Future of Fitness

Adrian Aoun is the  founder and CEO of Forward , an AI-based healthcare system combining world-class private doctors with new technology to enable proactive, data-driven primary care. Links:   https://goforward.com/ =====================   Spren: https://www.spren.com/spren-vision I LOVE  LMNT . If there is one person I trust with my nutrition and supplementation, it's Robb Wolf. LMNT is a tasty e...

David Weston is a Partner with more than 14 years of consumer private equity investment experience. Since joining North Castle in 2007 as an Associate, David has focused his efforts on the oversight of several North Castle investments and the execution and due diligence of new investment opportunities across a variety of Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Living sectors. David was promoted to Vice P...

Saad Alam is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hone Health (formerly known as Peak), an online clinic that treats men's hormonal imbalances and low testosterone. Saad is a lifelong health advocate dedicated to researching new and innovative ways to improve overall well-being. Saad set out on his journey to build a next-generation men's health clinic after experiencing testosterone imba...

Sam Miller is the Founder and CEO of Proteus Motion. Proteus Motion's patented technology is the only way to measure strength and power for every movement humans can perform. To date, it has only been possible to measure physical strength and power for movements in a straight line, like a squat or a bench press. However, less than 5% of human movement is in a straight line. Proteus Motion's patent...

Dr. Lauren is Currently Head of Clinical Product @Levels. Levels help people see how food affects their health through real-time feedback. They're working with world experts in metabolic health to push the science forward, using insights from over 100 million glucose data points to help people make healthier choices. She previously led Strategy and BizOps at Verily (formerly Google X), founded a Y...

Connecting mind, body, and technology at Spren. Honored to be part of a team that has helped millions of people improve their physical and mental well-being. Technical Founder and CEO, co-inventor of the early tech. Spent over a decade building sensor and data systems to make people's lives easier, safer, and more productive. Globally recognized HRV expert — health and performance consultant to pr...

Nicole Aucoin is the Founder of Healthy Steps Nutrition, CrossFit HSN & HSN Mentoring. Healthy Steps Nutrition provides individual nutrition coaching through a simple habit-based approach paired with accountability and support. The program was written by Registered Dietitians and has been implemented at over 650 gyms around the world. HSN works with companies of all sizes to promote a healthier wo...

Kelly Starrett is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, author, speaker and CrossFit trainer. His 2013 fitness book, Becoming a Supple Leopard, was featured on The New York Times bestselling sports books list. He is a co-founder, with his wife Juliet Starrett, of the fitness website The Ready State, formerly MobilityWOD.   ****************   Links:   I LOVE  LMNT . If there is one person I trust with my n...

Mark Fisher is an international speaker, consultant, and entrepreneur. Mark co-founded Business for Unicorns in 2016 and have since worked with many of the leading fitness studios across the US, the UK, and Australia. Past non-fitness clients include Sony Music, Sylvan Learning, Novus Surgical, and Security Scorecard. He is also a proud alumni speaker of TEDx Broadway. Mark is also the co-founder...

President and CEO, ABC Fitness Solutions Bill Davis joined ABC Fitness Solutions as its president in February 2019 and was then promoted to president & CEO in July 2019. Prior to joining ABC, Davis was the Chief Financial Officer of Paycor, Inc., a payroll and human capital management solution (HCM) provider. Previously, he was CFO of Blackboard, Inc., a Washington D.C. based education technology...

HALO Talks: Live at IHRSA Pete founded Integrity Square, the leading advisor and a seed investor to the Health, Active Lifestyle & Outdoors ("HALO") industry, in April 2010. Prior to founding Integrity Square, Pete was Head of the Active Lifestyle & Wellness Group at Sagent Advisors Inc., since late 2003. In this capacity, he assisted in closing over $1.5 billion in transactions across multiple se...

