Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit

Sophie Lawler is at the helm of Total Fitness as CEO, she is one of the youngest CEO's in the industry. With 20 years' fitness experience, Sophie has previously transformed Fitness First, overseeing strategic growth, and the development of new products and propositions in the UK and overseas. Sophie applies her passion, unique leadership culture and vast experience to Total Fitness, where the powe...

This weeks guest is our very own host - Chantal Brodrick!  Chantal worked for 15 years in senior sales and marketing roles in the media industry before transitioning careers. In 2008 she became a qualified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. Soon after she combined her corporate background with her love of fitness and became a Fitness Business Coach. In 2015 Chantal became the host of t...

Ashley Selman is the Owner of Thrive Studio Coaching & Evolution Trainers. Ashley is an international presenter and business consultant who is passionate about coaching fitness studio owners across the country to run more successful, profitable and THRIVING studio businesses. As the founder of Evolution Trainers - a 14,000 square foot private personal training and wellness studio with a world-clas...

Adam Zeitsiff is the President and CEO of Golds Gym International Throughout his career, Adam has served in CEO and CIO positions for a number of major organizations, including serving as CIO for Gold's Gym from 2016 to 2018. He specializes in accelerating and managing global operations, growth, expansion and brand innovation of multi-unit retail and franchise companies in highly competitive lands...

Jason Reinhardt is the owner of Go M.A.D Fitness.  Go M.A.D. Fitness was born from Jasons passion for exercise and his commitment to helping others improve the quality of their lives. He has served over 15 years as a multi-club leader, he was elected to serve a four year term on the Board of Directors of IHRSA in 2016, and as of July 2019, he now serves as the Chair of IHRSA.

Tim Lyons is  the founder and CEO of Pro-Fit Marketing Solutions and Pulse Fitness Training. Tim has spent the last decade as gym owner and operator in the fitness industry and he knows first hand the challenges of gym ownership and understands the need for reliable, results-driven marketing solutions.  

Greta Wagner is the Executive Director and Senior Vice President at Chelsea Piers Connecticut. Chelsea Piers is a premiere sports and entertainment complex with locations in New York City, Brooklyn, and Stamford. As the Executive Director/EVP of Connecticut, Greta is responsible for the leadership, development, and financial success of the 500,000+ square foot Stamford facility. She has been in th...

Jon Nasta is a Consulting Partner for Retention Solutions Ltd, Listen360.com and Keepme.ai.  Often accused of being obsessed with member engagement and retention Jon has held positions such as COO of Retention Management, Sales Director of Matrix Fitness and Marketing Director for Xercise4Less. He is currently combining all he has learnt about member engagement and club operations by launching a n...

Matthew Walrath is the founder of Beyond Macros. Matthew teaches fitness industry professionals how to create remarkable client experiences that get results, increase retention, and generate referrals while decreasing admin and marketing tasks. He founded the online nutrition coaching company, Beyond Macros, in 2016 after being on a consistent waitlist as a nutrition coach for over a year. He's si...

Sam Mutimer is the Founder and Director of Social Media at  Thinktank Social . During this weeks show you will learn, who should use social media to grow their personal brand, how to develop your personal brand statement, why you should be using Instagram and LinkedIn more than you think, how to find what content style best suits you and last of all we chat about the benefits for a business to hav...

Joanna Stahl is the CEO & Founder of Go2Practice.  Joanna is a 20 year industry veteran teaching for Crunch & Equinox Throughout her career, she has built third party brand partnerships for LifeTime Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness via in gym advertising and experiential marketing which included sponsored programming, sampling, branded areas, content and more Joanna founded her business, Go2Practice,  ...

Mo Hagan is an International Health, Wellness, and Anti-Aging Expert,  #1 Best Selling Author & Speaker, and the newly appointed COO of Canfitpro.  This week Mo joins us for #TalkingTrends  where we discuss 6 key areas - Marketing, Sales, Managing Teams, Retention, Fitness Programming and Professional Development.

