Future of Fitness

Ryan McKenzie is a Fitness Business Consultant from Orlando, Florida, where he has worked with some of the best trainers, gyms, and corporations in the world. He is also an author, speaker, and industry leader. Ryan is a certified personal trainer (NASM-CPT; PES; FMS 1 & 2; TRX; Parisi; TFW; RMT; MBF) and owns Training with Ryan. Ryan, give us a backstory on who you are and how you got to where you are now? (1.13) Ryan was born in Orlando, Florida, and started in the fitness industry as a personal trainer right out of college. He started working at a gym in Orlando RDV Sportsplex Athletic Club. He says it is the best gym that he has ever been to in his life and that he learned a lot from them. How did you make a transition from personal training into where you are now? How did that whole thing go? (4.40) Ryan says he slowly got better at what he was doing and start to get certified. He realized at that point that he was just doing a sales job, and that was not what he wanted. He preferred to work out with people and have fun with people. Ryan grew his one on one training to the point where he realized that he needed to start group training to be able to spend time with his family, so he spoke to his manager, and they initiated group training with groups of up to 8 people. How do you define small group training? (12.00) Ryan's sweet spot for small groups is 3 to 8, although he could probably make it work with 10. Less than three is a private group. Ryan and Eric discuss the disadvantages for the client who does one on one training as opposed to small group training. He noticed that other trainers were having the same problem as he was with one one one sessions being canceled and realized that if you put them in a group, there's a different level of accountability. It is now between peers rather than financial. Where do you think most trainers go wrong in selling small group training? (16.10) Most trainers lead with the benefits of the value of small business training, this being a lower price, which is not necessarily the best thing that they can offer. Ryan notes that where most trainers go wrong with training is that they position their small group training as the cheapest option as opposed to the best choice, and an additional bonus is that it is more affordable. Training at a good gym with a higher price per small group session is an investment most people are willing to make. How big do you think small group training is going to be in the next ten years as health clubs and boutique gyms grow? (33.13) Ryan talks about the fact that large groups and media groups are on the downturn and that small groups will be resurgent from the social point of view. People are saturated with technology and want to go back to small groups or one on one. Eric and Ryan then discuss the social aspect of small groups. Where do people find you and where they go to get your courses and your book? (41.20) Ihatesellingbook.com is the landing page to pick up my book for free. All my courses are on trainingwithryan.thinkific.com. My other website is trainingwithryan.com. Ryan's Book Recommendations: I Hate Selling Resources: Connect with Ryan Linkedin Check out Training with Ryan Website Check out Ryan's Courses Website