Andy Peat. Andy is  Chief Product Officer at Lift Brands Inc with over 15 years' experience in the fitness industry . Coming from New Zealand he started his career as a personal trainer but quickly grew to love the business side of the industry and pivoted his attention to learn how to sell memberships. Links: https://www.liftbrands.com

Eric Posner, CEO at SWERVE Fitness, SWERVE is the first boutique studio to livestream its experience into gyms around the world AND the first to offer studio vs. studio competition. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in Psychology and Economics, he began his career as an Equity Sales Trader. It was then that he realized that his love for fitness extended far beyond the lacrosse field and...

In this episode, we have Aaron De Jong (CEO of movr) and Steven Webster (CEO of ASENSEI ), ASENSEI & movr Personalize Connected Fitness with AI Movement Analysis. ASENSEI, the company offering the easiest way to add form tracking and personalized coaching to sport and fitness products, has partnered with movement assessment platform movr, to combine 3D computer vision form analysis with movement a...

Lauren Foundos is the founder & Chief Executive Officer at FORTË, FORTË has revolutionized the fitness industry by providing access to avant-garde boutique studio classes instructed by leading fitness experts worldwide. Both technology and subscription-based streaming platform, FORTË installs hardware and software into boutique studios, which enable the classes to be streamed live to FORTË 's plat...

Kirt Debique, CEO and CTO of  SyncFloor , is a 20 year Microsoft veteran with experience as an engineer, architect, technology strategist and general manager. He has worked on mobile productivity, real-time communications, multimedia systems, distributed security, and operating systems. An accomplished inventor with 37 technology patents, Kirt is also the owner and founder of Brick Lane Records, a...

Dan Uyemura is a lifelong web application developer turned gym owner that saw a glaring hole in the gym management software space and decided to fill it. He believes customer experience is the primary thing most small business owners don't pay enough attention to, and has a personal mission to help gym owners build better businesses and help more people in their communities. Links: https://www.pus...

Jim Crowell is the Founder of JWC Advisory Group (now called SageHouse Advisors), former Founder and Investor at Boost Capital, and former CEO of Opex Fitness. Currently, he co-founded and Managing Member of The Sagehouse, they are the first company to work with fitness and wellness startups as both investors and consultants to build long-term foundations for sustainable success. Links: https://ww...

Helaine Knapp is Founder & CEO of CITYROW, the fitness phenomenon that focuses on smart fitness for the modern consumer. CITYROW pairs rowing with strength and mobility exercises – creating a workout that works. But a workout only works if you do it, and consumers today need choice, motivation and accountability. CITYROW clients can take classes at any one of our studios nationwide, from the comfo...

Scott is an ex-Detective sergeant and founder of Mass participation fundraising events Battle Cancer. Founder of the post-cancer treatment fitness program, The Battle Cancer program. Gym owner and mental health advocate through fitness. He is also a current Nike trainer and Menshealth columnist along. Current competitive Crossfit Athlete and previous world-level strength athlete in Powerlifting. L...

Simon Sollberger is co-founder and Creative Director Of Pear Sports, as well as VP of Brand & Design for the parent company Innovate Partners. Previously: Creative Director Logitech Inc. (Ultimate Ears ) Directing brand, industrial design, communication, PR, and advertising. Design Lead / Creative Director Karten Design: Karten Design was named one of the top 5 design agencies in the US by Fast Co...

Sam is the CEO and a co-founder of FitXR. Sam began his career as a management consultant at PwC in Auckland, New Zealand and then worked in private equity after moving to London in 2014. FitXR is all about making fitness fun and accessible to everyone. The main problem with the traditional gym is that the wrong people are going to it. It's those who already have a background in exercise and sport...

Brian Chappon is the definition of a scrappy social entrepreneur and global citizen. A competitive athlete and seasoned expert in capital markets around the world, he takes an international perspective to building economic ecosystems and promoting health & wellness. Brian founded his career as a volunteer and intern with NGOs providing disaster relief. Seeing the economic impact of those environme...

Keith is the CEO of OliveX, it is a digital health and fitness company delivering unique user experiences through fitness gamification, augmented reality, and play-to-earn experiences. The OliveX fitness metaverse provides platforms that enable real-world fitness to merge with the digital universe in order to engage consumers with brands, influencers, and coaches. OliveX is designed for those who...

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 Pa...