Future of Fitness

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

Lindsay Junk is the President of YogaSix franchising. Mother of 3 very busy children, wife, aging athlete, training for the 2021 NYC marathon. Thinking about competing in another Ironman. Graduated from the University of Hawaii a million years ago with a degree in Bio-Chemistry and Food Science and Human Nutrition. Worked in the fitness industry for the past 25 years which includes companies such...

Shane Rogers is Co-Founder and CEO of RPM Training Co. An entrepreneur at heart, Shane's background in Engineering, along with his love of training and the outdoors, took him from leading engineering teams at Gore Medical to the creator of the RPM speed rope, adding to his running list of patents. Even as CEO, Shane still leads all manufacturing initiatives and does most of the technical design fo...

With over 20 years of qualified experience in the health and fitness industry, Curtis Christopherson is the founder & CEO of WRKOUT, the first connected fitness brand to deliver live, face-to-face personal training optimized for the virtual experience. He is also the owner of Innovative Fitness, North America's largest network of premium personal training studios. Based out of Vancouver, Canada, C...

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

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

Julian Barnes is a fitness industry veteran whose 40 year career includes being a competitive junior tennis player and certified professional tennis instructor; serving on the Investment Committee for the U.S. Tennis Assn; being a sponsorship sales consultant to Madison Square Garden; serving as the Director of Marketing for Velocity Sports Performance; teaching the Fitness Marketing and Managemen...

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

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

Trent Ward is the co-founder and CEO of FORME Life. He realized first-hand that a busy lifestyle makes it challenging to get to the gym, and so in the middle of a successful finance career, he shifted focus to develop the most complete at-home fitness studio he could conceive. He was also aware that he did not have the experience to do that alone, so Trent sought to surround himself with virtuosos...

Jim Adams is the host of the Masters in Fitness Business Podcast. A native of St. Louis, Jim is a fitness expert, entrepreneur, and popular speaker who knows what it takes to overcome adversity and follow your passion. Years ago shortly after high school, a near-death experience changed the trajectory of Jim's life forever. He became weak and frail. Doctors told him he should accept this new reali...

Vincent Miceli founded Verb in 2018 and has been helping people with accountability, goal setting, improving their lives for close to 6 years. Vincent has been involved in the health and wellness industry, founding and operating The Body Blueprint, for nearly a decade. He is inspired by getting people feeling better and accomplishing whatever goals they have. Vincent attributes his nearly 100LB we...

Chris Duffin is an inventor, thought leader, and serial entrepreneur in Health and Fitness. He has Co-Founded multiple prominent brands the largest of which, Kabuki Strength where he serves as Chief Visionary Officer, is a globally recognized brand. Chris has invented multiple 'game-changing' products improving human biomechanics under load, as well as systemized approaches to assessing and correc...

Elias Arjan began his career studying business and fitness. After a few years as a personal trainer, he transitioned into acting and performing where he toured the world for six years with a solo show. Elias has also appeared on TV as an actor, performer and interviewee. After honing his skills with his touring comedic show, Elias was invited to use his skills to do business presentations. A new s...

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

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

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

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

Emma Barry advises the innovative edge of fitness and places executive talent in purpose-led fit tech, well tech, and health tech scaleups. Emma is an international bestselling author of Building a Badass Boutique and keenly courted speaker and facilitator for business forums, trend panels, and podcasts. Emma is a founding member of Les Mills International and former Director for Equinox. Her impa...

Kelsey Ramsden is the Co-founder and CEO of Mindcure. She has over 15 years of experience founding, scaling, and operating innovative companies across Canada and the Caribbean. She has built multiple 8-figure businesses from the ground up and has twice been named Canada's Top Female Entrepreneur. Kelsey also serves on the Entrepreneurship Council for the University of Western Ontario, where she is...

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

Jim Huether is the Chief Executive Officer at Hyperice. He earned his MBA in Finance andMarketing at Loyola Marymount University, joining Hyperice in January 2014 after serving asExecutive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Xenith, LLC, a sports health and technology company at the forefront of head protection​. Prior to Xenith, LLC Jim ​led as Executive Vice President of Cor...

Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He leads a team of biology, nutrition & exercise physiology experts, and computer scientists at InsideTracker, and has been featured in CNN Money, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial Times, The Boston G...

Adam Sedlack is an experienced with a demonstrated history of excelling in the health wellness and fitness industry. Highly skilled in Negotiation, Lease Process, Budgeting, Coaching, Marketing, Digital and overall Operations. Had the honor to be selected by NeV co-founders of UFC GYM. UFC Gym now is under development in 37 countries around the globe and is known as the worldwide leader in MMA con...

Stuart Brauer is a 15-year student of strength and conditioning, and he was fortunate to find CrossFit in 2006. Since then he's dedicated his life to building a fitness business simply based on the pursuit of excellence. From humble beginnings making three figures and running park workouts to owning a million-dollar gym, he's now ventured into business consulting for gym owners looking to chase th...