Wade is the President and Director of Education at BiOptimizers.com. Education at BiOptimizers.com is dedicated to discovering, presenting, and sharing strategies backed by cutting edge research that leads to Healthy High Performance. They believe their products empower humanity to achieve an optimal state of well-being in the body, mind, and soul, holistically defined as BiOptimization. Wade is a 3-time All Natural National Bodybuilding Champion, an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, an Enagic Master Trainer, and the Founder of the Prosperity & Health Alliance as well as being the Director of Education at BiOptimizers Nutrition. He began weight training at the age of 15 and has traveled the world to study with Physical, Financial, & Spiritual Masters. He has written several books and co-founded a nutrition company. Tell us more about your background? (0.46) Wade grew up in rural Canada on the East Coast and played hockey. At the age of 15, three things happened that set him on the path he now travels. The first, his parents moved from a small town to a smaller town to become caretakers at a private resort. The second was that his sister, four years his senior, was diagnosed with cancer of the lymph nodes called Hodgkin's Disease. After a long illness, she died, and he remembers asking himself: How could a treatment like that make you sicker? A question that drove him for the rest of his life. The third was a bodybuilding magazine his sister gave him with Troy Zuccolotto, who had just become Mr. California. He was on the cover with two pretty girls, and it made Troy want those same muscles so that he could also get pretty girls. After that, he decided to build a homemade Home Gym. Wade believes in Arnold Schwarzenegger saying: With a positive attitude, self-discipline, and hard work, you can achieve anything. It is Arnold's vision that led him to a career in exercise physiology. It was also his inspiration to compete at the Mr. Universe competition where he represented his country and then cultivating his exercise science because he was competing as a vegetarian and drug-free athlete at the world-class level. What's your philosophical approach to that having that very impactful situation early on? (4.42) One of the things Wade shares with people is the human condition is pretty precarious and nobody gets out alive. We're all going to die, and we're all going to experience tragedy, we're all going to experience heartbreak. One of the things he learned when his sister was dying was that everyone has regrets, and he was determined not to have regrets. He wants to experience a rich life, not necessarily a bunch of things collected around him. As tragic as his sister dying was, it culminated in his way of life, a way of living, and a professional career that supports him. He says that nobody wants you to hang on to the negativity of the past or the tragedy of the past. They would rather you take that person's legacy and positively remember them, in an inflexible way, and something that makes a difference in your life because that's how people live on through you. Let's talk about what you do now, the BiOptimizer, and then how did this whole thing come about? (10.31) Wade explains that after being on a spartan diet for 11 months while training for Mr. Universe, he then gained 42 pounds of fat and water in 11 weeks. He met Dr. Michael O'Brien, who said something that changed his life. He said, "you've learned to build the body from the outside in, now you have to build the body from the inside out." Wade and Matt had started a bodybuilding site for natural athletes called Freaky Big Naturally, where they ended up coaching about 15,000 athletes around the world, which helped them gather a lot of data. There was a trend emerging back then, and one of the things that came up over and over again was digestive health problems for people. About five years ago, they rebranded their company to BiOptimizer as their fundamental focus is fixing digestion and optimizing people's health. How long did it take for you to get used to that switch?? (16.50) It took Wade a year to get used to the switch, using fasting to help the process. Now, after 20 years of routinely fasting about twice a year, although not pushing himself when weight training, he finds that he is still high energy levels and functionality. What type of lifestyle factors do you see are the biggest problems for people when it comes to gut health? (20.09) He says that people do not take tests to check on their health. Wade has a podcast with Dr. Paul Maximus, which has five tests that men especially should have. We need to go to an M.D. who schooled in long term care because it's not just about living longer; it's about living stronger and not relying on medications. Tell us about what you're doing with the Cancer Institute. What are you working on now? (24.46) Cancer treatment is an extremely challenging metabolic condition and often wrecks gut health

Vito LaFata Vito LaFata is the co-owner of The Visionary Planner and now has a vineyard with a Tuscan Villa in a private retreat called Vision in the Vineyards. He is a Business Educator, Personal Brand Coach, and certified High-Performance Coach to Wellness & Fitness professionals wanting to grow their personal brands. The Visionary Planner is a complete step by step Business in a Box and Operations Manual to start, launch and scale your online business. What has Vito been doing the past few years? He built his brand and business to enable him to spend time with his family. Vito started a vineyard retreat, Vision in the Vineyards, and equates this with people's lives. Are you willing to plant the seeds, toil and water them and then wait four years for the profit? He talks about funneling and methodology as well as visions and missions to get him to where he is now. What are the keys to understanding one's vision and having something that is so emotionally driving that it gets you through the rough period of getting started? Vito says firstly a person needs to be clear on your objectives before you begin and have a future forecast. His vision was the Tuscan Villa in the vineyard and he put his dreams into intention, not leaving them as dreams. He starts his lectures with vision and anchors and reiterates that if you do not have these then you may not be an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship is not for you. Vito engineers and architects his life and has built his brand, The Visionary Planner, so that he could anchor himself in the things he has to testify to. Monetary goals are important, and the difference between earnings and wealth. What does it mean to develop Brand in your mind? Visionaries are the future of the world and this is why he created his brand. He talks about picking the things you stand for, how you see the world and creating things to serve that vision. How does someone take steps to build Brand and what are the steps to take to initiate people with that? The Visionary Planner has 5 steps to coaching clients. One of the steps is knowing your audience and having a content message. What tactics do you have for people to build their audience? Your content needs to match with your message. You need to have a blueprint or roadmap for your content coaching. All the best brands and businesses have a signature to get duplicatable results and audiences. You need to have perspective to build a process and market it as your own to be able to demand your worth. The world is coming back to experiencing connection vs social media, so you need to capture the funnel and move people into the process of conversation which is what gets you the audience. What do the next two years look like for you? Vito says that their main focus will be to keep scaling up. There are three top missions for his 5-year plan His vision of the vineyard and scaling it up. To create legacy builders To take The Visionary Planner to the next level. Vito leaves us with the following: Figure out what moves the needle and start focusing. Vito's Book Recommendations Grant Cardone's books Grant Cordone Store Connect with Vito Linkedin Check out The Visionary Planner Website