CJ Martin is the Founder of Invictus Fitness.  C.J. has coached more than 50 individual athletes and dozens of Masters athletes to the CrossFit Games.  He has also coached Team Invictus to the CrossFit Games for 10 consecutive years.

Simon Walshaw is the Founder of Grace Curve Consulting, an Australian based business that works with organizations to enhance their culture and grow their leadership capacity. Prior to founding Grace Curve Consulting in 2017, Simon was the manager of Mingara One Fitness, a 4000+ member fitness and aquatics centre.

Jon Canarick is the Managing Director of North Castle Partners the leading small cap consumer private equity firm focused in the Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Living sectors.  Jon started his career at  North Castle Partners  as an Associate out of investment banking and played a crucial role in the development of North Castle and many of its portfolio companies.  He sits on the Board of Direct...

Francesca  Schuler is the Chief Executive Officer at In-Shape Health Clubs, a California-based chain of over 65 full services health clubs. Prior to her role as CMO and then COO at In-Shape,  Francesca  held executive positions as BevMo!, Treasury Wine Estates Americas, Method Products, Inc. and The Gap. She has an M.B.A. from Wharton and lives with her family in Sonoma.

Chris Mooney is Personal Training Performance Coach. In 2016 Chris launched 51FIT with the goal of leveraging his 20+ years' experience in the industry to help prospective PTs make it through their first 12 months working as a commercial gym personal trainer. His business, 51FIT, has now evolved to offer coaching and mentoring services to established PTs to help keep them focused, accountable and...

Jarron Aizen is the founder One Fit Stop.  He is an entrepreneur immersed in the health and fitness  industry with a passion to leverage technology to create efficiencies  and experiences.

Tyler J. McCall is Instagram and social media marketer and he teaches people how to use Instagram with the intention to grow their community online and grow their business. He focuses on using Instagram and social media to tell stories, build relationships, and convert followers to fans, drawing from his 10 years of experience in non-profit marketing, management and community organizing.

Shawn Stewart is the Chief Operating Officer for O2 Fitness. He oversees the operations of 28 clubs in North and South Carolina. While studying Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Florida, Shawn Stewart began his career in the fitness industry in 1994 at Gainesville Health & Fitness in Gainesville, FL. He quickly discovered his passion for values based leadership and the power of comp...

Shawn Stewart is the Chief Operating Officer for O2 Fitness. He oversees the operations of 28 clubs in North and South Carolina. While studying Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Florida, Shawn Stewart began his career in the fitness industry in 1994 at Gainesville Health & Fitness in Gainesville, FL. He quickly discovered his passion for values based leadership and the power of comp...

Kate Toon is an award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant with over two decades of experience in all things advertising, digital and writing. Kate is the founder of The Clever Copywriting School and The Recipe for SEO Success eCourse. Shes the co-host on the Hot Copy Podcast and the host of The Recipe for SEO Success podcast. She recently published her book, The Confessions of a Misfit Entre...

Sunil Saha, the Founder and CEO of Perkville. Perkville is the largest rewards platform for the fitness industry. Sunil started the company to help Small to medium businesses compete with large companies by giving them a powerful, yet affordable program. He now works with companies of all sizes, primarily in the fitness industry. Prior to founding Perkville,  he held product management positions a...

Adam Witty is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advantage and Forbes Books.  Adam has authored and co-authored several books including Lead The Field: How To Become An Authority And Dominate Your Competition, 21 Ways to Build Your Business with a Book and the book we are speaking about today, Authority Marketing: How To Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irreleva...

Emmett Williams is the President of Myzone.  Prior to Myzone, Emmett built and owned a chain gyms  as well as having owned and grown the international sales & marketing company CFM International. In recent years Emmett was inducted into Fitness Australia's 'Roll of Honor' for his excellence in leadership, and also accepted IHRSA's 'Associate of the Year' award on behalf of Myzone.