations in Farmingdale and Babylon, NY. He is the author of Lose Weight and Feel Great. Billy is considered a thought leader, especially in the areas of habit and behavior change, nutrition coaching and corporate wellness. Outside of his passion for helping busy people lose weight, Billy is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is active in his local church. Billy and his wife Melissa live on Long Island NY with their two daughters. Billy is now passionate about helping fitness professionals win with their personal finances.

After earning his Mechanical Engineering degree, working for two fortune 100 companies in business development, starting a Green Building Design Firm from scratch, Patty decided to try his hand in the fitness industry. Patty opened the world's fifth CrossFit affiliate and Canada's first in Vancouver in 2004. He was mentored directly by CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman from 2004 – 2009 and because of this relationship with Greg, Patty's gym "always looked different". As CrossFit grew, more and more new affiliate owners started contacting Patty for advice, and before he knew it he was consulting to hundreds of business owners and soon began to figure out best practices to professionalize the fitness trainer. Discussions and mentorship eventually led the group to quickly realize that in order to teach themselves and their staff how to implement Madlab's Best practices (Which has morphed into Madlab's Business model) they needed infrastructure. Infrastructure needs money. Hence the creation of the MadLab Group. Today we are on our Fifth generation of "Infrastructure" and Patty's Engineering and leadership background has been instrumental in helping the team fulfill its mission of creating a professional class of coaches and businesses that support them.

Sam Pogue is the co-founder of Fitness Break Room, an online fitness community that specializes in telling the stories and strategies of some of the industry's most successful players. Sam specializes in helping fitness trainers and fitness professional pivot into the industry. He is also the Director of Communications and Senior Coach for the Onnit Academy Education Team. He spent the last nine years in the fitness industry as a membership councilor, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and fitness educator. Originally from Portland, Oregon, he was in search of personal development, which led him to his current HQ of Austin, Texas. Sam Pogue was tired of seeing countless internet marketers lying to aspiring trainers chasing their dream and convincing them this industry is easy to make hundreds of thousands of dollars write workout programs online or generate new leads for your in-person training business. Sam helps people not only get into the fitness industry and chase their passion but helps provide realistic expectations and strategies to help build a successful career. He believes that "Fitness is about community" and that we should give back to those who are starting out. We all have a mentor or someone that helped us out along the way. And while the fitness industry is very rewarding, it's also filled with challenges. He believes that by bringing the fitness community together, we can help the industry thrive. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Europe). Founded fitness marketing agency Hidden Profits Marketing in 2004. Now serving around 800 gyms/fitness/ PT/boutique/yoga clubs in 12 countries on 4 continents on a long-term base with our done-for-you Growth Formula. A constant stream of leads, members all from the internet, without hassle for the owner/manager, results in 100% guaranteed. All with a team of almost 50 digital fitness marketing experts. Former certified track & field coach, operated my own successful gym, active investor and partner in multiple gyms and fitness concepts and www.fitnessmarketingblog.com

Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record. Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary's University, Twickenham, London. His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored "Fat Loss Happens on Monday." In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller. In early 2017, Dan's book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with "life," became a Bestseller on Amazon. Hardstyle Kettlebell Challenge became available in September 2017, too.