Scott Aaron Scott Aaron is an entrepreneur, a speaker, and a coach. He started as an entrepreneur when he took over his father's company at the age of 18. The business grew, and they opened a second branch and eventually sold the business to become a millionaire. After a few bad choices, he went bankrupt but bounced right back up, and found ways to recover. Scott took what he learned and became a coach, offering his elite services on LinkedIn. He also shares his knowledge on his podcast; Network Marketing Made Simple. Tell us more about how you got to be where you are today. Give us some of the detail of your backstory. (1:07) Scott's story began at a young age when entrepreneurship was, in a way, forced on to him. At the age of 18, his father pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and was sentenced to jail, forcing Scott to take ownership of his father's gym. Without realizing it at the time, he took his first steps into entrepreneurship. Scott managed to graduate with a bachelor's degree in HR, which meant he had an insanely busy schedule. His life consisted of going to classes, and after that, going to the gym to help out there. He managed to grow the business from a 300 member business to an 1100 member business in the two and a half years his father was in prison. After his father's release, they managed the business together and upgraded to two gyms. They eventually sold off the gyms for a million dollars, and at the age of 24, he became a millionaire. A couple of years later, they opened a new gym, but not too long after he found himself $1.5 million in debt. In July 2016, he filed for bankruptcy and closed the doors of the gym for good. When you closed your gym, how did you feel, what were the emotions that filling you? (13:37) Scott says it was a sad day for his father because his dream died, but it was also a day of new coming because it was the day that his life truly began. He doesn't miss the gym. Most people don't understand how much work it is to be a personal trainer. To get back to what feelings he had on that day, he would say that it was a feeling of relief and a feeling of positivity or a sense of hope and a feeling of excitement. He would no longer get calls from all the credit card companies and the debt collectors. Scott felt like he had control of his life for the first time in a very long time. Tell us more about what you were selling when you were doing your network marketing. (16:44) The companies name was Isagenix, and he still uses their products each day. The thing he values most about his time with them is what he learned about branding and marketing and how important it is. One thing that he found very important in network marketing was that you have to go all in. A lot of people fail in network marketing because they don't go all in, and that makes a huge difference. Tell me more about how you're helping people with coaching and a bit more about what you are doing nowadays. (23:33) A few years ago, Scott started feeling disconnected. He tried finding that human connection through social media like Facebook and Instagram. After using social media platforms, Scott felt like he was drifting even further away from people. The next option was LinkedIn, where he updated his profile to look more professional. The next step was to start sending messages to people who were mirror images of him. He found that the people he connected with were keen to collaborate with him, and soon after that, he was fully booked. He recorded his first podcast episode, and shortly after that, his inbox was full of messages from people who wanted to hire him. He realized then that most people don't know how network marketing works. Without revealing all your secrets, what can you tell us about LinkedIn, and what are people doing wrong? (31:59) They decide to automate everything on LinkedIn, and that is one of the biggest mistakes you can make. You build a reputation of someone who uses automated messaging systems, and that's not good for your image. Some people cross a line by trying to use LinkedIn to sell to you; it is one of the fastest ways to make it to someone's blacklist. Another mistake people make is that they are trying to use LinkedIn like Facebook and Instagram, and it is so far from it. How much time would you say do you spend on LinkedIn? (40:12) Scott says that he could spend as much time as he wants on LinkedIn, but he tries to get at least 20 to 30 minutes a day. A lot of his time on LinkedIn is to show gratitude to people or to respond to people. He also spends a lot of his time on LinkedIn to teach other people how to use it and how to set it up. What can you tell me about the services that you provide? (41:16) Scott is the host of the podcast called Network Marketing Made Simple. It's not only about marketing, but it's also meant for entrepreneurs and business owners too. He's published a book called The LinkedIn Book For Network Marketing, which is available on Amazon. Scott offers elite

Dr. Drobot, The Health Performance Specialist™ is an international, leading authority on European Biological Medicine and electroceutical performance technologies and is the founder of the American Centers of Biological Medicine in Scottsdale and New England, collectively the largest, most comprehensive Biological Medical centers in North America. Dr. Drobot serves as the medical liaison and performance program designer for Nexus Wellness, the Bahamas-based, luxury wellness destination. He is also currently the performance specialist doctor to the Arizona Cardinals and Coyotes professional organizations. Dr. Drobot has spent the last twenty years harnessing cutting edge science and bioregulatory technology to assess and amplify human biology and physiology. Helping professional organizations reach peak performance through neurohacking mindset is the height of Dr. Drobot's professional passion. Dr. Drobot connects with organizations across the globe to create bespoke cultures of health performance in the corporate finance and boutique business space, transforming corporate warriors into peak performers. Dr. Drobot is the author of Bioregulatory Medicine. Stay posted for his performance store and bioregulatory technologies coming in 2020.

Bob Burg is a Hall-of-Fame Speaker and author of numerous books on sales, marketing, and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann has itself sold over 925,000 copies and been translated into 28 languages. Bob is an advocate, supporter, and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic, and former member of the Board of Directors of Furry Friends Adoption & Clinic in Jupiter, Florida.

I'm a veteran writer, editor and content director. My content service helps fitness pros grow their businesses by engaging more people over 50. This is the key market for gyms, studios, and trainers who want to plan a longterm success. But the fitness industry tends to ignore or patronize "older" people. I save you time and money as you build relationships with people who have the time, money and loyalty you want.

Josh helps people beat emotional eating and finally lose weight. Using a skill-based approach allows people to create a new relationship with their bodies and with food, and get totally new weight loss results. Josh's books include: Fat Loss Happens on Monday (2013) Lean and Strong (upcoming 2019) and a yet-untitled emotional eating book (2020). Josh has written for Strength Matters Magazine, and he's been quoted or featured in Experience Life! Magazine, The Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. He currently attends MSU Denver and is doing a thesis on contextual behavioral science and emotional eating.

With a combined over 20 years of experience in the industry, and after training fitness professionals in over 10 countries around the world, Barry and Shay are here to help you learn the exact skillset that all of the top fitness instructors and business owners possess. Throughout the course of training thousands of instructors, and consulting with studios in multiple modalities globally, they have learned how to distill their knowledge and experience into actionable steps to help you go further in fitness.

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.

Amber Vilhauer is an online digital marketing expert who supports authors, speakers, and coaches to establish a powerful, integrated online presence that gets results and empowers them to make a difference in their industry. Since starting her agency, NGNG Enterprises (standing for No Guts No Glory) in 2007, she has spent her career impacting her community and building strong strategic alliances with industry leaders and game-changers across the web. She is the launch manager dozens of #1 bestselling books including those for Mark Victor Hansen, Brendon Burchard, Lisa Nichols, and Les Brown.

After 18 years of working with some of the biggest names in Fintech, including Thomson Financial and SS&C, Ian Mullane left corporate life as the COO of Sungard's Asia Pacific business. Since then, he's founded and grown a number of companies including Locowise.com, Vanda.fit and most recently, Keepme, an AI-powered membership retention tool.

Deacon Andrews is a dad first and foremost that loves being out in the mountains and chasing the stoke that comes along with both those things.

Sam Mathers is the Founder of Fitter Futures - 1 of only 3 Brand X Method Labs worldwide, specializing in youth functional fitness. They are the only functional fitness gym in the world that has been exclusively for YOUTH. She is also a member of the iF3 Youth Committee, looking at the design of a competition & participation pathway for youth in the sport of functional fitness. She was once a corporate lawyer and management consultant, but have followed her passion for coaching youth so she can live a more fulfilling life-changing life of others.

' Back surgery is your only option…' This statement inspired Dr. Eric Goodman to overcome a seriously bad back. The severe, years-long debilitating lower back pain had been hanging over Dr. Goodman's upcoming Chiropractic career. A year before graduation his pain hit and held its climax for several months. This was a maddening experience. After dedicating years of his life and all of his money to learn how the body worked, he was well-educated, yet stuck in daily pain with a diagnosis of severe Degenerative Joint Disease at the spine. Sympathetic doctors told him the only way to possibly relieve his pain was to undergo a painful back surgery: legitimate fusion of his lowest spine.

Positive Performance Training was founded in 2008 by Lindsey Wilson, a former collegiate and professional athlete who felt a strong call to help other athletes optimize their mindset and fulfill their potential. Today, the Positive Performance team has continued to provide athletes and teams with high-quality, easy-to-digest, complete mental training programs. In addition, Lindsey is the founder of the Mindset Coach Academy that certifies coaches in our proven mindset coaching system who want to make a massive impact and build a profitable business doing what they love.

Brian is the Content and Production Manager for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He oversees the creation of NASM's certification and continuing education courses. He's an accomplished fitness practitioner, product manager, author, and instructional designer with over 15 years' experience creating best-in-class education programs in the health and fitness industry. Brian is a subject matter expert in health, wellness, sports performance, and fitness-related topics. He has earned two masters degrees (MS Exercise Science, MA Sport Management) and nearly a dozen fitness-related certifications/advanced specializations. Visit: http://briansutton123.wix.com/portfolio

Dan is a graduate of Duke University where he played football and earned a BA in economics. He also earned an MBA from the Wharton School, after which he founded, built and sold a successful real estate investment and management firm. After selling his real estate company, Dan practiced as s professional photographer before discovering the concept of wearable resistance bands and founding WearBands.

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Brett Klika CSCS, is an IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, international motivational speaker, best- selling author, and Co-Founder of SPIDERfit Kids, a global innovator in youth fitness education. For over 20 years, Brett has been inspiring organizations and individuals to unleash the power of play to inspire health and innovation.

Krisstina is a real estate mogul turned Financial Health Coach and creator of several multi-million dollar businesses including Goodlife Luxury, The Paperless Agent and WealthyWellthy. She hosts a transformational mentor program that has helped everyone from modest to high income earners propel themselves into financial wellness.

Travis Barnes is owner and CEO of Journey Fitness. He is an author and nationally recognized speaker! Travis Barnes is a certified personal trainer and fitness entrepreneur who grew his million dollar fitness company, Journey Fitness, to four locations in less three years. He started over after a decade of incarceration and built his future with an unemployment check while living in a FEMA trailer. He is the coauthor of the best-selling book "Results Fitness" and author of Journey Fitness, with forward written by Todd Durkin. His company is known for exemplary customer service and business systems. He has a dream of franchising worldwide and works with other fitness entrepreneurs to help them develop their business systems.

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.